I really liked this particular submission, and if you could give it a read over and comment on anything that strikes your fancy, that’d be great! 2/6/16 I’ve found that as time goes, I have an easier time reflecting on the concepts learned in class to my contemplative practices. I attribute this primarily to holding my practices in the outdoors,… Read more »
Jan 7 Chapter one of the book, Anthropocene, inspired me a lot, “No matter where you are and what you do, when you breathe to stay alive or enjoy time outside, when you eat vegetables or buy something made of iron or steel, you are inextricably liked to these revolutionaries” (15). As I think about this quote, I tried to… Read more »
1/22/16 For years, my mom has tried to make meditation a habit in my life. I’ve tried it a number of times, and each time I’m just as frustrated as the time before. People say you learn how to meditate and it takes practice, so it’s possible that I just haven’t practiced enough. I think I’ve found that the attempt… Read more »
Going to class, doing all these readings has really put a burden on me. By burden, I mean sorrow and a sense of depression. I have learned so much about our connections with earth and how we have really messed the earth up. I find my self deeply rethinking my daily routines to evaluate my connection with the earth and… Read more »
Damir Zukanovic 1/19/2016 POL S 301 A First Journal Submission 1/6/2016 Title: Contemplative Practices “Learning how to meditate” Today is the second day of class and we had continued our contemplative practices. While closing my eyes and slowly inhaling, I felt instant relaxation. I was not registered for the course till a day before the second class period so I… Read more »
One of the most striking images I’ve taken from class is the graph that indicates the ways that humanity is most heavily impacting the global ecosphere. Our destruction of biodiversity is striking. What does it mean to be less biodiverse? Have their been periods of time where the world was more or less biodiverse? What does a larger or smaller… Read more »
Monday January 11th, 2016 This is my first personal journal entry in years! I used to keep a diary intermittently throughout elementary school; it was mostly about what boys I found cute and how many extra cookies I snuck without my parents knowing. Other than that, I have always tried to keep a journal when I travel. I always put… Read more »
Welcome to POL S 301! The goal of this post is to help you get started blogging for this course. So I will provide you with some general instructions on how to get started. Please feel free to comment if you have any questions or if you run into any problems. Go to http://depts.washington.edu/ps301/ Scroll to the bottom. At the bottom… Read more »