With our final paper due Monday, I, as most, have worked fervently on it and spent much time reflecting on my group action project. Through this project I learned about the sustainability of our water system and how much of it we use to create meat, and such a small amount of it at that. For just a quarter pound of meat it takes 1,3000 gallons of water, both used in the creation of the animals feed and for drinking. This information shocked me and led myself and the rest of my group to make a large impact on our campus community. We decided to create an art installation where we displayed a burger and hung various cups above it to represent how much water goes into that small piece of food. We had great reception from passersby however we did face some shyness when another speaker came and began shouting to the crowds. I\u2019d say our largest success was having a conversation with the head of HFS who discussed how he was trying to change the dining on camps. Our group worked extremely well together, everyone doing their fair share and meeting deadlines on time as agreed upon. I was surprised since this outcome is not common among most group events yet the fact that this one went so well brought us even more success. As I said each member put in an equal amount of work, mine focused primarily on collecting cups to build our installation and researching for our pamphlet. This work allowed me to get a first look at the nitty gritty of our assignment and really perfect it so as to put our best foot forward to the public. While our project came together and turned out to be a huge success it most importantly allowed me to draw connections to our course material. We\u2019ve talked continually about how we can personally make an impact on our world by the choices we make each day. The United States consumerism view of life has driven us to take more than we give, often at the expense of others. We use water without question of how it affects others of even our environment. Taking a closer look at our project I realized just how much security our nation has in its supply of essential goods or at least what we believe, that we can wastefully grow a $3 burger while people in less affluent countries would never dream of wasting such valuable water when they must fight tooth and nail to get any. Therefore, my paper will pull together all that I\u2019ve learned both in class and on my own, bringing this course to fruition. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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