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Posted by Khalif Mumin in English 1 · Bentum · C on

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Creativity while learning is being creative with your learning. What i mean is you have to create a way you can learn things faster. For an example if you had to learn the 50 states for a test or something , you could be creative and make up a rap or song to learn them faster. Creativity is a big part of learning to me. It makes learning easier and faster. It helps me think more, it also helps me get a better understanding than just learning something regularly. Creativity while learning helps you learn and have fun at the same time. Everything wouldn’t be so boring if you threw a little spice in it.  In class we had to make a Powtoon video for similes and metaphors , my creativity helped me with the project.


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Posted by Emani Howard in English 1 · Bentum · C on

Creativity while learning helps me express myself. I think creativity is something that just naturally comes to you. Not all the time creativity natural comes to you it's what you make out of it.For example, at first I didn’t think that I was creative. Then that changed when Ms.Bentum introduced us to powtoons. Creativity in my learning has help me discover new things for example I can now use powtoons. Also logomaker has helped me express myself. Creativity is also a way of learning. I did not realize what that meant until I did my mini project on Similes & Metaphors. Creativity is always a positive thing whether you have done it before or not.I think teachers should try doing creative lessons because a teacher just talking can be boring. People could fall asleep or even just not listen. I personally think that creativity while learning can be an amazing thing.Everyone should get a chance at creativity while learning because it's a fun experience.


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Posted by Lucce Guido in English 1 · Bentum · C on

Creativity while learning makes me feel like I’m the leader, it makes me feel empowered, it makes me feel like I can make it how I want, I think this is good in learning because people feel intimidated or more pressured when they are told to be creative, you can’t be told to do something creative, then it makes creativity contrived. Creativity is fun, inspiring, strengthening. It makes you feel amazing once you create something all by yourself. Creativity can’t be enforced. Sometimes people get pressured, they become intimidated, usually when they are forced to be creative, and they will steal creativity from someone else, they will take part of that person’s creativity and use it like their own, this is when creativity becomes about power. I think to keep creativity striving in learning people will have to have time, and they will have to feel good about what they are doing, they can’t be under pressure or under stress, that makes creativity hard, it makes it unhappy it needs to be something you want to do, something you look forward to doing, that way people want to do it. I consider myself quite creative, though I have been under stress and pressure before when I have had to be creative and it was gross, I felt trapped, I felt like a prisoner who has to bail themselves out with their own work, only then can they be free. I think creativity in learning is a blessing, something powerful, something beautiful.


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Posted by Faria Sanjida in English 1 · Bentum · C on

Creativity while learning makes my knowlege better and my thoughts flawless. I love being creative when learning things, meaning I like different ways to learn things that is easier for me in my own way. It makes me feel as if I’ve created my own teaching skills. It means that finding strategies to learn something. I would like all teachers to be creative in teachings because it will make us learn things instead of forcing us to learn it. While learning be creative, which means that always make learning fun and more learnable for your own benefit. It causes me to learn rapidly when I’m creative with my learning. After you learn it and make it creative than you could finally lead it. Meaning you could teach others what you’ve learned in your own way which is more creative because everyone's creativity isn’t same. Everyone is creative in their own ways.




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Posted by Kyrah Myles in English 1 · Bentum · C on

Creativity while learning is a way for me to memorize what I have learned. Being creative is one of my strong nesses. When I am creative, ideas start to flow through my head and I love to make my ideas happen. I tend to learn and adapt to a learning environment by being creative, sharing ideas, and making ideas come to life. If my learning environment was not creative and filled with great ideas, I would not adapt to my learning environment as well as I would if the learning environment was creative. I think that being creative is apart of adjusting to high school. High school is mostly revolve around projects that require a student to be creative with work. Most teachers would not accept projects if they do not show creativity.  Creativity is a great way to live life. Most people say that they “are not creative,” but the truth is that they actually are. People are creative when they choose their outfits, when they plan parties, etc. Creativity is something that comes naturally.


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Posted by Rahinatou Maharaja in English 1 · Bentum · C on

Creativity while learning can make you think about the many things i would like to do. I would need to think first about what is going on and how to do the the subject. In school we have to learn many things and it's fun learning new things that you observed and sometimes when you learn it's like you are drawing things to your mind. The creativity of learning can be awesome because you have many topics you can be learning about or reading about, but the topic you read about or learn you just want to find more and more about it. While learning these topic creativity can be leading to have a good grade if you keep learning. Using another why for creativity while learning is like having an topic you want to be having to think about. But some of  the teacher can make it more funer to learn.


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Posted by Darius Smith in English 1 · Bentum · C on

Creativity while learning… makes me feel like I can express myself more in my work.  Even though it is harder to create something while doing an assignment,  it is also fun at the same time.  I feel like it is fun to create things in writings or projects because you can express yourself and make it fun for yourself.  Instead of doing a strict assignment where you can only do so and so, you can come up with ideas of your own and make the project or assignment or whatever exceed expectations.  I also feel like being creative in your work will make you better at what you’re doing.  For example, if you’re writing something you could add little puns or something like that.  It enhances your writing and to me, it seems like it is more interesting to read than a boring old paper about the revolutionary war.  Nobody wants to read some paper just stating facts and theories and what not.  Why not make it more interesting for others.  Also being creative will help you think better.  For example, let's say someone had an idea about something super important but had trouble backing it up.  You could use your creative mind and come up with tons of ideas in order to contribute.  I feel like everyone should try to be creative in work because it is easier to use what you know than doing tons of research online in order to finish something.  It lightens up the load for you by a bit.  Also, being creative in ordinary situations could help quite a bit for others.  For example, let’s say that you and your friends were just sitting inside doing nothing and had no idea what to do that day.  You with your creative mind could throw in ideas and possibly come up with something to do so that you and your friends can have some fun.  Being creative in class is probably that best place to be creative.  For example, the teacher asks a question where opinions are good answers.  You could come up with tons of ideas to help contribute.  You could blow the other kids out of the park with your mind.  See that right there.  That's being creative :p.  Being creative is just a good thing to be able to do because it helps you learn, you can throw out ideas without even having to think about it, help out in boring situations, and being creative can help you or lighten the load of work you have to do.


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Posted by Kenny Nguyen in English 1 · Bentum · C on

Creativity while learning make me feels more open. The reason why is because I get to use my creativity mind to learn. I get to think outside of the box. For example if one of my teacher ask a question, some people will answer it boring or just to get the question out of the way. I’ll answer it creativity because I’ll be thinking more than other people will. In Spanish class the teacher asked us how are we. We can say we’re okay, but we say more than that even though we don’t know a lot of Spanish. Be creative while learning can help you to write more and think more.   


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Posted by Kyla Devaughn in English 1 · Bentum · C on
Creativity in learning make me become more interested in it. It makes me more aware of what I’m learning because i’m not bored. When I learn in a creative way then i’m more likely to enjoy what i’m learning because it’s fun and it lets me be me. Such as the Powtoons project it wasn’t the best but it was better because I wasn’t bored during the project. The cool animations made the project more fun because it let me be more creative in my own way. Creativity while learning is fun and exciting because we can be ourselves through our work. No matter what type of assignments we are doing if it’s boring then people won’t want to do it. Having an entirely non creative assignment can make someone not want to do it. Creativity in learning can cause people to do of say things they would never say if they couldn’t say what they want. This might happen because we may feel as if we can’t say what I want because it might feel like we can not say what I want due to being strict in assignments, projects etc.  Say there is an assignment and I can only write about certain topics. It wouldn’t let me  be creative or do what we want and say what we want being creative.

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Posted by Chayna Holliday in English 1 · Bentum · C on

Creativity while learning helps me understand what I'm learning better. Sometimes when the teacher is just sitting there talk and talking and talking it gets boring and goes into one ear and out the other. When i'm actually doing something that's helps me learn while being creative and doing it how i want it's easier to remember and comprehend. I think creativity is important in learning because everyone learns differently. I think things should be hands on and taught fun so the kids actually want to come to school and learn. I dont think im the most creative person out there and i'm a slow thinker but if its un and i'm enjoying myself i actually try and give effort. I want to put in effort. When the teachers gives me something creative i think about how i want to do it and how it can be different than others in the class. I never procrastinate because that's just not who i am. I always like doing creative projects for school because it shows people how different everyone thinks and views on different things. Being creative for me is really important to me because sometimes i feel that people think i'm not smart because of my personality and how things don't come straight to me, but when i have something creative i feel as though i can show them how good i am and talents that they might  not know i have. I think teachers should always want their class to be creative all the time to make the learning quicker and easier. When i learn creatively it's like the teacher understands the way i like to learn and how i learn. I'm more of a visual learner so reading a book or watching somebody write the math problem on the board isn't good enough for me and it's harder to comprehend. That's why creativity in learning is good for me.

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Posted by Zakirah Boyd in English 1 · Bentum · C on

Creativity while learning makes me more interested in the project or task that I am doing. Creativity helps me learn more about the topic and organize my information. Creativity helps me excel when it come to presenting my information for my audience. Creativity helps me lead me and my classmates to a better understanding on direction and organization. Creativity helps keeps my audience focus on my presented work. Without Creativity I will not be able to present my work in a format in which people will understand, they will be so bored and uninterested in my work to even care. 75% percent of my work depends on my creativity and the rest depends on the information that i collected. I feel as though Creativity is a big part of your grade because your teachers wants you to think outside the box when you do things so they can see how you think and who you are. Life is so boring without Creativity because there is nobody thinking outside of the box and creating something exciting and leading others to do the same. When I have a project to do, I first imagine how I will organize it. That’s the best way to plan it out because you know have a goal and you began to do figure out what you can do to get the project where you want it.


Help The North Dakotan's

Posted by Shanni-Kie Watson in Environmental Science · Aziz · D on
The Dakota Access Pipeline is a proposed underground oil pipeline, which spans for over 1,134 miles.

The Dakota Access Pipeline is controversial because people don’t believe it’s necessary and it can harm the environment.

When you think of the role that social media plays in environmental justice, let’s take it a step back and think about the role social media plays in social justice.

Standing Rock Indian Reservation is a Hunkpapa, Lakota and Yanktonai Dakota Native American Reservation.

The Dakota Access Pipeline has plans to go through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

The article “Norway’s Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company”, is an article that talks about how DNB is in favor of the North Dakota Access Pipeline Company.

Standing With Standing Rock! #NoDAPL

Posted by Jason Perez in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

The North Dakota pipeline is a planned underground oil pipeline project in North Western United States. The pipeline is going to be 1,172 miles long and run through four different states being North and South Dakota along with Iowa and Illinois. As of November 26, 2016, the pipeline was reported to be 87% completed.

There has been great controversy surrounding the pipeline project. Many question if the pipeline is even necessary to begin with. As well as the potential negative impact that the pipeline can have on the environment. Many worry about safety about the natural resources and endangered species surrounding the area of the pipeline. If the pipeline breaks and has a leakage then this can have substantially bad impacts on air, water, wildlife and farming in the area.

The biggest controversy relating to the pipeline are the protest going on from Native American groups and tribes in the construction area of the pipeline but mainly in Standing Rock; which lies on the border of north and south Dakota. Mainly the Meskwaki and Sioux tribes have been protesting and speaking out about the pipeline. The pipeline runs through sacred grounds of Native American tribes, specifically Standing Rock which is a native american reservation.

Social media frankly has played a big role during the protest of the pipeline. Protests are constantly featured on the news. Numerous grassroot movements like hashtags have been created but the most notable one being the #NoDAPL to help raise awareness. Social media has help bring much more attention to the pipeline project as well as the protest and raise awareness about our environment and ensuring it’s safety.

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#StandingRock

Posted by Autumn Green in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

Autumn Green
Ms. Aziz
Environmental Sci.  
 People are using social media as their voices to let people know what’s going on in this certain situation. For example, Facebook is a way people can find what’s going on with the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. It’s a way that people can be get an inside view of what’s going on with this situation. These are some of the hashtags I found when researching the North Dakota Pipeline Access Pipeline #NoDAPL, #dakotaaccesspipeline, #RezpectOurWater, #WaterIsLife,  #StandWithStandingRock, and #HonorTheTreaties that helps spared the words of people who support this protest. These methods of active because it spread the word of what’s going with this situation and it raises awareness to people in the country and in the world on what happen to these people in more of a peaceful way.
Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.The role the media has is to emphasize on this thing that are not environmental justice.

Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company
This article talks about the 3.8 million dollars that spent for the North Dakota pipeline. The $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline, and it’s considering whether to terminate three separate loans the bank has made to finance the project. With certainty that they will miss the deadline of the January 1st 2017,  oil companies have the opportunity to renegotiate or terminate the contracts with North Dakota Access pipeline.


  1. "Environmental Justice." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2016.

  2. Ilene Palacios on September 6, 2016. "12 Ways You Can Support the Water Protectors and Dakota Pipeline Protesters at Standing Rock." Gozamos RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2016.

  3. "Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company." Democracy Now! N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.

Fight the fight

Posted by Lucia Idriss in Environmental Science · Aziz · D on
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1.

  • How are people using social media to fight for social justice in this particular situation?

People use social media to fight for social justice by using their platform to inform those around them and bring awareness

  • Research hashtags people have been using.

#NoDAPAL

  • How effective are these methods of action?

They’re actually very effective because a lot of celebrities involved

  • What is environmental justice and role does social media play in fight environmental justice?

It brings more people together from all around they may not be listening to news or reading blogs.

  • What do you think can improve the strategy?

Get even bigger people involved so they could possibly put an end to it.


2. Summarize and write your opinion to the article

Norway’s largest bank sold all of  their assets to try and help the North Dakota pipeline cut all ties with other banks that they took loans from. It explains as to how Pennsylvania is not involved in the North Dakota pipeline issues, but they do speak on how they’re contracts can be renegotiated or even terminated if they do not complete the work on time and at this rate they may not. Personally I am quite disgusted due to the fact that another country  is getting involved with our state affairs and is backing it.

  • Seeing as that a big shot foreign company just divested from DAPL, what would you like to tell the American people to do? How can the American people and government create an environmentally just America? Be specific and explain why your suggestion is helpful in creating a just society.

I would like to tell the American people that they now have the chance to stop this pipeline from ruining the lives of the Native Americans. We as americans have the power to use our voices to try and prevent this horrible things from happening while we still have the chance.


Wake up #DAPL

Posted by Robert Lemley in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

People are using facebook and instagram to spread the word or to wake people up or to let them know what's going on with the standing rock. #HonorTheTreaties #NoBakken #SacredStoneCamp#STOPDAPL#MniWiconi #SacredWater #NoDAPL #RezpectOurWater #WaterIsLife#StandWithStandingRockThey theses hashtags are effective with spreading the word, but it won't stop them from destroying the burial ground. Social media plays a role in this because it helps them get together to stand up or help them spread the word

  1. Read: Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company.  (Links to an external site.)

1)Summarize and write your opinion to the article

Basically whats going on is that they may not meet the deadline so they might cancel the contract.

2) Seeing as that a big shot foreign company just divested from DAPL, what would you like to tell the American people to do?

I honestly wouldn't know what to tell people to do. But i guess i would tell them that we would have to stand higher and stronger together. But if we really do lose it, i would say we should try and make sure that this gets built in a way where nothing bad could happen.

3)How can the American people and government create an environmentally just America? Be specific and explain why your suggestion is helpful in creating a just society.

We Americans should find more ways for us to be environmentally friendly. I think that if we were to find more ways to be environmentally friendly we would be able to live in a world where we would have to protest the #DAPL. Like what if we were to find more ways or a solid way for us to run of of something more environmentally friendly. Instead of gas, how about grease or water, or maybe even if we were to just make electricity a more powerful source for us to use it for everything instead of gas?


PSA

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#HonorTheTreaties #NoBakken #SacredStoneCamp#STOPDAPL#MniWiconi

Since April, Native American activists and environmentalists have been protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), which would run nearly 1,172 miles and carry over half a million barrels of crude oil a day from the Bakken Oil Fields in North Dakota to refineries in Patoka, Illinois.

We need to stand together to raise more awareness and to help protest.

If you want to help or donate you can contact-

Donate items from the Sacred Stone Camp Supply List directly to their P.O. box :

Sacred Stone Camp

7908 Highway 1806

Cannonball, ND  58528



Lee Hanse

Executive Vice President

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.

800 E Sonterra Blvd #400

San Antonio, Texas 78258

Telephone: (210) 403-6455

Lee.Hanse@energytransfer.com

They want to protect their land and resources, the water protectors at Standing Rock have endured intimidation and harassment by Energy Transfer’s private security and police; dozens of arrests; violent attacks with dogs and pepper spray; removal of their water supply; and intentional destruction of burial sites, prayer sites and culturally significant artifacts. .





 Works Cited

"Environmental Justice." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2016.

Palacios, Llene. "12 Ways You Can Support the Water Protectors and Dakota Pipeline Protesters at Standing Rock." Gozamos RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2016.

Standing With Standing Rock

Posted by Anaiah Davis in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on
Many people are using social media to tweet, share, and talk about the injustices that are currently happening in Standing Rock and against the Native American people who currently own the land. It is used to create protests, bring awareness, and even create petitions against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Some hashtags that people continuously use include #NoDAPL and #IStandWithStandingRock. If environmental justice isn't served for this minority group, there can be very dire consequences. 

This comes especially when Norway's largest bank, DNB, has "sold its assets in the companies behind the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline...the sold assets were worth $3 million. The loans under consideration finance up to 10 percent of the pipeline’s construction." However, the bank "considering whether to terminate three separate loans the bank has made to finance the project," since Energy Transfer Partners might not be able to finish construction by January 1st if they do not obtain the final permit from the Army Corps of Engineers to drill under the Missouri River. This should be a wake up sign for the American people, for us to think about what we're actually doing before it's too late. If you can't join the people in Standing Rock to protest, then create one in your area with local people who feel the same way by creating a group and sharing/informing others on the situation. This isn't about just some land, it's water than many people use and drink from everyday. We do not need an even worse situation than Flint, Michigan (who still has no access to clean water!)

Message to Protect Standing Rock

Posted by Cameron Lockett in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

  1. How are people using social media to fight for social justice in this particular situation?

People are using social media to to daily or weekly updates on what’s happening at standing rock. Such as different cultures protesting, or different countries deciding to side with Standing Rock.

  1. Research hashtags people have been using.

#dakotaaccesspipeline #IstandwithStandingRock  #NoDapl

  1. How effective are these methods of action?

I would say these methods are somewhat effective as I’m starting to see them pop up more in my Facebook timeline. As well as people are starting to organize peaceful protests more often.

  1. What is environmental justice and role does social media play in fight environmental justice?

Environmental justice is the act of trying to protect the environment for people who usually cannot protect their own. Such as minorities in Philadelphia who were living in homes with lead paint because of their landlords not telling them. A form of environmental justice would be the city of Philadelphia making the landlords fix get rid of the lead paint and stop taking advantage of the minorities or people who live there that could not afford better homes.


Now social media adds exposure to the injustice. As with Standing Rock people have uploaded videos to Facebook and Twitter. The videos vary from people protesting in the day from being doused by water cannons or running away from tear gas. Social media can show and stand up for what the tv stations won’t.

  1. What do you think can improve the strategy?

What could improve their strategy would be more unity. As people post randomly and sometime the agenda’s all don’t align. It would be better if people could post the hashtag and then talk to others in the group to collaborate on what they want to accomplish.   

Read: Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company.  (Links to an external site.)

  1. Summarize and write your opinion to the article

The article states that DNB aka the largest bank in Norway has sold its assets in the companies that were helping the Pipeline. The assets were said to be worth 3 million dollars. Without that funding Energy Transfer Partners has the possibility to miss the January 1st deadline. There is a way for them to remain on schedule if they got a permit to drill under the Missouri River. Yet that’s still up for debate and with as much bad publicity Energy Transfer Partners are getting, the pipeline has a high possibility of missing their deadline, which may lead to the project being shut down.  


In my opinion this is great news. With Norway’s bank pulling money the North Dakota Pipeline project might finally end! Energy Transfer Partners needed that funding to finish on time, and with the possibility of them not finishing on time more investors might leave. It is too soon to tell how the events will play out, but all we can do now is wait and hope for the construction of the pipeline's failure.


  1. Seeing as that a big shot foreign company just divested from DAPL, what would you like to tell the American people to do? How can the American people and government create an environmentally just America? Be specific and explain why your suggestion is helpful in creating a just society.

I would like to tell Americans to wake up! At the moment we are severed as a country. Most people are still in turmoil over president elect Donald Trump, while others are getting caught up in holiday fever with Christmas coming. All the while Native Americans are still fighting for having their land not taken from them. As Americans we should come together to try to protect people’s basic rights. One basic right is having land and a home. What the DAPL is take a river that the people of Standing Rock use and pollute it. Ruining a basic natural resource for them. As who gives Energy Transfer Partners the right to come in and take something precious away from the people at Standing Rock. The American people and government need to protect the rights of all people because everyone should have the right to have a home or a place to stay. People should not take advantage of minorities and force them to live in lesser conditions just because they feel like they can! There should be laws in place stopping people from violating someone else’s environmental justice, or from abusing/bullying minorities into giving up a basic human right.

3. Old and New PSA

Original


A PSA previously written by me

Hi. My name is Cameron Lockett. I’m a seventeen year old senior who goes to Science leadership Academy@Beeber. Now there is an important issue going on in the nation, and I wanted to speak to you about it. I know what most people are probably thinking. Wouldn’t it be better to create a drawing or some other outlet to get people’s attention. Yes but to me I find it easier to just tell people how things are without trying to complicate things. By just speaking my mind through words.

Now onto the topic at hand. The state of Pennsylvania is funding a firm called Energy Transfers Partners. What they are trying to do is build a pipeline in North Dakota that would pump oil from North Dakota to Missouri by running it around the Mississippi River. Now this doesn’t seem so bad until you realize that the foundation is near a Native American Reservation. Actually it’s right near a river bank on that foundation. Now whether you want to believe to or not. We need to help preserve that land and try to stop the pipeline. Yes I have seen the information on how the pipeline can bring jobs, and help import oil from our own country so we wouldn’t have to export it as much.

Yet this isn’t just about oil. This is about a culture that wants to protect something sacred to them. Water might not seem like much to the average American, but water is what something essential to every life on this planet. Every living creature on this planet requires water from you, me, your cat, dog, fish, toad, even the trees in your neighborhood. It means even more to the Native Americans since one almost everything has been taken from them in this country, and two they believe in living with nature and not just abusing it as a tool. Yet when the Native Americans tried to stand up for themselves and protect their water they were attacked by dogs and sprayed by workers! Pennsylvanians wake up! Your tax dollars are being used to silence the voice of a culture that is already almost gone. Please don’t just ignore this and try to speak up in any way you can. Tell your neighbor, coworkers, family members, but please don’t just sit around and do nothing.  


Sincerely, Cameron Lockett



Revised


Fast Forward two months…

Same ol’ Thanksgiving  

Hi. I’m Cameron Lockett. The paragraphs you just read are from a PSA I wrote over two months ago when the Dakota Access Pipeline was just starting. Since then the situation has escalated! While most of us were at home enjoying Thanksgiving. The people of Standing Rock were fighting for their homes. Just about every day for the past two months there have been protests at Standing Rock trying to stop the process of the Dakota Access Pipeline being built. As the people of Standing Rock just want their homes to be safe.


Okay I know what some people may be thinking. Like why should I care? Or what does this have to do with me? Well let me remind you of something. Most of us have not had to struggle for basic rights like the Native Americans had. We have taken almost everything from that culture, and all we can do is barely say sorry. If some of our founding fathers had the option they would have eradicated them entirely. When we were kids we were all taught that at the first Thanksgiving we shared with the Native Americans because we didn't have much, but the Native Americans were there to help us and teach us to be thankful for what we have. Now look at us… People are getting hit with rubber bullets, doused with water cannons, and hit with tear gas. And no not because they did anything wrong, all they have been trying to do it protect the river that is essential to their home.  


Now I don’t know if my message will reach anyone, but I just want people to know what is going on in the world. As I can say I am very fortunate for the life I have been given, and I appreciate my home and life. Yet I know there are people in the world who struggle just for something I take for granted almost everyday. So I’m trying to do my part and get the message across that the people of Standing Rock need our help and support. Because all they our doing is just protecting their home… It’s that simple.


Sincerely, Cameron Lockett

Sources

Fontaine, Tim. "Social Media Captures Chaos at Standing Rock as Police, Anti-pipeline Demonstrators Face off - Indigenous - CBC." CBCnews. CBC/Radio Canada, 22 Nov. 2016. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.

https://www.democracynow.org/2016/11/18/headlines/norways_largest_bank_sells_assets_in_dakota_access_pipeline_company.



"News About #Dakotaaccesspipeline On Twitter". Twitter.Com, 2016, https://twitter.com/hashtag/dakotaaccesspipeline?lang=en.


Standing For Standing Rock

Posted by Yaseen Thomas in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

Social Media Impact


Those who may not have a voice are speaking out directly through social media on injustices facing the North Dakota Access Pipeline. People are using social media as a platform of representation of what is going on to make those who may not know what's going on through hashtags and retweets. Every time when the information regarding the DNAPL is retweeted hundreds and thousands of more eyes are able to see it. On social media like twitter Instagram and Facebook pictures and videos are represented of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe  members protesting the government’s installment of a goal mind on their own indigenous land.

Hashtags are an effective way information surrounding standing rock get surfaced around the internet. When you search #StandingRock many tweets/photos/video appear providing facts and also updates on important facts on the treatment of protesters. The hastags #NoDAPL #Keepfighting also appear. There is an actual twitter page named NoDAPL with 37.6k followers dedicated to the fight for their land. These social media pages are also used to gather and organize the protest and rallies against the government and big oil companies.


Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company


This article states the largest bank in Norway, DNB has sold its assets in the company behind the $3.8  billion access pipeline. They are also considering if they should terminate three separate loans the bank has made to finance the project. One thing that is distinctive was that the Norway's DNB is not connected to Pennsylvania's DNB. The thing is those assets are going towards just a money making project which is selfish and destroys others land.

Sources:

"Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company." Democracy Now!N.p., 18 Nov. 2016. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.


N.p., n.d. Web. Twitter #StandingRock

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Standing with Standing Rock

Posted by Sydni Breitenbach in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

People are using social media to fight for social justice in this particular situation by providing updates as well as information. However according to Michael Bennet in the article “Cohn, Michael Bennett. "The Dakota Access Pipeline Protectors Won't Give up." Newsweek. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.” New reports and social media told two different stories. A popular hashtag they have been using on twitter is #dakotaaccesspipeline. Considering many people use social media it is a very good method of action going into this. But if you mean methods they are using to solve this issue a very good method they are using is their protesting. Although the protesting has been getting a little violent it has still been getting the point across and spreading awareness on this issue. Social media plays a huge part in environmental justice in this issue. I took a look at the twitter hashtag and it looks like social media is bringing for people together for this issue. Social media also got people who are well known also involved. This is getting justice for an environmental issue. A way to improve their strategy is by trying to stay away from the violence part of things. I understand protesting and getting your point across in social media. But when it comes to things like rioting, that just makes it worse.

In this article they were a lot more logical. They broke down the pros and cons to each option they had dealing with this Dakota Access Pipeline. In my opinion I actually agree with this article. It is discussing how we can help/address the issue but it is also being logical about it. American people and the government can help the environment in many ways. You can help the environment is by reducing how much food you waste. This may not sound like much of a big deal but food waste is really bad for the environment. 40% of the food in the United States is wasted, when this food could be filling up 1 billion of the people starving in America, it is instead too busy filling up landfills and eventually turns into to methane. The solution to this issue is quite obvious. Just don’t bite more than you can chew, and try not to waste food.


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Standing with Standing Rock Blog

Posted by Jada Martin in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

People are using hashtags such as #dakotaaccesspipeline, #dapl, and #nodapl to create awareness. When people use these hashtags they are fighting and spreading the issue. This method of action is very effective because social media is consistently being used and people across the world can know about this environmental justice issue. Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

The article “Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company” was about how a very important and large Norwegian bank is pulling 3.5 billion dollars worth of assets in the companies that are behind the North Dakota Access Pipeline. American people and the government can create an evironmentally safe place for America by the government supporting environmental educational programs.

"Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company." Democracy Now!N.p., 18 Nov. 2016. Web. 28 Nov. 2016. <https://www.democracynow.org/2016/11/18/headlines/norways_largest_bank_sells_assets_in_dakota_access_pipeline_company>.


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#IStandWithStandingRock

Posted by Zoie Jones in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

The Dakota Access Pipeline is an underground oil pipeline that runs 1,272 miles long. The planned route begins in the Bakken oil fields in northwest North Dakota and travels through South Dakota and Iowa. The pipeline has been controversial in its impact on the environment as well as in its necessity. A number of Native Americans in Iowa and the Dakotas have opposed the pipeline.


These Native Americans have protested the construction of the pipeline and the treatment of these protestors has been a highlight in the media. These protests have gained international attention. During the latest clash between police and protesters, law enforcement officials used tear gas and water cannons in freezing temperatures to disperse a crowd of some 400 protesters trying to cross a blockaded bridge. These protestors are determined fight the construction of these pipeline that they say will bulldoze sacred sites on Native American reservations. Tribes also want to protect the Missouri River which is the primary water source for the Standing Rock Reservation, from a potential pipeline leakage.


Millions of people have joined in the fight against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline via social media. In October 2016, more than 600,000 ‘“checked in” at Standing Rock, according to Facebook. The action of “checking in” was used as a means of showing solidarity with those in Standing Rock fighting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Social media has been an important instrument in spreading the word about what is going on at Standing Rock. There have been instances where protesters at Standing Rock have used Periscope, a live streaming service through Twitter, to show the public how protesters are being treated by law enforcement. These live streams lets people internationally see what is going at Standing Rock in real-time.


If you are like me, after reading all of this information you may feel like there is nothing that we can do to help being that we are so far from Standing Rock. This is in fact untrue. There are several ways to help those fighting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock.


Sign a petition to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-dakota-access-pipeline


Voice your opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Call:

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple, at (701)-328-2200.


The White House, 202-456-1111


Energy Transfer Partners, pipeline owner--Lee Hanse, executive vice president, 210-403-6455.


Donate to the Standing Rock Sioux.

The tribe is raising money for legal, emergency and sanitary purposes via Paypal.

http://standingrock.org/news/standing-rock-sioux-tribe--dakota-access-pipeline-donation-fund/
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I Stand with Standing Rock

Posted by Md Uddin in Environmental Science · Aziz · D on
#NoDAPL-​ https://www.facebook.com/search/str/%23NoDAPL/keywords_top 
#NoDAPL- https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NoDAPL&src=tyah&lang=en 

  1. How are people using social media to fight for social justice in this particular situation?

    1. People are using social media to protest with words, sharing photos, writing articles and creating videos to make others understand the situation with graphic content.

  2. Research hashtags people have been using?

    1. The hashtags are that being use for protest for Dakota Access Pipeline are #NoDAPL, #NorthDakota, #DAPL, #DakotaAccessPipeline, #StandingRock, #StandWithStandingRock, #HonorTheTreaties, #STOPDAPL, #SacredWater, and #RezpectOurWater.

  3. How effective are these methods of action?

    1. I believe these methods of action is very effective because their are more than few social media that people are using to spread words and stop the people who trying to run a oil pipeline in north Dakota, for example Facebook has almost 1.60 billion user, Instagram has 500 million user and twitter has 320 million user. I believe that our president “Barack Obama” will do something before his time over in officer.

  4. What is environmental justice and role does social media play in fight environmental justice?

    1. The environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. The role that social media play in fighting for environmental justice is that helping create more attraction to the topic, involving more people in the situation of North Dakota pipeline, which give others benefits of joining over the social media to let their friends and family knows about it too, and create this protest strong how people care about river that only one with not poised by human.

  5. What do you think can improve the strategy?

    1. I think that strategy that can improve is people keep protesting until they stop the North Dakota pipeline and we need help from our president because all millionaire and billionaire care about make money and in North Dakota river that are the only river that has types of oil or any others stuff has been added to to water.



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  1. Summarize and write your opinion to the article?

    1. This article “The largest bank in Norway, DNB, has sold its assets in the companies behind the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline, and it’s considering whether to terminate three separate loans the bank has made to finance the project. The sold assets were worth $3 million. The loans under consideration finance up to 10 percent of the pipeline’s construction. Norway’s DNB is not connected to DNB First, which is based in Pennsylvania and is not involved in the Dakota Access pipeline.”

  2. Seeing as that a big shot foreign company just divested from DAPL, what would you like to tell the American people to do? How can the American people and government create an environmentally just America? Be specific and explain why your suggestion is helpful in creating a just society?

    1. I would like to tell all my fellas American people to stand with people of North Dakota Pipeline Protest because they are trying to make money, and we are trying to live healthier life and we are trying to save this river from getting poised one day for oil spill, American people can stand together and protest however they can to save the river from get access to the pipeline and government can help us by stopping this “DAPL” thing. This will prevent us from getting bad water from the river, it will help us having a only river that doesn’t have oil pipeline run in America and it will help us from getting any types of health problems.


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  1. This article is about North Dakota Pipeline that people are protesting against the oil pipeline and that the only river that doesn't have oil pipeline and people are counting about getting safe and clean water, they are think about what if the pipeline broke down some day it´s gonna spill all the oil and mixed it up with water and then people of Dakota will have no clean water, this protesting against the pipeline because they don't to get bad water they want to keep the water clean as it is. My reaction to this article is that is it a good things that they want to save only river that has not been puted oil pipeline and keep it like that, It's a good things to keep our river clean for clean water and keep our life from getting sick and stuff. Philadelphia people are involved with North Dakota Pipeline issue is that people from Philadelphia helping to North Dakota people love and support and standing against oil pipeline. We are give our taxpayer money to do stuff that necessary for our county but instead of improving they are trying to waste money and create more problem to the public for example if they run a oil pipeline between North Dakota river it will cause broken oil pipeline which will be no longer clean water for people to drink, So I want to send a message to families and friend to protest against this oil pipeline.

Standing with Standing Rock by David Baker

Posted by David Baker in Environmental Science · Aziz · E on

David Baker

Ms. Aziz

Environmental Science

28 November, 2016


Standing With Standing Rock


People are using social media to fight for social justice by using hashtags such as: #dakotaaccesspipeline, #dapl, and #nodapl. These hashtags are spreading awareness and have even been used to organize rallies and protests against the big oil companies. It is great to see people of all different backgrounds coming together uniting against a common enemy. Social media is a great way to spread information about something you care about. Almost everyone uses some source of social media and that makes it a great and reliable way to spread information.


Where do you think your tax dollars go; to strengthen our police force, pave the roads, or to teach our children? What if I told you they were going to siccing dogs on Native American protesters. The people of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe were attacked by dogs for exercising their right to protest. Sheriff Bull Connor sicced dogs on civil rights protesters in Birmingham a half century ago. The North Dakota pipeline is a $3.8 billion dollar project that paves right through a Native American reservation. If installed the pipeline will spew oil into a nearby river that the Sioux Tribe depends on for freshwater and food. Not only are the Sioux Tribe being affected by the pipeline, farmers in Iowa are losing their land. The pipeline is calculated to carry 570,000 barrels of oil a day through the Dakotas and Iowa. We are not sure if the oil is for U.S. citizens.


The article “Norway’s Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company” talks about how the largest bank in Norway funding nearly 3.5 billion dollars into the pipeline project. This is very bad for the people of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The money from the bank will not only push the project back on track, but it may also bring in more investors to fund the pipeline. If this large norwegian bank sees this as profitable, than others may invest further to make more money by killing Native Americans on their land. The reward is not worth the outcome, If this goes through they will lose a ton of customers that are protesting the pipeline.

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Sources:

"The Energy Story - Chapter 8: Fossil Fuels - Coal, Oil and Natural Gas." The Energy Story - Chapter 8: Fossil Fuels - Coal, Oil and Natural Gas. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2016.

"Fossil." Department of Energy. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2016.


"Dakota Pipeline: Army Corps Orders Protesters out." CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.



"Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company." Democracy Now! N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.



I Stand with Standing Rock and so Should we ALL!

Posted by Ethan Berlenbach in Environmental Science · Aziz · D on

#NoDAPL - https://twitter.com/Fusion/status/803171602540019712

#DakotaAccessPipeline -https://twitter.com/zipadeedoodles/status/801825443389308928?lang=en


About 2 weeks ago police used rubber bullets, tear gas, and water in cold temperatures to deter protesters. The police say they used water to put out fires but video footage proves this to not be the case. 167 people were injured. Most recently the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have told the protesters to leave by December 5th.

After reading the article “Norway's Largest Bank Sells Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline Company” I feel grateful for this foreign bank to hold morality over money. The people on the front lines protesting needed to hear some good news and I think this is some of the best good news they have gotten in a while. The article talks about how the largest Norwegian bank has severed its ties with the pipeline and could even revoke the funds it lent the project. As for what the American people should do now, we should continue to oppose the creation of this pipeline. Just because one group has stopped funding this project does not mean we can stop. We must continue to protest this until it is cancelled. We must put more funding into recyclable energy, such as solar and wind power. The more we rely on oil the more and more situations such as DAPL will pop up.