Reflection

Our interview consisted of a girl who had been working in a pretty well known Urban farm, Bartram's Gardens. In the interview we were able to receive much important information dealing with farming and also the impact it has on the community around it. We found out what everyday responsibilities there was working at their particular farm and farms in general. We then asked about the objective of Bartram's Gardens and when the organization came around. The organization has been around since 2008. Bartrams gardens has an impact on the community because they encourage the community to eat better they let the community know that they are growing fruits and vegetables. We also went into the factors that affect urban farming and the most important factor of urban farming and that was described to be the soil.

The factors that affected urban farming the most is the weather. Snow affects the farm because during the snow season the green family are the only things that grow. During the time the only things that grow in the snow are plants like lettuce. That is why they harvest during the summer time to get ready for the winter time. Another factor that affects it is rain. That is not directly affect the plants but for the workers. The rain helps the plants grow but as far as the workers they do not work in the rain, so they try their best to wake up the beds during the rain. In schools one of the main things that affects the gardens is consistency. Obviously you are not able to be there during later hours and weekends.

When you are growing these vegetables if you have your own garden they are free for you it just comes with labor. The gardens also sell their foods to the community. The economy is affected because these foods are normally cheaper but better for you. They also make society healthier because this is a healthier selection of foods opposed to store bought and you could taste the difference. Probably the career of a farmer or nutritionist connects botany and Urban farming concepts.

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

Yaseen Thomas

History

Mr. Hussey

4/27/2016

Election Volunteering Experience

My morning started off with delayed trolleys that set my day back a little off early with a lot of walking. I can not say i enjoyed that, but I eventually I arrived to the polling place ready to shake people down with questions.  My group of four and I met up at a library on 34th & Haverford and began trying to approach people respectively with a list of five questions. Most people had some time for us but there were some others that had to rush to “work” perhaps.

(Group & I outside of 34th & Haverford Poling place)

One thing I did realize early was that we were not at the most popping polling place. There was little to know outgoing traffic to get some Talley marks in. I started out by asking one older gentleman the questions and he seemed as perplexed as I was reading them. Some of them were complex and very wordy for the average person to comprehend. I think I  had the hardest turnout with question three. That was a very ongoing complex question, and was hard to read and understand.

After we got some data from that polling place we set out to find a better location and wound up on 36th & Powelton. There was a little more traffic and data to be collected. People here were pretty respectful and actually had some time for us. They happily answered the survey questions and understood them well. We then headed over to some place on 33rd. Street that was on Drexel’s campus. It was interesting to see a much younger group of voters but they didn’t have much time for us. I guess Drexel has a very busy schedule.

After the Drexel spot we went to get something to eat took some pictures and departed. On my own I wanted to find more data so I could have a stronger evidence. I headed to my local polling center on 47th and Chester and collected most of my data there. It was a lot of foot traffic and a lot of participants who understood the questions and also answered them with giving me feedback. Overall it was a good experience but I do have to say it was a hot and tiring one also. One thing I want to know is where does all the money go to a person that loses a campaign?