Krista Clement

Many human interactions are based on the idea of hope. Whether it’s hoping to win the game or “I hope he’ll ask me out.” Hope has become a big part in society. Derrick Jensen takes this idea and twists it to show a new meaning to the idea of hope. His belief takes on the ideals of optimism but not laziness. Believing that something will change creates a barrier between a human and their goals. A person can sit back and believe that things will change instead of actually doing something about it. By giving up, one is motivated to make a stand for or against their cause. He basically states that it’s useless to be passive about life. For example, hoping to get a good grade isn’t good enough. You have to set out and give up on hope in order to do the work to get the grade you want.

I think the biggest impacts on me in the past lectures are just the shear numbers of things. The stats of the class were very interesting in that very few people knew what a clear cut forest was or that they could name more stores in the local mall than native plants. However I have to agree with many people who spoke about the fact that logos and stores are advertised and implanted in our memories since young ages. While parents may inform their children as to what poison ivy looks like and to avoid it, this warning or advertising isn’t as aggressive as other types. This leads to children being much more exposed to products rather than things in their environment.