With a Partner
1. The cartoon shows how much people in Australia love AFL. It's kind of like the Australian sport that everyone knows about. Everyone Australian loves watching the Footy.
2. The cartoon is an accurate representation of the Australians love of Footy. It's what people see when they think of Australia. Footy, kangaroos and meat pies is what people see when they think of Australia.
3. Soccer is the real football and not Australian Rules. Soccer is the football because thats what's commonly used in soccer. AFL uses it's hands a lot more than feet. So it should be called handball. Then again I'm from England so I'm probably a bit biased in this situation. It all depends where we're from because that's the sport you follow.
4. Because they're being brought up from a very young age to like AFL by they're parents and they're grandparents before them. It also means people want to be active, even when they're really young and really old.
5. No because sport is more enjoyable to watch to me than music and art etc. I prefer sport and activity over Arts and music.
The Poem
1. Because many people enjoy watching and playing AFL in Australia so it is easy to use for people to use that in relation to what people love.
2. Not in Australia because other sports are not as big here. If you used soccer in England it would work because many people in England love soccer. The only other sport that might work in Australia is cricket.
3. Carn means go or come on. It wouldn't work for opera because you don't cheer anything in opera. But in sport you do cheer things on.
4. They both associate with AFL and it shows the passion shown in the sport and how it's part of they're identity. Ones a cartoon and the other is a poem, which means they're expressed in different forms.
5. a) The tone used would be emotional because it's trying to show the passion of the sport and how it is part of the Australian identity.
b) "behold their team going up the ladder to heaven", "Hearts shrapnelled with rapture".
The Max Blog of Global Sustainabilty
Monday, 13 April 2015
Monday, 9 March 2015
Global Revision Homework
Task 2
1.
How has
humanity used nature’s resources throughout most of history?
When
homo-sapiens (humans) first started developing they weren't using nearly as
much resources, the World was never overpopulated and everything was balanced,
how quickly that has changed and humans have developed new technology that is
not good for the World; we’re to smart for our own good. Throughout a large
part of history, homo-sapiens has used nature’s resources to build cities and
roads for shelter and convenience, to provide food for the hungry and create
products for pleasure, medical assistance etcetera. Humans also absorb the
carbon dioxide at a rate that was well within Earth’s budget.
2.
Why are the
mid 1970’s a critical threshold for humanity?
Sometime in the
mid-1970s, we as a race crossed a critical threshold: Human consumption began outstripping
what the planet could reproduce. I believe the cause of this catastrophe is the
Industrial Revolution. This was when we started using fossil fuels at an
expediential rate.
3.
What is our
current demand for renewable ecological resources?
According to Global
Footprint Network’s calculations, human demand for renewable ecological
resources and the services they provide is now equivalent to that of more than
1.5 Earths. That means that it takes one and a half years to get back what we
use in one year. The data shows us on track to require the resources of two
planets well before mid-century.
4.
How many
China’s does it take to support China?
It takes 2.2 Chinas just to support China. This means
it would require over double the land and ecological farming ground for China
to be ecologically balanced. This is not
good at all because all the countries that are overshooting lead up to the 1.5
in the World.
5.
Look at the
chart on the RHS – what are worst performing countries?
But China is not the worst by any means. The United
Arab Emirates (UAE) requires 12.3! UAE’s just to be ecologically balanced.
There’s also Japan who require 7 Japans to be balanced. Italy isn’t doing too
well either as they need 4.4 Italy’s to support them; this is not a good sum at
all for the three countries.
6.
Why do you
believe these countries are performing badly on the ecological stakes?
One of the reasons they could be performing badly is
population. If the countries have an overpopulated area then that area would
consume a whole lot more resources than other areas. Another reason could be
the amount of ecological farming ground in the country. If there isn’t enough
farming ground then resources has to be imported which uses up more resources
on their account. Finally the last reason is that they’re just overusing
because that’s what the population is used to. Not caring about the
consequences they’re wreaking upon the Earth.
Look at the chart showing Countries in the Red and complete an I see, I think, I wonder in order to try and explain the significance of the chart
I see
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I think
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I wonder
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Countries
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Flags
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Number
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Money
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Red
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Green
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Grey
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White
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Words
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- I think the chart
represents how much ecological farming ground countries have and if they’re
ecologically healthy.
- I also think the chart
is trying to show how many countries that are in ecological deficit.
- I think it is also
trying to give an example of which countries are ecologically balanced to
learn from.
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What are the signs that we are ecologically overspending?
Because we
are spending our natural resources faster than they can reproduce and replenish
is similar to having expenditures that continuously exceed income. The costs of
our ecological overspending and overusing are becoming more evident by the day.
Climate change which is a result of greenhouse gases being released faster than
forests and oceans can absorb them—is the most obvious and arguably pressing
result. But that is not the only problem, there is also shrinking forests,
species loss, fisheries collapse, higher commodity prices and civil unrest etc.
The environmental and economic crises we are experiencing are symptoms of
looming catastrophe. This simply means Humanity is simply using more than what
the planet can provide.
8.
1. Earths
Ecological Limits
“‘While
economies, populations and resource demands grow, the size of the Earth remains
the same.’ Global overshoot has suddenly not only become a possibility, it is
now a fully realised crisis. It will only be here for a short amount of time
and that is not a good thing because it means ecosystems will begin to degrade
and collapse.”
2. Terms
Defined
“Ecological
overshoot occurs when humans use up the yearly supply of natural regenerative
resources. ‘The ecological footprint measures the amount of bio-productive land
a and sea area required to produce all the population consumes and to absorb it
into waste.’ Biocapacity is the ability to create biological resources and then
absorb the waste, which is measured in global hectares. Earth Overshoot Day is
the date when humans use up their yearly supply of resources. Global hectares
are the biologically productive land and sea area in the World average
bioproductivity.”
3. Overshoot
Trends
“The
estimated level ecosystems needed to support human activities.”
4. Population
and Consumption
“Overshoot
is caused by four key factors: how much we consume, how efficiently products
are made, how many of us there are and how much nature is able to produce.
‘Global Footprint data shows that both world population and consumption are
increasing.’ If we continue on this path it is estimated that we would need
three Earths to keep up our level of demand before mid-century.”
5. The Carbon
Footprint and Climate Change
“The
ecological footprint measures the carbon footprint as well, this is the land
needed to hide carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels and
cement production. The Carbon Footprint is the main reason for climate change
because we’re emitting carbon dioxide into the air at a much faster rate than
it can be absorbed.”
6. How Earth
Overshoot Day is Calculated
“Every year
Global Footprint calculates the number of days that year that Earths
biocapacity required to provide for humanity’s Ecological Footprint. Earth
Overshoot is calculated by dividing the World Biocapacity, by the world
ecological footprint and then multiplying by 365.
7. How Precise
Are Footprint and Biocapacity Results?
The national
footprint and biocapcity calculations are based on United Nations date sets.
Global Footprint updates its data on a regular basis. Global Footprint Network
estimates it is within 15 percent. One improvement the Global Footprint Network
is working on is calculating the biosphere’s ability to absorb carbon. This
means Earth Overshoot Day is an apporoximation not an exact date.
What is the link between Ecological Footprint and
Carbon Footprint?
The link between the
Ecological Footprint and the Carbon Footprint is that they both record what
resources humans use. The ecological footprint records how much bio-productive
land humans need and how much they should use. The Carbon Footprint is the amount
of fossil fuels burnt by humans. The connection there is obvious, they’re both
caused by humans and both needed by humans.
Sunday, 22 February 2015
Favourite Outside Place
My favourite outdoor place that doesn't include a soccer pitch has got to be Wilsons Prom. I remember the very first time I went to Wilsons Prom, it was with one of my best friends; Tristan Scheirs. My family and I enjoy Wilsons Prom because of the freedom, when I last went there we went on a long walk that took the whole day! Can you believe it, we had to walk over 20 km of ground. It was not fun at all but afterwards you felt pretty good about yourself. But the reason I really love Wilsons Prom is because it means a break. A break from schoolwork and teachers, a break from sport, a break from all the pressures that sometimes hold me down. That's the reason I really love Wilsons Prom. I love going out in the cold water and just chillaxing (Chilling and relaxing). Squeaky Beach was a fun place to hang around, especially when it's dry because thats when the sand squeaks most.
Wilsons Promenade National Park |
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Welcome Statement
Hi,
I’m Max I’m what you might call a laughable kind of guy, or what some people
might call someone you can laugh at and I won’t take offense (most of the
time). I
was born in Great Britain or what people most commonly call it now, the UK. I
was born in Worthing a small town near Brighton, England. I migrated to
Australia when I was six years old! As
I mentioned before I’m a very sporty guy. I love playing competitive sport
because that really tests if you’re good or not. My favourite sports are
basketball and soccer. I love basketball because I like how quick moving it is
and how easily games can be turned around. I love soccer because of my position
as goalkeeper I have a lot of responsibility. I like the responsibility because
it means I have the power to save a game for my team or lose the game for my
team (I prefer to save it).
Because
I love soccer I also love playing FIFA, which is a soccer game that involves
building a team out of all the professional soccer players in the World and
playing with that team on a gaming console like the PS3, it is really
enjoyable.
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