Revised Behavior Change

Often times we all take things for granted. We can take friends for granted, take our freedom for granted and most importantly take the world that we live in for granted. Watching the trailers for The 11th Hour and Awakening the Dreamer made me realize that we all need to change. The clock further emphasized my realization of how fast our population is growing and how fast our resources are dwindling. First and foremost, I need to change. I need to be more aware of my own surroundings and surely make a change in the way that I live in this world. One way to start is to limit the amount of resources that I use such as electricity, gas, and water. Shorter baths, turning off extra, unneeded lights, and driving less would surely be a place to start. By first making changes in my own life and seeing the results that arises, I can be more able to influence others to change as well.

"Culture has been defined in a number of ways, but most simply, as the learned and shared behavior of a community of interacting human beings" (p. 169). This definition of culture caught my eye because surely there are many different interpretations of what culture is and they are all right. A commonality no matter what the definition of culture is is a sharing of behavior and beliefs. More so, culture is about recognizing that everyone has their own beliefs and ways of living. Learning to respect differences amongst others is what ultimately shapes culture.