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Information and facts in the reading  first half 63-81

Me

Introduction

• Daniel Velez – company “circle blue’’ – goal- achieve zero waste
• Goals for the entire Phoenix metropolitan area to achieve zero waste
• Bureaucratic
• “ there is no one size fits all solution.”

You

• Page 64- Daniel struggles with tenants because they don’t want to put any effort into recycling and composting

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• “Wicked” sustainability problems are embedded in systems that exhibit complexity

Your

Three definition

Of wicked problems

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Section 2.1 Understanding Sustainability Problems

• A wicked problem ( can’t be solved because of continuous change. It can never be entirely resolved.

=  ( traditional approaches refer to the scientific and technological advances that have solved many of society’s problems

Tame problem –  problems

Wicked problems – complex systems

Me

Section 2.1.1  introduction to wicked problems

First mentioned in 1970 urban planning literature in a famous article by the University of California Berkeley, Professor Horst Rittel, and Melvin Webber. They describe ten characteristics of a wicked problem, but general characteristics are given here for simplicity.

Your question and definition of simple system/question

Me  Bike –

“ This is an important point because not all collections of random things are systems, such as rocks lying on sidewalks, because they are not interacting in a way that achieves some purpose that none can accomplish alone.”

You boundary, open / closed systems , thinking

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“This is analogous to the need to view a bike as a whole system, rather than its individual components, when figuring out why the system as a whole will not move forward.”

YOU- REDUCTIONIST THINKING

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1. Vague problems definition

2. Undefined solution

3. No endpoint

4. Irreversible

5. Unique

6. Urgent

Title: Wicked Problems and their Resolution

Author: Sonya Remington Doucettle

Source Date:2017-2013

Source type: textbook

Context ( what is important to note about the creator, when it was created, its audience, or its formats?)

The creator sees the wicked problems from many different perspectives, and there’s only sometimes a solution. What the government or people view as a solution is more challenging. The book was created a short time ago, begging for the information given to be relatively new compared to older books. The author’s format in chapter 2  breaks into different wicked problems that sociality and the world are struggling with and that there is no direct way to fix, but there is to better the situation.

Summary (What important Facts about the source’s content should we note for our discussion):

• Human natural systems / human system (page 77)

 Human Systems                                            Natural System

-technology                                                      – Human- constructed

-social institution                                              – water

– knowledge                                                     – soil

– Norms                                                            – air

             -Populations                                                     – microorganisms

                                                                                     – vegetation

• (page 76) socio ecological systems            
• Complexity (page 75)
• (page 73) one problem many different ways to solve but not all of it. One solution can lead to another problem related to the bigger problem.
• Page 75) complexity what is it – well there is not exact way of defining it

– (the major reason that wicked problems are difficult to resolve is that they are embedded in socio ecological systems (SESs) exhibits complexity)

One of the most important facts is systems learning how everything has a process

• What is the goal of sustainability ? is to simultaneously promote healthy ecosystems, human well being and viable economies.
• Page ( 80) / Bike   IMPORTANT POINT BECAUSE NOT ALL  COLLECTIONS OF RANDOM THINGS ARE SYSTEMS
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• 81 (closed systems and open systems

Analysis ( what should we take away to better understand our problems and its stakeholders?

It’s okay only sometimes to have a correct one-way answer to solving the problem. One problem in our world and society takes many parts and lots of support for people to take action and listen to understand. We, as people who are trying to solve problems, like holistic thinking, are essential tools for resolving sustainability.

Guerrero A. Abril

CODES 121

Dr. Despain

29 September 24

                       Reflection 4

For reflection four, my audience is the young American men generation, which includes high school and college students. I chose this audience since they relate to my topic about immigrant children rising to the top compared to American children.

My audience is involved in social media and climate change, which has become essential for new voters. Young American people don’t know a lot about immigrants’ reality. Some do know a few things that they watch on the news or social media as they are getting ready to vote, and immigration is always something that the candidates speak about. They probably heard that immigrants are becoming a problem for the country but not that they are helping the economy or working harder than the American youth. They need to know that people their age who are children of immigrants are working harder than them, which is why they have a high rate of economic stability. They must also know and acknowledge what is true about immigrants and their reality. The best method to appeal to my audience is relating my topic to current events like the election and the information that they already know from the news and social media that is being thrown at their faces about immigration as they make up their mind about who they are going to vote for. My goal is to inform young Americans about the hard-working children of immigrants and the reality of their hard work paying off, raising them to the top and making them more successful financially compared to the American people, and how the United States makes them seem like the enemies that are invading their country instead of viewing them as people who want to live the American dream.

Guerrero Alexandra

CODES 121

Dr. Despain

22 September 2024

Analyzing the Rhetoric of “Why So Many Children of Immigrants Rise to the Top” by Peter Coy.

In the article “Why so many children of immigrants rise to the top,” Petter Coy presents powerful ideas that people make accusations about immigrants. He talks to the American people about the economic differences between generations. He looks to inform and correct the American people about immigrants’ misadjustment and work ethics. So why are they succeeding more than native-borns?

Peter Coy shows credibility in his writing by citing other rescuers and writers from books that have backed up data. Prof. Ran Abramitzky and Prof. Leah Boustan reinforced their statements by finding data about immigration from years past. That information provided a comparison between immigrant children and United States-born children. The data clearly show that children of immigrants moved up the economic ladder and were able to be more financially stable. Peter also shows moving illustrations of stairs with two different groups of people: green represents children of immigrant men, and orange represents men born in the U.S. between 1978 and 1983.  By the time the children reach their mid-30s, they have overcome poverty. Peter gives a great example with percentages of the growth in economic classes. In the end, the children of immigrants were 15 %  rich, but on the other hand, the U.S.-born were 9% rich.

 In the article, Peter uses logical argument by dates from when the information was found to prove his point that even from very early in the 19s, immigrants have helped to grow the country and not overtake it like politicians make it look. He feels a solid sense to prove the accusations made by the American people are wrong and should be corrected.

 Finally, Peter Coy clarified that immigrants work harder to improve and climb the economic ladder than American-born children. He shows that the American dream is still alive today as it was in the past, and immigrants want to live the dream.

CODES 121

Strip

The article “Why So Many Children of Immigrants Rise to the Top” by Peter Coy

Introduction

 I chose “Why So Many Children of Immigrants Rise to the Top.”

• My audience is the young American youth and the American people
•  because immigrants are doing better than the young U.S. American generation; they rise to the top and are more likely to live economically stable lives.
• Diverse immigrant families arrive in the U.S., showcasing their hopes and dreams.

Setting the Context –

1. In the article “Why so many children of immigrants rise to the top.”

The author makes his point by discussing the country’s misunderstanding about immigrants.

From the beginning, immigrants have come to the U.S. for better operations, and the country has supported them. The immigrants come to live the American dream.

2. As of the 2000s, most immigrants are from America. 

The stairs show that over time, children of immigrants overpass poverty.

Statement—Peter Coy’s statement in the article is that children of immigrants often succeed because of their mix of cultural values, exposure to situations, and values of their parents’ sacrifices. He gives supporting data.

Thesis—Peter Coy’s thesis is that children of immigrants often surpass goals and achievements, showing their success due to how their families raised them. He also argues that their parent’s hard work in providing for them allowed them to work hard and understand the sacrifices people made for them.

Ethos (credibility) –  he presents research data and references his sources.

Pathos (Emotional Appeal): He shares personal stories of some of the kids and families of immigrants to make the audience empathize with and understand the struggles they have overcome.

Logos (logical Appeal)- he gives facts from data with years and rational argument that supports his thesis, making the whole article convincing to understand why so many children of immigrants are surpassing children of U.S born parents.

 Supporting material

• Cultural values
• Sacrifice and struggles
• Resilience and determination from immigrant families

Storyboard

Climate change has affected my life throughout the year. One of the biggest problems has beendrought. I’m from Alabama, where we do a lot of farming. It is one of the most significant waysthe state makes money because we provide peaches to the whole country, along with Georgia.The most extensive drought was about five years ago when we didn’t receive a drop of water formonths, and it was during the peach harvest. The heat was killing the peaches as they grew. The whole state was affected economically and physically. People were not going out as muchor had to be careful with the constant heat waves and alerts on our phones and TVs. We needto find a way to not cause more alarm to the temper, or it doesn’t get warmer, but there is notone solution. We have to speak up on the topic and communicate with the world and people tohelp understand the changes we can make together or even just your city to help reduce ourcarbon footprint.

Climate change affects all of us, whether we like it or not. Change determines our future. Because we all have different lifestyles, our priorities are different. Sometimes, if we try to change the way we recycle or use specific materials, we may be affecting someone’s only source of money to provide for their families. Climate change is a multifaceted issue that we cansolve with one solution.

In our society there is no solution to climate change with the evolution of technology and life. All we can do is find a better way to reuse or avoid certain things that have a higher effect on your climate. Lower our carbon footprint, not fall victim to fashion changes and clothes,and take care of things we own to last longer and can later be given to others to extend the life of it. But realistically, we can’t make people change their lifestyles. We are all different and can’t come together to find one that fits all type of solution.

Climate changes, and so do the types of solutions we try to find. With everything moving and changing, we cannot really find a solution or where to begin. All we know is that there is no solution; it’s a dead end.

Irreversible bbc.com/news/live/science-environment. The changes that have already happened because of climate change can’t be undone. Because of our action we have caused a change to animal habitats. If their ecosystem is affected so is ours it’s like Jenga we take pieces of and just put them on top like nothing but at one point you’ll take out the wrong one that unbalance it and make it all fall down. You can re-built it but it’ll never be the same as when you bought it. Some of the changes that we have already caused are that the Amazon rainforest becomes the savanna in a matter of time and ourcoral reefs are dying. The ice sheets are melting, and they can’t be refrozen. “The stakes are clear. Complacency will be met by irreversible and unthinkable impact from climate change” John Kerry, U.S special presidential envoy of climate change on “PHYS ORG” article about the impacts and irreversible changes of climate change. Unique Earth’s Changing Climate (nationalgeographic.org)

It is unique that only certain areas get the most impact during a significant climate change. It’s primarily because of their location in the region that they are constantly being hit. Climate change affects many aspects of our lives, not just the weather, which is really the one thing that people pay attention to.

Urgent This is why fighting climate change is so urgent | Environmental Defense Fund (edf.org)

Finally Climate change is significant and we are all affected by it. We need to act now. It is urgent that we act. During my research about climate change, I read a very important article about acting called “This is why fighting climate change is so urgent” by the Environmental Defense Fund. During my reading I learned new things about climate change that I didn’t really take into consideration or realized because I don’t see. Over the years they have seen changes on our planet, specifically temperature, that the earth has gotten warmer by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit since the 19th century. But at the rate that today’s climate changes we are expected to change to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit in early 2030, also double the warmth. That half degree is so much more than what we normal people think isn’t a big deal because we think on a large scale that 1 or 2 number difference is not going to do much. The reality is much bigger. It affectsour agriculture because there is an increase in evaporation and moisture causing more rain to fall in certain areas that don’t usually have that quantity of water, so they overflow in other areas. It’s the opposite for others; they don’t get a drop of rain for months, completely drying the land. In the end it’s not just that but the Antarctic ice breaking into parts and wildfires spreading faster and lasting longer, insects overproducing and spreading disease. We see the change andwhy can’t we make a change.