2021 Literary Works - 2021

My project is titled, “Time.” I decided to use poetry to try and get people to care. It’s hard with any big issue to connect its importance to the general public but the climate crisis seems to be outstandingly hard to do so. Many still fully believe it i...

My piece includes three different paintings on three different canvases. The first depicts a time portal with a person stepping out into the future. Then there are two landscapes showing the different scenarios this person could be walking into.

For my final project, I wrote a poem on something everyone loves, food! It shares my personal story of discovering food allergies to corn and soy, which are in the majority of packaged or prepared foods.

This piece is a short story, creative non-fiction, written in epistolary form. It takes the perspective of a young person learning more about the state of the world and communicating their new information to someone in their confidence.

Some of the first words that come to mind when I think of my own mom are love, sacrifice, service, nurture, provide, hold, support, comfort, and above all, warmth. The Earth nurtures, provides, and sustains us similar to the way that a mother cares for he...

My final project is a combination of Cinquain poetry, images and music. The poetry is inspired by American poet Adelaide Crapsey who was the first to write this style. It is a short style but each word must be selected to produce the appropriate impact.

My final project is a three-page essay on the effects of sea level rise and ocean acidity. It was towards the beginning of the class when we discussed the effects climate change, and specifically the effect that carbon has on the oceans.

“Travel Posters” they exist in every touristy gift shop at every state or national landmark and parks- I know, because I collect them. I have posters from Craters of the Moon, The Golden Spike National Monument, Shenandoah National Parks, and the various

I chose to showcase Earth's natural beauty in a way that instills a sense of awareness into everyone who views the art. Many extinct species are discovered through fossils, and I relied on a similar medium to demonstrate the threat that our current pathwa...

It’s a rivalry as old as cat versus dog, Yankees versus Red Sox, and sweet versus salty: religion versus science. In an age of ever-increasing technological advancements and an increase in secularity, one has to ask themselves, can science and religion ev...

I have been vegan for over three years and an environmentalist the majority of my life. When I was a kid and picked up a graphic novel about Jane Goodall, I immediately knew that there was more I could do for the world. This cookbook was a little bit of t...

For this final project I wanted to create a short comic strip that simply talked about climate change and that gave a few ideas of everyday things we could do to help prevent it.

Discussions about combating climate change should not be political, but usually they are. It's astounding to know how many people refuse to take accountability for their actions and how they’ve affected life on this planet.

“Plucking Grass” started as an ode to the beauty of nature. As my writing process continued, I could not help but incorporate the impact mankind’s actions have had on the Earth. My goal for this piece was to combine art and poetry to show the reader how w...

Over the past several decades, public discussion surrounding climate change has steadily increased. For my project, I wanted to take a closer look at how well the information regarding climate change is being communicated to individuals around me.

For my final project I produced a collection of watercolor paintings and poetry to represent the voices of the ocean, the atmosphere, and the earth. I’ve always viewed nature as a feminine presence, and I carried this view over to my project by introducin...

For my final project in this class, I wanted to really focus on the growing issue that we face concerning one-time plastic use. Many of the items that we use everyday have a large amount of plastic, especially for only being used once.

Our story—the history of humankind—is the greatest adventure of all time... and space. Our brief existence on earth is an epic tale through which I hope this short story is able to convey a certain nuance and poignance.

For this project, I helped some of the Kindergarten Prep children at my preschool investigate climate change. We watched videos and read books to help them learn about how the planet is changing. The book that finally sparked their interest was, “Many.”

I chose to write the story of a village for my project, because I wanted to show how everything is more connected than people realize. Even though there are many different changes that happen within the village, they don’t happen independently. Each chang...

Given my lack of skills in visual art or music composure, I wanted to gear my project to something else I'm passionate about: yoga. I'm a yoga instructor and I love designing classes.

The project I am submitting is a collection of 8 stickers that I created to help increase awareness about the variety of issues the world is facing. Some of the topics I focused on include; overconsumption of natural resources, pollution and extinction, a...

When I was presented with this assignment, I immediately knew I wanted to write a children’s book. I am a writer and I love kids. I also co-teach at a cooperative learning facility in my hometown. One of the main facets of my classes is connecting the les...

In this essay I wanted to explore the disconnect we often have with our personal impact on environmental issues and the consequences of some of our daily decisions. Damage to our earth systems, as well as wealth inequity and human suffering are some of th...

I took Unveiling the Anthropocene this semester not knowing much about it. From the beginning the class has given me an urgent need to do something to help heal our Mother Earth.

This project was motivated by my newfound realization for the dependency of humans on unsustainable diets. The quote was taken from an interview of Dr. Eshel on the film “Before the Flood” which was watched for this class.

I believe that we need to treat our world with respect and care because it is our home. However, our current lifestyles often abuse its resources, which ultimately limits our options for continued living under our current patterns.

The inspiration for this piece came from my own, wonderful Grandmother, who is crazy enough to collect plastic eating utensils from public events, take them home, wash them, and use them until they break. But in the course of learning the material in Unve...

As a person who loves to write, I have always appreciated the ability words have to invoke emotion. I really wanted to capture some of the emotions I felt while taking in information throughout this semester in the form of encouraging others.

For my final project in this course I decided to make a lengthy essay, discussing the importance of immediate actions required from everyone on earth in-order to save our planet.

My project is a series of small PSA’s, specifically on climate disinformation and how to spot it. Of all that I’ve learned in this class, the most shocking to me was how media will blatantly deny climate change, and use subtle but underhanded means to do

Throughout this semester, I have been really struck by the stories and images shown in the documentaries we have watched. Where I am from, it is difficult to see many of the disruptions that have been occurring because of us. However, these videos put the...

I decided to write a children’s book about a little girl, Sally, who visits the zoo with her mom in a futuristic world. This book highlights the devastating impacts of climate change on the animal kingdom and wildlife on earth.

We hear the discord surrounding the climate crisis time and time again in the news. The majority of that conversation is negative information with little mention of ways to contribute to the solution.