Month: May 2020
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Earthly Homes
Earthly Homes – Audio Throughout my childhood, I spent a lot of time at construction sites helping build homes, but I never really cared about the theory or processes. I just helped my dad when he needed me and did as he asked, without ever being curious about the “why” behind what we were doing. …
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A Life of Labor
I come from a long line of physical workers, people that have spent their entire lives on farms, construction sites, and mechanical workshops. And up to this point I’ve avoided that life as if it were a black hole, sucking you in forever. For some reason, I envisioned life presenting me with a binary choice…
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Growing a future
As children, we’re shaped by the communities we’re born into. A community can be labeled through different perspectives such as socioeconomics, race, nationality, ideology, etc. The community that shaped my perspective originates from a small-town middle-class family, with a heavy focus on physical labor and long hours of work. Many people born into this situation…
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Societal Collapse
Imagine lying down on a hospital bed with many different IVs connected to your body and each connector has a specific role in keeping you alive. Some connectors will be more important than others. If one connector is removed you won’t die immediately, but over time your body will start to fail if it’s not…
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Sustainable Energy – Without the hot air
Energy – Energy is what makes the world go round, so it’s important we’re able to figure out ways to make our society’s lifeblood sustainable for the long term. When speaking about sustainable energy, there are really three perspectives you can take I’m personally a fan of saving the planet because you know… It’s what…