The Water Calls
The Water Calls The transparent, crystalline river Ebbs and Flows. Backandforth, backandforth, backandforth. It is hypnotic, Calling to me from where I …
Fall for Dance
Although the entire dance fest was a roller coaster of emotions, I walked out of the concert hall smiling widely. The first …
Material Girl in a Material World
On page 177, we see that humans have become too large of a force. The newspaper, or is it a magazine, clipping …
Dead Dust Drifting
The concept of community mourners is a bit eerie to me. The idea of dedicating your life to mourning people’s deaths, regardless …
The Beauty of Breathing
This is the formula for cellular respiration. This is what cells do to break up sugars into a form that the cell can use …
C’est La Guerre
On page 135, a human hand is pressed against the grass. This is highly metaphoric of climate change. The hand is pressed …
The Progressing Obsession
On page 98, Squarzoni is staring at a blade of grass swaying gently in the wind. His face is extremely focused – …
Reading Water
Emmi Itaranta’s writing style was unlike any other I have ever come across. The hypnotic flow of her writing embodied the flow …
Meet the Authors
This was a very intriguing excerpt of Climate Changed by Phillipe Squarzoni. Usually, Squarzoni “reads” to us from his research books. This …
Art is Freedom; Art is Restriction
Art is Freedom. This graffiti painting represents the utmost of freedom. The women’s body and how high she is painted in the air …
Magic in Black and White
I really enjoyed the IPC’s gallery exhibit. Before, I considered black and white to be repressive, almost sucking the life out of …
This is what Democracy Looks Like!
Before this class I could have never pictured myself marching in protest for climate change. Yes, as a child I protested on behalf …
Squarzoni and His Emerging Obsession
I was surprised by how detailed and informative Climate Changed actually is. The way Squarzoni addresses the issue is unlike anything I …
Meeting Climate Changed
In Phillipe Squarzoni’s Climate Changed, the readers are welcomed to see the eyes through the narrator’s inquisitive mind. While reading the graphic …
One Planet One Chance Commentary
.09 of One Planet, Once Change. A man with a gas mask and astronaut-like suit stands in a landfill. Garbage surrounds him. …
Night at the Museum – Response to the Brooklyn Museum of Art
Three years had passed since I visited the Brooklyn Museum of Art. I had spent much of my childhood in museums, this …
Response to “A Call to Arms”
In “A Call to Arms,” McKibben passionately rallies people to his side in combatting climate change. He makes his readers want to …
Hello from Jackie :)
Hi, I’m Jackie. I attended LaGuardia High School as a Cello Major. I played cello for eight years. I delight in bringing …
