Connor+R.

Phase I: Who Am I? What's My Place?

What really makes up your identity is how you act towards others, and how it reflects on yourself. When you do a good deed, then it adds on to your identity, and it will show others who you are also.
 * What __really__ makes up your identity?

Your sense of place is where you think of when you are having a bad day. Its the place you can always call home, through good times and bad times, and its where you can go whenever you need a little joy.
 * What __really__ makes up your sense of place?

Your identity and sense of place plays the role of showing who you are. If you act bad when doing group work, then the group members will always think of you as a bad person. If you do good, then the group members will think your a good person.
 * What roles do your identity and sense of place play when you work with others in a group project?

I think that my technological expertise and creative writing techniques will help me make a contribution to the ideas of the group and support for those who are having trouble with the project.
 * What are the qualities that you bring to the GLIP conversation that will help you make a contribution to your global group?

I think a local problem where I live is pollution/littering. It is everywhere I go, on the roads, in the hallways, and hardly anyone is doing a thing about it. I think that to solve it a large group project needs to be put in motion to clean the city, and even farther the state.
 * What is one local problem (where you live) that you believe needs to be addressed? Suggest some steps could you take to try to solve it?

I think that people need to have courage and compassion to step up and solve a world problem. People need to be able to have enough determination and integrity to stand behind what they are working for and never let anyone stop them.
 * Finally, some problems have been around for a long time. What qualities do you think a person must have to step up and try to solve them?

Phase II: Sense of Place

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Use these questions to help you determine which picture shows someone else why your “place” is so special to you.
 * Does a scenic picture represent the beauty you believe that your town has?
 * Does a picture of a group of people represent and show a warmth and friendliness that your town has?
 * Does a statue or building convey the feeling of history that makes your place important and unique?
 * Is there a cultural event that represents the values of your home location?

What are your initial thoughts about how your image addresses the questions above? Later, you will be working with the members of your group to create a travel package that includes visits to each group member's home location (see Phase II)

My images represent the place where I live and the school I represent. They also address some of my interests and what I do. All of these can represent North Carolina in a positive light and how our education is valued, we have religious values, and we accept diversity as much as any other state. My home location is, in my opinion, one of the best places to live on earth and I wouldn't give it up for anywhere else.

Phase III: Identify Local Issue:

What is your local issue? The local issue in North Carolina is pollution. There is a lot of trash on the highways and the downtown streets. There is a pond down the street from my house and when I first moved in it was clear and really deep. Now it is brown murky water when it rains and the rest of the year it is completely dry.

What can you do to be address the issue? To address this issue, you need awareness and action. There are projects to stop them like "Adopt a Highway" and other things, but there is always more trash. For me personally the way to address it is to make petitions and get some governmental people to take action against it.

What is the global impact of your local issue? There is pollution everywhere in the world and it makes the world a worse place. It can affect health, the environment, and the air. It can hurt the world in countless ways and it is one of the most major issues in the world.

Add these thoughts to your Group's Discussion Forum on Local Issues