Chloe+M.

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

Our identity is made up of how we act, who we interact with, how we spend our time, and how we feel about others. We create an identity for ourselves based on how we interact with our surroundings. My identity is built upon sports and academics.My identity is made up of my friends at swimming and school that I interact with on a daily basis
 * What __really__  makes up your identity?

A sense of place is made up of our community and those who we interact with on a daily basis.My sense of place is made up of my swim team, school community, and my neighborhood. These make me who I am and plays a part in my every day life.
 * What __really__  makes up your sense of place?

They provide a different outlook on life from someone else's point of view. Working in a group allows us to learn more about our own identity while also learning about others. Simply by learning about issues in our own community is crucial to understanding more about our own identity.
 * What roles do your identity and sense of place play when you work with others in a group project?

We have been kind and generous, donating food and money to local food drives and fundraisers. After going to the global village we have been more aware of the problems around us.
 * What are the qualities that you bring to the GLIP conversation that will help you make a contribution to your global group?

There is a lot of pollution and litter around, there are many unemployed people who cannot get jobs or even homes. We can have fundraisers at our schools and donate to local food drives and Salvation Armies.
 * 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?

They have to have courage and be optimistic about the future. Having a positive outlook on solving problems make them much easier to solve.
 * 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

Upload image (s) here:

Pool where I swim Raleigh

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? //For the most part, yes, but we still have a lot of issues that relate to the pictures. The person who owns the pool is in debt and a lot of people have lost their jobs, plus Raleigh has a big problem with litter, even though that picture doesn't show any.//
 * 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)

//The images provide an overall view of how I view our city, but it does not show any of the issues that we encounter on an everyday basis.//

Phase III: Identify Local Issue:

What is your local issue? There is a lot of litter crowding the highways and main roads, probably because no one enforces those laws. Also, there are many business owners struggling to keep their businesses successful, many are closing down and in huge debt.

What can you do to address the issue? For the littering issue, we can organize a group at our school and help clean up streams and roads. We have adopted a road as a school but I feel that we need to do more than just that. Our community service groups could focus more on helping with local issues rather than completing unimportant tasks around the school. Concerning the business issue, we can focus on purchasing things from local small businesses rather than already successful chains.

What is the global impact of your local issue? Natural resources are greatly affected by litter. Animals die from pollution and litter that clogs up our streams and roads. When people come to visit our city they are very displeased to see litter crowding the roads. Also, the closing of small businesses gives chain businesses more support that they most likely do not need, encouraging the start of a small monopoly.

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