Chief Seattle and Luther Standing Bear

In Chief Seattles Speech he discusses how the European "white people" are different from their "red brothers" in different ways. He argues that how can both sets of people can exist when the Europeans constantly spread and destroy the culture and lives of the Native Americans. At the end of his speech he states he will ponder the Europeans offer of living together if they decide to not harm the sacred land and burial grounds. In Luther Standing Bear, the Chief is describing how it is important to be proud and respectful of your ancestry, and how he would raise his own children to become Lakota Indians. He then goes on to say that unlike the current American, the lakota respect and cherish and nature and all its inhabitants. The chiefs parting words are somber, in which he states if the way of people is forever gone, then the Indian is trulyy dead.

There is controversy over the "Chief Seattle Speech" , as in which people have debated whether or not he actually even presented this speech. American translators supposedly have recorded the speech in books and diaries. Many people have different dates for when the speech actually occurred, and even Dr. Henry Smith, who was one of the people to have claimed to recorded the speech, said he only wasn't able to get the whole speech down. Which draws the question did he make it up? Many other people have claimed to have written down the speech, and each although smiler has different words or phrases in each. This is the main issue with the controversy, who can really offer the truth to the debate?

http://www.ecopsychology.org/journal/gatherings2/scull.htm

Chief Seatlle Speech Real or not real?

After reding the speech supposdly made by Chief Seatlle, I am conflicted. I am impressed by the ideas and messages of the speech but I find it hard to believe that an American could correctly translate such an elaborate speech while the "Chief" was supposdly talking at the same time. I dont think Americans could not be that intuitive of one of the languages that the different indian tribes could speak.

http://www.csun.edu/~vcpsy00h/seattle.htm

`Different kinds of energy

To continue my blog posts on alternative energy, I am going to list and explain the different types of energy that are available for us to use. There is solar energy, which is the energy we can use from the sun. Then there is wind energy which is the energy we can harness from windmills and use. The energy that is easiest for us to gain and use is hydro energy which we can gain from dams and using controlled settings. One form of alternative energy is nuclear energy which is harnessed from nucelar energy. This however is the most debated form of energy due its high risks, such as nuclear waste and the possible use of stealing the waste for atomic wepons.

http://typesofalternativeenergy.com/

first steps

Now more and more scientists have stated that eventually we will have to find new and improved ways of getting energy and remaining as functional as we are today. Although we are nowhere near where we need to be in the future already companies are taking some important first steps.We are already creating fuel efficient cars and testing electric cars. Scientists are experimenting with solar, water, and nuclear energy today. However we should begin to develop more and more of this energies. We must further develop the unlimited supplies we have, before we are left to face the inevetiable fossil fuel less future, with no new energy to help continue are energy needs.

http://www.bp.com/modularhome.do?categoryId=7040&contentId=7051376&nicam=USCSEnergy_LabQ408&nisrc=Google&nigrp=Alternative_Energy&nipkw=General&&niadv=alternative_energy

carbon dioxide really?

As i sit here studying for my earth science test on thursday, i have read carbon dioxide from fossil fuels harms the atmosphere. What I cannot understand how people continue to argue that is not harmful and that scientists are overreacting and spreading lies. It cannot be a lie if people continue to prove its validity. It infuriates me when people call research into new energy products a waste of time and money, its your future be smart about it. 


http://www.altenergy.org/ go here you actually might learn something.