Reaction Paper #1

ESE150/C1 Chua, Marc Harold A. CE/2

May 12, 2014 Prof. Almenor

Reaction Paper #1 (Documentary Film: An Inconvenient Truth)” Critically made as an eye-opener in the on-going and despicable effect of an environmental issue we called “Global Warming” Warming”. Indeed, “An Inconvenient Truth” Truth” proved its glory of being an Academy award winning documentary f ilm. ilm. It‟s a manifestation and expression of the extent that the former United States Vice President Al Gore„ Gore„  did in educating citizens about the devilish and creepy creature that sucks the life out of earth –  earth –  Global  Global Warming; through the use of his comprehensive and truth-based slideshow. Beforehand, I already had set of knowledge regarding the issue to be discussed in the documentary film; because I too, is desperately in contravening position against the culprit of all the environmental concerns. Even though we didn‟ didn‟t finish the entire film, I was very awed in the new data I got from this documentary. I saw how Al Gore is so engaging and passionate in pursuing a movement to stop this hideous Global Warming today and not tomorrow. Though change could attain little by little a day, still we must stand right now and get our limbs going to prevent this from eating away our most precious and loved earth. This documentary made me recall the things I did that contributed to the growth of this climate crisis. It put me into a place of realization. For me to think how my acts as well as the acts of others fertilized the chaos we get from global warming. Thus, this film made me remember that the reason why this earth is now on its dawn of living isn‟ isn‟t because of what factories and global warming contributor did, it‟ it‟s because of people who doesn‟ doesn‟t do anything about it. What we witness in this era is how people of no care to environment drastically changes the orientation of earth (e.g. its forest, greenery, climate, animals, diversity, and etc.). The things we did have its corresponding consequences in line with the condition of mother Earth, as what the documentary implies. Global warming brought, with increasing temperature, changes in the make-up of different phenomena –  phenomena  –   stronger and larger typhoons, greater pollution in various areas, deadlier earthquakes and others. These are all fruits of human negligence to earth‟ earth‟s condition. We are just extracting what we need from her, forgetting what all of our actions will brought. We are all culprits in the progression of the adverse effects of global warming in our own way. Mother Earth blessed us enormous resources yet we manage to deplete these things in order to satisfy our unlimited wants. However, it‟ it‟s not the end yet... We must start kicking to change our habits to contribute in the rehabilitation of our environment. We mustn‟ mustn‟t wait for the time of chaos to come for us to move and do something. We are already witnessing these things. We are

already suffering. Now, it‟s the time for us to get into the groove of changing for better... Changing for Earth‟s betterment.