Environmentalism as a Social Movement

Adapted from a mid-term paper for my Environmental Advocacy class. Recently there has been a major push in the plastic straw movement. Now it has escalated to college campuses (including my own) banning them, major corporations like Starbucks getting rid of them, and people posting on their Instagram stories videos of turtles with straws stuck…

The Call of Stories

For most people stories serve as a form of entertainment or a way to pass along information. It doesn’t occur to these people that stories can serve as matches that ignite inspiration deep down inside. So when someone strikes that match and shares their story, it’s a surprise when the warmth of inspiration begins to…