Student - 32

Summary:

• Want to protect the tigers because they are becoming extinct. Problems that caused this is poaching and deforestation.
• India is a big problem for the environment because they are turning their forest into a desert since they use wood for fuel. Their population is also out of control with families having as many as 10 kids, which creates more demand for fuel and food.
• Trying to help the people in India by introducing alternative forms of fuel such as biogas from cow droppings and solar cooking. Also educating the young children in India.

Opinion:

I liked the speaker�s presentation. I thought he did a very good job. What I first came to the class I was expecting a tree hugger type guy to tell me that we are all evil and are killing the environment. He didn�t do any of that; instead he pointed out the cause of the problem and ways to solve it and he didn�t point fingers or blame anyone. I like the fact that he linked each problem to each other to show they all are intertwined and you can�t just go out and fix one thing but look at it as a whole and find solutions to the whole thing step by step. I also like all the visual aids. It gets boring when a speaker just stands up and talks, but Mr. Marr had a video and many slides to show the class so I could visually see everything he was talking about. Also in the video and in the slides Anthony Marr was actually in them, which I thought was very cool and made everything he said a lot more interesting. He was very knowledgeable as well, which made for a good presentation. I felt like I could ask him anything and he could answer it, which is my only major dislike which was I couldn�t ask any questions. I really wanted at least ten to twenty minutes to be set aside for questions. Also, this speech was really long, so I would have liked him to include the class in some way, maybe play a question and answer game or something to help involve the class. Overall, I enjoyed the speaker and glad that he took the time to come and speak to us.
 

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