Friday, May 19, 2017

masterpiece academy day 3 / period 5

His challenges with taboo language and spelling aside, Ricky gave us an important weather report.



Short version: the weather is cranky and getting worse, and it's probably our fault.  Here is his presentation:




Mario followed up with a compelling presentation on vegetarianism.  Mario is one of the most compelling speakers we've seen so far-- he started by asking us to take out our ear buds and turn off our electronics, because this is a topic that is important to him.  As a speaker, this guy is off the charts.  He told us that some of his images were graphic, and invited squeamish classmates to look away-- but he also reminded us that, "If factory farming isn't good enough for your eyes, how can it be good enough for your stomach?"



Just five months ago, Mario was a huge meat-eater.  But then he learned some things that completely changed his perspective on issues from protein/health to economics to the environment (animal agriculture --> 18% of greenhouse gas/ more than transportation? Jeez!!!) to animal cruelty.  Check out his Prezi, below.  I may finally have to order from the other side of the menu. 

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