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Journal

Journaling is an activity used by students and professionals alike for self-reflection. It has many personal and professional benefits including reducing stress and increasing learning (Alford, Malouff, & Osland, 2005; Liuolienë & Metiûnienë, 2009).

You will be asked to journal about your thoughts, experiences, and/or insights. Please refer to the Journal Rubric under the Course Info tab for grading information.

Americans are utilizing more than their fair share of resources. Consider just a few statistics found on the Mindfully website:

Americans represent 5% of the world population but consume 24% of the world's energy.

While 250 million people have died of hunger-related causes in the past quarter-century, Americans eat 815 billion calories of food each day (enough to feed 80 million people) and throw away 200,000 tons of edible food daily.

The average American utilizes 159 gallons of water per day, and individuals in the rest of the world survive on 25 gallons.

Americans own roughly one-third of the world's automobiles, and produce 22% of world's total industrial carbon dioxide emissions.

The assignment: (600 words)

Write a journal entry that includes the following:

Explain whether or not you would be willing to consume fewer resources - such as oil, steel, food, and water - to make more resources available to people in poorer countries. Why or why not?

Support your Journal assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.