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Assignment -
Watch the film - Scarred Lands & Wounded Lives and answer the questions.
The purpose of this film is to educate viewers about the climate and environmental issues.
Discussion Questions for "Scarred Lands, Wounded Lives" -
Before Viewing:
What do you think are the consequences of war for the environment?
How are people affected in times of war and the years that follow?
After viewing:
1. What in the film did you find particularly interesting?
2. Which images affected you?
3. Did you learn anything in the film that you didn't already know?
4. How could the military limit the devastating impact war has on the natural environment?
5. As we approach Veterans Day*, how does the information presented in the film affect you as it relates to this public day of remembrance?
6. Is the film relevant for our students? How can we use this information in our curriculum?
Points from the movie:
Navy sonar affects whales - beaching
Deliberate igniting of oil wells in Kuwait 2001 - effect on marine life
Defoliant in Vietnam - 19 million gallons of herbicide sprayed in South Vietnam
The Pacific Marine environment by Micronesia - war ships rust and disintegrate - oil spill 60 ships in Truk Lagoon
Land mine victims of unexploded mines that are hidden (mines kill/maim animals and humans)
Radio-active test sites and their adverse effects on animals and air, soil, and water -leaking barrels that will remain lethal for thousands of years!
Stockpiles of weapons that have to be destroyed
Hiroshima - nuclear weapons proliferation
Cost of war - what has to give - energy consumed by military
Who's or What's our REAL enemy? Warfare diverts money and intellectual energy from "combating" Climate Change
Plan B - Lester Brown's proposal to limit US military budget by 1/3 to foster humanitarian and sustainability related projects.
Attachment:- Assignment File.rar