Sydney Maguire

Ashley High School Community

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
404 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

10

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Sydney's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

In your opinion, what contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other countries? What does this say about North American values and ways of living?

Sydney Maguire 4/03/2019 9:41 AM

Eating meat is part of American culture. I think the simplicity of meat is part of the attraction. In colonial days, I can see the appeal of meat. You kill it and you cook it, rather than the taxing process of growing food.
Now meat based diets are what we are used to and change makes people skeptical just due to the fact that it is change.
I think these tendencies showcase American stubbornness. There is also a mentality of "I eat meat and I'm fine, so why change." This showcases our lack of worldly regard.

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Sydney Maguire 3/18/2019 2:18 PM

Welcome friends! Riley and I are very excited to have you all join our team! We understand the stress of spring semester and how busy everybody is, so we want to make sure your EcoChallenge experience is as stress free as possible. We hope that you participate as a way to show love for our environment! We wish you the best of luck!

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