The event I attended was an expand event and it was a movie titled Chasing Ice. I attended this event for several reasons. One reason why I attended this event is because I am a Biology major, so I thought this would be something I might be interested in. I thought I would gain some new insights and help me learn stuff that will make me more prepared about the environment. Another reason for me attending this event is because I need three events, and this one seemed easy. The only thing I have to do is sit there and watch a boring and tedious movie. Even though the movie was boring, it did raise some important issues that we are facing right now because of climate change. The movie starts of with environmental photographer James Balog heading to Greenland, Iceland, and Alaska in order to capture images that will help to convey the effects of global warming. James Balog faced some technical issues on the way, but at the end his team was able to collect photos to show how climate change is making the ice melt.
This event increased my understanding of climate change and how we humans are hurting the environment. If this continues, then the environment would be in serious trouble. The climate will change if we don’t do anything about it. And if it does change, then it could have serious impact to the earth and species.
When ice melts, then sea level will rise. And if it does rise, many people would have to relocate. An example would be Bangladesh; over one million people have been displaced do to the rising sea and the rising rivers. We must do our best to help people and stop damaging the environment because our kids will face serious trouble.

I never liked working in group projects, because I am such a lazy individual. I only like to do work when I am alone and nothing else. However, since I was forced into working with other students in a tight schedule and a boring task, I found myself desperate to just get the project done and move on to more important stuff, such as studying for the finals.
My group decided to pick Global Warming/Climate Change. Probably because that is the easiest topic and requires the least work. I was surprised to find out that my whole group was lazy, just like me. No one felt the need to do any work in advance. Someone even missed a couple days of class, which was crucial for us. I am not going to blame anyone’s lack of English because that is disrespectful and rude. However, I felt like if I worked in any other group nothing would change. Each one is taking many classes, and the last thing they need to worry about is a project. I would say that even though our group was disorganized, we were able to split the work and share some ideas between. Some individuals would might blame me for not doing work until I was told exactly what to do. And I would say that is very true. There is a reason why there is a group leader. The reason for a group leader is to take command and assign work to his partners.
I interact with people in a professional and calm way. I respect everyone and take full responsibility for my actions. I felt that I putted much effort into a not so “fun” topic. The only people I interacted with were my group partners. They were ok individuals. I seriously didn’t have high hopes from the beginning. I did my share of the work and I am proud of my accomplishments. I felt I gained some new insights about Global Warming.

The event I attended Not Your Average Sex and Gender Talk with Marla McCulloch. I attended this event because I had free time on Friday and I needed an event so that I can complete my three event assignment. The event is about sex and gender, and the like. One thing I learned from this event is what orientation actually means. Orientation is who someone is attracted to; can be declared relative to one’s gender (not sex), can be declared simply as the partner’s gender, or can be completely unrelated to gender all of these attributes are independent of each other (there are straight transwomen, lesbian transwomen, straight transmen, gay transmen, and everything in-between). This event expanded my knowledge concerning people’s sex, gender, and orientation. It showed me that everyone is equal and that it doesn’t matter what someone is, every single person should have equal rights and not be judged. This event is going to be fitting in my academic journal. Now I will be more open minded concerning people’s gender and sex. And now it gives me more insight into how transgender and gay/lesbian people have to face prejudice on a daily basis. And how people, such as me, could do things to help this community. And be able to make everyone have equal rights and should not be judged for things that they do. People should be more open minded concerning this topic. Transgender people commit suicide in high rates. One reason for that is because people look down on them. Those transgender people have nothing wrong with them. But when everyone looks down on them, shames them, and makes fun of them, then transgendered people are more likely to commit suicide as a result. It is 2015, people should be more aware with such things. A study even showed that gay or lesbian couple raise kids equally or even better than heterosexual parents. So statistics don’t lie, gay and lesbian people are not less capable of raising kids. Gender equality is good for everyone. And we should stand up when someone is looked down upon for being gay/lesbian/transgender. A person who tries to shame transgender people is Paul McHugh. He has radical agenda. He misrepresents data, rigged studies, and leaves out significant details in his research. He is poorly regarded fringe element in his own field. He was denounced by his former department. No secular medical or mental-health organization agrees with him.