Environment Reflection

Now that you have researched and presented on how humans interact with their environment, please reflect on what you have learned.  You may include information from your two presentations on invasive species and environmental disasters.  Be specific when referring to places, plants, and environments.  Include a picture or two in your post.  Your post should be around two paragraphs (5-7 sentences each) long.  Use ghe, cultures, environment, presentations, learning, technology as your labels (tags)  In your reflection please include the following:

• How did using technology help you understand the problem/situation?
• Why do humans make changes to the environment?
• Are these changes justified?  Why or why not?
• How can a single change in the environment affect other aspects of the environment?
• How do you interact with your ecosystem or environment?  How do your actions affect your environment?

Sources:  http://www.federalheath.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Environment-logo.jpg

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How Your Environment Affects Your Focus

             Do you ever listen to music when you do homework? Right before a big game? Well I've been wondering if this actually helps you. I'm also wondering if talking distracts people. You would think that everyone would get distracted, but some people I know beg to differ. I know that no one will ever know the answer to how your environment affects your focus because I think it is an opinion, but this is the best I have.
              It's different for everyone, but I know that music distracts me when I do homework. I do know that it helps me calm down right before I go on stage. I read online that music actually does stimulate parts of your brain to make you feel therapeutic. I also read on the New York Times that music helped people's focus the most when they were only moderately skilled at what they were doing. The people who were very good at what they were saw almost no effect, and the people who had done it for a short time found it distracting. I find this interesting, and my inference is that people who were very good would see no effect because they were so used to doing what they were doing, and the people who just started would find it distracting because they needed more focus to do an unusual task. The people who were moderately good at it were right in the groove of things, and it would help them go through their day. 

             Talking is a big part of school, but in study hall many people (including myself) find it distracting. Not just because of the noise, but the urge to go and join the people talking. It's hard to do math problems when everyone around you is talking and laughing. I asked my brother, Ethan Kizziar, about the topic. He said "It doesn't really bother me, unless someone is talking right at me." I think that my brother is the odd one out here, from just hearing people say "Be quiet!" or "Shut up!" in study hall, I take the hints that most people find talking distracting.
            Focus is one part of life that you will need again and again in life forever. When I go to a dance class, I have to focus on the choreography to get it right. When you run the mile, you have to focus on pacing yourself so you don't get as tired at the end. Anything you do in life takes focus, and your environment either takes it away from you, or it helps, it's your look on life.

Work Cited:
N.p., n.d. Web.
"How Music Affects the Brain: The Power of Music." Â». N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2013.
Ethan Kizziar. 27 Jan. 2013.