The 11th Hour...

In our Business English class, we watched the (relatively old) movie/documentary The 11th Hour (watch the trailer here), hosted by Leonardo diCaprio. It talks about climate change and its effects on planet Earth. Whilst I honestly have no clue how this is related to business writing or English as a whole, this movie/documentary is a good eye opener to all the ignorant boobs out there who still don't play their part in helping our planet recuperate.
Here is my "reaction paper" to the movie/documentary.

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The movie/documentary “The 11^th Hour”, hosted by Leonardo de Caprio (of whom I’m not really fond of) is about the harsh reality of global warming and its effects on planet Earth. It showed various video clips of different settings (such as the melting of the polar ice caps and the increase in strength of storms) around the world that proves that global warming is real and that if we don’t act now to curb its effects. Interviews with knowledgeable people such as scientists, politicians and environmental activists were done as well.

Watching the movie reminded (reminded because although I am already aware of global warming and its effects through dangerously prolonged periods of watching National Geographic Channel, my daily activities tend to stray my mind from it) me that we should not rest from ensuring that we do not cause any further harm to the environment. Corny as it may sound, the little things we do actually matter. That piece of candy wrapper might as well be the difference between dry ground and 5-foot high flash floods. It all depends on what you do with it, whether doing the right thing by throwing it in the trash can or by throwing it anywhere convenient.

We should always remember that before we complain, we should think first if we ourselves are on the right track. I know a lot of people who love to complain how easily it floods in their area yet they mindlessly throw their garbage anywhere the street in front of their houses. There are also people who complain that the Philippines is starting to become an oven yet they failed to comprehend that their smoke-belching vehicle (also known as a four-wheel death trap) is partly at fault for that. It is people like these that need to watch documentaries like The 11^th Hour so that they may learn a thing or two about climate change.

To end this “thought piece” (I still prefer to call it a reaction paper), I would like to quote Captain Planet every time he talks about saving the environment: THE POWER IS YOURS (emphasis on “yours”)! Yes indeed, the power is ours. The power to make a difference is at the tip of our fingers. It all comes down to the decisions we make. Is what we do beneficial for the world, or it actually harms the world and all its inhabitants?