Portfolio
Portfolio Assignment
SUS1501 – Sustainability and Greed
Student Name: Shitlhangu Mercy Tsakani
Student Number: 40525007
Date: 2014.05.06
Teaching Assistant Name: S GEORGE
Declaration:
By submitting this portfolio, I implicitly declare that this is my own work except for the “Introduction” which was kindly written for me by my lecturer.
Introduction
My aim in compiling this portfolio was to reflect on the things that have struck me throughout this crazy module.
My starting point for doing this was to revisit my opinions to the multiple choice questions which were presented in the Crossroads assignment. I present these current opinions, together with my original opinions, and some brief notes in the section entitled: “Back at the Crossroads!”
Once I have done this, I draw some key conclusions about this crazy module and about the things that did indeed strike me.
Back at the Crossroads!
1. “The assets of the three richest people in the world match the combined annual GDP’s of the 48 poorest countries.” My personal opinion on this statement is most closely described by:
a. Good for them – they worked hard to get their wealth
b. The only problem I have with this is that this money is in their bank account and not in mine
c. No problem with this – many of these people give huge amounts to charities
d. I think that it is morally wrong for anyone to have that much money
e. I think that active steps should be taken to correct such immoral wealth imbalances
Choice now: A: Good for them – they worked hard to get their wealth
Choice in assignment 1: B: The only problem I have with this is that this money is in their bank account and not mine.
Notes:
I changed my option because I was not well conversant with the word ‘sustainability’. I have learned that Sustainability is about what we must want to achieve. These people achieved by working hard. We must not be greed. They worked hard to achieve their desires. We all have to work hard if we
SUS1501 – Sustainability and Greed
Student Name: Shitlhangu Mercy Tsakani
Student Number: 40525007
Date: 2014.05.06
Teaching Assistant Name: S GEORGE
Declaration:
By submitting this portfolio, I implicitly declare that this is my own work except for the “Introduction” which was kindly written for me by my lecturer.
Introduction
My aim in compiling this portfolio was to reflect on the things that have struck me throughout this crazy module.
My starting point for doing this was to revisit my opinions to the multiple choice questions which were presented in the Crossroads assignment. I present these current opinions, together with my original opinions, and some brief notes in the section entitled: “Back at the Crossroads!”
Once I have done this, I draw some key conclusions about this crazy module and about the things that did indeed strike me.
Back at the Crossroads!
1. “The assets of the three richest people in the world match the combined annual GDP’s of the 48 poorest countries.” My personal opinion on this statement is most closely described by:
a. Good for them – they worked hard to get their wealth
b. The only problem I have with this is that this money is in their bank account and not in mine
c. No problem with this – many of these people give huge amounts to charities
d. I think that it is morally wrong for anyone to have that much money
e. I think that active steps should be taken to correct such immoral wealth imbalances
Choice now: A: Good for them – they worked hard to get their wealth
Choice in assignment 1: B: The only problem I have with this is that this money is in their bank account and not mine.
Notes:
I changed my option because I was not well conversant with the word ‘sustainability’. I have learned that Sustainability is about what we must want to achieve. These people achieved by working hard. We must not be greed. They worked hard to achieve their desires. We all have to work hard if we