Hello, my name is Micaelie Bremer. I am a sophomore graphic design major who hopes to join a professional design firm in Philly or maybe go into the cartoon industry. I grew up in Branchburg, New Jersey, one can describe this town as “suburbia”. However, this summer, my family moved from Branchburg to Yardley, Pennsylvania to downsize after I went away to college. While at school, I live in an apartment building in downtown State College. My roommate suggested that I take this course because she said it was one of her favorite classes. I have always been interested in the make up of earth and Mother Nature herself. After I am done finishing my never ending projects for my majors and assignments for gen-ed’s, I like to sing with my a cappella group, hang out with friends from my major and just have the ultimate college experience!

While reading the introduction topics, I remembered that deforestation has always been a topic that concerns me. Obviously, trees and plants are important for all living creatures and the Earth as a whole because of the oxygen they provide as well as their role in cleaning toxins in the air. But I feel like people tend to over look how serious this topic is. By losing the trees, we are losing all types of other plant and animals lives that are vital to the ecosystem. I have always been interested and concerned about animals. Their environment has always been important to me. Animals are important to the Earth as well, whether their feces fertilize the Earth to help make more plants, or they eat bugs and plants to keep their population under control. I have always been fascinated with how important every creature and thing is important to the “circle of life” and how we are all interconnected. With deforestation, the “circle of life” is being hurt and I think it is important to help.