Story of Stuff Extra Credit Summary

In this short informational video, I learned more about the process of how to change the process.  From the last video “Story of Stuff”, I learned about what five things contribute into the cycle of burning fossil fuels to creating hazardous toxins.  The video “Story of Change” was a continuation of the previous video.  “Story of Change” talked about how we can change this system.  The answer to changing the system lays in our hands.  We the people have the ability to change the whole system.  There are three different components to changing the process.  The first step is the idea.  Everybody needs to have an idea to start and build off of.  For example, Martin Luther King Jr. needed to have an idea of what he wanted to argue before he could do anything.  He couldn’t just go up there not knowing what he wanted to say.  The second thing is we the people.  We live in a democratic society and we the people have a huge amount of power.  For example, when Martin Luther King Jr. was giving his speech, only 25% of the people supported him.  This may seem like a tiny amount, but that 25% of the people were highly effective.  The third thing is to take action.  The 25% of Martin Luther King Jr.’s supporters did not just stand around waiting for something to happen.  Those 25% of the people took action and made something happen.  This step is very critical because if you have all three things, you can change anything you want.  I think this three step process is very logical and effective.  First, you need an idea.  This makes sense because you need to know what you want.  The second step is we the people.  This means that the citizens have the power to protest and eventually get what they want.  This makes sense because the majority of the population of America is the citizens, not the wealthy.  The third step is to take action.  This makes sense because an idea is only just an idea unless you do something about that idea.  Someone needs to make it happen or else nobody would know about the amazing idea.