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[Environmental Story in Media] A Common, yet Great Hero, ‘No Impact Man’

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The world is full of heroes such as Iron Man, Spider Man, Super Man, and Bat Man. The hero we would like to introduce today is a bit different from these superheroes. He is a real-life figure who is trying to fight for the environment without a superpower, ‘ No Impact Man ’ . ‘ No Impact Man ’ refers to a person who does not give any impact on the earth. In the documentary film ‘ No Impact Man ’ , the main character Colin is a writer living in Manhattan, New York. He especially describes himself as an activist writer, not just writing a book. Then, how does Colin reflect his spirit on actions? He wants to contribute to the world with his work that is written based on his actual actions and experience. While he was considering a theme of environmental protection for his next book, he came up with an idea for this project called ‘ No Impact Man ’ to live a year in an environment-friendly way and share his and his family ’ s real story. The first thing he removed from his life was TV. T...

[Environmental Story in Media] Before the Flood

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  Today, we would like to introduce a superstar in the film industry and brings positive influence. It is Leonardo DiCaprio(Leo), one of the most attractive actors in the world. He had been nominated 6 times before finally winning the Best Actor for the 88 th Academy Awards well-known as Oscar in 2016. At that time, his acceptance speech got global attention as it focused on the concerns of climate change.     “Climate change is real. (…) And we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating. Let us not take this planet for granted.” To be honest, the combination of Leo and the environment doesn’t seem to suit well. His interest in the environment went back to the time when he was filming the movie <Beach> which came out in 2000. Leo was starring in the movie. At that time, the film crew and Leo were severely criticized for destroying beaches and forests for visual effects. Since then, he started to pay attention to environmental issues and became an...