Reflective Essay: AP Environment

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Planet earth is a place where all creatures live and prosper in. Humans are an advanced civilization with many technologies that harm our planet. I chose AP Environmental as my favorite school subject because it has opened my eyes to how our planet is being mistreated, but it also shows us how to nourish it back to health. My teacher Ricardo Garcia was a big reason why I enjoyed the class. Mr. Garcia made the material very engaging. He would have the class participate many times in class and would make sure we went on various field trips to broaden our perspective on the class. One trait that my teacher had was that he was extremely passionate about keeping our planet healthy. This trait was passed on to me because I never knew the extent to

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