Teaching With: ‘Sinking Islands, Floating Nation’

I think that the main idea of makin something that cost so much just to save 100.000 people is way to expensive and they should just try the idea of making sand island ,plus just 100.000 people cant afford so much

This shows us the things that global warming is doing to our planet. Its destroying our climate and all the things that make to Earth look nice. I think it is important for as many people as possible the realize what is happening before it is to late................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

I think it’s sad that the people of Kiribati haven’t polluted as much as us and yet they have to deal with consequences.

I believe that this was great at educating us and teaching us what situations climate change can put people in. They had to be creative and smart and find a solution to keep their culture and their people safe. I couldn't image what it would be like if we were in their situation and now that sea levels are rising we could be too.

I think this is very important, because it sows us what situations people in the world do have and ides of floating ilands is very impresive and important. I'm very disapointed because ides was not succesfull and that is not good, because 100,000 people are going to need to move otherwise they and their Housea are going to be floaded. I wish luck to people from Kiribati.

I think this is very important, because it sows us what situations people in the world do have and ides of floating ilands is very impresive and important. I'm very disapointed because ides was not succesfull and that is not good, because 100.000 people are going to need to move otherwise they and their Housea are going to be floaded. I wish luck to people from Kiribati.

I thought it was incredibly creative on how the Kiribati's took on such a difficult task. They looked at it with a fresh and innovative perspective but sadly, after the new president was elected he decided for a new plan. Even though the idea of a 'floating city' sounds incredible it's also very expensive. What the new president came up with is better in the short term. His idea of turning the Island into the next Dubai is smart. By making the place a tourist attraction they will make more money thus having enough to preserve their land and culture.

I think that this can change our future if climate change goe seven higher. This can also be the most famous thing that stands for the Karabati as well

I think that this can apply to the whole world as a solution to climate change. Building protective islands that can hold thousands may be a brilliant way to save the world. Although, it is sad that Kiribati will vanish, if climate change isn't solved very soon, losing its culture and its identity. Artificial islands are not as indigenous as native countries, so their people will lose their tradition. This is the perfect example of human beings' approach to climate change. We have already thought of alternatives to the problem before we have tried to deal with the problem itself.

I think that Kirabati should embrace the plans of creating an artificial island to save its people.

this island will die because they dont have the money and they dont have anytime

islands are sinking because the sea levels is rising, the sea levels is rising because the ice cap is melting. The ice cap is melting due to global warming, And global warming is caused by us humans. Because of the factorise, burning fossil fuels, using way too much plastic and other ways to pollute the environment which leads to Global warming. if we want to help save the homes of people or islands that we like then start to use environmental friendly things and use less objects that will pollute the world.

I in my opinion this documentary is really interesting because the idea that the Japanese people had was really enlightening i hope the actualy get the money for the ´Floating island´ it will be the job for the next generation to save the Kiribati people

Since the investors want to make Kiribati into Dabi or protugal but they want to make the floating island biulding but it is to much money. then they should try to make money or try to make a smaller one intill they have enough money for a bigger biulding.

I think that they should invest more money on trying to build a floating island then trying to become the next Dubai or Singapore.

This documentary was pretty interesting and the thing that I liked the most was that actually we can build this floating island so is pretty cool

I'm not surprised by what is happening because I know Islands can sink and I know that most people won't help because they will say that the people could just move but that is with innocent ignorance because they never were forced to leave the place where their people lived for centuries or more. I think that the floating Nation is a good idea because it can help bring in money to pay for it because it would be at the top of everyone’s tourist attractions’ list because you can, from the images, go to the sea floor with relatively great ease, but it would also be a good idea to making into something similar to Singapore because it is, form google images, in the middle of a two way current form the Americas to Asia, and to support the floating nation they need money.

In this film what caught my eye was the technology behind it all not the fact that the island could wash away at any moment. Instead of trying to design a floating island we need to try and design new innovative ad effectives ways that humans can use to help save the environment. It crosses my mind while i am watching this video what will happen to these poor Kiribati people? Will they be ok? Are their lives in jeopardy as we are speaking right now? At the rate florida is going we will be doomed before we even know it ad that’s a shame

What was quite surprising to me was the help this island was not getting. From the title and opening dialogue, I would believe the island of Kiribati is receiving support from around the world, but the nation isn't getting what it deserves. Since the island is going to sink in about a century or so, the global population should work together to build or welcome these people a new home. An emotion of anger and hope arose from my mind, because of the limited help and the dire situation the citizens are experiencing.

One thing that really stood out to me was how the japanese people are trying to assist the Kiribati people by designing them a floating island, because where they currently live is getting destroyed by the ocean. Another part that stood out to me was how that the Kiribati are more focused on getting a new home instead of preserving the one they have, while it just gets destroyed by erosion. A final part that stood out to me was that some people might not want to move because of their link to their place of origin, which i can understand, if you've lived in a place for all of your life, you are going to have a connection unlike any other to that place.

I think this video is really cool! The fact that we have the technology to even think about creating something like this is amazing. I think that building the island would actually be a great solution to the problem. It would reduce immigration to other places which could prevent overpopulation in certain places. It would obviously be super expensive to build. The people would lose a lot of money but after they finish it would be a huge tourist attraction and they could make a lot of money that way.

To me I found the idea of making a floating island interesting. Personally I wouldn't agree with it just because of the cost. I would try putting those funds into another solution and whether or not the "Make into Dubai or Singapore" solution is right, is up for debate. I just don't see that it's the most effective. What I would take from this film is the realization of civilizations being taken away because of themselves. It's and it's dark but it can be seen as the truth because simple human nature of want. Want is really the base of the issue.

It really stood out to me that they are just destroying their island and just allowing for it to slowly wash away. The people in the film are now trying to cultivate some underwater like land mass that can support life but I don't believe it one bit. The Narrator of the film club was very concerned for his family and home on the island along with most likely everyone else because they are most likely going to be forced to live in the underwater shelter/home where they will not have all the required resources they might need to have.

I was very inspired about how the chinese nation is trying to help the kiribati. I believe what they are doing is very inspiring and courageous. When I found out that the islands were sinking I became frustrated because the person was trying to tell the citizens that they were in danger and no one believed him to where many people died because they did not listen. I believe you should give people a chance especially when it is about a person’s home or place. I was a little confused when the chinese talked about how only half of the population would be in the floating nation. I was worried about what would happen to the other half of the population. When I found out that the chinese stopped making the floating nation and that a different country was going to take over I thought it was bizarre. I do agree with the fact that they are moving to a different country. I think that is the right decision as the whole nation’s population can live in the new country instead of just leaving half of the population and keeping the other half. This is what I think about the “sinking island, floating nation”

I believe that the idea is an optimistic one, but a cool concept nonetheless. The idea does provide an excellent example of how technology and innovation can change the world for the better. However, it would be reasonable to migrate instead of depending on the creation of an artificial island, but the idea could be exactly what people will need even further off into the future when the population is projected to reach into the 10's of billions.I do have questions about how this island could affect the sea and ecosystem.

People tend to think that global warming is not real, it's definitely real, it's just a question of whether it is serious as some people say. In my opinion, I think some people do make it seem too serious, but I feel like we should be doing something about the Earth's climate change. I feel bad for these people that their home is one day going to be destroyed, makes things harder for them but I guess they have each other right? Also the idea of the artificial island is a bit...off. I'm not sure if that will be the best option investing so much in it, I suggest they do something that isn't so risky. Overall, I think this video displays the effects of global warming and should be used as a way to spread awareness to this issue. Best of luck to the islanders.

The moment that stood out to me was when the man had said the situation could destroy their lives and it was very saddening to hear that their home was in danger. Another moment that stood out to me was when the president came up with an idea of a floating island. I thought it was very creative. While watching this video I was thinking about how their lives would be if they had lost their home. They would've had to move to another place and adapt to the culture and environment. They could've also went through persecution with the new place.

I thought it was crazy how the islands were sinking within the century. A small country that are a set of islands that are disappearing due to the sea. That's insane! Then it was even more crazy that the former president of that country wanted to make an artificial island for his people. He needs to be crazy to counter act the crazy I guess.

My thoughts on this film club were based on how technology can make a difference in life. This nation is predicted to wash up within the next upcoming years. A plant in Tokyo is helping Kiribati build a structure to help the republic keep from sinking. But, this technology project can save the 100,000 people in Kiribati. The model looks like a platform that will extend from the bottom of the ocean to a high elevation above water. Looks like people will no longer live on the island, they will live on the huge platforms. Then, they will be able to continue with everyday life.

I feel that the first thing that would be most acknowledged in this video is the idea that global warming is becoming more of a threat. Even with that being the main subject I feel what stood out to me was how much trust these people put into their beliefs. I understand that these people are very indigenous and would like to maintain their culture, but by trying to focus on becoming a developed country to raise their economy, I really don't see the connection between the two. The floating islands would be a great idea for the people to preserve their culture without having to worry about their homes being flooded, and wondering where is a safe place to put your home. I really hate to have to relate these people kids who won't listen, but at this point I feel the countries in the world who are trying to help are doing the same. I definitely did not see this outcome when I first loaded up the video for myself.

This concept of building a floating island in the middle of the pacific ocean is an interesting one and the way that the conceptual modeled looked from the japanese company looked like something straight out of star trek, I’d have to argue why don't the people relocated instead of asking the international community for money.The people of Kiribati in my opinion should just migrate to another country instead of building giant floating islands its the least costly option and it won’t create a giant metal structure in our ocean, on that subject I wonder how this is going to effect pollution on the earth where are they going to dump their trash? How is the use of heavy metals in water going to affect its quality? This are all questions that need to be asked before we build a huge metal structure in the middle of the pacific ocean.

My first thoughts when i heared that the island was bing covered and would soon disappear is what would happen to the people? Would they get out before this time? What about their culture? Then the idea of floating island came up and I got excited. But after hearing that they wouldn't have enough money for their new president not really supporting it. But the people of Kiribati still have hope. If the new president can turn Kiribati into a country like Singapore before this island floods then they'll be able to affored this

The fact that the current administration of Kiribati doesn’t support the floating islands is absurd to me. It seems like the government is unwilling to have the floating islands but are willing to transform their island through development, while losing their culture. I believe that the underwater cities would be the best way to ensure that the people of Kiribati survive, and could continue to practice their culture, without losing it to development into large cities like Dubai. The idea of turning Kiribati into a nation like Singapore would probably ruin the customs and disrupt the culture of the people of the island.

In my opinion I would have liked to see them complete there floating islands project.Mostly because I found it as a very unique and interesting way to save a culture and its people.Mostly because I am a firm believer in that technology improving is a sign that we as humans are moving forward towards the future that I wanted to see them complete this in real life. If they had manage to complete this man made floating island I would be a hundred percent positive that it could have spawned a new revolutionary age for people.So I am disappointed that it did not come to be.

People loosing their home due to rising sea levels isn't something we normally think of when considering how the world is changing and how people are being affected by this change but, it's still an important topic. The former President of Kiribati realized his country was dealing with this problem and came up with the solution of a "floating island" to solve the problem of the disappearing island but, he was unable to further peruse his idea of a "floating island" due to him being at the end of his presidency and being replaced by a man that did not support his idea. I think the "floating island" would have a majority of positive effects for the people and the island. It would allow the areas inhabitants and their future generations to still live one the island, they won't have to worry about their island sinking, and moving a family with elders and newborns can be a challenge trying to ensure their safety during travels. If they had the "floating island" the only potential problem I could see with the "floating island" is that it would leave their government in an immensely large debt.

This video is even more proof that climate change is a real thing and not something we should just be dusting under the rug. It’s crazy to see people putting up sandbags, not in preparation for a storm but, in preparation for an inevitable future. These people are losing their homes and the world needs to figure out what to do. I believe the ‘Floating Islands’ idea is a far-fetched and risky one but, the best one they have other than moving the people elsewhere which would both result in the loss of the indigenous people’s culture. Overall, other nations and people need to get up and figure out what to do because this will be the fate of thousands of islands and coastlines all over the world. It’s only a matter of time before it’ll be too late.

The idea of losing an entire country due to people not caring as much as they should about the environment is sad. Things like this should not be happening in our world, the human race is the most advanced species on the planet, yet we are the ones who are destroying our planet. There shouldn't be a constant wanting of more and more, it leads to us losing important life. The floating idea in my opinion is a good one but the nation of Kiribati wouldn't be able to afford it themselves, so who would be the one to pay for it if it were to take place and be built? I don't understand why the new leaders of the nation want to make Kiribati the new Dubai or Singapore, I don't think that would be possible for them. They would need the funds to be able to produce something like that, and I believe the funds should go to the floating islands instead of trying to become something like Dubai. I feel like it would attract tourism if that would be possible with how the nation would be submerged under water, with limited air travel due to that, so that would make a challenge for tourism.

No matter how many signs we are given to stop harming the environment and slow down human consumption, we still don’t change anything. At the rate, we’re going Florida is going to be underwater in 300 years. We shouldn’t be so arrogant to believe that we can fix any problem that we cause. Earth is reaching its limit. Instead of trying to design a floating island try and design new effective ways that humans can use to help save the environment. I know it will definitely cost less than 450 billion dollars. Environmental conservation needs to be top priority. Earth is reaching its breaking point and if we keep pushing it who knows how much longer we will have.

The thought of the people not having a home or potentially dying because they got washed away by the waters didn't cross my mind. The idea of technology improving caught my attention instead. Being able to think of these floating island and the capability of believing an idea like this was surprising. The idea of these floating islands also had a wow factor as the display traveled across the screen. The excitement of the idea coming together is something I will take away from this video because it makes me realize the improvement and inventive mind of these intelligent designers. I still wonder about what will happen to the island of Kiribati and the people.

It's heartbreaking to know that someplace that you hold close to yourself is slowly slipping away to the point where it is no longer a place that is compatible to live in. It's frustrating to see that there is not a lot of options to help the people of this island without is taking a large amount of money to help create a new home for them unless they move to another place without their sense of connection to the world like they did at their home. I wonder how the babies will grow up to learn about their birthplace because when they are twelve, mostly all of the island will be submerged by then.

I don’t think I would ever feel content if I knew the place that I have called home was being swallowed whole by the ocean year after year. To have to move and start completely fresh somewhere else that does not share any of my cultural traits would be difficult. I don’t know if it is possible to transform the sinking island into a place like Dubai or Singapore. How many people have actually heard of the Kiribati Island before learning about it through this video? Also, they seem like very traditional people who do not have any thriving industries on the island, but even if there were to transform into another Dubai or Singapore, how long do they think it would take for all of it (including the island) to disappear under the ocean?

One thing that stood out to me was when they first introduced the floating island. I had never thought about something like that before. I also have some questions about how it would work with some aspects. For example with the trees, how would they get enough sunlight to grown because it looks like everything is stacked on top of another, and they are also underwater on top of that? One thing that surprised me was that the new president didn't want to continue on with it and that he wanted to turn the island into something like what Singapore is. I don't think that it would be a good option because everyone there wants to keep their culture and traditions.

Something that really stood out to me was how the people were divested in the whole situation and how they were planning on building an underwater home for people once their island got flooded. Something that had surprised me was how in the end it said they weren’t going to be able to do the huge project and how instead they were investing money to become the new Dubai or Singapore. I can’t take away the image of me being without a home like these people. I know now that I would have mixed emotions if this happened to me.

The things that stood out to me in this film was the cost of the "Floating Islands". I was not expecting them to be that expensive. It stood out to me because I would have expected it to be a lot of money but not that much. The one thing that surprised me was the fact that they actually had a whole plan on how it was going to be built and what it was going to be built out of. I personally think that they should do something that help ensure that the remaining people on the island stay safe.

If I put myself in these people's shoes I would be very devastated that my hometown is sinking and i would also want and try and see what i can do to fix this for my hometown to be here and me not loosing it.Their idea of building an underwater like country for people to live would have some cons and pros about it because it sounds amazing and like a great idea but if they build it wrong or if something happens and it doesn't hold all the weight there could be a lot of damage and the cost for them to do it would be tremendous and who knows if they would be able to afford it all but it would be a great adventure and experience to go through.

This make feel extremely forlorn knowing as my home and the rest of the place will be underwater forcing and increasing the extinction of the culture removing individuality from my blood being forced to assimilate with other cultures which will happen in due course. But having them make a floating island is simply asinine to me with how expensive it is with 450 million dollars. This simply seems to much for the Island which is most likely not gonna happen. I believe they should find a place which they can move and have mass migration to the same location so they can preserve their culture without it going extinct or having to assimilate. But if the expensive plan goes wrong is cause to lose a lot of life and be a waste of resources.

While watching this film, I tried to imagine being one of these people, who know that their home and cultural identity is going to be extinct. Other places around the world are losing their culture to diffusion and migration of the population, but this one is literally going down. I would be emotionally devastated from this situation, but I would at least want some hope for the survival of some sort of nation. I was flabbergasted when I read that the administration disapproved of the floating island. Kiribati could have gone from a simple island to something of futuristic science fiction, I though the model was incredible. The cost of the floating island dropping to $450 million made me feel like there was hope, which is why it was more disappointing to see the plan fail. If I were living in Kiribati, I would also worry about the 100,000 other people in the nation that couldn't even fit in the floating island. I would hate to know that the nation would lose everything that it has had one day in the near future. I at least hope that the people can find a way to live on and continue their legacy.

this cool because of the pic

I can not even imagine if the island that i know as home was getting submerged under water i would be devastated, my home my family every thing would be ruined and if i had children they would never get to see where they were born or where i grew up, and then you can not do anything but watch your home get ruined, if you grew up on that island and only know that island and all of sudden have to go to the mainland you are not going to know what to do, you are not accustomed to that part of life so it is going to be difficult for you to live there and support your family and get money to live.

The idea of floating islands has pros and cons. First, people will be safe because they will be in a new place that will not be affected by climate change. The floating island could be dangerous if it is not built correctly. For example, the extreme water pressure could damage the structure and cause deaths. Another danger is that food could be very hard to get in an underwater city. Transportation of food into the new floating island could be expensive, but reliable. The underwater ecosystem could be negatively affected. On the plus side, underwater and ocean discoveries could benefit and increase from building the floating island. It is also a little disappointing that humans cannot enjoy and preserve the land that we already have. The current administration should also be more aware and open to new ideas such as the floating island. Investing a lot money in the island to develop it like Dubai or Singapore is not realistic considering the time that they have before the island disappears.

A solution to this religion problem ,in my opinion, would simply be to put a religious shrine down on the site of Kiribati that people can visit using some sort of cab car. They can make it with the same technology they plan on building the island with, although it would cost a lot more than i think Tokyo is willing to part with.

I have always been terrified of the fact that we are slowly destroying the planet that we are living on, and now look what's happened. An entire island, an entire country with its people and their culture, to be slowly overcome until there is nothing left. It's a terrifying thought. The fact that these people will lose their home, their customs, and their deep-rooted connection with the surrounding nature, and that nothing can be done about it is mindboggling. The idea that the former president had was ambitious, but it was truly something amazing and unique. I was taken aback by the effort that this man was putting in to save his people and the effort that everyone else was putting in too. Of course, there is the downfall that the people are still losing their home and possibly their culture, but at least there are still trying to do something about the islands impending doom. It was depressing that the new administration didn't support this idea. The fact that they were instead focusing on making the island the next Dubai or Singapore was absurd. Sure it will probably look pretty, but what good is it doing the island, much less the people?

I think that a floating island would be cool but impractical. It's a great idea and could be done but it's kinda stupid in its entirety. These Islands would cost 450 billion dollars. who would pay for that? I know the Kiribati can not even get close to that amount. even if they tried the people have no interest in helping themselves and want to stay indigenous even if they die. also, no one else should pay for that. because of their decisions they face extinction. finally i think that the floating islands is great in all but it is irrelevant for a poor country that has no will to save themselves.

What stood out to me in this video was the quote, “We keep believing that we can destroy this planet because we can fix it with our technology,” because I’ve never really thought about my way of living in that light. The entire video is about how humans have created a problem, and how we are now trying to correct it with technology. I liked the engineering aspect of the video though. I think that it’s really cool that we even have the technology to correct a problem as big as a sinking island. It was a bit disappointing at the end when I found out that the project never got past a blueprint. I found the idea of a floating island really cool, and I think it could’ve actually worked. While preserving the culture of Kiribati would’ve been difficult, I still think it would have been a logical decision to go with the new island because the people would at least have a place to live.

The topic has me dumbfounded, how the people of this small country are faced with extinction of their culture because of the ever growing water to the shore. The civilian presented is very rural and indigenous the former president really enforced the idea of how they should maintain their cultural stance and traditions and how the people should build their new civilization underwater. But unfortunately the new administration does not support this and wants to keep building upon Kiribati and make it into the new Dubai. I personally don't understand their viewpoint because the land that they are presented with is already so small there would not be enough land in order to support cities like in Dubai in the long run. But personally I really did find the idea of the nation going underwater to be interesting, and I would have loved to have seen that in the future

After viewing this film I think of a nation floating on water is an interesting concept but a bit far out for the small nation island of Kiribati.Right now Kiribati is a very impoverished country their Gross National Product being 1,420$ making it one of the poorest countries in the world (back in 2010).Which in the film the people working on this ‘floating nation’ would coast 450 billion$.Which in my opinion the island nation would not be able to pay.Even if they were able to pay for it the floating nation’ would only be able to hold about 30,000-50,000 thousand people which Kiribati people stands right now at about 100,000 so they would haft to pay for two of these islands.Also another problem is making all the residents leave the island and according to the former president of Kiribati many of the islanders have a ‘spiritual connection’ to the island.So the concept is of a ‘floating nation’ is very cool but I don't think that a country like Kiribati could be able to pull it off in my opinion.