To What extent do you think that it is your duty as a citizen to be 'informed'? Are you informed? How do you get to be informed about serious issues? To what extent do you think that you should leave the complicated decisions up to others?

"YESS" I should be informed. I peronally believe that Sustainable Development is a very important issue that should be acknowledged and others should start educating one and other about.

As a citizen it is our duty to be informed on the outgoings actions taking place in the society we live in. We all have the right to know what will occur tomorrow, next week, next month, next year or infact what will happen in the next few hours. Sustainable Development as a issue has been around for quite a while now, and it has informed lots of people through newspapers, tv, radio stations and other media distributions but it has failed to inform everyone such as myself. Although i sometimes see articles about Recylcing and climate change i always seem to look past it and find my attention diverted to Kate and Pete lifestyle. Luckly for the fact that i'm studying Learning for sustainable development as a module i woudn't have been educated deeply as i am now on the importance of Sustainable Development.

To a personal extent i do feel that i am informed on deep and serious issues because i allow myself to be. Watching particular news channel 'Sky News' which i favor greatly only because the news reporters to me seem passionate on delivering the news and not reporting because they are payed to. I tend to read people body laungage and facial expressions and the News reporters on Sky news never seem to fail me on their bubbly characteristics. Sky news is also a great interactive channel were your allowed as an audience to share your own views on a particular topic. I'm also informed through my favourite newspaper 'Metro', not because its a free newspaper but because of its layout the way the information are been allocated specifically. Metro newspaper without a doubt seemed to be the only newspaper were i have gatherd some background knowledge on the issue Sustainable development. Other newspapers seemed to have failed on updating me on the issue of climate change and capture my interest on the topic in whole. However i do believe i am been informed about sustainable development through various methods but the main method that stood out strongly would be through education. Watching Al gore film for an example was the best way to enlighten my interest on the topic although the film can be categorised as been boring i saw the film in a different representation, the film educated me greatly and widen my interest on knowing more about the issue.

Recyling is one of many contributions that citizens can get involve with in helping making the world a more sustainable enevironment. And i believe that citizens are been informed through this way of living on the topic sustainable development. Recyling is not only informed to adults kids from the age of 5 onwards seem to have captured the reasons why Recyling is good. To me this is a good start for the society we live in as the next genereations will hopefully be more sustainable.

However i disagree on the idea that individuals MUST do something in order for a change to take place, I believe that we all have the right to make decisions although actins need to be made i don't believe that we are entirely to blame.

"NO" we should not leave the complicated decisions to others, as a citizens we have the rights to make decisions too. If the issue revolves on our lifestyle then we should be informed first and also be invited on decision making. Only makes the world we live in a better place and forming unity.