Bowei Wang. Lori Ryker

Lori Ryker started her lecture by asking the audience what is our "myth" or what we wanted it to be, an interesting question that i had never really thought about before and to make your "myth" come true, which is the ultimate goal. I was able to relate to Lori when she talked about the feelings or connections a landscape or art can have on someone, in a way the landscape is be a beautiful piece of art. The lecture also helped me to fully see the power of civic engagement and ethics and the importance to actually practice it. If we see a crisis and want to make a difference then we need to make these changes starting with ourself, by changing how we live we can influence others and to do this we need to participate in the community and human to human engagement.

I enjoyed her lecture and that the audience was able to participate at the end. I was able to relate parts of the lecture to our reading on the importance of professional ethics and civic engagement. Lori's courage and confidence to challenge others also inspired me to find my "myth" and strive for the myth to come true.