The Human, The Orchid and The Octopus Written by Jacques Cousteau and Susan Schiefelbein Presented by Sai Reddy

What is common between the three? Human Orchid Octopus

Who was Jacques Cousteau? Explorer Environmentalist Leader

The Explorer Drive to explore Curiosity Thirst for Knowledge

Cousteau’s Ship “The Calypso” The Explorer Cousteau’s Ship “The Calypso” “Aqualung”

Personal Risk Unacceptable Risks: Risk by Ignorance Risk by Overconfidence Risk for the sake of Risk

Personal Risk-2 Reasonable Risks: Conquer fear Be prepared No risk without goals No risk is worth taking a life

Public Risk Life is priceless. Do not concentrate on short term benefits Censorship of vital information

Environmentalist Irreplaceable Air Irreplaceable Water Saccage-Destruction Over Fishing- “Catch as Catch Can” Malevolent use of Science

Jacques Cousteau : Leader Be Inquisitive Take Responsibility Be persistent Focus on Solutions Adhere to your principles Follow your passion Be empathetic

Solution The Human, The Orchid and The Octopus are considered to be the most evolved (intelligent)and complex organisms of their species respectively.

To sum up Explorer: Drive to Explore, Private risk, Public Risk Environmentalist: Sustainable solutions, Active fight against pollution Leader: Be curious; Take responsibility; Be persistent; Focus on Solutions; Be passionate and have compassion towards the world.

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