$13-$ READING RESPONSE

Write a response to this week's required reading: Buckminster Fuller, "Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth" $(1969)$

Begin by summarizing the reading's main points $-$ Specifically, what point is Fuller trying to convey by presenting the earth as a spaceship? What does humanity gain from this understanding? $-$ and conclude with your own insights $($any opinions or questions you might have on the reading$).$

Your response should be about a page long $(12-$pt font and double$-$spacing$).$