According to Ahmad (2007) in his article “Solution to transportation woes,” public transportation is important to most countries. In 2020 Malaysians should be able to be transported around the country by using the public transportation, without using their cars. The Malaysian government goal is to make 40% of Malaysian people use public transportation. The train is the best way to transfer people and goods in many countries and should be in Malaysia too. Some of the advantages of trains are that they can carry a normal number of people, and they can help to decease the traffic in the big city. Also, using the train will decrease the use of the energy. The Malaysian government should improve its public transportation. Most public transportation companies lose their money in this business; because of that, the government should support them. The public transportation in general is faster than private transportation. The government should raise the gas price to force people to use trains and buses.
The world now is facing a big issue, which is the transportation problem. Lots of countries a retrying to figure out many solutions to fix this issue. Many people should start thinking about using public transportation rather than private transportation. Also, the train probably has the same speed that the car has or is faster, and the train fits many people in it. The public transportation such as using train has many benefits, for example, it's safer, it's comfortable and it's more environmentally friendly.
First, people should stop traveling by car and start to traveling by train because the train is more safe than cars. Moreover, when people travel by train, that will decrease the number of cars on the highways, which will make the accidents go down. Therefore, for people who could not drive for a long time, travel by train will solve their problem. For example, one of my cousins fell asleep while he was driving on the highway, and he had an accident. There is another important thing, which is the danger of the road; some people stop their cars on the highway because of a technical matter and that makes their life in danger. For example, if a person gets trouble on the highway and he has a lot of money maybe some bad people will come in and rob him.
Second, people should focus to travel by train, because it is more comfortable than travel by car. Also, travel by train gives people more opportunity to feel relaxed on their trip. Travel by train gives people the opportunity to enjoy their trip because traveling by the car needs some focusing. For example, when people travel by train they can enjoy and see all the beautiful views on the high way such as the nature. Furthermore, the train has the good qualities that the car does not have, such as restaurant and bathroom. When people travel by train they can sleep or play, because they do not need to be stressful about the road. On the other hand, if a person travels by car he needs to be awake until he reaches his destination.
Third, people should start to use the public transportation because that will help to reduce the air pollution. Using cars too much leads to polluting the air in many ways; for example, the smoke that comes out of the car. Also, when we use the air conditioners that means we burn more gas, which means increasing the air pollution. In addition, there is air pollution that comes from using the car tires. If people like to help their environment and reduce the pollutions there are many things to do. The first thing is that we should decrease using a car and use the public transportation, which will reduce the air pollution. Moreover, we can use the bus, which means we can stop more than thirty cars and replace it with just one car.
Finally, if people would like to help their environment and make it healthier, they can, but they should try their best to stop the private transportation and use the public transportation.
The world now is facing a big issue, which is the transportations problem. Lots of countries are trying to figure out many solutions to fix this issue. Lots of people should start thinking about using public transportation rather than private transportation. Moreover, the train has probably the same speed that the car has and the train fits many people in it. The public transportation such as using train has many benefits, for example, it's safer, it's comfortable and it's more environmentally friendly.
Reference:
Ahmad, M. (2007, September 7). Solution to transportation woes. New Straits Times (Malaysia). Retrieved July 10, 2008 from LexisNexis.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Transit Authority
According to Nussbaum (2007) in his article “Study: City's Commute Shifting: Suggestions of a Surprising Gain for Mass Transit,” this is the first time that the use of private cars has decreased. Also, he says, by the year 2005 studies show that when the gas price went up the use of private cars declined. He also says that this decrease in automobile use will increase if the prices of gas stay high. Moreover, he named some big cities in the U.S. that raised the percentage of people using the Transit Authority by the year 2005. Furthermore, the author states that we should support this service. So, we can encourage the people to use it. In addition, we should lower the price of this service to lead everybody to use it and prefer it. Finally, in Philadelphia, they are trying very hard to get drivers’ attention on the Transit Authority.
It is apparent that the author’s opinion is right in this article. There are many things that we can do to increase the Transit Authority use. First, we should reduce the price of the public transportation. Second, we have to expand public transport systems. Third, we should make the public transportation more comfortable to make people start to use it.
First of all, we should reduce the price of the public transportation. The government should control the public transportation price. They can make this service cost a nominal fee so everybody can use it. For example, this way works very will in Egypt, so to get in the bus you pay nothing, so a lot of people decide that they do not need cars anymore. Also, a lot of people cannot afford the car price and for them the public transportation is a good idea. Moreover, they can create a membership card, so that the more you use the card, the more credit you get. For example, you get a free ride or collect points, then you can go anywhere you want out of the city. In addition, the government should support the companies and make them have competition in getting the bigger number of customers by offering cheaper prices.
Secondly, we have to expand the public transport systems. The government should have public transport stations everywhere in the city. For example, in Saudi Arabia the Transit Authority dose not work at all; and the reason, Is that there are no stations anywhere. I think in Riyadh we have one station only in the main streets and that’s it. so nobody uses it; and we do not use them anymore. Also we have only one train and it dos not go everywhere in the country. Furthermore, they have to organize the time, so you can arrive at your work or at the place you wanted to go to on time. In addition, we also face this problem in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, it is a good idea if they offer a transport to different cities because when people think that when they want to travel to another city, they can go by bus, they will think that they do not need cars anymore.
Finally, we should make the public transportation more comfortable to make people start to use it. If companies start to take care of people comfortably, they will convince people to use the public transportation. They can do that by taking care of the air conditioner, making the place clean, and using good smile spray several times a day. Moreover, they should use new buses and try to not use old ones with noisy voices. Furthermore, they can make a membership card so they will make it very easy for people, because they do not have to carry cash with them; and they can refill their balance in the internet or in the supermarket.
In conclusion, the public transpiration will help the environment. There are many things that we can do to increases the use of the Transit Authority. First, we should reduce the price of the public transportation. Second, we have to expand public transport systems. Third, we should make the public transportation more comfortable to make people start to use it.
Reference
Nussbaum, P. (2007, March 13). Study: city's commute shifting: suggestions of a surprising gain for mass transit. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 8, 2008 from Lexis Nexis database.
It is apparent that the author’s opinion is right in this article. There are many things that we can do to increase the Transit Authority use. First, we should reduce the price of the public transportation. Second, we have to expand public transport systems. Third, we should make the public transportation more comfortable to make people start to use it.
First of all, we should reduce the price of the public transportation. The government should control the public transportation price. They can make this service cost a nominal fee so everybody can use it. For example, this way works very will in Egypt, so to get in the bus you pay nothing, so a lot of people decide that they do not need cars anymore. Also, a lot of people cannot afford the car price and for them the public transportation is a good idea. Moreover, they can create a membership card, so that the more you use the card, the more credit you get. For example, you get a free ride or collect points, then you can go anywhere you want out of the city. In addition, the government should support the companies and make them have competition in getting the bigger number of customers by offering cheaper prices.
Secondly, we have to expand the public transport systems. The government should have public transport stations everywhere in the city. For example, in Saudi Arabia the Transit Authority dose not work at all; and the reason, Is that there are no stations anywhere. I think in Riyadh we have one station only in the main streets and that’s it. so nobody uses it; and we do not use them anymore. Also we have only one train and it dos not go everywhere in the country. Furthermore, they have to organize the time, so you can arrive at your work or at the place you wanted to go to on time. In addition, we also face this problem in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, it is a good idea if they offer a transport to different cities because when people think that when they want to travel to another city, they can go by bus, they will think that they do not need cars anymore.
Finally, we should make the public transportation more comfortable to make people start to use it. If companies start to take care of people comfortably, they will convince people to use the public transportation. They can do that by taking care of the air conditioner, making the place clean, and using good smile spray several times a day. Moreover, they should use new buses and try to not use old ones with noisy voices. Furthermore, they can make a membership card so they will make it very easy for people, because they do not have to carry cash with them; and they can refill their balance in the internet or in the supermarket.
In conclusion, the public transpiration will help the environment. There are many things that we can do to increases the use of the Transit Authority. First, we should reduce the price of the public transportation. Second, we have to expand public transport systems. Third, we should make the public transportation more comfortable to make people start to use it.
Reference
Nussbaum, P. (2007, March 13). Study: city's commute shifting: suggestions of a surprising gain for mass transit. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 8, 2008 from Lexis Nexis database.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The Oil Price
According to Murray (2008) in his article, “Oil: A global crisis,” the oil price has increased to 300% of the real price because of the Iraq war. Also, he says that Dr Salameh, who is the oil economist, recommends that the Iraq war should stop, so the oil price will go back to the regular price which is $40 a barrel. Moreover, the author says that Goldman Sachs mentions that the oil price may increase five times more by the next year. Furthermore, he says the oil financial support may stop from the countries that cannot pay for it. Besides, Dr Salameh mentions that three years Iraq had offered the U.S. that they would give them oil if they quit the extracting from Iraq and if this happened the oil price would be regular. In addition, he says that the decrease of the oil use in the developed countries might help to reduce the oil cost.
It is apparent that the author’s opinion is right in this article. There are many things that affect on the oil price. First, the Iraq war had an effect on the oil price. Second, the OPEC should do something about the oil price. Third, the Middle East, and Europe should do something about the Iraq war and the U.S. policy.
First, the Iraq war had uneffect on the oil price. The oil price started to rise when the Iraq war started. Therefore, we should stop this war because as a result it does not affect the Middle East and Iraq only, but also the entire world. by the increasing of the oil price there are some countries that have been affected in an economic way because of this rise in the oil price.
Second, the OPEC should do something about the oil price. The OPEC should control the oil price and put a limit on the increase of the oil price. Also, they should push the oil producer countries to support the poor countries or the countries that can not afford for the oil because of the huge increase in the oil price now.
Third, the Middle East and Europe should do something about the Iraq war and the U.S. policy. They should stop the United States from taking advantage of the Iraq oil and hurting the entire world; even the American society has been affected by the oil price.
In conclusion, the oil cost has increased in a scary way, and we should stop it. In addition, there are many things that affect on the oil price. The Iraq war had effect on the oil price. The OOEC should do something about the oil price.
The Middle East and Europe should do something about Iraq war and the U.S. policy.
Reference
Murray, J. (2008, May 25). Oil: A global crisis. Independent.com.uk. Retrieved July 2, 2008 from http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/oil-a-global-crisis-834023.html
It is apparent that the author’s opinion is right in this article. There are many things that affect on the oil price. First, the Iraq war had an effect on the oil price. Second, the OPEC should do something about the oil price. Third, the Middle East, and Europe should do something about the Iraq war and the U.S. policy.
First, the Iraq war had uneffect on the oil price. The oil price started to rise when the Iraq war started. Therefore, we should stop this war because as a result it does not affect the Middle East and Iraq only, but also the entire world. by the increasing of the oil price there are some countries that have been affected in an economic way because of this rise in the oil price.
Second, the OPEC should do something about the oil price. The OPEC should control the oil price and put a limit on the increase of the oil price. Also, they should push the oil producer countries to support the poor countries or the countries that can not afford for the oil because of the huge increase in the oil price now.
Third, the Middle East and Europe should do something about the Iraq war and the U.S. policy. They should stop the United States from taking advantage of the Iraq oil and hurting the entire world; even the American society has been affected by the oil price.
In conclusion, the oil cost has increased in a scary way, and we should stop it. In addition, there are many things that affect on the oil price. The Iraq war had effect on the oil price. The OOEC should do something about the oil price.
The Middle East and Europe should do something about Iraq war and the U.S. policy.
Reference
Murray, J. (2008, May 25). Oil: A global crisis. Independent.com.uk. Retrieved July 2, 2008 from http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/oil-a-global-crisis-834023.html
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Losing the Coral reefs
Abstract
The topic of this paper is coral reefs. It argues that coral reefs should be protected by us, because that will keep the sea life safe. First, we should stop trawling. Secondly, we have to protect the sea life and coral reefs from the damage that happens because of blast fishing. Finally, the government should protect the ocean from people who contaminate the ocean.
Coral reefs are facing a huge hazard nowadays. Loft (2008) claims, “More immediate threat to marine health already has started — the slow dying of coral populations. Biologists estimate that about 70 percent of coral species are threatened and that 20 percent are damaged beyond repair” (para. 2). According to Jha (2008) claims, “ that in August 2005 harsh bleaching exterminated 50%-95% of a coral colony and killed more than half, typically in the Lesser Antilles. Also, people need to have more knowledge about the sea and the life in sea” (para. 3). In addition, the researchers exposed the fact that the trawling harms the coral reefs in a terrible way. Furthermore, we have to protect the coral reefs before it is too late, because if we do nothing about them, I think we will lose the coral forever. Moreover, the sea life is suffering from the damage that happens because of blast fishing that causes destruction of the gorgeous sea life
We should stop trawling, because it has extremely bad effects on the coral reefs. In addition, we have to protect the sea life and the coral reefs from the damage that happens because of blast fishing. Furthermore, the government should protect the ocean from people who contaminate the ocean.
First, we should stop trawling because it has extremely bad effects on the coral reefs and the seabed life. Loft (2008) said that “Experts say that coral reefs are vulnerable to man-made pollution, trawling, ocean acidification and other influences that undo what takes nature centuries to build” (para. 9). The researchers discovered that the trawling harms the coral reefs in a dreadful way. It is true that when fishermen use the trawling they can catch an enormous number of fishes, but the thing is that they do not know that they are destroying the coral reefs. Moreover, trawling affects incredibly not just the coral reefs, but also the seabed life. For example, the sponges and the flowerpots are destroyed because of the trawling (“Environmental Effects of Prawn, 2004). So I think we have to educate fishermen and people in general about the risk of trawling. However, the government should have strict rules to stop those people from damaging the wonderful coral reefs. Also they should offer like a reward for anybody who tells the police about the people who broke the rules.
Second, we should protect the sea life and the coral reefs from the damage that happens because of blast fishing. Also, blast fishing affects negatively on a large number of the total amount of the coral in the world. Coral reefs are one of the important factors that help to protect the sea life. Many kinds of sea biodiversity have died off because of blast fishing. For example, lobsters, clams and sea cucumbers have decreased in the sea. Tragically, the blast fishing is illegal, but many countries do not have strict rules toward people who use the dynamite fishing technique. So, the government should supervise the sea to assure that nobody will use this kind of practice. For instance, the government of Saudi Arabia gives a prize for the person who has proof of anyone who uses illegal fishing methods. Also, blast fishing may affect the economic side of the touristy countries. By blast fishing, people demolish the wonderful coral reefs in the deep of the sea. To illustrate this, if there is no sea life, nobody wants to dive inside the sea, so the country will lose the profits that they can gain from the tourism. Finally, the damages of blast fishing are more than the advantages, so the government should take a big step and stop those people from destroying the sea life, by giving tickets to anybody who uses blast fishing.
Third, the government should protect the ocean from people who contaminate the ocean. The CO2 comes from cars, burning of fossil fuels, factories and cutting down trees. According to Jha (2008) “critical to control further warming and dangerously high CO2 levels that will probably reduce the robustness and competitive fitness of corals and limit the habitats for many other organisms living on Caribbean coral reefs” (para. 11). These are not the only things that cause the CO2 that influences the atmosphere. Even if we are the cause of the gases that warm the atmosphere, 97% of the CO2 manufactured and all of the water steam are out of our control (Henry, 2007). Also, the human part of global warming is a small element. However, if the government will not do anything about the CO2 gases, later we will be in big trouble. The CO2 can destroy the coral reefs now, and everything on the earth presently. So to have a good income to the government from the reefs, we have to save them from being harmed, so we must take steps to stop people from doing things that affect coral reefs. Moreover the government should hire some people to keep watching people and factories to make sure that there is nobody polluting the ocean.
However, opponents think that coral reefs are not as important as humans. They state that we do not need the coral reefs. And they support their idea by saying that humans are the most important creatures on the planet, and we deserve to live; also they say that some people are living and feeding their family by working as fishermen. Moreover, they state that they are using blast fishing and trawling so they can gain more fish, which will assist them in selling more and getting more money. However, they are completely wrong, because there are many ways that fishermen can use to gain fish without harming the environment and damaging the sea life and the coral reefs. Moreover, the thing that they do not know is that when they lose the coral reefs they will lose 4000 kinds of fish that live on the coral and other kinds that put their eggs under the coral to protect them (Weier, 2001). Moreover, the factory owners do not care about the environment; they care just about the cost. They would not spend more money to protect the atmosphere; they care about how they can make the product cost less. However, people and the government should force them and ask them to keep the environment clean. They should know that this planet is not just for them but for all people; also, we should keep it healthy for the next generation.
In conclusion, coral reefs are facing a huge hazard nowadays. The ocean contains important things such as coral reefs and fish. The government and people should take care of the ocean environment, because of many reasons. The most important reason is that sea pollution destroy sea life, the wealth of our lives and our wellbeing. Also, people need to have more knowledge about the sea. In addition, the researchers expose that the trawling harms the coral reefs in terrible way. Furthermore, we have to protect the coral reefs before we lose them; because if we do nothing about them, I think we will lose the coral reefs forever. Moreover, the sea life is suffering from the harm that happens because of blast fishing that causes obliteration of the beautiful sea life. Blast fishing is destroying the beautiful life of the sea by people’s techniques to get more fish in a shorter time. Finally, finding the solution will not only help the coral reefs to live normally, it will help people to have a normal and good life.
References:
Coral: so gorgeous and so telltale. (2007, November 29). Hobart Mercury. P. 32. Retrieved June 3, 2008, from Lexis Nexis database.
Environmental Effects of Prawn. (2004, September 28). MARINE RESEARCH. Retrieved June 19, 2008, from http://www.marine.csiro.au/LeafletsFolder/26trawl/26.html
Henry, P. (2007, June 6). Climate Change Policy - U.S. vs. Europe. accuweather.com. Retrieved June 19, 2008, From http://global-warming.accuweather.com/2007/06/climate_change_policy_us_vs_eu.htm
Jha, A. (2008, January 24). Science: Environment: Hurricanes and global warming devastate Caribbean coral reefs. The Guardian (London). P. 27. Retrieved May 29, 2008, from Lexis Nexis database.
Loft, K. (2008, May 21). Coral Crisis: Global warming, trawling, pollutants threaten the world's coral population. Retrieved May 29, 2008, from http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/apr/21/coral-crisis-global-warming-trawling-pollutants-th/?
Weier, J. (2001, March 12). Mapping the decline of coral reefs. Earth observatory Retrieved June 20, 2008, from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Coral/printall.php
The topic of this paper is coral reefs. It argues that coral reefs should be protected by us, because that will keep the sea life safe. First, we should stop trawling. Secondly, we have to protect the sea life and coral reefs from the damage that happens because of blast fishing. Finally, the government should protect the ocean from people who contaminate the ocean.
Coral reefs are facing a huge hazard nowadays. Loft (2008) claims, “More immediate threat to marine health already has started — the slow dying of coral populations. Biologists estimate that about 70 percent of coral species are threatened and that 20 percent are damaged beyond repair” (para. 2). According to Jha (2008) claims, “ that in August 2005 harsh bleaching exterminated 50%-95% of a coral colony and killed more than half, typically in the Lesser Antilles. Also, people need to have more knowledge about the sea and the life in sea” (para. 3). In addition, the researchers exposed the fact that the trawling harms the coral reefs in a terrible way. Furthermore, we have to protect the coral reefs before it is too late, because if we do nothing about them, I think we will lose the coral forever. Moreover, the sea life is suffering from the damage that happens because of blast fishing that causes destruction of the gorgeous sea life
We should stop trawling, because it has extremely bad effects on the coral reefs. In addition, we have to protect the sea life and the coral reefs from the damage that happens because of blast fishing. Furthermore, the government should protect the ocean from people who contaminate the ocean.
First, we should stop trawling because it has extremely bad effects on the coral reefs and the seabed life. Loft (2008) said that “Experts say that coral reefs are vulnerable to man-made pollution, trawling, ocean acidification and other influences that undo what takes nature centuries to build” (para. 9). The researchers discovered that the trawling harms the coral reefs in a dreadful way. It is true that when fishermen use the trawling they can catch an enormous number of fishes, but the thing is that they do not know that they are destroying the coral reefs. Moreover, trawling affects incredibly not just the coral reefs, but also the seabed life. For example, the sponges and the flowerpots are destroyed because of the trawling (“Environmental Effects of Prawn, 2004). So I think we have to educate fishermen and people in general about the risk of trawling. However, the government should have strict rules to stop those people from damaging the wonderful coral reefs. Also they should offer like a reward for anybody who tells the police about the people who broke the rules.
Second, we should protect the sea life and the coral reefs from the damage that happens because of blast fishing. Also, blast fishing affects negatively on a large number of the total amount of the coral in the world. Coral reefs are one of the important factors that help to protect the sea life. Many kinds of sea biodiversity have died off because of blast fishing. For example, lobsters, clams and sea cucumbers have decreased in the sea. Tragically, the blast fishing is illegal, but many countries do not have strict rules toward people who use the dynamite fishing technique. So, the government should supervise the sea to assure that nobody will use this kind of practice. For instance, the government of Saudi Arabia gives a prize for the person who has proof of anyone who uses illegal fishing methods. Also, blast fishing may affect the economic side of the touristy countries. By blast fishing, people demolish the wonderful coral reefs in the deep of the sea. To illustrate this, if there is no sea life, nobody wants to dive inside the sea, so the country will lose the profits that they can gain from the tourism. Finally, the damages of blast fishing are more than the advantages, so the government should take a big step and stop those people from destroying the sea life, by giving tickets to anybody who uses blast fishing.
Third, the government should protect the ocean from people who contaminate the ocean. The CO2 comes from cars, burning of fossil fuels, factories and cutting down trees. According to Jha (2008) “critical to control further warming and dangerously high CO2 levels that will probably reduce the robustness and competitive fitness of corals and limit the habitats for many other organisms living on Caribbean coral reefs” (para. 11). These are not the only things that cause the CO2 that influences the atmosphere. Even if we are the cause of the gases that warm the atmosphere, 97% of the CO2 manufactured and all of the water steam are out of our control (Henry, 2007). Also, the human part of global warming is a small element. However, if the government will not do anything about the CO2 gases, later we will be in big trouble. The CO2 can destroy the coral reefs now, and everything on the earth presently. So to have a good income to the government from the reefs, we have to save them from being harmed, so we must take steps to stop people from doing things that affect coral reefs. Moreover the government should hire some people to keep watching people and factories to make sure that there is nobody polluting the ocean.
However, opponents think that coral reefs are not as important as humans. They state that we do not need the coral reefs. And they support their idea by saying that humans are the most important creatures on the planet, and we deserve to live; also they say that some people are living and feeding their family by working as fishermen. Moreover, they state that they are using blast fishing and trawling so they can gain more fish, which will assist them in selling more and getting more money. However, they are completely wrong, because there are many ways that fishermen can use to gain fish without harming the environment and damaging the sea life and the coral reefs. Moreover, the thing that they do not know is that when they lose the coral reefs they will lose 4000 kinds of fish that live on the coral and other kinds that put their eggs under the coral to protect them (Weier, 2001). Moreover, the factory owners do not care about the environment; they care just about the cost. They would not spend more money to protect the atmosphere; they care about how they can make the product cost less. However, people and the government should force them and ask them to keep the environment clean. They should know that this planet is not just for them but for all people; also, we should keep it healthy for the next generation.
In conclusion, coral reefs are facing a huge hazard nowadays. The ocean contains important things such as coral reefs and fish. The government and people should take care of the ocean environment, because of many reasons. The most important reason is that sea pollution destroy sea life, the wealth of our lives and our wellbeing. Also, people need to have more knowledge about the sea. In addition, the researchers expose that the trawling harms the coral reefs in terrible way. Furthermore, we have to protect the coral reefs before we lose them; because if we do nothing about them, I think we will lose the coral reefs forever. Moreover, the sea life is suffering from the harm that happens because of blast fishing that causes obliteration of the beautiful sea life. Blast fishing is destroying the beautiful life of the sea by people’s techniques to get more fish in a shorter time. Finally, finding the solution will not only help the coral reefs to live normally, it will help people to have a normal and good life.
References:
Coral: so gorgeous and so telltale. (2007, November 29). Hobart Mercury. P. 32. Retrieved June 3, 2008, from Lexis Nexis database.
Environmental Effects of Prawn. (2004, September 28). MARINE RESEARCH. Retrieved June 19, 2008, from http://www.marine.csiro.au/LeafletsFolder/26trawl/26.html
Henry, P. (2007, June 6). Climate Change Policy - U.S. vs. Europe. accuweather.com. Retrieved June 19, 2008, From http://global-warming.accuweather.com/2007/06/climate_change_policy_us_vs_eu.htm
Jha, A. (2008, January 24). Science: Environment: Hurricanes and global warming devastate Caribbean coral reefs. The Guardian (London). P. 27. Retrieved May 29, 2008, from Lexis Nexis database.
Loft, K. (2008, May 21). Coral Crisis: Global warming, trawling, pollutants threaten the world's coral population. Retrieved May 29, 2008, from http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/apr/21/coral-crisis-global-warming-trawling-pollutants-th/?
Weier, J. (2001, March 12). Mapping the decline of coral reefs. Earth observatory Retrieved June 20, 2008, from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Coral/printall.php
Friday, June 20, 2008
Chat
Do you think that chat is good for your children? The chat has now become an issue in teenagers’ lives nowadays. Some people think and argue that chat has a bad effect on their children, and some think that it is ok and this is just a way that teenagers’ have fun. Also, people who think it is good support their idea by saying that chat has a good effect. However, it is not right because more and more teachers think that chat has a bad effect, and that its bad effects are greater than its good ones.
In my paper I plan to argue about chat and how it is bad for our children. We should say no to chat for our children. There are many bad effects of the Internet chat; it can destroy their abilities to write.
First, we should say no chat to our children. There are many bad effects of the Internet chat; it can destroy their abilities in writing. When high school and middle school students use chat, they do not care about the formal writing and they do not pay attention to the spelling errors. Yagoda is quoted as saying (Weeks, 2008, para. 36), “The things that suffer most are spelling and punctuation.” Moreover, chat can also affect the student’s grammar abilities. They do not know when they should use the comma or the period, which is too bad. Yagoda is quoted as saying (Weeks, 2008, para. 36), “They put a comma, not a period, where there is pause”. According to Yagoda, who has been an English teacher for a long time, the students have gotten worse in their writing in the last 5 years.
Second, we have to stop our chatting or we will lose the formal English writing. High school and middle school students are crazy about chatting, text messaging and e-mail. Also, they do not know that they can affect their writing and schooling skills. Students start to use shortened words, which will affect their academic writing later. That is because, in the university, their doctors, professors or teachers will not think that this kind of writing is as fun as they think. Moran is quoted as saying (Lee, 2008, paras. 37-38), “First of all, it it’s very rude, and it’s very careless”. Furthermore, they my get in trouble or they may fail because they use this kind of writing, so it can be very difficult for them later to write a formal paper.
In conclusion, we have to protect our children from chat. The family should say no to chatting and stop their children from doing it. And the schools must make chatting illegal inside the school to protect the formal English.
References:
Weeks, L. (2008, June 15). The fate of the sentence: is the writing on the wall? Washington Post. Retrieved June 17, 2008, from, http://tinyurl.com/6bp4kz.
Lee, J. (2002, Sept). Nu shortcuts in school R 2 much 4 teachers. NY Times. Retrieved June 16, 2008, from http://tinyurl.com/5p7vtb.
In my paper I plan to argue about chat and how it is bad for our children. We should say no to chat for our children. There are many bad effects of the Internet chat; it can destroy their abilities to write.
First, we should say no chat to our children. There are many bad effects of the Internet chat; it can destroy their abilities in writing. When high school and middle school students use chat, they do not care about the formal writing and they do not pay attention to the spelling errors. Yagoda is quoted as saying (Weeks, 2008, para. 36), “The things that suffer most are spelling and punctuation.” Moreover, chat can also affect the student’s grammar abilities. They do not know when they should use the comma or the period, which is too bad. Yagoda is quoted as saying (Weeks, 2008, para. 36), “They put a comma, not a period, where there is pause”. According to Yagoda, who has been an English teacher for a long time, the students have gotten worse in their writing in the last 5 years.
Second, we have to stop our chatting or we will lose the formal English writing. High school and middle school students are crazy about chatting, text messaging and e-mail. Also, they do not know that they can affect their writing and schooling skills. Students start to use shortened words, which will affect their academic writing later. That is because, in the university, their doctors, professors or teachers will not think that this kind of writing is as fun as they think. Moran is quoted as saying (Lee, 2008, paras. 37-38), “First of all, it it’s very rude, and it’s very careless”. Furthermore, they my get in trouble or they may fail because they use this kind of writing, so it can be very difficult for them later to write a formal paper.
In conclusion, we have to protect our children from chat. The family should say no to chatting and stop their children from doing it. And the schools must make chatting illegal inside the school to protect the formal English.
References:
Weeks, L. (2008, June 15). The fate of the sentence: is the writing on the wall? Washington Post. Retrieved June 17, 2008, from, http://tinyurl.com/6bp4kz.
Lee, J. (2002, Sept). Nu shortcuts in school R 2 much 4 teachers. NY Times. Retrieved June 16, 2008, from http://tinyurl.com/5p7vtb.
The wonderful coral reefs
In “Coral so gorgeous and so telltale” (2007), the author discusses the reasons that make coral reefs decrease in Indonesia. The blast fishing, the pollution and the global warming affect the coral reefs negatively. He says that the environmentalists want to stop the destruction of coral reefs in order to protect them from dying off. Also, he mention the rising of the temperature degree in the sea and considers it as a factor of decreasing the amount of coral reefs. He talks about the benefits of coral reefs for the fishers and for the animals and plants, which are making the lives easier and help all of these to live normally. Moreover, the ecosystem will be impacted badly in Indonesia if the coral reefs are gone. Furthermore, the author argues that the lives of many animals and plants that depend on coral reefs will be destroyed. El Nino weather affects the sea temperatures by rising the temperature of the sea. Also, El Nino caused huge bleach for the coral reefs, so many butterflies and angelfish have disappeared in that area. Finally, the Pacific countries are working hard to solve this problem in order to protect their marine area and to protect the small percentage of coral reefs that are still in good condition.
It is clear that the author’s view is correct in this article. People have to learn about the sea pollution and the sea life. The sea life is suffering from the damage that happens because of blast fishing, global warming and pollution. We should protect the sea life and the coral reefs from the damaging that happen because of blast fishing. Second, we should do something about global warming due to it's effect of damaging the sea life and the coral reefs. Also, we must protect the sea from the pollution for the reason that pollution is another disaster that the sea suffers and it happens because of people.
First, we should protect the sea life and the coral reefs from the damage that happens because of blast fishing. Also, blast fishing affects negatively more than half of the total amount of the coral in the world. Coral reefs are one of the important factors that help to protect the sea life. Many kinds of sea biodiversity have died off because of blast fishing. For example, lobsters, clams and sea cucumbers are decreased in the sea. Tragically, the blast fishing is illegal but many countries do not have strict rules toward people who use the dynamite fishing technique. So, the government should supervise the sea to assure that nobody will use these kinds of practices. For instance, the government of Saudi Arabia gives a reward for the person who has proof of anyone useing illegal fishing ways. Also, blast fishing may affect the economics of the countries with that rely on tourism countries. By blast fishing, people demolish the wonderful coral reefs in the deep of the sea. To illustrate this, if there is no sea life, nobody wants to dive under the sea so the country will lose the profits that they can gain from tourism. In the end, the damages from blast fishing are more than the advantages.
Secondly, we should do something about global warming, because it has recently become a universal problem. In addition, El Nino is one of the causes of global warming. El Nino means the warming of the sea or ocean that happens in the west of South America that cause the weird climate in different places around the world. For example, El Nino originates many of the storming and strong winds that happened in the Pacific countries. Moreover, there is another problem that is caused by global warming which is bleaching. Bleaching is changing the Zooxanthellae’s cell to white color. Bleaching harms many things besides coral reefs, like fish. As a result, butterflies and angelfish are attraced to the colors of the coral. So, when the coral loses its color, the fish will not come any more to coral reefs’ area. In the end, people should be aware of the disadvantages of global warming.
Thirdly, we must protect the sea from the pollution, for the reason that pollution is another disaster that the sea suffers and it happens through people. Oil spills are known as ocean pollution. There are many reasons for oil spills, such as accidental spills, careless habits and factories. The accidental spills happen because of the oil ships’ accident or ships’ explosion. Some careless habits happen from individuals like any person who owns a small business and throws the chemical garbage in the sea. Also, some big factories are fouling the ocean by getting rid of the chemicals and oil into the sea. For instance, many factories that are located around the sea do not want to spend money in transferring their waste again, so they throw it in the sea. Moreover, the CO2 that is caused by the car pollution and cutting of trees will damage the coral reefs by the ocean acidification. If the world does not find a solution for the CO2, the sea life will end sooner or later. Finally, people's actions are the main reason for pollution and CO2, and they could solve these natural problems by using some wisdom.
In conclusion, people need to have more knowledge about the sea and the life in the sea. The sea life is suffering from the damaging that happens because of blast fishing, global warming and pollution. Blast fishing is destroying the beautiful life of the sea by people's techniques to get more fish in a shorter time. On the other hand, it kills the sea life rapidly. Global warming is a natural disaster that is caused by people. Recently, it is destroying the sea life slowly. Also, pollution is another disaster that the sea suffers from, and it happens because of people. Hopefully, people can find alternative solutions to stop the pollution and stop hurting coral reefs. Finally, finding the solution will not help the coral reefs to live normally, it will help people to have a normal and good life.
Reference:
Coral: so gorgeous and so telltale. (2007, November 29). Hobart Mercury. P. 32. Retrieved June 3, 2008, from Lexis Nexis database.
It is clear that the author’s view is correct in this article. People have to learn about the sea pollution and the sea life. The sea life is suffering from the damage that happens because of blast fishing, global warming and pollution. We should protect the sea life and the coral reefs from the damaging that happen because of blast fishing. Second, we should do something about global warming due to it's effect of damaging the sea life and the coral reefs. Also, we must protect the sea from the pollution for the reason that pollution is another disaster that the sea suffers and it happens because of people.
First, we should protect the sea life and the coral reefs from the damage that happens because of blast fishing. Also, blast fishing affects negatively more than half of the total amount of the coral in the world. Coral reefs are one of the important factors that help to protect the sea life. Many kinds of sea biodiversity have died off because of blast fishing. For example, lobsters, clams and sea cucumbers are decreased in the sea. Tragically, the blast fishing is illegal but many countries do not have strict rules toward people who use the dynamite fishing technique. So, the government should supervise the sea to assure that nobody will use these kinds of practices. For instance, the government of Saudi Arabia gives a reward for the person who has proof of anyone useing illegal fishing ways. Also, blast fishing may affect the economics of the countries with that rely on tourism countries. By blast fishing, people demolish the wonderful coral reefs in the deep of the sea. To illustrate this, if there is no sea life, nobody wants to dive under the sea so the country will lose the profits that they can gain from tourism. In the end, the damages from blast fishing are more than the advantages.
Secondly, we should do something about global warming, because it has recently become a universal problem. In addition, El Nino is one of the causes of global warming. El Nino means the warming of the sea or ocean that happens in the west of South America that cause the weird climate in different places around the world. For example, El Nino originates many of the storming and strong winds that happened in the Pacific countries. Moreover, there is another problem that is caused by global warming which is bleaching. Bleaching is changing the Zooxanthellae’s cell to white color. Bleaching harms many things besides coral reefs, like fish. As a result, butterflies and angelfish are attraced to the colors of the coral. So, when the coral loses its color, the fish will not come any more to coral reefs’ area. In the end, people should be aware of the disadvantages of global warming.
Thirdly, we must protect the sea from the pollution, for the reason that pollution is another disaster that the sea suffers and it happens through people. Oil spills are known as ocean pollution. There are many reasons for oil spills, such as accidental spills, careless habits and factories. The accidental spills happen because of the oil ships’ accident or ships’ explosion. Some careless habits happen from individuals like any person who owns a small business and throws the chemical garbage in the sea. Also, some big factories are fouling the ocean by getting rid of the chemicals and oil into the sea. For instance, many factories that are located around the sea do not want to spend money in transferring their waste again, so they throw it in the sea. Moreover, the CO2 that is caused by the car pollution and cutting of trees will damage the coral reefs by the ocean acidification. If the world does not find a solution for the CO2, the sea life will end sooner or later. Finally, people's actions are the main reason for pollution and CO2, and they could solve these natural problems by using some wisdom.
In conclusion, people need to have more knowledge about the sea and the life in the sea. The sea life is suffering from the damaging that happens because of blast fishing, global warming and pollution. Blast fishing is destroying the beautiful life of the sea by people's techniques to get more fish in a shorter time. On the other hand, it kills the sea life rapidly. Global warming is a natural disaster that is caused by people. Recently, it is destroying the sea life slowly. Also, pollution is another disaster that the sea suffers from, and it happens because of people. Hopefully, people can find alternative solutions to stop the pollution and stop hurting coral reefs. Finally, finding the solution will not help the coral reefs to live normally, it will help people to have a normal and good life.
Reference:
Coral: so gorgeous and so telltale. (2007, November 29). Hobart Mercury. P. 32. Retrieved June 3, 2008, from Lexis Nexis database.
The losing of the treasure
According to Loft (2008) in his article, “Coral Crisis: Global warming, trawling, pollutants threaten the world’s coral population“, scientists are worried about the bionetwork in the ocean because of reduction of the nutrients in the sea. Also, the author mentions that the most dangerous problem is that most kinds of coral reefs are in danger and some kinds are getting damage. Moreover, he talks about the coral reefs starting to be a big issue this year. Besides, global warming is the main cause of the plight of the coral reefs. Indeed, the author mention that there is a good news which is that the scientists are now trying to find natural procedures to lower the ocean's heat. In fact the author states that not only is global warming the problem, but also humans play a part in the coral reefs pollution, for example by fishing with trawling and causing ocean acidification. Furthermore, the huge thing about the coral reefs is that the coral can feed a big number of many kinds of fish in the sea.
The author mentions the issue of losing the coral reefs, and the causes of losing the treasure of coral reefs. Moreover, there are many things that we should take care of to protect the coral reefs; for example, we should control global warming, are should stop trawling and the government should make a decision.
First, the effects of global warming hurt not just the coral reefs but also the whole planet's environment. The global warming has damaged the coral reef. In the year 2008 the coral reef dilemma started. The author mentions that 70% of the coral reef kinds are in risk. The global warming has many other effects on our planet. For example, the yellow sand which we have in Saudi Arabia and in Korea causes dangerous acid rain, and this acid rain is the source of a lot of health problems for us. Also, the acid rain effects animals considerably and earlier death, in addition to the possible for contemporary ecosystem harm. So we should prevent marine pollution by reducing the use of pesticides and fertilizers which form acids and increase the water temperature, which have a harmful effect on the coral's lives, and because of the pollution the fish are also diseased, because if we eat the fish we will also have health problems.
Second, the trawling effects are extremely bad on the coral reefs and the seabed life. The researchers discovered that the trawling harms the coral reefs in a dreadful way. It is true that when fishermen use the trawling they can catch an enormous number of fishes, but the thing is that they do not know that they are destroying the coral reefs. Moreover, trawling affects incredibly not just the coral reefs, but also on the seabed life. For example, the sponges and the flowerpot are destructive because of the trawling. So I think we have to educate fishermen and people in general about the risk of trawling.
Third, the government should protect the ocean from people who contaminate the ocean. The CO2 comes from cars, burning of fossil fuels, factories and cutting down trees. These are not the only things that cause the CO2 that influence the atmosphere. Even if we are the causal of the gases that warm the atmosphere, 97% of the CO2 manufactured and all of the water steam is out of our control. Also, the human part of global warming is a small element. However, if the government will not do anything about the CO2 gases, later we will be in big trouble. The CO2 can destroy the coral reefs now and everything on the earth presently. So to have a good income to the government from them, we have to save them from being harmed, so we must take steps to stop people from doing things that affect coral reefs.
In conclusion, the coral reefs face real dangers which humans cause. Protecting the coral reefs is the duty of people because if they would not protect them that means it will be completely destroyed. To protect the coral reefs we should manage our needs to reduce the pollution. Moreover, people should reduce their overfishing to keep the sea life away from damage. Finally, the government should face this problem and take an action to force any dangers that will damage the coral reefs from people.
Reference
Loft, K. (2008, May 21). Coral Crisis: Global warming, trawling, pollutants threaten the world's coral population Retrieved May 29, 2008, from
http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/apr/21/coral-crisis-global-warming-trawling-pollutants-th/?living
The author mentions the issue of losing the coral reefs, and the causes of losing the treasure of coral reefs. Moreover, there are many things that we should take care of to protect the coral reefs; for example, we should control global warming, are should stop trawling and the government should make a decision.
First, the effects of global warming hurt not just the coral reefs but also the whole planet's environment. The global warming has damaged the coral reef. In the year 2008 the coral reef dilemma started. The author mentions that 70% of the coral reef kinds are in risk. The global warming has many other effects on our planet. For example, the yellow sand which we have in Saudi Arabia and in Korea causes dangerous acid rain, and this acid rain is the source of a lot of health problems for us. Also, the acid rain effects animals considerably and earlier death, in addition to the possible for contemporary ecosystem harm. So we should prevent marine pollution by reducing the use of pesticides and fertilizers which form acids and increase the water temperature, which have a harmful effect on the coral's lives, and because of the pollution the fish are also diseased, because if we eat the fish we will also have health problems.
Second, the trawling effects are extremely bad on the coral reefs and the seabed life. The researchers discovered that the trawling harms the coral reefs in a dreadful way. It is true that when fishermen use the trawling they can catch an enormous number of fishes, but the thing is that they do not know that they are destroying the coral reefs. Moreover, trawling affects incredibly not just the coral reefs, but also on the seabed life. For example, the sponges and the flowerpot are destructive because of the trawling. So I think we have to educate fishermen and people in general about the risk of trawling.
Third, the government should protect the ocean from people who contaminate the ocean. The CO2 comes from cars, burning of fossil fuels, factories and cutting down trees. These are not the only things that cause the CO2 that influence the atmosphere. Even if we are the causal of the gases that warm the atmosphere, 97% of the CO2 manufactured and all of the water steam is out of our control. Also, the human part of global warming is a small element. However, if the government will not do anything about the CO2 gases, later we will be in big trouble. The CO2 can destroy the coral reefs now and everything on the earth presently. So to have a good income to the government from them, we have to save them from being harmed, so we must take steps to stop people from doing things that affect coral reefs.
In conclusion, the coral reefs face real dangers which humans cause. Protecting the coral reefs is the duty of people because if they would not protect them that means it will be completely destroyed. To protect the coral reefs we should manage our needs to reduce the pollution. Moreover, people should reduce their overfishing to keep the sea life away from damage. Finally, the government should face this problem and take an action to force any dangers that will damage the coral reefs from people.
Reference
Loft, K. (2008, May 21). Coral Crisis: Global warming, trawling, pollutants threaten the world's coral population Retrieved May 29, 2008, from
http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/apr/21/coral-crisis-global-warming-trawling-pollutants-th/?living
Friday, May 30, 2008
Global Warming Destroys Coral Reefs and More
In the Guardian (2008) article entitled “Hurricanes and global warming devastate Caribbean coral reefs,” the author points out that global warming affects badly on the coral. First of all, he states that the change of climate causes more high temperature on the sea and more disasters, which lead to the killing of large numbers of coral. He states that this problem has expanded more than in the past because of the natural disasters. Next, hurricanes increase the damage of the natural life on the ocean, which is the ideal environment for coral reefs to live and feed. Moreover, once the sea loses the algae which are the food for coral, it cannot protect the coral from the sunlight which will cause a lot of diseases for coral. The author mentions that the coral reefs face other problems such as overfishing and sea pollution. Moreover, the author points out that coral plays a big part in the sea life; also, it is an independent food for most of the fish; because of that, if we did not protect coral reefs, we will lose most of the sea life. In addition, the author states that coral is an economics income for the countries and if we do not keep it safe, then that will cost the countries a huge number, millions of dollars. Lundin is quoted as saying that if we manage carefully the negative effect on coral, we can decrease the water temperature over time to guard the sea life and coral. Finally, the author points out that the increase of CO2 stage is another issue that will reduce coral’s life.
It is true that hurricanes and global warming already have damaged a huge number of coral reefs. Global warming has many disadvantages for the environment in general, not only the sea life, so we have to watch out before we get a serious problem that affects our life and health. There are some disadvantages of the global warming; first, the damage of the sea life, second is the economic side, and last is the health issue.
First, the global warming affects harmfully the oceanic environment. In fact there are a lot of things that cause sea pollution, such as CO2, hurricanes and sea pollution. Algae play an important role in the sea environment because it has a lot of benefits; one of them is that algae help coral by feeding it. Furthermore, moss can protect coral from the direct sunlight that can cause many diseases for coral. In addition, there are many good things about coral; because of that, we should protect them. First, coral is food for most kinds of fish, which means most kinds of fish lives depend on coral. Indeed, a coral reef is an important element in the ocean because it can protect the fish eggs, which will expand the number of fish in the ocean. Finally, people should protect the sea life by reducing of use the things that can increase the global warming.
Second, the sea pollution will affect on the economics side of the country. The country will lose a huge amount of money if they lose the sea life because some countries depend on their income from fishing. Moreover, in the future the problem will become bigger, and then the countries will pay a large amount of money to reduce the sea pollution because life will be difficult without ocean resources. Furthermore, for some people who live around the ocean, their life depends on fishing and getting benefits from the sea. For example, when the war had started between Iraq and Kuwait in 1991, some of the oil ships were destroyed on the Gulf Sea and this led to big damage; to all the sea life over there was killed or harmed in a bad way, which make people stay away from the sea because it was not healthy anymore and the problem is some people’s lives depended on fishing, and that affected their lives in a bad way; if they have no money, how can they live.
Third, the ocean pollution causes many health problems. If we have a high level of sea pollution, that will affect fisher’s lives. Also, the sea pollution can effect badly on people who live close to the ocean, because they will use the sea water more than others and they will get polluted air, which is coming from the ocean. Moreover, people who eat the ocean products lives will be at risk. For example, when somebody eats sea products, which are fed by a polluted sea, the pollution will be delivered from fish to his or her body. People should take care of the sea because if they do not that will affect directly on their health.
In conclusion, the ocean contains important things such as coral reefs and fish. The government and people should take care of the ocean environment, because of many reasons. The most important reason is that sea pollution destroys sea life, the wealth of our lives and our wellbeing.
Reference
Jha, A. (2008, January 24). Hurricanes and global warming devastate Caribbean coral reefs. The guardian (London). P 27. Retrieved May 29, 2008, from Lexis Nexis database.
It is true that hurricanes and global warming already have damaged a huge number of coral reefs. Global warming has many disadvantages for the environment in general, not only the sea life, so we have to watch out before we get a serious problem that affects our life and health. There are some disadvantages of the global warming; first, the damage of the sea life, second is the economic side, and last is the health issue.
First, the global warming affects harmfully the oceanic environment. In fact there are a lot of things that cause sea pollution, such as CO2, hurricanes and sea pollution. Algae play an important role in the sea environment because it has a lot of benefits; one of them is that algae help coral by feeding it. Furthermore, moss can protect coral from the direct sunlight that can cause many diseases for coral. In addition, there are many good things about coral; because of that, we should protect them. First, coral is food for most kinds of fish, which means most kinds of fish lives depend on coral. Indeed, a coral reef is an important element in the ocean because it can protect the fish eggs, which will expand the number of fish in the ocean. Finally, people should protect the sea life by reducing of use the things that can increase the global warming.
Second, the sea pollution will affect on the economics side of the country. The country will lose a huge amount of money if they lose the sea life because some countries depend on their income from fishing. Moreover, in the future the problem will become bigger, and then the countries will pay a large amount of money to reduce the sea pollution because life will be difficult without ocean resources. Furthermore, for some people who live around the ocean, their life depends on fishing and getting benefits from the sea. For example, when the war had started between Iraq and Kuwait in 1991, some of the oil ships were destroyed on the Gulf Sea and this led to big damage; to all the sea life over there was killed or harmed in a bad way, which make people stay away from the sea because it was not healthy anymore and the problem is some people’s lives depended on fishing, and that affected their lives in a bad way; if they have no money, how can they live.
Third, the ocean pollution causes many health problems. If we have a high level of sea pollution, that will affect fisher’s lives. Also, the sea pollution can effect badly on people who live close to the ocean, because they will use the sea water more than others and they will get polluted air, which is coming from the ocean. Moreover, people who eat the ocean products lives will be at risk. For example, when somebody eats sea products, which are fed by a polluted sea, the pollution will be delivered from fish to his or her body. People should take care of the sea because if they do not that will affect directly on their health.
In conclusion, the ocean contains important things such as coral reefs and fish. The government and people should take care of the ocean environment, because of many reasons. The most important reason is that sea pollution destroys sea life, the wealth of our lives and our wellbeing.
Reference
Jha, A. (2008, January 24). Hurricanes and global warming devastate Caribbean coral reefs. The guardian (London). P 27. Retrieved May 29, 2008, from Lexis Nexis database.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Smoking survey
1. Introduction
Do you ever smoke? Do your friends smoke? Do any members of your family smoke? Should we be allowed to smoke in public place? Should we increase the price of cigarettes? Today doctors know that smoking is very bad for your health. And it causes some of the most dangerous diseases, such as lung cancer and heart disease. They still don't understand that almost everybody knows about what smoking does to their bodies and they still smoke. This is serious problem in the society because they don't just affect themselves also; they affect the people who are around them.
Some of the researchers had found "staggering health risks of smoking; are women still lighting up? Today, 25.2 percent of women ages 18 to 24 and 27.8 percent of women ages 25 to 44 smoke--and these numbers are increasing. Dr. Larry Laufman, assistant professor at the Center for Cancer Control Research of Baylor College of Medicine, attributes the prevalence of young women who smoke to the recent rise in teen smokers".
"This increase in teen smoking is particularly worrisome because CDC studies have shown most people begin to smoke as teens. In fact, 82 percent of adults who smoke (or smoked in the past) had their first cigarette by the time they were 18, and more than half had become regular smokers by that time. Furthermore, people who have not tried cigarettes by the time they graduate from college are unlikely to ever start smoking,". according to Stefanie A. Doebler, "A Smoking Gun" (1999).
2. Purpose
Our group, S. Alugeel, G. Yoo, and I, decided to find out how smokers feel about smoking. And what did they think the best solution to make people quit smoking is? I wanted to examine the relationship between gender and when people start to smoking. Also, I wanted to know the different between ages when they want to quit smoking. Moreover, I wanted to know the relationship between gender and their feeling about smoking legalization in public places.
3. Hypotheses
I had three hypotheses about smoking. First, I thought that males would say they started to smoke earlier than females. Second, I thought that females would be more likely to say that they started to smoke due to peer pressure than males. Third, I thought that increasing the price of cigarette is the best solution to make males quit smoking but it will not work with females.
4. Methods and procedures
Our group asked thirty people who are different gender and age in Carbondale to get different opinions. In addition, we decided to ask smokers because we wanted to know how smokers thought about smoking. We collect the surveys in out of the student center were the smoker’s like to spend time there. We also, decide to ask only smokers. We prepared a survey that has teen questions. Those questions are short questions, so it was easy for respondents to answer the questions.
5. Data + chart
6. Results
Actually, when we ask people we find that males start to smoke cigarette earlier than females. We find that 4 out of 15 (26%) of males start to smoke in age 11-15. And 14 out of 15 (93%) of females started to smoke in age 16-19 and 10 out of 15 (66%) of males started to smoke in age 16-19. And 1 out of 15 (6.7%) of females started to smoke in age 20-24 and 1 out of 15 (6.7%) of males started at age 20-24. Also we fined that more females start to smoke due to peer pressure than males. We find that 14 out of 15 (93%) of females and 10 out of 15 (66%) started to smoke due to peer pressure. Moreover, we asked people to find out what they think the best solution to make them quit smoking is and we found that 10 out of 15 (66%) of males and 8 out of 15 (53%) think high price is the best solution. And the same result for males and females 3 out of 15 (20%) they think that makes smoking illegal in public places is the best solution. more over 4 out of 15 (26%) of females and 2 out of 15 (13%) of males think that make smoking illegal until age 24 is a good solution.
7. Conclusion and Discussion
I believed that males would say they started to smoke before females. It was true because our survey showed that. And Stefanie A. Doebler mentioned it in their research. I think that happened because males wanted to prove that they are men they are not children. Also, males thought that smoke, will make them cool and more attractive for females. Moreover, I believed that female would start to smoke due to peer pressure more than males. However, it was not true, because our survey showed that, males would start to smoke due to peer pressure more than females. I was shocked at that fact, because I thought that females would start to smoke due to peer pressure more than males. I think that happened, because boys don’t like to say no for their friends if they asked them to tried something, because they want to proved to there friends that they are men and the don’t scared. Another think I thought that increasing the price of cigarette is the best solution to make males quit smoking but it will not work with females. And our survey showed that is true. I think that happened, because males care about money more than females do, because they are more responsible than females. I think if I will do the survey again I will ask one more questions. I want to know how smoker felt if the government of the U.S. makes it illegal to smoke and sale cigarette.
8. Reference
Doebler, S.A, (1999, September) A Smoking Gun. American Fitness. FindArticles.com. Retrieved February 20, 2008, from
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0675/is_5_17/ai_57387244
Do you ever smoke? Do your friends smoke? Do any members of your family smoke? Should we be allowed to smoke in public place? Should we increase the price of cigarettes? Today doctors know that smoking is very bad for your health. And it causes some of the most dangerous diseases, such as lung cancer and heart disease. They still don't understand that almost everybody knows about what smoking does to their bodies and they still smoke. This is serious problem in the society because they don't just affect themselves also; they affect the people who are around them.
Some of the researchers had found "staggering health risks of smoking; are women still lighting up? Today, 25.2 percent of women ages 18 to 24 and 27.8 percent of women ages 25 to 44 smoke--and these numbers are increasing. Dr. Larry Laufman, assistant professor at the Center for Cancer Control Research of Baylor College of Medicine, attributes the prevalence of young women who smoke to the recent rise in teen smokers".
"This increase in teen smoking is particularly worrisome because CDC studies have shown most people begin to smoke as teens. In fact, 82 percent of adults who smoke (or smoked in the past) had their first cigarette by the time they were 18, and more than half had become regular smokers by that time. Furthermore, people who have not tried cigarettes by the time they graduate from college are unlikely to ever start smoking,". according to Stefanie A. Doebler, "A Smoking Gun" (1999).
2. Purpose
Our group, S. Alugeel, G. Yoo, and I, decided to find out how smokers feel about smoking. And what did they think the best solution to make people quit smoking is? I wanted to examine the relationship between gender and when people start to smoking. Also, I wanted to know the different between ages when they want to quit smoking. Moreover, I wanted to know the relationship between gender and their feeling about smoking legalization in public places.
3. Hypotheses
I had three hypotheses about smoking. First, I thought that males would say they started to smoke earlier than females. Second, I thought that females would be more likely to say that they started to smoke due to peer pressure than males. Third, I thought that increasing the price of cigarette is the best solution to make males quit smoking but it will not work with females.
4. Methods and procedures
Our group asked thirty people who are different gender and age in Carbondale to get different opinions. In addition, we decided to ask smokers because we wanted to know how smokers thought about smoking. We collect the surveys in out of the student center were the smoker’s like to spend time there. We also, decide to ask only smokers. We prepared a survey that has teen questions. Those questions are short questions, so it was easy for respondents to answer the questions.
5. Data + chart
6. Results
Actually, when we ask people we find that males start to smoke cigarette earlier than females. We find that 4 out of 15 (26%) of males start to smoke in age 11-15. And 14 out of 15 (93%) of females started to smoke in age 16-19 and 10 out of 15 (66%) of males started to smoke in age 16-19. And 1 out of 15 (6.7%) of females started to smoke in age 20-24 and 1 out of 15 (6.7%) of males started at age 20-24. Also we fined that more females start to smoke due to peer pressure than males. We find that 14 out of 15 (93%) of females and 10 out of 15 (66%) started to smoke due to peer pressure. Moreover, we asked people to find out what they think the best solution to make them quit smoking is and we found that 10 out of 15 (66%) of males and 8 out of 15 (53%) think high price is the best solution. And the same result for males and females 3 out of 15 (20%) they think that makes smoking illegal in public places is the best solution. more over 4 out of 15 (26%) of females and 2 out of 15 (13%) of males think that make smoking illegal until age 24 is a good solution.
7. Conclusion and Discussion
I believed that males would say they started to smoke before females. It was true because our survey showed that. And Stefanie A. Doebler mentioned it in their research. I think that happened because males wanted to prove that they are men they are not children. Also, males thought that smoke, will make them cool and more attractive for females. Moreover, I believed that female would start to smoke due to peer pressure more than males. However, it was not true, because our survey showed that, males would start to smoke due to peer pressure more than females. I was shocked at that fact, because I thought that females would start to smoke due to peer pressure more than males. I think that happened, because boys don’t like to say no for their friends if they asked them to tried something, because they want to proved to there friends that they are men and the don’t scared. Another think I thought that increasing the price of cigarette is the best solution to make males quit smoking but it will not work with females. And our survey showed that is true. I think that happened, because males care about money more than females do, because they are more responsible than females. I think if I will do the survey again I will ask one more questions. I want to know how smoker felt if the government of the U.S. makes it illegal to smoke and sale cigarette.
8. Reference
Doebler, S.A, (1999, September) A Smoking Gun. American Fitness. FindArticles.com. Retrieved February 20, 2008, from
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0675/is_5_17/ai_57387244
Our view on corporal punishment: to spank or not to spank
In the article ”Our view on corporal punishment: To spank or not to spank,” they talk about corporal punishment over the years, and the danger of some corporal punishment. Also, they give the best ways to punish your children without spanking them. In California sally Lieber said that they should punish the parents who use bad punishment on their children who are three years old or under, by up to a year on the jail and $ 1,000 or by requiring attending parenting classes. And the opponents said that the body punishment is violence that causes harm.
The corporal punishment for children has become from the biggest cases in the U.S. In the old days in the U.S. punishment by spanking children was very common. But it wasn't harmful. I think there are many ways to punish the children to make them change their behavior without body punishment. First, you can punish your children by not letting them watch television or do the things they like; second, by making them do a lot of housework. Third, it's a good idea to compensate your children for doing good things.
I think that punishing your children by not letting them do or have the things they like is a very good way to change your children's behavior. When you do it seriously the children like a lot of stuff and when you say no for something he will feel bad, and try to not do it again. For example, when I was seven years old my mother punished me; if I did something wrong she wouldn't let me watch the television. And I felt very bad at that time, then I started to change my behavior so she didn't punish me and I could watch the television; it is really worked with me.
Another good way for punishment is by making them do a lot of housework. The children hate it when they know that the have to do some housework, such as cleaning up the living room or doing some writing housework if they do something wrong. I remember my uncle was punishing his kids by making them write five papers from their textbook every time they did something wrong, and they hated it; they didn't want to write this mach writing. So they did what ever he wanted and they tried hard to not do anything bad; it really worked; they are very polite and good boys.
Third, there is another way that can work like magic for some children. And the way is to compensate your children. And how it works is to give your children a present or carrot if he does something good or if he didn't do something you don't like him to do. For example, you can make a chart with the day for every week, then you make circle for every day, then if your child does something wrong you put in this circle F (fails) and let him see it, then when he does something good you give him a G (good); then at the end of the week if he has more than 4 Fs, you don't give him anything but if he has G all week, or less than 2 Fs, you let him choose a present. And believe me; this will work very well with some of the children.
In conclusion, corporal punishment for children is very popular in the U.S. There are ways to punish your children without corporal punishment. First, you can punish your children by not letting him have the things he likes; second, by letting them do a lot of housework. Third, it's a good idea to give a carrot to your children when they do good things.
Reference
Our view on corporal punishment: to spank or not to spank. (2007, January 25). USA Today. Retrieved February 28, 2008, from http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/01/post_35.html
The corporal punishment for children has become from the biggest cases in the U.S. In the old days in the U.S. punishment by spanking children was very common. But it wasn't harmful. I think there are many ways to punish the children to make them change their behavior without body punishment. First, you can punish your children by not letting them watch television or do the things they like; second, by making them do a lot of housework. Third, it's a good idea to compensate your children for doing good things.
I think that punishing your children by not letting them do or have the things they like is a very good way to change your children's behavior. When you do it seriously the children like a lot of stuff and when you say no for something he will feel bad, and try to not do it again. For example, when I was seven years old my mother punished me; if I did something wrong she wouldn't let me watch the television. And I felt very bad at that time, then I started to change my behavior so she didn't punish me and I could watch the television; it is really worked with me.
Another good way for punishment is by making them do a lot of housework. The children hate it when they know that the have to do some housework, such as cleaning up the living room or doing some writing housework if they do something wrong. I remember my uncle was punishing his kids by making them write five papers from their textbook every time they did something wrong, and they hated it; they didn't want to write this mach writing. So they did what ever he wanted and they tried hard to not do anything bad; it really worked; they are very polite and good boys.
Third, there is another way that can work like magic for some children. And the way is to compensate your children. And how it works is to give your children a present or carrot if he does something good or if he didn't do something you don't like him to do. For example, you can make a chart with the day for every week, then you make circle for every day, then if your child does something wrong you put in this circle F (fails) and let him see it, then when he does something good you give him a G (good); then at the end of the week if he has more than 4 Fs, you don't give him anything but if he has G all week, or less than 2 Fs, you let him choose a present. And believe me; this will work very well with some of the children.
In conclusion, corporal punishment for children is very popular in the U.S. There are ways to punish your children without corporal punishment. First, you can punish your children by not letting him have the things he likes; second, by letting them do a lot of housework. Third, it's a good idea to give a carrot to your children when they do good things.
Reference
Our view on corporal punishment: to spank or not to spank. (2007, January 25). USA Today. Retrieved February 28, 2008, from http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/01/post_35.html
Raising the Drinking age
In the U.S. the legal age to drink is 21 and some people think it is not fair. They want to drink alcohol when they are 18. Many researchers have found that there are large numbers of underage people who are drinking too much. According to Ruth C. Engs (1998, para, 10); "22% of all students under 21 compared to 18% over 21 years of age are heavy drinkers. Among drinkers only, 32% of under age compared to 24% of legal age are heavy drinkers". In my opinion, the legal age has to rise to 23 or it has to be illegal. Moreover, the teenagers should not be able to drink. Why? First, alcohol may destroy your health. Secondly, the teenagers do not have a lot of responsibility.
Alcohol may destroy your health. Drinking too much alcohol may affect your health negatively. There is a positive relations between drinking alcohol and having health problems. There is lot of disease you may get if you drink too much. First, you can be addicted to alcohol or get poisoning or both, and you may die. Second, you may get stomach ulcers. Moreover, it is really bad for your body. Additionally, the problem is people do not care and still drink alcohol.
The teenagers are not responsible. When drinking alcohol is legal for teenagers, a lot of people might get injured or might die because of irresponsible teenagers. When they start to drink, they drink more than normal, because they do not care about their health or their environment; they just want to drink and do what adults do. Also, teenagers could be the reason for dangerous accidents. For example, they might drive when they are drunk, and it can put them in big trouble. Moreover, it affects their minds and their behaviors and under the effect of alcohol they may fight with someone and get hurt.
On the other hand, opponents say that the drinking age has to be less than 21. They think that 18 is the best age to start drinking alcohol. And they support their idea by saying, that 18-year-olds can get married legally. Also, 18-years-olds people can be soldier and go to the war. They think that this is unsatisfactory that 18-year-olds can be soldiers and they can get married but they can't drink alcohol. I think this idea is wrong. I mean, not all teenagers go to the war or not all of them are getting married, when they are 18 years old. Very few teenagers get married, or go to the war, but we cannot over generalize like this. On the other hand, drinking alcohol is much more fun than going to the war or getting married very early. I think drinking alcohol during the teen ages is dangerous for them, because they drink too much and they don’t care about the consequence of drinking too much.
In conclusion, In the U.S. you can drink if you are 21 or up. But not everybody is happy with that; they want to decrease the age for drinking to 18-year-olds. Many researchers have found that there are large numbers of underage people who are heavy drinkers. I think it is a good idea to raise the drinking age to 23 or more or make it illegal. And the reason the drinking age should be raised is drinking alcohol may damage your health and the teenagers are not old enough.
Reference
Engs, R. (1998, March 20). Why the drinking age should be lowered: An opinion based upon research. Applied Health Sciences, Indiana University. Retrieved February 20, 2008, from http://www.indiana.edu/~engs/articles/cqoped.html
Alcohol may destroy your health. Drinking too much alcohol may affect your health negatively. There is a positive relations between drinking alcohol and having health problems. There is lot of disease you may get if you drink too much. First, you can be addicted to alcohol or get poisoning or both, and you may die. Second, you may get stomach ulcers. Moreover, it is really bad for your body. Additionally, the problem is people do not care and still drink alcohol.
The teenagers are not responsible. When drinking alcohol is legal for teenagers, a lot of people might get injured or might die because of irresponsible teenagers. When they start to drink, they drink more than normal, because they do not care about their health or their environment; they just want to drink and do what adults do. Also, teenagers could be the reason for dangerous accidents. For example, they might drive when they are drunk, and it can put them in big trouble. Moreover, it affects their minds and their behaviors and under the effect of alcohol they may fight with someone and get hurt.
On the other hand, opponents say that the drinking age has to be less than 21. They think that 18 is the best age to start drinking alcohol. And they support their idea by saying, that 18-year-olds can get married legally. Also, 18-years-olds people can be soldier and go to the war. They think that this is unsatisfactory that 18-year-olds can be soldiers and they can get married but they can't drink alcohol. I think this idea is wrong. I mean, not all teenagers go to the war or not all of them are getting married, when they are 18 years old. Very few teenagers get married, or go to the war, but we cannot over generalize like this. On the other hand, drinking alcohol is much more fun than going to the war or getting married very early. I think drinking alcohol during the teen ages is dangerous for them, because they drink too much and they don’t care about the consequence of drinking too much.
In conclusion, In the U.S. you can drink if you are 21 or up. But not everybody is happy with that; they want to decrease the age for drinking to 18-year-olds. Many researchers have found that there are large numbers of underage people who are heavy drinkers. I think it is a good idea to raise the drinking age to 23 or more or make it illegal. And the reason the drinking age should be raised is drinking alcohol may damage your health and the teenagers are not old enough.
Reference
Engs, R. (1998, March 20). Why the drinking age should be lowered: An opinion based upon research. Applied Health Sciences, Indiana University. Retrieved February 20, 2008, from http://www.indiana.edu/~engs/articles/cqoped.html
Road Rage runs rampant in high stress U.S. society
According to Altman’s article, "Road Rage runs rampant in high stress U.S. society," the number of people who died on the highway is increased from what it was in 1997. The Congress is very worried about this growing number of road accidents. Also, he explains how is speeding one of the most common reasons for road accidents.
Moreover, he discusses the road rage problem and how some people behave in inappropriate ways, and this causes danger and accidents. Finally, he asserts that by paying fines this problem will be decreased and using the technology against this problem is an effective way to know who doesn’t fallow the the driving rules.
Road rage has become a big issue in the U.S. Road rage costs the government of the U.S. and people who live over there a lot of money. Also, the crazy driving causes a lot of car accidents and deaths over the years. Finding solutions will help to solve this problem. There are three ways to contribute to stopping the danger of driving accidents, which are educating people, controlling and supervising the road and establishing strict laws.
First, educating people is in important step that the government should care about. The government has to teach people about the danger of road rage; for example, the government shows us a short movie on television and in high school that shows some of the most dangerous car accidents. This way will make people think that they may have the same accident and that will encourage them to drive carefully. Moreover, the schools should teach the students about the dangers of crazy driving by making this problem a serious case. For example, taking the students on a trip to the hospital and letting them speak with the patients that had car accidents so they will change their thinking about crazy driving. Finally, the parents have the biggest effect on their children. The parents have to be a good example for their children while they drive. For example, when the family travels somewhere, the parents have to clarify the road rules for their children and how it is important to respect the laws such as the speed limit, the stop signs and the traffic lights.
Second, using new techniques is a good way to control and supervise the road rage. The government has to use the technology so that will help them to control people who drive fast on the road. For example, in Dubai they use advanced cameras in the road and this camera can catch people who exceed the speed limit or pass the traffic light in a very clear picture that shows the car plates. This technology works very well in Dubai and the police think that is an amazing idea because the people start to watch their speed. Furthermore, the police have to hide their cars on the highway when they try to catch the people who drive very fast. For example, there are many people who like to drive fast but when they see the police car they slow down. In this case, when the police hide, they will be able to know who drives fast. As a result, making the technology work to enforce the laws will help the police to catch who ever drives over the limit.
Third, hard punishment will make the people think a thousand times before they do something crazy. Usually American people worry about money so that will be a good punishment for people who try to break the law. For example, if you break the speed limit and the police catch you, you should pay around three hundred dollars, which is too much, so you will be more careful while you drive, because you do not want to pay the large amount of money. Moreover, jail is a good idea as a penalty. For example, in Saudi Arabia the punishment for people who pass the speed limit is spending one week in jail, and it works.
In conclusion, the people should know that the road is for everybody and it is not their own road; because of that the people should respect other people who drive in the same road. Also, the person who drives carelessly will make his life and other people's lives in danger. There are a lot of things that will make the road more safe, such as teaching people about road rage dangers, managing the road and making strict penalties.
Reference:
Altman, K. (1997, July 18). Road Rage runs rampant in high stress U.S. society. U.S. News. Retrieved January 24, 2008, from http://www.cnn.com/ US/9707/18/aggresive.driving/
Moreover, he discusses the road rage problem and how some people behave in inappropriate ways, and this causes danger and accidents. Finally, he asserts that by paying fines this problem will be decreased and using the technology against this problem is an effective way to know who doesn’t fallow the the driving rules.
Road rage has become a big issue in the U.S. Road rage costs the government of the U.S. and people who live over there a lot of money. Also, the crazy driving causes a lot of car accidents and deaths over the years. Finding solutions will help to solve this problem. There are three ways to contribute to stopping the danger of driving accidents, which are educating people, controlling and supervising the road and establishing strict laws.
First, educating people is in important step that the government should care about. The government has to teach people about the danger of road rage; for example, the government shows us a short movie on television and in high school that shows some of the most dangerous car accidents. This way will make people think that they may have the same accident and that will encourage them to drive carefully. Moreover, the schools should teach the students about the dangers of crazy driving by making this problem a serious case. For example, taking the students on a trip to the hospital and letting them speak with the patients that had car accidents so they will change their thinking about crazy driving. Finally, the parents have the biggest effect on their children. The parents have to be a good example for their children while they drive. For example, when the family travels somewhere, the parents have to clarify the road rules for their children and how it is important to respect the laws such as the speed limit, the stop signs and the traffic lights.
Second, using new techniques is a good way to control and supervise the road rage. The government has to use the technology so that will help them to control people who drive fast on the road. For example, in Dubai they use advanced cameras in the road and this camera can catch people who exceed the speed limit or pass the traffic light in a very clear picture that shows the car plates. This technology works very well in Dubai and the police think that is an amazing idea because the people start to watch their speed. Furthermore, the police have to hide their cars on the highway when they try to catch the people who drive very fast. For example, there are many people who like to drive fast but when they see the police car they slow down. In this case, when the police hide, they will be able to know who drives fast. As a result, making the technology work to enforce the laws will help the police to catch who ever drives over the limit.
Third, hard punishment will make the people think a thousand times before they do something crazy. Usually American people worry about money so that will be a good punishment for people who try to break the law. For example, if you break the speed limit and the police catch you, you should pay around three hundred dollars, which is too much, so you will be more careful while you drive, because you do not want to pay the large amount of money. Moreover, jail is a good idea as a penalty. For example, in Saudi Arabia the punishment for people who pass the speed limit is spending one week in jail, and it works.
In conclusion, the people should know that the road is for everybody and it is not their own road; because of that the people should respect other people who drive in the same road. Also, the person who drives carelessly will make his life and other people's lives in danger. There are a lot of things that will make the road more safe, such as teaching people about road rage dangers, managing the road and making strict penalties.
Reference:
Altman, K. (1997, July 18). Road Rage runs rampant in high stress U.S. society. U.S. News. Retrieved January 24, 2008, from http://www.cnn.com/ US/9707/18/aggresive.driving/
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Drinking survey
1. Introduction
Do you ever go back to your home and see people who can’t stand up because they are so drunk? Do you drink? Do your friends drink or does one of your family drink? Should we allow alcohol for people under 21, like 19 or 18? Scientists find that drinking is really bad for our health. We may have serious diseases such as addiction to alcohol, and poisoning, and you may die or you may get stomach ulcers.
Drinking is a problem these days because the research has found that 22% of all students under 21, compared to 18% over 21 years old, are heavy drinkers. (Engs, 1998, para.s) Also, they have found that only 32% of under age youths compared to 24% of legal age youths are heavy drinkers. Some people think that states should raise the drinking age to 21 and this is the right thing to do. But some think that drinking age should be less than 21 the think that 18 is the best age to start to drink. Also, males and females may have a different idea abut drinking. Moreover, young people and old people may have different ideas.
2. Purpose
Our group, EAP1-A including me, decided to find out some things; first, if the females started to drink before the males, or the males started first. Second, we wanted to know at which age they started to drink alcohol. Third, what do the people think about lowering the drinking age to 18? Another thing we wanted to know was if they think much drinking is a problem in Carbondale or not.
3. Hypotheses
I had two hypotheses abut drinking alcohol. First, I thought that males start to drink alcohol before females. Second, I thought the teenagers, at age 18 and under, would want to lower the drinking age to 18 or less.
4. Methods and procedures
Each person in our group was supposed to ask 6 people who were of different genders and ages in the student center and on the S.I.U. campus to get a different opinion all respondents were probably student at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. In addition, we asked anyone we saw. We prepared a survey that had 9 Questions. Those questions were almost all yes or no questions, so it was easy for respondents to answer the questions.
5. Data + chart
6. Results
Actually, most of the people we asked said that they drink. 8 out of 12 (67%) 18-20 years old told us that they started to drink at age 18-20 years old. 32 out of 36 (88.8%) of people said that they started to drink at over 20; 20 out of 25 males (88%) drink and 19 out of 24 (79%) females drink. 3 of 25 (12%) males and 4 out of 24 (17%) females started drinking when they were 13-15 years old so the females started first . 9 of 25 males (36%) and 11 of 24 (46%) females started drinking when they were 16-18. 11 of 25 (44%) males and 6 of 24 (25%) females started drinking when they were 19-20. 4 of 12 (33%) of people who are 18-20 years old and 8 of 25 (31%) people who are over 21 said that they should lower the drinking age.
7. Conclusion and discussion
I believed that males started to drink alcohol before females. However, it was not true because our survey showed that females started to drink before males. I was shock at that fact, because I thought that males started to drink first. Also, I thought that teenagers at age 18 and under would want to lower the drinking age to 18 or less. The survey showed they were only slightly more likely to faros lowery the drinking age. This was true; 33% of people who are 18-20 said that they should lowered the drinking age, and 31% of people who are over 21 said that they should lowered the drinking age. I think the results come out as they did because, people how are 18 more likely to say yes, to lower the drinking age. They want to drink as adult and they think that they have the right to do it. They think if they can get marred and go to the war when they are 18 they can drink alcohol it is not a big deal. Moreover, 4 out of 20 (20%) of people who are 18-20 year old, and 8 out of 64 (12.5%) of people who are >20 think that too much drinking is problem in Carbondale. Which means that Engs was right about that under age are have drinker. Finally, if I will do another survey about the drinking age I will ask two more questions. I want to know how can they get alcohol when the want to drink? Also, I want to know how they feel if they make alcohol illegal in the U.S.A.
8- Reference
Engs, R. (1998, March 20). Why the drinking age should be lowered: An opinion based upon research. Applied Health Sciences, Indiana University. Retrieved February 20, 2008, from http://www.indiana.edu/~engs/articles/cqoped.html
Do you ever go back to your home and see people who can’t stand up because they are so drunk? Do you drink? Do your friends drink or does one of your family drink? Should we allow alcohol for people under 21, like 19 or 18? Scientists find that drinking is really bad for our health. We may have serious diseases such as addiction to alcohol, and poisoning, and you may die or you may get stomach ulcers.
Drinking is a problem these days because the research has found that 22% of all students under 21, compared to 18% over 21 years old, are heavy drinkers. (Engs, 1998, para.s) Also, they have found that only 32% of under age youths compared to 24% of legal age youths are heavy drinkers. Some people think that states should raise the drinking age to 21 and this is the right thing to do. But some think that drinking age should be less than 21 the think that 18 is the best age to start to drink. Also, males and females may have a different idea abut drinking. Moreover, young people and old people may have different ideas.
2. Purpose
Our group, EAP1-A including me, decided to find out some things; first, if the females started to drink before the males, or the males started first. Second, we wanted to know at which age they started to drink alcohol. Third, what do the people think about lowering the drinking age to 18? Another thing we wanted to know was if they think much drinking is a problem in Carbondale or not.
3. Hypotheses
I had two hypotheses abut drinking alcohol. First, I thought that males start to drink alcohol before females. Second, I thought the teenagers, at age 18 and under, would want to lower the drinking age to 18 or less.
4. Methods and procedures
Each person in our group was supposed to ask 6 people who were of different genders and ages in the student center and on the S.I.U. campus to get a different opinion all respondents were probably student at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. In addition, we asked anyone we saw. We prepared a survey that had 9 Questions. Those questions were almost all yes or no questions, so it was easy for respondents to answer the questions.
5. Data + chart
6. Results
Actually, most of the people we asked said that they drink. 8 out of 12 (67%) 18-20 years old told us that they started to drink at age 18-20 years old. 32 out of 36 (88.8%) of people said that they started to drink at over 20; 20 out of 25 males (88%) drink and 19 out of 24 (79%) females drink. 3 of 25 (12%) males and 4 out of 24 (17%) females started drinking when they were 13-15 years old so the females started first . 9 of 25 males (36%) and 11 of 24 (46%) females started drinking when they were 16-18. 11 of 25 (44%) males and 6 of 24 (25%) females started drinking when they were 19-20. 4 of 12 (33%) of people who are 18-20 years old and 8 of 25 (31%) people who are over 21 said that they should lower the drinking age.
7. Conclusion and discussion
I believed that males started to drink alcohol before females. However, it was not true because our survey showed that females started to drink before males. I was shock at that fact, because I thought that males started to drink first. Also, I thought that teenagers at age 18 and under would want to lower the drinking age to 18 or less. The survey showed they were only slightly more likely to faros lowery the drinking age. This was true; 33% of people who are 18-20 said that they should lowered the drinking age, and 31% of people who are over 21 said that they should lowered the drinking age. I think the results come out as they did because, people how are 18 more likely to say yes, to lower the drinking age. They want to drink as adult and they think that they have the right to do it. They think if they can get marred and go to the war when they are 18 they can drink alcohol it is not a big deal. Moreover, 4 out of 20 (20%) of people who are 18-20 year old, and 8 out of 64 (12.5%) of people who are >20 think that too much drinking is problem in Carbondale. Which means that Engs was right about that under age are have drinker. Finally, if I will do another survey about the drinking age I will ask two more questions. I want to know how can they get alcohol when the want to drink? Also, I want to know how they feel if they make alcohol illegal in the U.S.A.
8- Reference
Engs, R. (1998, March 20). Why the drinking age should be lowered: An opinion based upon research. Applied Health Sciences, Indiana University. Retrieved February 20, 2008, from http://www.indiana.edu/~engs/articles/cqoped.html
Monday, February 18, 2008
CESL Stress
In my special case I feel stress when I have something to do. When I prepare for any exam I do not feel stressful. However, when I go to my class to take the exam I feel stressful. On the other hand, TOEFL drives me crazy and is stressful even if I start to study it. Moreover, the listening part is the most stressful part on the exam. Then I become a little bit stressed when I move to the other parts. Also, there is a big stressful point on the TOEFL which is the time. On TOEFL I face many reasons that increase my stress such as the level of questions and the time. In fact, the stress makes my grade worse than what I deserve. Finally, I should be stressed less on my exams because that will improve my grades.
Deal with stress
Stress is something we face every day in our lives. The stress is caused by different things. However, the important thing is how we should deal with stress. When I feel stressful the first thing I do is take a long breath. If I feel stressful in a public place I try to walk to be more relaxed. In addition, when I feel stressful because I have a quiz or exam I try to go to the recreation center and I do some body exercise such as aerobic exercise. The best thing for my case to relieve my stress is to go to the swimming pool, because that makes me more relaxed. Sometimes I would like to see some of my friends, because that helps to break stress. Moreover, I like to watch movies when I feel in a bad mood, because that helps to be stressing less. All these ways work very well and change my mood to be better.
Cash flow not debt causes student stress, scientists told
According to Ed Ewing and Rachel Jasper in “Cash flow not debt causes student stress, scientists told”, the money needs are leading students to have stress. Dr. Scott, who is in the Psychological Society, from University of Manchester, did a study which covered a lot of students, and the result of that is the students need more money to be away from stress; also he suggested that they should offer some money management education programs for students to teach them how they can deal with money problems. Moreover, Dr. Scott claims that the students should learn how they can manage their money needs in an earlier age such as before they get into the university. Helen Crevel is a student, and she agrees with Dr. Scott and she believes that the students need more education about their budget because that will make students away resist.
Reference:
Ewing, E. & Jasper, R. (2005, April 4). Cash flow, not debt causes student stress, scientists told. Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved on January, 18, 2008 from
http://www.guardian.co.uk
Reference:
Ewing, E. & Jasper, R. (2005, April 4). Cash flow, not debt causes student stress, scientists told. Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved on January, 18, 2008 from
http://www.guardian.co.uk
Thursday, February 14, 2008
The difference between the weather in the U.S. and in the K.S.A.
The weather in the U.S. and in the K.S.A. are totally different.
In the U.S. the weather has all the four seasons, spring, winter, summer and fall. But in the K.S.A. we just have two seasons, winter and summer. Also, when the winter comes in the U.S., they have a lot of rain and snow and it is too cold here. In the K.S.A., when the winter comes, it is too cold, but that’s it, no rain, no snow, we have nothing except cold weather. It is so different for me to live in the U.S. Sometimes I face some difficult time, like driving in the snow, or walking when it is raining, because I may fall down. But I love it here because you feel you are alive. Also, we don’t close our schools because of the weather. Moreover, K.S.A. is not a beautiful place to visit, because we don’t have anything like what the U.S. has of beautiful nature.
In the U.S. the weather has all the four seasons, spring, winter, summer and fall. But in the K.S.A. we just have two seasons, winter and summer. Also, when the winter comes in the U.S., they have a lot of rain and snow and it is too cold here. In the K.S.A., when the winter comes, it is too cold, but that’s it, no rain, no snow, we have nothing except cold weather. It is so different for me to live in the U.S. Sometimes I face some difficult time, like driving in the snow, or walking when it is raining, because I may fall down. But I love it here because you feel you are alive. Also, we don’t close our schools because of the weather. Moreover, K.S.A. is not a beautiful place to visit, because we don’t have anything like what the U.S. has of beautiful nature.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
I love Carbondale
Carbondale is the best city in the world to live in, because it is not a big city, it is not very crowded, and it is a student's city, so it is cheap to live here. It does not cost me too much to rent an apartment or for other services. I believe that Carbondale is healthy place to live in, because it has many green trees. Also it doesn't have any factories. Moreover, it has the most wonderful university in the U.S, S.I.U. Also, it is very quiet, which is good for me as a student. Finally, Carbondale actually it is a beautiful city. It has so many lakes, beautiful green trees and wonderful weather; it has all the four seasons, winter, spring, summer, and fall.
The Biggest Causes of Stress in Modern Life
Stress is a big factor in our lives, not just in the U.S. but also in different places in the world. We have to start to find the solutions to help people deal with their worries and problems. From my perspective I think there is a strong relationship between human behavior and health. Also the job or work affects the people and their minds. Finally the stress may affect your physical health.
Did our behavior affect our health? The answer is yes, our behavior can badly affect our health. People can have stress when something happens
like natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes. When you feel stress, your hormones will be modified and you will be more exposed to heart diseases. Further, when you got stress your immune system heightens the probability of contracting colds or cancer. For example, my father has a really stressful life because he is a business man; his health is not so good. He has a heart disease and he has a high blood pressure. Also, he has diabetes and his doctor told him that all these came from his stress.
It is really your work that affects your mind and affects your stress. The studies find that if you work inside, that can be a good reason to have stress; for example, the study shows that line workers and air-traffic controllers are the most stressful jobs. When you are a teacher of adult people or when you are a secretary this kind of job is not stressful. For example, one of my mothers was a teacher for 20 years and she told me that she never faced stress.
On our life we face a lot of things that cause small stress such as waiting in the long line or taking an exam, trying to find a job or losing your job. Also, sometimes we have a small problem with our family or our friends and the biggest stress is the death of loved one, like when a husband loses his wife or a wife loses her husband or a mother loses one of her kids. The studies show that when you lose someone you love you will feel desperate and stressful; that will make it harder for your immune system to reject cancer. However, stress will not only make it harder to face cancer but will make you more likely to get diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, headache and acid in the stomach. Also, when somebody has stress that will drive him to do some bad behavior that will affect his physical health. Activities such as smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, eating too much or too little, or skipping exercise make it easy to get any of these diseases.
In conclusion, stress is a large issue in the world. We should find answers for people about how to deal with their stress. There is a connection between people's actions and their fitness. Also, the occupation affects directly on people's brains; moreover, stresses may influence your physical condition.
Did our behavior affect our health? The answer is yes, our behavior can badly affect our health. People can have stress when something happens
like natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes. When you feel stress, your hormones will be modified and you will be more exposed to heart diseases. Further, when you got stress your immune system heightens the probability of contracting colds or cancer. For example, my father has a really stressful life because he is a business man; his health is not so good. He has a heart disease and he has a high blood pressure. Also, he has diabetes and his doctor told him that all these came from his stress.
It is really your work that affects your mind and affects your stress. The studies find that if you work inside, that can be a good reason to have stress; for example, the study shows that line workers and air-traffic controllers are the most stressful jobs. When you are a teacher of adult people or when you are a secretary this kind of job is not stressful. For example, one of my mothers was a teacher for 20 years and she told me that she never faced stress.
On our life we face a lot of things that cause small stress such as waiting in the long line or taking an exam, trying to find a job or losing your job. Also, sometimes we have a small problem with our family or our friends and the biggest stress is the death of loved one, like when a husband loses his wife or a wife loses her husband or a mother loses one of her kids. The studies show that when you lose someone you love you will feel desperate and stressful; that will make it harder for your immune system to reject cancer. However, stress will not only make it harder to face cancer but will make you more likely to get diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, headache and acid in the stomach. Also, when somebody has stress that will drive him to do some bad behavior that will affect his physical health. Activities such as smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, eating too much or too little, or skipping exercise make it easy to get any of these diseases.
In conclusion, stress is a large issue in the world. We should find answers for people about how to deal with their stress. There is a connection between people's actions and their fitness. Also, the occupation affects directly on people's brains; moreover, stresses may influence your physical condition.
I don’t have to go to the mall anymore
In the past the people had to go to the mall if the needed anything or go the stores where they could find what they needed. But the world has been changing now; if I need anything I can log in to the Internet and go to an online shopping website and choose what I want and buy it, and they will send it to me. I prefer online shopping because it is easy, I can get anything I want when I am sitting in my home. Another benefit is that I can find a big collection, I can see everything any brand from any store. I don’t have to buy just what we have in the next mall. So I have a choice. Also, it can be cheaper than buying stuff from the stores, I can find many collections and I can combine the model, the brand name and the size. Nowadays it has be come a very illustrious business, and I think that people who have an online business can make good money very easily.
In K.S.A. Alcohol Is In Illegal
It is totally different in K.S.A; we don’t drink alcohol, which is good. In SIUC I always see students who went to the bar on the weekend. When they went there, they seem to me that they are so happy. But after midnight the bars start closing, and the students look terrible. They do crazy things the gust laughing and they sleep on the ground. I thank god that the people in K.S.A can't drink alcohol. In K.S.A the students have different things to do on weekends. They go to a place where they can play sports or they go to their friends' house and they watch movies together or watch television. Or study. They are really healthy young people. I wish that one day they will outlaw alcohol on the U.S.
My favorite restaurant
Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant which is my favorite restaurant. This restaurant is so elegant and it is a nice place to go. Also, they have delicious food. They have an unbelievable menu. The have soups, appetizer, salad, desert and steak. They also have all kind of Italian pasta. For me, I really like the fettuccini that is made with chicken and Alfredo sauce it tastes so good. Moreover, their waiters are very polite. When you want to invite someone to such a nice place, it is the perfect one. I really like it and I enjoy my time there. Now I feel hungry to just think about it.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
College students screaming for stress relief
In “College students screaming for stress relief,” the students go outside at night and yell before their test. Also, in the college campus they start to find activities that help the students to relieve their stress. One of the ideas that they may use to deal with the stress is that they can create an unofficial meeting between the teacher and his or her students. Also there is an idea that they make a late night breakfast for the student before their test. That was the way the author talked about relieving the stress.
Refernce
The Associated Press. (2007, Dec. 12). College students screaming for stress relief. Retrieved on January 25, 2008, from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22219591/
Refernce
The Associated Press. (2007, Dec. 12). College students screaming for stress relief. Retrieved on January 25, 2008, from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22219591/
My dream job
To become the most successful business woman in the U.S. is my dream; I hope that one day I can work with Google company, because I think that Google company is one of the most famous and successful companies of the Internet searching and computer programs; to be one of the Google team you will receive alot of advantages. First, you will make good money. Second, they have a wonderful a place inside the company to relieve the work stress. They have a place where you can relax and eat. And the important thing is that they push you to be successful; they support you; they really take care of you as one of their team. Finally, I don’t think that there are any disadvantages when you work with Google, except that for me, it is far away from my home country and my family.
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