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Earth Hour
March 20th, 2008 by samkon5
Today in Global Issues class we talked about some of the cool things people are doing to lessen their carbon footprint. In class, we are also making our own project to help the school become greener. During discussion, a world wide project came up called Earth Hour. It is a really cool idea that was started in Australia last year. The idea is to turn off all of your electricity useage for 1 hour some time on March 29. Last year it was mainly in Australia and Oceania, but this year it has gone global. Last year alone, even though there was not as great participation as expected this year, enough energy was saved to run 48,000 cars for one year!
Visit the the link above to go to the sight and sign up and join Earth Hour and help fight cclimate change.
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Half Year Reflection
February 27th, 2008 by samkon5
The second semester started at the beginning of Febuary, and recently I have thought about my year so far. At first, before moving, I was unsure of what to expect and I thiught I would be dreaded the move. The school I previously went to I thought was a great school, and like most American public schoolers, knew nothing else but to think it was perfect. Only I didn’t know. I realized how isolated suburban America can be from the world. Being able to move and view the world from a different angle has really altered my life, opinions, and beleifs. Also I beleive moving here has been very important in developing into who I will become. Mr. R has really impacted my views and thoughts on the world. So far, in my life, he has been one of the most influential people in teaching me about life skills and broadening and opening my view to the world. Hehas also introduced to me the power that word, pictures , and media can have in influencing what a persons thinks. Before having him as a teacher, I pretty let much the world do its thing and I do mine. Mr. R has really broadened my view on many global issues and opened many doors that I did not know existed. After attending his seminar about Web 2.0, I really realized what he had done for me by opening the doors to Web 2.0.
Being away from the norm of my happy, suburban life has tayght me some things. I have learned to be more open to other cultures and ideas that i may find opposite of mine. I have allowed myself out of the norm, my comfort zone. Living here, just my parents and I, I began to realize to be mor appreciative of people who do things for you, even if thay may be small. It has also shown me to rely less on my posessions and to be more loving and open with the people who are important to you.
I plan on doing more of reflection and writng soon. Like Mr. R has said”, the Internet is a tool to help you. I beleive that is true and with this blog and more frequent writing, I want to be able to look at the world differently.
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Why Blog?
February 12th, 2008 by samkon5
What do I want to accomplish?
Hopefully with this blog I will be able to take away a greater understanding of blogging. It could also help me to learn more about the Internet and networking. This blog will allow me to have a place to compile my thoughts and opinions on issues and topics. I want to be able to use technology in a way that i have before. If I use this tool often and effectily, I will be able to develop my writing skills and become more open and expressive to the world. It will help me to find a better meaning to what I think I am.
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