This Saturday 3/29 we are shutting off all of our lights from 8-9pm!
Why are we doing this?
If in everywhere and all I've been users turn off their lights for one hour we can reduce this year's carbon footprint by approximately 22,290,910 pounds.
That's equivalent to SAVING 400,000 trees or PREVENTING 8.4 million pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere.
WOW!!! What can you do?
*TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS! Last year 2.2 million people shut off their lights for one hour to show their awareness towards global warming. If we can help to spread the awareness, we can become a part of a great cause that will help to preserve the earth!
Saturday, March 29, 2008
~Parable of the Unfaithful Servant~
-In the Parable of the Unfaithful Servant, the servant is warned by the master that he must defend the house against thieves and vandals no matter what. Therefore, humans have the duty to protect the Earth from those that would rob and damage it.-
I totally think this parable is correct. The master of the house is giving the servant the change to have a shelter and all it wants in exchange is the servant to take care of his house and maintain it. I think that this is the same as God and us. God gave us the chance to live in the earth and in exchange all he wants is for us to take care of the planet. It is us who are vandalising the earth. We are destroying it, we are robbing and damaging it's natural beauty and nature.
Humans have the duty to protect the earth. It is here where we all live, were our children will live and we have to stop destroying it. We need to stop vandalising and robbing because at the end it is us who pay for the damage we cause. Or perhaps it is the ones who don't do anything who pay for it. Poor people are the ones that pay, they don't have money to buy stuff, they live in poor houses where there's not even electricity, they don't use energy. Poor people live a simple life, they don't countribute much to global warming as richer people do, but at the end it is poor people who pay for the results of global warming because they don't have the resources to protect themselves.
We as servants of the earth need to stop the people who are damaging the earth. We can do this by reducing the amount of energy we use, by recycling, by paying attention to buy things we really need. We need to change our lifestyles, we need to become more aware and of who's robbing our earth and PROTECT it agains them!!! It is our DUTY to PROTECT the place WE LIVE IN!!
I totally think this parable is correct. The master of the house is giving the servant the change to have a shelter and all it wants in exchange is the servant to take care of his house and maintain it. I think that this is the same as God and us. God gave us the chance to live in the earth and in exchange all he wants is for us to take care of the planet. It is us who are vandalising the earth. We are destroying it, we are robbing and damaging it's natural beauty and nature.
Humans have the duty to protect the earth. It is here where we all live, were our children will live and we have to stop destroying it. We need to stop vandalising and robbing because at the end it is us who pay for the damage we cause. Or perhaps it is the ones who don't do anything who pay for it. Poor people are the ones that pay, they don't have money to buy stuff, they live in poor houses where there's not even electricity, they don't use energy. Poor people live a simple life, they don't countribute much to global warming as richer people do, but at the end it is poor people who pay for the results of global warming because they don't have the resources to protect themselves.
We as servants of the earth need to stop the people who are damaging the earth. We can do this by reducing the amount of energy we use, by recycling, by paying attention to buy things we really need. We need to change our lifestyles, we need to become more aware and of who's robbing our earth and PROTECT it agains them!!! It is our DUTY to PROTECT the place WE LIVE IN!!
Saturday, March 22, 2008
3rd. Blog ( I will follow my Passion...)
“One of the questions raised by An Inconvenient Truth is, how will you follow your passion?” Being in LaGCC and pursuing a Liberal Arts in Social Science and Humanities let’s you know that I’m not yet completely sure of what I want to study. I chose Liberal Arts because I did not knew what I wanted to become, but through out my time at La Guardia I am beginning to clear up my mind. One of my biggest passions has always been music. I think that music is a way for people to relax themselves and also a way in which they can express their thoughts and feelings. I think that music is a bond between humanity; therefore it is an important thing in life.
I’m planning to follow my passion by doing my internship in Latin Media. I think that by being an intern in the field of Latin Media it will help me to get a view of how the industry works. I want to be in touch with music as much as possible and to be able to let people know about music is a great thing. I think that my internship will let me some contacts which will be useful in the future when I receive my degree and be able to work.
Using my education I will make the world a better place because by connecting people with music it will get them a chance to experience something energetic and wonderful. Studying Latin Media will help me to do just that. I will study marketing and publicity. This will let me to inform people about music and ways it can help them in their lives, because believe it or not music is an essential part of life. I will spread the word around about events, and anything that has to do with music. I believe that music does a lot for people, and I will use everything I know and will study about it to convince people that music is a special thing that anyone can create.
I’m planning to follow my passion by doing my internship in Latin Media. I think that by being an intern in the field of Latin Media it will help me to get a view of how the industry works. I want to be in touch with music as much as possible and to be able to let people know about music is a great thing. I think that my internship will let me some contacts which will be useful in the future when I receive my degree and be able to work.
Using my education I will make the world a better place because by connecting people with music it will get them a chance to experience something energetic and wonderful. Studying Latin Media will help me to do just that. I will study marketing and publicity. This will let me to inform people about music and ways it can help them in their lives, because believe it or not music is an essential part of life. I will spread the word around about events, and anything that has to do with music. I believe that music does a lot for people, and I will use everything I know and will study about it to convince people that music is a special thing that anyone can create.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
My time in Mexico!!
Before I came here, I used to live in Mexico. I was younger back then but I did noticed how the stuff we used was used. I remember that in Mexico there is an open air market, i noticed that in there the people use alot of paper. They use paper bags and paper to wrap things in. I think this is a totally waste of paper. People should bring their own containers so that vendors could give them their food in it. These people don't recycle, they just use the aper for a short amount of MINUTES and then they throw it away. They don't use it for other things.
During the time I used to live in Mexico, I remember that people of the government or else did not advertised anything for us to recycle or reuse things. I think that this is why we have grown so uneducated and do not know how to get the most of use from things. People are doing wrong by not recycling. They are dong wrong by not reusing paper.
In Mexico, leasure time is spent differently than here. For instance, I remeber that every day off my parents had we would all get together and went out to the park and eat in restaurants. We distracted ourselves from every day's routine. Also, I remeber that sometimes when they done working they would take us out even for just a walk and to get some ice cream. Here, we don't do that anymore. They are too focused on doing money, and since they work a lot they have to get rest during the remaining time of the day.
During the time I used to live in Mexico, I remember that people of the government or else did not advertised anything for us to recycle or reuse things. I think that this is why we have grown so uneducated and do not know how to get the most of use from things. People are doing wrong by not recycling. They are dong wrong by not reusing paper.
In Mexico, leasure time is spent differently than here. For instance, I remeber that every day off my parents had we would all get together and went out to the park and eat in restaurants. We distracted ourselves from every day's routine. Also, I remeber that sometimes when they done working they would take us out even for just a walk and to get some ice cream. Here, we don't do that anymore. They are too focused on doing money, and since they work a lot they have to get rest during the remaining time of the day.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
First Blog.
Well, today I did two things that affected the environment. One thing I did is a thing that alot of us do, many many of us are doing this without conscience. I had to go to a store that was not so far away from my house. It was like fifteen blocks away, the blocks are not so big they are short. So, I decided to call a taxi and went to the store. I think that this decision was a terrible choice. This affected the environment because the CO2 from the cars is affecting and causing a lot of damage to the environment. The carbon dioxide form cars are contributing to the damage of the ozone layer and this is terrible for the people. Air pollution is caused by many things and it includes the CO2 from cars. This bad choice I made affected the environment. Since the blocks were short I think that it would have been better for me to just walk to the store instead of having to take a taxi. If I had walked it would had been better for me and for the environment.
Another thing I did that affected the environment is something that a lot of students do. The problem is that we always do it, and we do it very often. For school we buy notebooks, loose-leaf paper, books, etc. Today like every other day I used loose-leaf paper to write down my notes. This is affecting the environment because the demand form students and professionals to use paper to write down or print things in is causing a lot of damage to the environment. A lot of trees are being cut down and this is really unfair. Cutting trees down affects the environment, it leads to deforestation. Also, many of us waste huge amounts of paper and it makes it look like having cutting down the trees was also a waste. Cutting down trees also affects the environment because it affects the atmosphere, there aren't enough trees to use the carbon dioxide therefore it builds up in the atmosphere. I think we should start using recycled paper and stop the cutting down of trees.
I personally have contributed to the environment. Last year I had a botanic class in which we went outside and took care of a small park. I felt good about this project because we planted some trees and we also planted flowers. I think that the more natural things we have around, the best it is for us. Nature is something good, and beautiful. I think that the trees that we planted definitely helped the environment and the air around all of us.
In the environment what I am concern about right now is global warming. Global warming is very dangerous. All the glaciers are melting down and the sea levels are rising. We should be really concern with this issue because at the end it is going to affect all of us, it is affecting our environment and we should take care of it.
Another thing I did that affected the environment is something that a lot of students do. The problem is that we always do it, and we do it very often. For school we buy notebooks, loose-leaf paper, books, etc. Today like every other day I used loose-leaf paper to write down my notes. This is affecting the environment because the demand form students and professionals to use paper to write down or print things in is causing a lot of damage to the environment. A lot of trees are being cut down and this is really unfair. Cutting trees down affects the environment, it leads to deforestation. Also, many of us waste huge amounts of paper and it makes it look like having cutting down the trees was also a waste. Cutting down trees also affects the environment because it affects the atmosphere, there aren't enough trees to use the carbon dioxide therefore it builds up in the atmosphere. I think we should start using recycled paper and stop the cutting down of trees.
I personally have contributed to the environment. Last year I had a botanic class in which we went outside and took care of a small park. I felt good about this project because we planted some trees and we also planted flowers. I think that the more natural things we have around, the best it is for us. Nature is something good, and beautiful. I think that the trees that we planted definitely helped the environment and the air around all of us.
In the environment what I am concern about right now is global warming. Global warming is very dangerous. All the glaciers are melting down and the sea levels are rising. We should be really concern with this issue because at the end it is going to affect all of us, it is affecting our environment and we should take care of it.
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