Final Project - Global Warming

        There are too many factors that cause global warming , global warming is one of the biggest issues facing us now. Its effects on animals and on agriculture are very serious. The causes are usually from us humans and the effects are extremely severe and uncontrollable.

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Melting ice at the polar is a factor of global warming which results from high temperature in the earth. What is global warming ? How is the increase in temperature effect the environment?  what is effecting the temperature and making it increase? How are humans causing global warming ? and how can we reduce  this disaster ?

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First, I will give you a very simple explanation about global warming, global warming is the rise in temperature in the world atmosphere. And now I will go deeper about global warming. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere gain the heat that is reflected from land and sea, these gases are known to keep the environment  warm and good to live in. this is called the greenhouse gas effect. But one of the main causes of global warming are humans, burning fuel and deforestation increases carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide which results in increasing intensification of global warming and the worlds surface temperature. Carbon dioxide is the main cause of global warming, 72% of the emitted greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide.(markham 2009)

The earth will be in danger if there was no greenhouse gases to keep it warm. But humans have a really bad impact on the earth, they do not intentionally increase the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by cutting down trees to get wood and make paper products and it is well known that trees use carbon dioxide in the process of photosynthesis. When people cut down trees they increase carbon dioxide and large amount of carbon capture are reduced on the planet earth (Markham 2009). Another cause of  global warming is the industries that produce electricity using coal fire, that emissions carbon dioxide to the air in very large amounts. another main cause of  global warming is burning gasoline. Today people around the world depend on cars to transport from one place to another, even if it was a short trip where the car is not needed, but people are highly depending on cars in their daily work so more car means more emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.(Markham, 2009)

The continuous increase in global warming mean that the temperature will continuously increase on our planet and that will lead to cause many dangerous effects. The most dangerous effect is the rise in sea level, high temperature will cause mountains of  ice in the poles to melt down ,resulting in increase in sea level forcing it to rise. Which will destroy cities and small towns leading it to sink, one big example is tsunami.

Another effect of global warming is crop failure that will effect agriculture that depend on crops like corn and sugar cane as their food resource and income. Which means high temperature will affect the atmosphere and the rain fall, this major problem accrues in Brazil and some parts of Africa. Addition to that, wide spread extinction of  species. According to some researches, more than 1million species are threatened to extinct in 2060 due to the gradual increase of temperature. And it is very hard to live without diverse population of species in this world. (Markham 2009).

To solve the global warming task is very difficult, but we can reduce it if we want to. Reducing global warming requires commitment ,caring about our nature and the species that  are threatened to be extinct. One of the best solutions to reduce global warming and carbon dioxide from the air is using alternative source of energy to produce electricity rather than burning coal, another solution is to reduce the use of cars for transportation by providing another ways of transportation like trains, bicycles and cars that work on the alternative source of energy or methane gas rather than benzene. Another source is to increase the plantation of trees after deforestation to cover the amount of trees we use frequently to make wood and paper so that we prevent releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide.

In conclusion, global warming is serious problem nowadays. We can fight it by reduce the sources that causes global warming. To avoid all the disasters that are caused by the greenhouse gas emissions, coal burning and increase in temperature that leads to ice melting.

Bibliography

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Individual project - Understanding another Nations Culture- Italy

A large number of individuals from Italian cities have at least a different ethnic background of maybe two or more. There is a stronger connection between Italians of different cultural background, for instance the most growing group in Italy is the American Italians. About three quarters of the Italians have a background that is not purely Italian. Stefano (2010) points out that the integration of the immigration waves to the Italian society and workforce with a less social friction is an achievement that is so remarkable. The reality on the ground of daily life in Italy is that everyone seems to have members of the family, friends and neighbors. This people could be coming from diverse backgrounds that are extraordinarily diverse. 

Although most of the immigrants want to be accepted as Italians and have a commitment that is firm to the frame work of the institution in political and legal setting, it does not imply that they do not have to maintain the aspects of their cultural heritage which could be giving meaning to their lives. It is the diversity vigor and the level of interaction between diverse cultures that adds so much to the uniqueness of the identity of Italy today.

Harris (2009) points out that diversity can be easily demonstrated by the elements of languages spoken in a given multicultural nation, religion practiced or traditions observed. A given large number estimated to more than two million Italians or a percentage of fifteen of the population aged five and above speaks a language that is not Italian at home. The languages spoken could be English, Greek, German, Arabic and to a lesser number, Chinese. It is therefore very common to find a Greek or Chinese descendant singing the tarantellas of the Italians. This could be still in the neighborhood of the Italians whereby you would find a black man confessing to the priest his sins in Calabria in the Bexiga.

Warnock (2008) suggests that to some extend the expression of one’s dreams could imply the culture of a given individual rather than his skin color. For instance, if a French man in one of the metropolitan Italian cities dives so deeply in the African cultures then this would be the case that being black is based in ones dreams rather than just skin color. This demonstrates how Italian multiculturalism is essentially a welcome to continue being what it has been and became a new identity that is different. Trimmer (2005) points out that it could be a call for a new cultural creativity and a new way for establishing a free and viable movement between different cultural settings and standards.

In Conclusion, Italy has accepted its immigrants to continue observing their cultural diversity as a way o embracing differences that exist in the society. You would find in most of the cities, more than 15% of the population speak a language other than Italian. Despite the fact that the religion of the Italians is majorly Catholics, there are those who are Protestants or belong to other religions other than Christians. Therefore multiculturalism is built up by differences of religion, traditions, language and race. Embracing all this changes in a society is the most important practice to allow peaceful coexistence in the society.

References

Giles, H.(2008).Enhancing Cultural Diversity and Understanding. Journal of International Multicultural Studies. 11(6) 32-45

Harris, W. (2009).Cultural Diversity. A Comprehensive Understanding.4 (6) 73-81

Stefano, A.(2010). Italian Culture. Journal of Human Diversity. 28(2) 80-89

Trimmer, J.(2005). Understanding Others: Cultural and Cross- Cultural Studies. 14(3) 55-63

Taylor, H. (2006).Enhancing Cultural Understanding. Journal of Multicultural Discourses, 6(2) 45-52

Warnock, T. (2008). Multicultural Studies. A Journal of Multiculturalism in Societies, 13(8) 64- 72

American Muscle Cars

Ford's Shelby GT500 is going to an all aluminum version of the 5.4-liter supercharged V8 that was in the 2010 GT500 for the first time ever. This new engine is 102lb lighter than the previous Shelby model, as well as 10 additional horsepower over the last model. putting total engine horsepower at 550 horsepower and 510 lb-ft of torque.

The GT500 achieved the increase in fuel economy through a combination of weight savings from the use of an all aluminum engine, better body kit and improved aerodynamics and the addition of Assisted Steering that works electrically based. Also the latest is better because of the 20 percent decrease in unwanted road noise from strategically placed sound absorption materials, allowing drivers and passengers to focus and relax. Another major change for the new Shelby is the option for a glass roof coupe "panoramic roof ". The same option is available on the newest model standard Mustang coupes. Another option is that, the Shelby GT500 also now comes with standard HID headlamps, MyKey technology that allows you to start the car from a distance, an integrated spotter mirror and fold down rear headrests for maximum rearward vision.

In conclusion, The new Shelby GT500 is one of the best Muscle cars ever made in the Muscle cars Industry and probably one of the strongest cars.

Shelby GT500 Stock 

Shelby GT500 with a Wide Body Kit. 

Hedley's Trip

In 1980, Hedley and his family decided to take a trip to the Niah caves. Hedley went with his wife and elder daughter from Brunei. They traveled by car and traveled by a ferry to cross the river to take the car with them to the other side of the river. Hedley and his family set out in the morning and arrived by sunset. They stayed at the guest house and thanks to a local man and his son in Niah they reached to the guest house before night to settle in with his family and rest. The next day , they all went to the caves which smelled really bad because of the birds which made the caves their bird toilet. But the most spectacular scene they saw was men climbing in the caves and the reason why they climbed was to collect the bird nests to sell them to the Chinese to make their bird nest soup. They returned to Brunei after seeing the caves. Hedley's high during the trip was when he saw the men collecting those birds nests and his low is when the car broke down and he could not change the gear transmission to reverse and had to push the car if he wanted to go to reverse.