Stop World Hunger-Shilika Blog Entry #1

I think the single, most important piece of information I learned and I think every one should know is that:

Around the world, one child dies every five seconds because of hunger. That means 16,000 kids dies every single day because of the lack of food. That is a lot of the world’s population.

Because of uneven distribution of food, so many people are starving. Due to that, many people are dying. The uneven distribution of food effects kids across the world. There are places on this earth where humans die of hunger. On the other hand, there are places that have so much food that people waste a lot of it. Many see the news in the newspaper, or magazines, and also the television. Millions of hearts are touched, but very little effort is taken to prevent this from happening. Many don't even try to help. That is why Anushka, Tania, and I at least tried to make a difference even though we couldn’t do much. It shows that we care a lot. in the future, we will keep this idea in our hearts and if someone comes to us for help, we will for sure help them as much as we can to our ability.

Stop World Hunger---Shilika Entry #2

I was unsuccessful in trying to convince people to change their minds to help stop world hunger. My groups project topic was actually hard to set up. We had to take many steps to see if we could help:

1) We had to go talk to the staff of Target, Safeway, and Whole Foods to see if they could give us an opportunity to make a difference.

2) We had to get a school letter with signatures of our teacher, vice principal, and/or principal to show proof that we are working in order to make a difference.

3) We had to fill out a form that they gave us to provide information for them, such as the charity we want to support and our personal information (age, school, address, etc.).

4) We had to get others to help us achieve our goal which was to help make a difference in the uneven distribution of natural resources, specifically food.

I think that our idea would have been very effective if people were willing to help us. Our idea took a lot of work so I think many were lazy to help or they had no time. As an example, the stores wanted a school letter. unfortunately, the Yosemite trip clashed with our project timings. Our vice principal was busty helping with the trip so he could not make a letter for us. Also, when I spoke to my parents they said that they could definitely help but I needed a larger group/community to make things work. Every cent counts, but the community was not responding positively.

It is easier to persuade people for things that benefit them. On the other hand, if there is extra work or money help needed it is very hard to convince people and to make them participate. i have learned that to persuade someone, you must have more solid proof that makes sure that the charity will go to the ones who need it.

Car/Gas Replacement- Parth Baokar Entry #2

Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?

I was partially successful in assuring this. The answer was a half and half. I checked back with my parents if they actually made a change. I got an answer of "there is a 50/50 chance that we do buy a hybrid". I don't think they were able to make a change because buying a hybrid car is too expensive. Also I don't think anybody will buy a hybrid just a few days after your presentation unless you're lucky that person was originally planning to buy one. To find a new source of fuel is also hard. My parents stock up in a local gas station. I'm positive that no parent will go out of the local area just to find an alternate fuel source. To convince a person you need hardcore evidence I would want to annoy the person into doing the job if I redid the presentation. It is very much like repetitively asking your mom for candy. When she finally gets very annoyed she gives in and gives you candy.

Please switch your lights!---Rishan Girish Entry #2

Sadly, my audience didn't pay heed to our movie and didn't switch out their bulbs to fluorescent ones.I think they said that they will do it just because they didn't want me to feel bad. I think people need way more reasons and deals to get them to do something. Next time, I might listen to one of those salesmen who blabber about how good their product is and sort of imitate them while presenting.

Convince People to Save Electricity---Jennifer So Entry#2

My project convinced some people into changing their lives to save electricity. One person disagreed about changing their life because they are in a habit of leaving stuff on and not turning it off. This person is not being responsible for the Earth's health. I learned that convincing somebody can be frustrating. I can be more specific by showing graphs and facts on the internet to convince more people that may not agree.

Save the Earth---Edmund Ju Entry #2

I was not successful in convincing people to change their lives by driving less. I think they did not agree to make a change because walking is slow and driving is fast. Maybe they had a very tight schedule so they thought they needed to save time. They also might have thought that since I only showed my project to a few people, the amount of emissions released into the air will only be reduced by a little bit. Or maybe they were selfish and didn't care about future generations. What I learned about trying to convince people to change their live is that it is really hard. Since I showed my project to old people, changing what they have been doing for such a long time is really hard. What I would have done to more effectively make others change is by exaggerating a little on facts.

Replace Fossil Fuels--Bill Huang--Entry#2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I was succeful in convincing people to make a change in their lives with my projects solution of wind energy. They liked the fact they can save up to 84 thousands dollars in a long term. Also, they were spooked by the fact of possible scenarios if America keeps on using fossil fuels, making them want to use others alternatives.

I effectively convince people to make a change better if I were to do this again of making a solution for suatible for the weather. In cupertino, there isn't a lot of wind.

"A Change that makes a Difference--Elizabeth Duan entry #2"

I wasn't successful to convince people to make a change in thier lives. I don't think they did anything because buying and installing solar pannels is expensive and takes a lot of time. Persuading people is hard because unless it is something easy to do, such as walking to school once in a while, most people don't have time to do things. One effective way persuade people is to show people the results if they don't help. You can tell them how global warming might melt polar ice caps and drownd lower areas. That might scare them into helping.

climate change--- mira entry # 2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I was successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to my project. I think they agree to make a change because they are simple everyday changes like picking up trash or carpooling. The people who i spoke to first seemed uncertain and thought changing their life style would be complicated and difficult. i convinced them that it is nothing big it can be as easy as picking up garbage. So they agreed on trying to change some things.

To more effectively convince people i would talk ride my bike to their house and/or show them more examples and bring props to show along side the video so they understand what they need to change.

Making a change " Jongho weon - entry #2 "

When I told other people about the issue, they were shocked. But that didn't make them make a change. I either think it is because I wasn't convincing enough, or they thought it was a hard task and they were too lazy to do it. But when I got back to them for the third time, I explained to them how eaisy it was. Then for the fourth time I got back to them, they had made a change. I was glad I had made a change in their lives. Then later they told me that they had seen the amount of money they saved. And with that money, you can do a lot more things for just making a simple change. I learned that a little more explaining can make a big diffrence.

BTW: I walked all these trips

Dont waste your food! - Peri Cabrales Entry #2

Question: " Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again.

Answer: For my project, I was successful in making people change their ways in food waste and buying food because of the persuasive things I said in my project.
I made 2 people say they would make a change in their lives because of my project. The third person did not agree because they already do the things I wanted people to do. I wanted the people to only buy as much food as they will eat, and not any more. If the people buy morre than enough food, they will throw away half eaten food because they anren't hungry.
I learned that to persuade people to listen, you need to grab their attention and say all of the data/information that the people need to know. My data/information is that people shouldn't buy any more than the food they need. When people throw away food that they don't eat, it deprives the people in need of it. It will also make our dumps bigger, which means that a lot of land will then be turned to dumps. That won't help the enviroment though, will it?
If I were to do this project again, I would make it so that their attention would be focused on listening to what I have to say about this problem/solution. I would make it so people aren't waiting for my movie or slideshhow to be through with because they are so bored (I'm not saying they were bored!). I will make it so they will also be asking for me to replay it over again, so they can remember what they are supposed to do to help the enviroment.

What to choose? --- Elaine Wang Entry #2

NRGI Project Entry #2

We were not exactly successful in convincing people to make a change... Our goal was hard to convince someone to do in what, 1-2 weeks? They had to change their way of transportation into greener methods such as walking or driving hybrids. Walking or biking to school may be easier, but changing to a hybrid car?! Unless they were already planning beforehand it would be nearly impossible for them to go ahead and buy a hybrid just because of our website. One of the people we were trying to convince does so already, but then again that's not really changing. It's just "I already do that". I think out website lacked a lot of components that would make it look more interesting and make people go "ZOMG! SO PRO!". There was no music, no cool backgrounds, and only one video. I honestly wouldn't know how to convince someone of a decision like this in the time we had. For example, if I asked my dad "Can we get a hybrid?" He would just say "What? Why do we need to buy a hybrid, it's just a waste of money." and walk away. I would show him the website and he probably wouldn't even look at it or he would just laugh. That verses "Dad, can I walk to school everyday?" That statement would make him the happiest person on earth. As you can see, HUGE difference. Still, consider what YOU doing something like THAT could do to the earth.

"GIANT PROBLEM- world hunger" San Kim Entry #2

I was successful in making other people make a change in their lives, since we gave some strong, persuasive, and sad facts that probably made them feel a tiny bit (at least) ashamed. It wasn't soo demanding or ridiculous either. That is why I think that they agreed to make a change in their lives. One affective way to persuade someone is by putting heartbreaking/persuasive facts to get them all sympathetic or teary eyed, then tell them how they can help, and pretty soon, they will go on the website or way to help that we offered them, then they even might be helping out daily! If i could do this again, to make my peers be even more sympathetic, I would add a really hungry kid who is really skinny, even add dramatic tone to my voice while I am presenting, or simply give them more ways to help.


-San Kim

Recycling changes people-Ram Nandula Entry #2

Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I was successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives mainly because most of the people were already recycling, but it was not sufficient to make Earth a better place. The main reason reason they recycled more was because of our presentation. They were impressed about the many advantages of recycling we listed in our presentation. We also convinced them easily by telling them that all you need to do is put some "paper in the bin." In fact, after we checked back with them, we found out that they were recycling about twice as much as they used to. I learned that you not only need a convincing presentation, but you need to actually understand what you researched. This is because in our "conversation" with the first group, we showed the video first, and we could tell that they were not convinced to make the change. Only when we spoke about it ourselves, they pledged to make the change. If I were to do this again, I would have reduced the number of unnecessary facts and replaced them with necessary ones.

You Can Make A Change As Well - Samruddhi Deshpande Blog Entry #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

Answer:

I was successful convincing my mom and dad to make a change by stop wasting water. They agreed to make a change because they already know that water is being wasted all around the world and many people are dying because there is not enough water. I learned that when persuading people to make a change you need have great supports and strong opinions. If I was to do this over the thing I would do is change the supports and make them stronger than they already are to convince more people to make a change . SAVE OUR PLANET KEEP IT GREEN MAKE SURE ALL YOUR WATER'S CLEAN . This change of using less water can help us safe this planet for eternity . So go ahead and make change that will help people all around the world live safely like us.

Saving the planet can save you as well!!!!

Persuasion --- Emma Entry #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I enjoyed a mediocre success in changing the actions of the people to whom I presented. I think that I was not able to convince them fully because they felt that what I was presenting did not apply to them personally, although they agreed they would have done something if they could. Instead, I should have presented to someone in a government position who is able to better instigate the ideas my project is covers with, which mostly do not concern the average citizen except for petitions and votes to create action in the government. I learned that in order to create action, you need a strong presentation as well as a strong documentary. If I were to do this again, I would address a person in a position of governmental power with this issue instead of an ordinary citizen. This would probably result in a better outcome.

Seeds and animals Jared Tseng Entry 1

I think the most important thing i learned was that if you send a animal such as a chicken, to a poor family then they have eggs, money (if they sell the eggs), and meat, plus something that will last longer then say a basket of potatos. Once you eat the potatos they're gone. or if you send seeds, they have a crop that will keep on growing food. And best of all they reproduce so you can't run of easily.

Changing Our Light Bulbs- Erinn Chang Entry #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

Yes, I was successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives. Some of our audiences have already made some changes to their light bulbs energy uses. However, they haven't changed all of the light bulbs into CFL. So, their commitment is to change all of their light bulbs into CFL light bulbs. I think they realized they could save a lot more money than if they continued using the old light bulbs. I learned, by pointing out to the audience they can save a lot more money by making changes of their homes. They seem to be more committed to actually putting these words to action, because currently the economy is not doing so well and money is their first priority. If I were to redo this project, I would point out that you could do just small changes, but makes big impact on your electricity bill. This will probably encourage them to complete these steps and help everyone save this planet.

Driving Eco-friendly --- Dilip V. Entry #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I was successful in convincing people to change their driving habits and become more efficient and/or electric. They were very entertained when watching my video and laughed a lot. I then asked them if they wanted to change their habits of driving. Two of them agreed and the last person disagreed because he said that he "had other things to do". I asked the two other people what they would do to change themselves and one said that he would remind his parents to slow down when they are speeding. I could tell he was determined to help out. Then I asked the next person and he said he would tell his parents to drive in less crowd to save gas. I learned that whatever you are going to present has to be exciting, funny, and entertaining enough to catch the viewers attention. I think next time if I did this, when I ask the viewers what they are going to do to help, I should probably help out the viewer if he is bummed out on what to do to help and give him tips and ideas.

Making my parents change--Andrew

I was sadly not successful in convincing my parents to change their lives by buying electric cars. They didn't agree because they say that buying an electric car was to expensive and that they'd rather just pay for the gasoline. I've learned that I still have to find more information to make my parents change their lives by buying an electric car.

MAKE A CHANGE!!!!- Arad Fotouhi

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"
I was very successful in convincing some of the people I showed, which were mostly people I knew. I think some people didn't want to make a change because they were too lazy and didn't bother, they just came to watch it. But some other people had different ideas when they saw it. Some of those people got scared at the last part, when my group member said, "So if you don't listen, good luck staying alive." Those people were the ones who changed their life stile, by all the small steps we gave them for saving water. I think the most important thing to emphasize is the call to action or what you want them to do. Because if you don't tell them what to do there is really no point in trying to persuade them to make a change. Also you could threaten them in a way where they can't get out of it, like the line that my group member said. It's like persuading some to make a change in their life for the better good.

Succesful in convincing people to make a change- Jaehyun Lee Entry #2

I think I was succesful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards of my project. The people I presented to kind of agreed to make a tiny change in their life after I showed my team's presntation. I told them to use less tools that includes Green House Gases, because it murders animals, and plants. They agreed to use original cars less, because the gases that they let out isn't very helpul to environments. They agreed to walk when they had to walk in short distances, but using cars to travel long distances. They also decided to shop online, because driving cars to there is not helpful to environments. If a store is near by, I told them to not shop online, and walk there. I think this was successful in convincing other people to change in their lives.

To Light or Not to Light? --- Ron Talmor Entry #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I was moderately successful in improving the lighting at Lawson and at other places. The people who committed to save energy outside of Lawson will probably attempt to save some energy. However, I think that after a while they will just forget to close the lights or set the timer or do whatever they have chosen to do. Thus, I am only moderately successful in improving the lighting efficiency in other places. In Lawson Middle School I also think that we only moderately changed the school. This is because as we were doing our research we found out that Lawson already has extremely energy efficient lights (occupancy sensors in many rooms and energy-efficient lights). So, even if we did change Lawson it would only be a tiny amount because there isn't much to change because (as I have previously stated) they are already making good choices during the light-installation process. Thus, we are again only moderately successful in in improving the lighting at Lawson. While talking to people about improving their lighting I realized several facts. One: they only want to hear good things about why they should change their lifestyle. Two: they don't want to hear bad things about changing their lifestyle. Yes, it is true that this is only one fact, but this fact is so important it had to be mentioned twice! This leads me to how I can more effectively convince people on how to do what we want them to do. It's actually quite simple! All we have to do is tell them what they want to hear! We shouldn't try to disprove that what we say is bad. We should just briefly mention it and not provide too much emphasis on it. Finally, if we were to change what we did I think we should have less talk about the bad parts of each lighting alternative and more parts about the good parts of each lighting alternative. Besides that, every "bad" facts about the product we keep we can counter argue using "good" facts about the product.

World hunger is the biggest problem -- Garima Anand Entry #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

We were successful in convincing people to make a change in their life and how they thought that world hunger really was the biggest problem. They looked really interested and got what our point was and they did agree to make a at least small changes in their lifestyle. They said that they might donate some money to these corporations. One thing they said that they already donate food to world hunger associations. I was really happy that if we ca persuade everyone and if they do small things like donating money and food, we can end world hunger forever! I learned that if you take the time to think about things you don't really think about it at all, you can can find many solutions and then you share with them and persuade them. After you persuade them, they will go to their friend and tell them about this problem. This can go on and on and on, forever.

Recycle and buy recycled products - Anirudh Entry #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I was kind of successful to convince people to make a change. This is so because the people were already recycling everything so they don't need to do any change and to buy recycled products only some of them bought. Also already everyone we tried to convince were recycling so they just recycled more than usual. They might have disagreed with me because the recycled products were expensive and agreed with me to recycle more to save the Earth, our only survivable ecosystem. I learned that I had to talk more about the why, what, and how instead of the uninteresting statistics to help me to be more successful to persuade someone.

So You Think YOU'RE Hungry?-Anushka-Entry #2

So I asked a few people what they thought about world hunger. One or two people seemed actually sad about it..others just didn't care. They cared more about themselves. Not the POOR, DYING, HUNGRY people. Then I showed them our movie. It made some of them actually care! I was pretty surprised, and then I asked them this: If we started a fund raiser of some sort in a grocery store or something, would you donate to help the poor people in Africa, Asia, etc.? To push them a little I told them that when my family lived in Africa,(true fact:D) my mom used to see the hungry people actually take food out of our/our neighbor's garbage can(true fact:D). Most of the people were all like"Yes, of course we would!", but I know that if we actually did it, some people wouldn't even think about donating, and we can't really blame them, because they have their own families to...spend their money on. Some people, though, I could actually tell they cared. They gave me ideas, too. My mom said to ask people to donate money to a charity instead of getting my birthday gifts for my birthday...I said no, but it was a good idea, if you want to do it. Also, some people suggested to sell something in the neighborhood, and give the money to a charity. It was a good idea,and I might actually do it. So, in the end, most people actually seemed to care about world hunger and what we could do about it. :)

If I had to show this to people differently, I would say scarier stuff. More people might care if I told them that every five seconds a kid dies from hunger. Or that America gets more food/resources that a bigger continent, Africa, causing more chances of obesity. Or...well, you get the point. I learned that to persuade people to do what you want, you need to (a) explain it SLOWLY, (b) use convincing words such as: should, must, etc., and (c) use specific facts or statistics that came from a RELIABLE source.

Upgrade your lights please!---Dam Kaliblotzky entry #2

Well, I showed my video to some people. One said that she wanted one of the alternate lighting ideas we showed. Turns out most people already have on of the ideas shown, so they have a head start. They had no objections, but I don't think they will change their lighting any time soon. I think that, like Mr. Sontag said, people will only buy it if they have the budget and it saves them money. Therefore, if I were to redo this, I would find a way to calculate how much money will be saved.

Save marine life--Impana Murthy Entry #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I was successful in convincing my audience to make small changes in their lives to make a huge overall change. For example, if you drive a hybrid, then, less gas is used. This way, the risk of oil spills in the ocean is not as great. My audience listened to m presentation and agreed that if we make these changes, we can make the world a better place. So, they agreed to do their part. One said that she will take shorter showers to use less water, so that less dirty water is poured into the oceans. And the other two said that they will try to bike or walk to run errands instead of getting there by car.

When I checked in with the people I showed my project to, I saw that they actually had made those changes. One person told me that instead of taking 15-20 minute showers, she took 5-6 minute showers. Also, the other two told me that they bike to school. This shows that we can all make a difference very easily!

NRGI Entry #2- Mihir K.

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I was successful in convincing my audience to make small changes in their lives so we can have a double effect: Reduce our dependence on coal and oil as well as helping to improve the hydrogen essay. My audience listened and agreed to make a change because they wanted to save the Earth and the environment. It takes a lot of effort to tell them how bad our crisis is in order to truly have them make a change. I could probably use more examples than just my project such as the energy administration website for my audience to understand the situation.

Reluctant to Change the World? --- Jack Liu #2

When I showed the video to my parents, they didn't seem extremely interested. They were half listening when I was talking to them, and when I asked the next day, they forgot completely. When my mom finally understood, she started saying we didn't need one, and she seemed adamant. So, I didn't get any results from my family. However, when I asked my friend Sushyl, he seemed quite interested. After I explained a little, he liked the idea, and was quite motivated to get a timed wall switch. There were many good signs, so I think I convinced him. Mr. Bowman didn't really need convincing, because we already have occupancy sensors at school.

My mom didn't want to buy a light timer or timed wall switch because she doesn't think we need them. The occupancy sensors and light shelves were too expensive, even with pay-back later on. Overall, I don't think she thought it was such a big deal. My friend likes the idea of timed wall switch as a timer, and said it would be useful for his family.

I learned that people can be quite adamant, and that being cost-effective is an extremely important factor when advertising/selling/convincing. I would have to convince my mom that we really do need something to help us remember, and that it's not a waste of money. Therefore, I would have to give true evidence about light timers' affect on households, and that we do forget to turn lights off sometimes. I probably must also drill in the fact that light timers cost around three dollars, and that money will be gained back in no time. In a nutshell, I need to emphasize the low price and effectiveness of my "products" and the ineffectiveness of current methods most/more.

Distribution of Water---Sneha Ramesh Entry # 2

I think our presentations to people were successful because people I presented it to actually understood that I was trying to help water distribution, and conserve our water resources. I was hoping that people would try their best to help stop UNEVEN water distribution around the world, because the simple and easy tasks I had given them to do, wouldn't take much time, and I was expecting that atleast 1-2 people that I told it to would help. I learned a lot in what it takes to persuade people into making simple changes in their life. Many people are very stubborn, and won't do things told. A couple of people I told it to told me "I don't have much time; or I'm too busy". It took a while until I could get them to do what I wanted, and I hope they'll actually take a step into helping the world. I would be more effective next time while presenting to somebody else by explaining in more depth, or maybe show some more visual aids, or quotes from other people, who are having problems with their water distribution. Visual aids could include posters, maps, drawings, photographs, etc. I hope people really make changes to help stop Uneven Water Distribution Around the World. =)

persuading people---Rohit Tavare entry#2

I was successful in convincing people to make changes in their lives. I think they made those changes because it was easy and they were capable of including them in their daily lives. If I did this again, I would make myself effective by first trying to convince them about the super simple stuff and then move up the chain of difficulty for example, first try convince them about turning off lights that are not needed, then unplugging plugs and useless wires from the wall, and finally, recycling electronic products.

Easy to read magazine--- Shuge Luo's Entry #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I was successful because my project was a virtual magazine that flip pages digitally with really nice illustrations and bright colors. Also, the changes I expected wasn't big; they just have to replace paper with digital things they already have such as a computer and I believe many already own a laptop or something. Or they could just use less paper. I think if you want to persuade someone, you have to emphasis the pros of the solution and how the problem causes cons. Next time, maybe in the magazine, I could focus 10% more on the solution than the problem because I had 3 pages for the problem, and 4 pages for the solution.

Blog entry 2

For the natural recources/global issues project, when i told my 3 people, they seemed to understand and looked like they were eager to help. I checked back on one person I told, and they said that they could not buy a low flow showerhead but were taking shorter showers. They said that from a 20 minute shower, they are now taking a 5-6 minute showers!

making a change " Jongho Weon-entry #2 "

When I told them about driving smart, and then went back to them, they had not seem to make a change. I don't think they did because they may have saw it as a hard task. So then I told them that it was as simple as 123, they had made at least 1 change of the many possible. I am glad that I had made a change in someones life. I have learned that it is good to change a person to do a good habit because it may effect a life greatly because when I went back to them, they had saved a little more than 1 dollar. And adding that up to years, you could save over 100 dollars.

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I think I was successful in persuading people to make a change to save the earth. I think they did agree to make a change because it didn't tell them to do a bunch of big things, however, some people does not want to take of the plug and put it back on every time. I learned to not to give them things to do that will give some trouble, so they will accept what you told them to do, next time, I will just give little objectives for them to do.

Convincing others to donate animals---Zachary entry#2

I was vєrч successful when I was convincing other people to donate animals with my project. Every one I showed it too was really impressed and they thought that my project was very ¢øøℓ! Since it was a project using...

everyone was very interested and got more info out of it!

You can check out this animation which is the project!

http://goanimate.com/movie/0YXfeTaDyGcg/1

World Hunger- a big problem ---Samiksha Pal Entry # 2

I was successful in having people make a change in their lives. I think they agreed because our presentation was informative enough to persuade them to make a difference. I learned that you have to be persuasive and on topic the whole tine you present, but not too serious that your audience falls to sleep. Also you can't just start talking about your topic without showing any examples and checking to see if they understand or not. To be more effective in persuading people to make a change, I would probably try to bring in experts to better explain the dilemma. In addition to bringing in experts, I could probably present in front of a much bigger audience.

Be a Part in Saving the World--Deepika Sriram Entry #2

I was successful in convincing the people to make at least a small change in their every day actions. Those small changes would help make a big difference in the world. They agreed to make a change because the small change is very easy to do and doesn't make their lives any "harder". Sometimes it is hard to persuade people because they are too sluggish to make even the smallest change, but even they can be persuaded if you tell them how it will make their life better. If I were to do this assignment again, I would try and emphasize the main and most important facts of how it would make the world better and how it helps. I would also try to put in more facts about how earth would end up if everyone was too lazy to do something very simple, such as picking up any trash you find on the ground.

How We Can Help Our Planet by both Big and Small Deeds --- Claire Lin Entry #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I was not very successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to my project. I think that they did not agree to make a change was because the changes they could make were too broad. What I learned about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle was that you should persuade them to do something easy, simple, and fast. I can more effectively convince people to make a change if I were to do this again is to persuade them to do something that could benefit themselves, but still be, again, easy, simple, and fast. For example, just being able to unplug any appliances not in use could save lots of money from being spent on your electricity bill. Whereas, trying to convince people to buy a hybrid would be much more difficult.

Recycling and Reusing -- Varsha S. Entry #2

"Were you succesful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"



Yes, I was succesful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to my project. I think they agreed to make a change because they learned what not recycling/reusing did to the environment, and since they didn't want that to happen, they started recycling and reusing. I learned that giving statistics helps convince the audience member. Also, I did my project on GoAnimate, so it was a representation of how life would be if we made it a better place, and followed the solution. If I were to do this again, I would manage my time more wisely, so my editing skills would be better, and there would be more time to emphasize on the solution's good features.

Driving Eco-friendly---James Teng Entry #2

I was successful in convincing others to make a change in their lives in regard to my project. I think they agreed because my video was funny enough to get them interested. I learned that you should persuade close friends and family so that they will have more chance of listening to you, rather than a stranger.

Taking small steps Towards Using less Fossil Fuels---Megha Ilango Entry#2

Yes, I was successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to my project. I think they agreed to make a change because they realized how much fossil fuels were negatively impacting the environment. Also, I think they agreed to make a change because it was simple and easy to do and did not require a lot of work. Another thing they might have noticed was that they could possibly save money if they took small steps towards using less fossil fuels.

While persuading people to make a change in their lives, I realized that people were more motivated to make a change when I explained the rewards of making a change, such as saving money or helping the environment. I learned that people are more encouraged to make a change when they know they have a good end of the deal.

-Megha Ilango

Taking Small Steps and Making Small changes-Anita Ilango, Entry #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"


I was very successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives regards to my Natural Resources/Global Issues Project. I think the people we asked to make a change in their lives agreed because our theory was that taking small steps could help the environment. Our solution was that every person could make a few small changes towards conserving energy/electricity. This way, when we tried to convince people to make a change, they would think, "That's it? Then why don't I do make that simple change?" Then, they would not be as hesitant to make a change because they would think it will be easy to do.

I learned that when you try to persuade audiences about doing something huge to save the world, they will be hesitant to make this/these changes. Why? Well, if you've ever observed, most people like to make or are more comfortable making changes that will not affect their life very much. When you ask people to make a smaller change in their lifestyle, they are more likely to ponder, "Why not? I am helping someone."


After I have blabbered away just now, you might wonder, "So what IS exactly your point, Anita? So, now finally, I will get to the point in one short sentence(or maybe two). When you, or I, try to convince someone to make a change in their life, ask them to do a small thing. It will be more likely that they will say yes.

-Anita Ilango

(Climate Change and Global Warming)-Sharvani Jha Entry#2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"
I was successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to my project. i think they agreed to make a change because I showed them pictures which showed helpless animals and gave statistics that showed how much we were wasting. I learned that facts are not enough: you need to show them what they'll miss if they don't make a change in their lives. If I did this project again, I would give more facts to support both my problem and solution so that my argument would be stronger. I would also show helpless animals, people and other living organisms so that they would know that they could be affected too.

NGRI Project- Sai Ravada Blog Entry #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I was sort of successful into making people save electricity. Some of the people I showed it to were LAZY to actually unplug things around the house. So I did it for them...sort of. I learned that if you hold something against them, like that the are actually contributing to their own death that they start to actually take notice of what's happening.

"World Hunger, it's a Giant Problem!---Brendan Lin Entry #2

Yes, I was successful in convincing people to change their everyday lifestyle. I think they agreed to change because the methods of helping were not difficult. It simply required them to go online, and do a few things. It didn't need them to do something like buy special lightbulbs, eat only vegetables, send packages to Africa, or anything like that. I learned that you need a lot to change someone's lifestyle. First off, the change can't be too demanding or ridiculous. Then, a helpful thing to do is to show how you can do it. Like if you wanted them to be eco-friendly, you can give a suggestion. You can tell them that just turning off lights works. Then, you can build up to larger things, like buying things that use environmentally friendly materials.

Making a little Change can make a big difference! -- Tania K. Entry# 2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I was not successful in making a change in someones life. We asked Target, Safeway, and Whole Foods to donate 5% of their total money they make in a day and donate it to a charity we found. Unfortunately, they needed a school letter to make sure that we were not fakes. So we asked the principal to make one for us. He could not do that so we couldn't do that idea. So our idea was that if they did agree, we would go to three other people to go to those stores and buy most of their groceries from there. Later, we would ask them to show their receipt. Obviously, that idea didn't work, so we couldn't make a change in a hungry person's life. I learned that in order to make a person to make a change in their lifestyle, the idea has to work, and then try to persuade them. If the idea doesn't work then try another idea that would work, and then try to persuade them. But even though our idea didn't work, you can still make a difference. You can still donate to the poor and that would make a huge difference even though you won't notice it.

NGRI Project- Sai Ravada Blog Entry #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I was sort of successful into making people save electricity. Some of the people I showed it to were LAZY to actually unplug things around the house. So I did it for them...sort of. I learned that if you hold something against them, like that the are actually contributing to their own death that they start to actually take notice of what's happening.

World Hunger --- (Raghava Ravi) Entry # 2

Yes I was successful convincing people to help someone in starvation because they agreed to make a change in someone elses lives. They probably agreed to make a change in their lives because many kids are DYING on hunger. To persuade people it takes a long time and a lot of consideration to find a way to convince them. Regardless of the movie I showed them I explained that what IF they were the victims of HUNGER. That is what finally convinced them to make a change in someones life. If i did this again i would probably put more facts and statistics on the amount of hunger in the world.

For more info click on the picture below



Credits for this picture go to http://studentsgraphicresources.blogspot.com/2010/04/cause-and-effects-of-world-hunger.html

Global Warming --- Nikki Entry #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"


I think I was successful, because our movie showed what could happen, and I think we scared our viewers. We may have scared them into making a change. It's for a good cause, anyway. I learned that SOME people actually want to live longer on Earth, so they're encouraged to make a difference in their lifestyles. I can probably convince people better by not scaring people into doing what I want, but actually give them more facts.

"Helping the earth --- Pranav M. entry #2"

I was able to convince the people we presented to change their ways. I think they did agree to make a change because they wanted to help the earth by recycling. It takes a lot of facts, statistics, proof, and evidence to convince people to change. If I were to do this again to persuade people, I would give MORE facts/ statistics.

Stop starvation for free! Geoffrey Tourette entry#2

Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?

I was really successful in convincing people to change and help solve world hunger. The people that I tried to convince were really happy to help solve such a worthy cause and were even more motivated when they figured out how easy it was to help. They showed that they started helping by searching the internet on neoaid.com, which donates money towards world hunger every time you search something on the website. The first person I showed our project to was a little confused so now I know I have to keep my presentations and projects simple and easy to understand. For the next two listeners, I stopped the movie a couple of times in order to make sure they understood and explained a bit more clearly what point we were trying to give out. The fact that most people like simple and easy things got me to think of making my future projects and presentations easy to understand.

"Random Acts Of Kindness." --- Meilinda Sun #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"


I was successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to my project. They agreed because they thought that the plan was very simple. I learned that in order to persuade someone into doing something, you have to make the plan sound very simple. I can more effectively convince people to make a change by first telling them the plan (simply,) and then telling them what would happen if everyone in the world did it. Then I would tell them that this is a random act of kindness to the earth.

Installing Solar Panels--Olivia Entry #2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I was successful in convincing people  to make a change in their lives in regards to my project. My family, my grandparents, and my neighbor all said that they would drive less even though they couldn't afford solar panels. I learned that if you give someone a cheap, easy option to follow, like bike more, they are more likely to agree than to agree to buy solar panels. 

           

If I were to do this again, I would have added interviews with people with solar panels instead of a purely fictional story. I also would have gone more in-depth with my solution; more of my project was the problem.

Plastic Bags and Paper bags---Chung Min Kim Entry #2

I was successful convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards of my group's project. I think they made their changes because they realized that even the simplest thing, such as plastic and paper bags that you use every day without thinking, can use up a lot of petroleum and wood in the world. I learned that presenting for in order to persuade people to change their lifestyle can be extremely hard. However, I learned that presenting to people may make you feel a bit "smarter" than other people because in my opinion, it felt like I was teaching the audience. I might persuade people more efficiently if I have more description to give reasons and how to help the audience than the project my group had finished.

The most important thing I learned during this project

The most important thing I learned is that vehicles such as cars cause about 33% of all the pollution which is a lot. This idea inspired me to go for the change from Cars-Hydrogen fuel cell. This was the topic of my project.

Global Warming is horrible. But my solution?

            Don’t you think Global Warming is awful? It is harmful to lots of animals and plants. That is why I think using electric cars is will help reduce emissions released by cars completely. For example the Tesla Roadster travel more than 200 miles (320 km) per charge! That means that you don’t need any gas whatsoever and go. For example you could go to Yosemite national park in only one charge. The Nissan Leaf can go 100 miles which means you can go to Golden Gate National Park then drive to a nearby sushi restaurant and drive back home on a single charge!      

This is a picture of a Chevy Volt 

which is now selling for 41K.

This is a picture of a Tesla Roadster which is now

 selling for 109K but will give you a good

 mileage of 200 mpc (miles per charge). 

Natural Resources Blog entry

From my research during the project I learned many things about marine life. From what I learned in science class about the food chain and if the producer dies out, then the entire food chain collapses, it is the same thing in marine life. Global warming is most affecting the producers in the ocean food chain such as phytoplankton. This organism is the key for energy for a lot of ocean predators. The phytoplankton decreased by 40% last year and is still decreasing. For all the consumers that eat phytoplankton, they are decreasing as well. If they decrease the secondary consumers will decrease and so on. I also know that people need to take action

Air Pollution -- By Abishak Govindarajan

The following are the lessons learn't during Research on Air Pollution:

1. The Air Pollution is made up of several different toxic / harmful gases such as Nitrogen-di-oxide, Sulphur-di-oxide, Carbon mono oxide, Carbon di oxide, etc.,

2. Air Pollution causes aggravated Asthma, Lungs & Heart Diseases, Respiratory Allergies, Bronchitis, Emphysema

3. Carbon mono oxide colorless, odourless, poisonous gas

4. Each Year 4.6 million peoples die

5. France has wall filters to filter pollution in many factories.

6. Transportation pollutes more compared to other man made sources

7. Trucks are the most polluting vehicle compared to other vehicles

8. Living at Delhi is equivalent to smoking 20 cigarettes a day

9. One out of five people in Australia is affected by pollution

10. Pollution is affecting even unborn baby in the womb

11. US transportation is responsible for one-third of carbon di oxide emission in the country

12. SMOG is a ground level ozone is nothing but fog and smoke

13. CLEAN AIR ACT enables consistent reduction in the carbon mono oxide in spite of increased vehicles

14. Air Pollution changes the dynamics of atmosphere

15. Carbon di oxide increases the temperature of surface and thereby increases the atmospheric temperature causing serious environmental effects.

16. Not only what we drive, how we drive the vehicle increases pollution

17. Simply turning off the vehicle engine waiting more than 10 seconds can greatly improve the air quality and gasoline

18. Primary pollutants are emitted directly into atmosphere

19. Secondary pollutants results from chemical reactions between pollution and atmosphere

20. Benezene which is one of the pollutant is causing cancer to workers who is exposed for prolonged period.

21. California produces 1.4% of world's and 6.2% of total US greenhouse gases

22. There are various Technological improvements such as Hybrid cars, Electric Cars, Bio-Diesel, Hydrogen Cars, Fuel Cell, Ethanol Fuel reduces Pollution

23. While other techniques such as using less energy, improve energy efficiency, reduce waste, restrict pollution and moving to non-polluting renewable form of energy production reduces pollution

24. Reducing Green-House Gas Effects can be implemented through Sharing Cars, Using Public Transportation, Switching-off lights & computers when not using

25. Unversity of California at Berkeley recently examined six major studies of Ethanol production and concluded that using Ethanol made from Corn instead of gasoline would lead to 13% reduction in Green-House emissions

Donating supplies that last---Zachary H. entry#1

The most important thing that I learned was that we have to donate things to people that would last longer. Like animals that last years instead of food that lasts weeks.

Every 3 seconds , someone dies from starvation. Maybe its because the food didn't last...

Be smart and do your part! ---Julie Entry #1

World Hunger is obviously a HUGE issue now. During this unit in science, I have learned that even if you can't do much, little actions like: donating to a local food drive, eating less meat, and using less fuel, can help greatly. The whole reason for world hunger is third world country debts. While America is rich and can pay all their debt, third world countries can't. Since they spend all of their money on debt, they don't have any more money for crucial resources like; food and water. I guess you would consider America a little bit lazy, since we have all the money and we are using most of that on food. Eventhough it may seem impossible to stop this global issue of hunger, it is possible if we actually try. Governments are actually lowering the debts of third world countries so they could use the money for resources. But this won't last long. Soon governments will be demanding huge amounts of debt from Africa, and then more people will die from starvation. So go out there and carpool with other students, or donate to a local food drive!

world hunger and what you can do about it --- san kim #1

I learned that most causes of hunger is by poverty and that about 12.2% of the people in the world suffer from hunger- that's about 1.02 billion people in the world that suffer every day from hunger. Do you want to help poor people around the world? I learned that you can go to websites such as freerice.com to help hungry people for free! There is an uneven distribution of food around the globe: some places get too much food, and some places get too little food. I believe that the food make should be spread equally among people.

-San Kim

Recycling&Global warming---I Chang entry #1

One important thing that i learned that I want everybody to know is that the metal in all the cars are made out of recycled metal and if everybody in the world turned of things that will cause global warming, it would take ten years before the earth is clean again. It is a really shocking information for me, because that I never know that there is that much bad emissions in the air.

"Now that you are towards the end of this unit project and in the process of completion, what do you think is the single most important piece of information you have learned and one that you think is very important for everyone to know about?"

The most important thing I have learned is that using to much electricity, recycling or little things like that help cause global warming. I take this as nonsense, but as we learned more about it, and did our big project, I started to use it less. I knew before it was bad, but I didn't know it causes that much to hurt the earth.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars---Edmund Ju Entry #1

One important thing I learned is that although hydrogen fuel cell cars may look like a good substitute for petroleum chomping cars, there are some bad things about hydrogen fuel cell cars. One bad thing is that hydrogen is highly flammable. So if a car slightly crashes into another car, the cars will explode. Also, to make a hydrogen fuel cell car work, you need platinum. Platinum is rare and high priced.

Hybrid Cars --- Emma Entry #1

The single most astonishing fact I have discovered is how much people are forced to pay for a hybrid. It can take almost 340 years (in one case) to pay back the premium you must pay with an average of 15000 miles per year. This really shocked me and I realized how important reducing this premium really is.

--Emma

Greenhouse gas effects - Jaehyun Lee Entry#1

The single most important piece of information I have learned and want to know everybody is that Greenhouse gases causes air pollution and damages environments on earth, such as plants and animals. To solve this, people should make the prize of hybrid car cost less and people should use hybrid car than normal cars more to stop this problem.

Saving Electricity---Jennifer So Entry#1

I think the most important thing I've learned is everyone needs to save electricity by using efficient light bulbs, unplugging chargers(i.e., cellphone, iPod, iPad, etc...) and printing documents on both sides of the paper. If we keep saving electricity then we can save natural resources, we will have lower electricity bills.

The U.S's mass energy use---Megha Ilango Entry #1

I think the most important information I have learned in this project is that the U.S uses much more kilograms of oil equivalent(kgoe) per person than other countries, as shown in the list below.

Ghana:404kgoe

India:491kgoe

Brazil:1124kgoe

China:1316kgoe

Japan:4135.3kgoe

France:4396.8kgoe

Australia:5097.5kgoe

U.S:7885.97kgoe

This information emphasizes that the U.S needs to conserve oil and need to stop their gluttonous consumption of it. Everybody needs to know this information because they need to be aware of the damage they are doing to the Earth and themselves as well. This is important information because we need to be knowledgeable about our problem before we start attacking it so we can be more effective in solving our problem. It will help us come to a realization about conserving energy.

-Megha Ilango

Food Distribution

"Now that you are towards the end of this unit project and in the process of completion, what do you think is the single most important piece of information you have learned and one that you think is very important for everyone to know about?"
I think that the most important thing I learned was that people are STARVING! Even so, many kids even throw most of their lunch away! Eat all your lunch! Don't waste food! This way, we won't be wasting precious food!

global warming- mira entry # 1

"Now that you are towards the end of this unit project and in the process of completion, what do you think is the single most important piece of information you have learned and one that you think is very important for everyone to know about?"

The most important information would be the amount of people that are polluting. There are so many people contributing to pollution and the amount of people polluting is increasing, and the pollution is contributing to global warming. The earth's temperature is rising and one day the Earth's temperature is rising and one day we won't be able to live one it anymore because it is too hot. Also Earth's temperature is rising rapidly so we have to work together to stop people from contributing to global warming, like ( recycling, not littering, and doing more green activities like biking to school or office.) So we are the ones who have to help stop pollution and global warming!

Be a Part in Saving the World--Deepika Sriram Entry #1

Almost every single person has polluted in some way or the other in any time of their life. At first, polluting wasn't a big issue. Once it started to become more intense, there were some people who reported this problem, but none of us seemed to care about it. We didn't take care of it earlier, so today it is a really big problem that is basically "life or death". Either everyone can be a part and do as much as they can to help stop global warming or we can sit and do nothing and the problem will get worse. One fact I learned when I was researching about pollution is that out of the whole planet of human beings, not one single person doesn't pollute. Another important fact that I learned about pollution is that the people in this world have polluted so much that the average temperature has gone up by 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit! We (every single person on earth) have to work as a team to help stop this problem or else our planet will become too hot to live in and the world will come to a final end!

World Thirst-Durga Ramesh Entry #1

Blog Topic: What do you think is the single most important piece of information you have learned and one that you think is very important for everyone to know about?

Did you know that you can stop world thirst just by just changing what you do in the morning? It's simple! All you have to do is the first thing you do in the morning; brushing your teeth! Some ways you can save water is while brushing, you can turn off the faucet. Even taking shorter showers is a big difference. Did you know in just one minute of pouring water you could waste about 2-3 gallons? You can even check you pipes if they have any leaks. See, if you think something helps save water then just do it!! Anything can make a difference!

Solution to World Hunger - Nathan Seo Entry #1

After spending days on researching about on how you can solve world hunger or what people are doing to solve world hunger, I found out that people are donating money, actually going to poor countries with food, and more. Someone said this, “One way to solve world hunger would be to develop new ways to grow food on a worldwide scale. Many people today live in areas of the world which were never capable of producing sufficient food crops or are nearly impossible to irrigate. Some arable land remains underused because it is under the control of rogue governments or is currently too inaccessible for farming. By developing new methods for maximizing crop growth on substandard land, inhabitants can grow enough food to meet their needs." This is a great idea; however, this isn't the only way. There are other ways such as improving the food distribution infrastructure, or like I said before, donating money, etc..

Drive Eco-Friendly- Dilip Venkatesh Entry #1

When added up, the total amount of emissions given from driving cars is more polluting than any other activity on earth. You can still never stop the fact that people always manufacture & use cars one way or another, as it is one of the most largest technological advances of the human species. Even through all this negativity, we can all still help out to stop this. Two main ways for this are driving efficiently and/or electrically. Most people prefer to help from efficient driving, because they feel it helps save money, but even as that statement is not necessarily true, it is still a way to help the earth. To do this you must drive with less stops, transport with less load, public transportation/carpool, and/or drive at a constant pace. All these ways can help you mpg, gasoline, and money. Driving an electric car is the other way of doing things. You may be thinking that,"Oh my! Look at the price of that car!", but it is almost guaranteed that the money will come back eventually as you drive more. Electric cars do not use gasoline letting none of those harmful pollutants release into the air. All you have to do to "refill" the car is plug it in to an outlet in your garage with the plug-in cord the car comes with. Even though it takes energy to make the electricity, the emission amount will decrease by a whole lot compared to what it is now. Following these concepts could result to fresher air, cleaner water, and a better life.

Some ways to reduce CO2 emmisions - Elaine Wang Entry #1

When you go to school, what type of transportation do you use? Normally you probably don't really think about it. Like when your driving on the car, I wouldn't be thinking about something like 'Oh wow! I'm driving to school, that's so bad for the environment!' But maybe you should. Did you know that private transportation is one of the main causes of CO2 emissions? Even if you carpool, it's still better. When you carpool you can save gas (money), you can go to wherever you want to go with less trouble for your parents, you can have company with you on the car so it's not so boring, and you can also contribute to saving the earth! That's killing four birds with one stone! =D However the best way is still probably walking/biking/skate boarding etc. These forms of transportation don't release any CO2 emissions what so ever! These types of transportation are especially efficient if you are going a fairly short distance. So next time you go to school, consider what type of transportation your using. It could really matter one day.