America Must Conserve Energy :: Gas Crisis Shortage

Whle researching for this essay, something shocked me. A quote from the American Petroleum Institute saying, â€Å"A country that runs on oil can’t run short† really caught my attention. We need to conserve our fossil fuels and natural oils or find alternative sources of energy because if we do not we will completely deplete the resources we have now and be left with nothing. To get energy, the United States uses many different resources, the majority (88%), however comes from the fossil fuels of crude oil (41%), natural gas (24%) and coal (23%). Today in the US, 2.5 million tons of coal are used a day mostly for utilities (86%), 17 million gallons of petroleum are used a day mostly for transportation (63%), and 50 billion cubic ft of natural gas is used a day mostly in industry (40%) and commercial and residential (40%). (Lecture 121 ppt) These numbers are very high and something needs to be done. There are many things that we can individually do on our own to lower these numbers. Since cars use lots of petroleum, one thing we can do is lessen the amount of time and distance we drive. We can make more carpools, walk whenever possible and use public transportation. Also our utilities use a big chunk of our fossil fuels. One way to lesson the amount we use is to be conservative in our utilities use. We cannot stop using our utilities; however, we can use prudence and not go over board in out use. (Source 3) One way to conserve fossil fuels being looked at today is the use of an engine that uses an energy source such as eclectic. â€Å"In the future, alternative fuel powered vehicles will be predominant, but now, it is not possible to use them realistically. They are not ready for production and have no supporting infrastructure.† (Source 2) There for, many car companies are experimenting with other ways to make their engines more efficient. Many discoveries have recently taken place that enable cars to run on less fuel without sacrificing performance.

Commentary: The Doctor’s Wife Chapter 4

I will be writing about a very small section of ‘The Doctor's Wife', by Sawako Ariyoshi. The section I will be mentioning is the end of chapter four, from the last paragraph on page thirty four, until the end of the chapter, on page thirty seven. When Naomichi starts off the paragraph on page thirty four, he mentions â€Å"Twenty three years ago, Umpei was born.† The way he starts off his speech like this is as if he is speaking of his life story, or the most important and interesting story ever, as if no one had heard it before, which contrasts with what comes next, ‘probably being repeated for the hundredth time' which shows that it is not a new story, but one that many have heard countless times. In the next few lines, Ariyoshi uses more contrasting ideas, when Naomichi tells of Umpei's birth, of which he delivered with Otsugi in ‘terrible pain' even though outside, it was a ‘fine day' without a ‘patch of cloud'. This contrast shows that there is always a silver lining on the other side after the rough patch, here, with the silver lining being the fine day and the rough patch being Otsugi's painful labour. Naomichi tells this story with very good memories, as he remembers the small details of Umpei's birth which he delivered himself. At the top of page thirty five, the sentences are considerably short, which creates a sense of tension in the text for the readers, which make them look forward to something that may be coming ahead for them to look forward to. As Otsugi got into labour, there is another contrast, as the weather started getting bad, and ‘thunder roared nearby', which is a personified phrase. As Naomichi was the person to deliver Umpei, he has alot of very fond memories of Umpei growing up, of which he mentions remembering ‘his first sounds', and the way he ‘gestured to show how he cradled the baby' shows the reader that he remembers it as if it happened yesterday, and not decades ago. At the end of the very long paragraph lies a question mark, which signifies a rhetorical question, showing Naomichi's pride for naming Umpei as well as his family pride. Kae has been looking up to Otsugi ever since she first heard about her when she was a little girl, and the way Kae is ‘visualising her mother-in-law' near the bottom of page thirty five shows that Kae looks up to Otsugi, and is trying to understand her underlying emotions, feelings as well as thoughts. Not only does she think about Otsugi's emotions, Kae also has repeated thoughts of Otsugi running through her mind. Otsugi is shown as a smart lady at the bottom of the page when she ‘cleverly managed to bring Naomichi's interminable tale to a close'. On the top of page thirty six, there is evidence which points to the fact that this family is not ‘well off' as ‘Kae entered a small room' which was a ‘sleeping quarter for the women'. This shows that Naomichi does not have enough money to have a house where each member of his house would have the priviledge of getting their own rooms. Kae is used to being ‘looked after by Tami', so as there is a change in surroundings, she feels uneasy from the kindness of her new sister in laws. The contrast between the two families is shown around the middle of the page, as the wedding date had been ‘hastily set' by Naomichi's family, whereas Kae's bridal costume had been ‘carefully planned' by her mother. Kae is a girl who is used to taking compliments all the time from her family, so when Ryohei compliments her bridal costume, she is glad that she had finally ‘achieved recognition'. At the end of the chapter, it is described that Kae ‘felt neither enstranged nor unhappy sleeping next to her mother-in-law' which shows that Kae is happy as she is finally close to Otsugi, which has been her lifelong dream, and now she has the chance to be close to Otsugi all the time. Her marriage is very peculiar, as she did not really marry Umpei to marry him, but in fact, she married him to marry his mother.

Essay on Emily Dickinson Untitled, Unregulated, and...

You know her name. You’ve seen it following quoted lines of poetry; printed on greeting cards, cross-stitched and framed on your grandmother’s bathroom wall, and engraved into silver lockets. Regarded as one of the greatest American poets, you are no stranger to her work. You know her name. Say it. Emily Dickinson. And boy, was she a wierdo! †¦admittedly, most geniuses are. Emily Dickinson dedicated most of her privileged, reclusive life to her art. She employed a brilliance for lyricism, unconventional form, syntactical experimentation, and set the course for possibilities of poetic craft. The use of fragmentation in her poetry cuts away excessive wordiness, and gets right to the heart of the matter. This compressed lyric utilization†¦show more content†¦In fact, in the poems we were guided to alone, there is a number of repeating images/words: blue, Bees, sky, sea, Butterflies, Eye, air, Angel, Heaven, and even the mention of a Spider. These presented natural occurrences are included as a tribute to their liveliness and beauty, and can be interpreted as small-scale representations for the meaning of the universe. The subjective nature of poetry leaves room for interpretation, which effectively allows each reader to create their own meaning. Dickinson also uses elements of the natural world metaphorically in her writing to express a range of different ideas. From her poem #207, â€Å"I taste a liquor never brewed- From tankards scooped in Pearl- Not all the Frankfort Berries Yield such an Alcohol! Inebriate of air- am I- And Debauchee of Dew- Reeling- thro’ endless summer days- From inns of molten Blue- When â€Å"Landlords† turn the drunken Bee Out of the Foxglove’s door- When Butterflies- renounce their â€Å"drams†- I shall but drink the more!† (p.1667) In the second stanza of this poem, Dickinson refers to herself as an â€Å"Inebriate of air† and a â€Å"Debauchee of Dew†. These self-proclaimed titles signify Dickinson’s resistance to traditional means of living. This could be taken to mean she doesn’t require alcohol to become intoxicated, rather, Dickinson thrives in her ability to obtain a natural high of sorts. Furthermore, calling herself the â€Å"Debauchee of Dew† really showcases her drive to be one with nature, and unrestrained by