martes, 26 de octubre de 2010

One day on Earth video

I really liked the video because of everything it shows. It tells us that the world is something beautiful that is worth recording. The purpose of the video was to inspire us to do the same. They want us to record a day in our personal world. I think that this is going to be a very fun activity to make. We'll get to know each other better, and we are going to get to express ourselves individually. I can't wait to see how my classmates come out on their projects.

I think that the parts with war and ugly scenes are weak because they don't really inspire you. They let you see the bad things in Earth and then you don't really feel like making your own video. The parts with nature and the little girl at the beginning are really nice. These things remind you of innocence and purity. The world must be seen that way in order to truly appreciate it, and I enjoy to think that way. The video in general was very pleasing, but there were some parts that were kind of ugly. I'm planning on making mine very beautiful and unique.

martes, 12 de octubre de 2010

Fuel efficiency

In the last days of computer class, I have learned to measure how much fuel different vehicles use, and how much time I need to make it to school each year. I learned that there are several cars, such as hybrid ones, that use a lot less fuel than a normal car. Riding a bicycle is by far the most fuel efficient method of transportation, as well as walking. I plan on getting a fuel efficient car when I'm 16, I also want a cool car, but I'll think about fuel efficiency when browsing for one. I think that this was a very useful project, these are things I will probably find handy in the future. I wish we can do something similar soon, I find it to be a very interesting subject. Also, we should learn to use less fuel, even if we are lucky to live the way we do. For now, let's move onto another assignment, see you later!

miércoles, 6 de octubre de 2010

Cars and Fuel

Actual Car: I have Ford Explorer 2009, and it uses 41
0.1154 liters of fuel per year. It is actually a lot, but I need to come to school so it's necessary.



Dream Car: My dream car is the Aston Martin Vanquish, it uses 472.8082 liters per year, so it would be worse for the environment, but it is still my dream car.




Efficient Car #1 (Mini Cooper S 2011): The Mini Cooper uses 84.8965 liters of fuel per year. It's the most efficient car of all four I've listed and it is actually a cool car. I might buy a Mini Cooper when I turn sixteen, I'm seriously thinking about it.





Efficient Car #2 (Toyota Camry Hybrid 2010): The Toyota Hybrid uses 90.1209 liters per year which is actually really great. It wastes a lot more less fuel than my previous cars.