For this assigment we were asked to rant, rove, moan, and complain aout something that really annoys us. In my case I get annoy on how students that are around my age have a low self estime and they give in to bullying or just doing stuff just because they want to be accepted. Back in Mexico I used to hear about bullying and things like that, you did not heard them as much as I did when I got to America. Maybe I'm just 18 and certain people think that I do not what I'm talking about, that why would people would actually listen to me because I'm still young, but about this topic I know what I am talking about. I know a lot of people at FGCU that do things that they do not really want or that they would not normally do because that is what is now normal in our society, but that doesn't mean is what is correct. In my opinion sometimes this is because students have a low self-esteem or just do not know who they are. Ok, so now I'm talking about knowing "youself" and you may ask, if I'm complaining about people low self-esteem and not knowing who they are then in that case I must know who Iam. I just turned 18 but I am 90% sure of who I am, and I know my values. I know what it is that makes myself me. I know my strengths and weaknesses, what I want for my future and how I'm gonna get it. When I talked to friends that are americans or that at least studied in america for the last 3 years, they have no clue of who they are or what they want to do with their lifes. Do not get me wrong not everybody in America is like that, in the last months I have met really amazing people that are actually really inspiring and actually make me want to be a better person or just to give the world another chance and be happy that my generation is not completely lost. However I have also been dissapointed of the number of students that are not like that, especially in college where they feel free to do what they want. For example, alcohol. In Mexico it is common to see students getting drunk or just drinking but it is not as big of a deal as it is in America, mainly because alcohol is at reach at a low age limit. I'm not saying this is the solution because it actually can be dangerous if you do it without control. Another example can be how sometimes people think that they are not valuable enough, so they rather being in abusive relationships than actually defend themselves and look for something better, I'm not talking only about boyfriend-girlfriend relationships but also friendships. If you feel akward in a scene with friends then maybe is not for you, or maybe they are not your type of friends. Sometimes some people change themeselves just to be more accepted and have more friends, but it is better to have a few friends that actually like you for who you are than a lot of people that like something that you are not. Besides is more likely that more people will like you if you are yourself, some people can know when someone is being fake, plus you would be more happier. I'm not saying that those people are bad because they aren't, they just dont know themselves and I don't blame them, it is really hard to find out who you actually are especially in this era. For years when my mom asked me who was I, I couldn't anwser. I know my name, I know how tall I am, my favorite color, my favorite drink, meal, my kind of music, but I really didn't know what I wanted out of life, what made me different from all the people that also listen to different kinds of music, I didn't know what makes me unique. Is not something that happens from one day to another. It takes time, but it is definetely worth it because when you finally found yourself, you learn to appreciate life, the oportunities that were presented to you, the happy moments, and even the times the situations that were so difficult that it made you cry. This blog entry was supposed to give me ideas and inspired me to write my essay 3. Mission acomplished, I'm ready for my essay which it has to include a solution, which after writing all, I discovered.
Assigment #5 Carbon footprint
Carbon footprint is the calculation of how many tons of carbon dioxide a person is realising to atmosphere. In a few words, how much are you contributing to the green house effect that causes global warming. Measuring your carbon footprint relates to sustainability because once you know how much carbon you are actually realeasing, you would try to change it. You can think you are not contaminating because you are not littering, but you are not doing anything either to helpe the world. However contaminating not only covers littering, but it aswell covers using too much hot water, not having energy efficient ligth bulbs or electronic items in general, and even eating a lot of red meats.
In my case I do not really eat red meat (chicken is meat but not read) or use a car actually I rather walk than use the bus, but I do use an airplane a lot and i don't really recycle that much. My carbon footprint is 17 tons of CO2, which is below of the national average which is 27, but it isnt good either. What I could do to reduce my carbon footprint is to have a reciclying bin in my dorm and make sure my roomates recicle too. I cannot stop using the airplane because I need to go home, but I can do little things like having short showers and put the termostate to a temperature that is close to the one outside so the air conditioner doesnt have to use more energy. It was really shocking because I thougth that I was not contaminating but I found out that I am, now I will have to work on reducing my carbon footprint.
