Blog # 8

What I’ve learned from the oil crisis is that we are so dependant on oil now days. The oil crisis was a big problem because we are so dependant on oil that we had problems to find alternatives to get around, transportation was a one of the major things that were affected due to the oil crisis. Also many people were laid off because of their need of oil. One example would be for people that work in construction, since they used big machinery they were affected since the machinery uses oil to function. Also people could or got fired because they were getting late to work because they did not have gas for their car to get to work.

The oil crisis really showed me that we depend too much on oil and therefore we need to change our habits an find a good alternative for oil. We need oil to fuel our cars, so we should find a good alternative for gas and maybe instead of gas they should use energy like pure electric cars or maybe even cars that run in H2O. We also should

Blog # 7

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Blog Entry Reflection Prompt #7:

Using your scenario, write a reflection IN CHARACTER about the current Gulf Coast oil spill.
How does this oil spill personally affect you?
Include at least two of the following effects: 1) economic, 2) political, 3) environmental, and 4) social effects.
Make sure to include: 1) a relevant title, 2) a picture, 3) a source.

Blog #6 -

In the last month I have seen one of the liquor stores that were near my house close down. When I saw the owner putting the closed sign I asked why and all he said was “Things are too expensive.” He had two workers one for the morning and another one to work for the night. Those two workers now have lost their job and they have to look for another one in order to support their family. When I have to get from one place to another I walk. I don’t have a car so I can’t drive plus I don’t have a drivers license. I used to come to school in a car but it was not mine. My friend used to bring me but now that he has moved from school he cannot bring me anymore so now I have to walk to school and walk back home. I don not use the bus because I do not want to pay fro transportation everyday and I can walk so it is ok. If I went to the store and saw that they had another brand of toilet paper on sale and it was way cheaper than the one that I am used to I would defiantly buy the cheapest one. Everybody should do the same thing we cannot be spending more money. We have to save because we never know how much our food is going to cost tomorrow or next week. Elasticity is a really big role in our society now days.

SOURCE: Closed