Different Branches

Judicial Branch-Appointed by president and confirmed by state.
Article 3


Legislative Branch-Elected by the people
Article 1

Executive Branch-Elected by people. Vested and the president of the US

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Some new things i learned during this unit is that we actually do waste a pretty large amount of energy by just doing regular everyday things. Taking a shower is a prime example of something you do that wastes energy. When showering, some of us feel the need to take extra long showers, which definitely wastes energy. Letting unnecessary water run in a waste of energy and water, so shorten your showers and don't use "extra" water. I actually did find this information rather interesting because I never would have even thought that I waste so much energy, because i really do. I've been cutting back on a lot of my old habits. I will change the things i do in my daily life now that i have learned this information by changing the light bulbs in my house to CFL's, we set our thermostat to 68, we also cut back on our water usage; shortening our showers, not leaving water run while we brush our teeth, and set out water heater to 120. Since i have learned all these new things i have not really told anyone about it except my mom and she contributes to helping me make our home more energy efficient. If I could change anything about this unit, i would probably explain how to install the items that you gave us a little better because some of them confused me, maybe that's just me though, but that's pretty much the only thing i would change about this unit. I really enjoyed this unit, i found it very interesting and i liked all the things we learned.

Environmental Science Article Write-Up!

I read three articles about global warming and the different causes of it. The first article I read was about how global warming will affect rivers. This website states; “the impact of global warming will hit rivers and river communities first and worst.” They predict it will hit the rivers in a form of increased droughts, floods, and waterborne diseases. The second article I read was about the causes of global warming. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) first learned that there are several greenhouse gases that are contributing to the warming, and that most come from the combustion of fossil fuels in cars, electricity production, and factories. The gas that is most responsible for warming in Carbon Dioxide. Finally, the third article I read was about the “greenhouse effect” which is warming that result when the atmosphere traps heat radiating from Earth towards space.

            I personally felt like all of these articles were well written, but the first article I read definitely could have had more information. I felt like it was poorly written and I don’t know if I completely trust the information that was given to me, so that is the only one I felt was not very reliable. On the other-hand the last two articles I read were very interesting and had a good amount of information, I felt as if I could rely on those completely.

            I wouldn’t necessarily say that the articles were inaccurate, but going back to the first article I read, I would recommend that they authors of the articles, or website, add more factual information than opinion, I felt like that article was more opinionated rather than true facts.

            All three articles were very interesting. I learned what the greenhouse effect was, I mean I have heard of it before, but now I actually know what it is and how it impacts the Earth and the atmosphere. That was pretty interesting.

            After reading these articles I want to research more about global warming and try to find things that I could do to try to be more eco-friendly. Although I am just one person among many, my choice to do more eco-friendly things will make me feel better knowing that I am not contributing to global warming as much as the people around me.

http://www.americanrivers.org/our-work/global-warming-and-rivers/?gclid=CL_wisye0KsCFcsBQAod9jSETw

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-causes/

http://climate.nasa.gov/causes/

PSA response

I thought that Daniel Wax's groups PSA was the best because it was sad and meaningful. The music like got your attention and the pictures and what was said was meaningful. it reminded me of the ASPCA commercials. Although i think it could have had less words. i think some people may not want to take the time to read all that stuff, nor do i think there would be enough time to do so.

I think these PSA's could potentionally make an impact on society. I think this because when people see the these things and take the time to actually realize what they are doing and how it impacts our environment so much, they will want to help take a step towards making a change and cleaning up the environment and 'going green'

Video Response- Bruns

The Human Foorprint

a.) My reaction to the video was it was rather interesting, but i feel like it wasnt very accurate, i dont feel like the 'average' person consumes that much of the things they explained.
b.) I was shocked when they said the average person drinks 168 pints of milk in a year, thats just gross, i hate milk. Second, when they said a cow produces 6 and 1/2 gallons of milk in one day, i feel like thats a rather large amount of milk for one cow. Finally, when they said the average person consumes 19.826 eggs in a lifetime, thats a lot of eggs.
c.) Honestly i dont really know what should be done about our human footprint because we cant just stop doing the things we do, we have to survive somehow. I mean i guess we could use more environmental friendly things but i feel like just a few people doing that out of the whole entire global world, wont really have much of an impact but its worth a try i guess.

Mr.Bruns

my name is Chelsea Leigh Nighland. I am sixteen years old, i am graduating a year early due to the fact that i want to move out of Gahanna and i want to graduate with my best friend. I would like to pursue a career in either biology or environmental science, i am very undecided. I am also a competitive gymnast at Gahanna Cyclone Gymnastics (that's subject to change though, i may be switching to Gym Extreme in Worthington) and i am on dive team for our school. I live with just my mom and she is by far my best friend, after her comes Taylor Poches. I met Taylor in 3rd grade through gymnastics and we have been best friends ever since. I live through music, it is what gets me through an average school day. My favorite band is A Day to Remember, but i like all kinds of music except country, an dim not a 'big' rap fan but i do like some rap, its not all bad. I also love Green Day <3 Me and Taylor went and saw them when we were in 4th grade and then again when we were in 6th. to sum that up, music is a huge part of my life. I have 3 tattoos, i have one on my arm, one on my side, and one on my back. the one on my side i got when i turned 16 which is on December 9th, that one is a cancer ribbon and i got that because my grandpa who i was extremely close to died of lung cnacer when i was in 8th grade. The one on my back says "nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky" that one is also to represent my grandpa, its from the song Dust in the Wind by Kansas. Then finally the one on my arm says "i love you always and forever" that one is for my mom, its something we have always said. she was supposed to get that one with me but unfortunatley she chickened out :( okay well, that pretty much sums up me as a person.