The posts written by the III O students and published on 21st December after watching the video homeproject are the attempt to invite this blog readers to improve their attitude towards the environment and to reflect about unsolved problems happening in our time.
Thank you, students, for your work!
Your Teacher of English
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Renewable Energies
Do you think recycling is important ? Do you think that the states all over the world are doing interesting projects to stop pollution?
Do you want a so polluted world ?
NO??? So you can just take a sponge and clean the whole world!
We have finally understood it is important to use the renewable energies and therefore we recommend you to watch these very beautiful sites because also your little help can improve the world conditions!
So let’s start a new age, where humans and nature can get on well!
Workgroup: Gianni & C.
NO??? So you can just take a sponge and clean the whole world!
We have finally understood it is important to use the renewable energies and therefore we recommend you to watch these very beautiful sites because also your little help can improve the world conditions!
So let’s start a new age, where humans and nature can get on well!
Workgroup: Gianni & C.
In Dubai the sun never sets
Dubai is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula; it is part of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates.
In Dubai, everything is bigger, more beautiful. Through artificial islands , spectacular hotels and leisure complexes and shopping , Dubai tips with great determination to convert the world center of commerce and luxury tourism. A goal that brought a building boom never been before in the world.
The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial island completely created by man from the original form of palm occupying measure 5 km in width and height. For its construction there were used 7 million cubic meters of rock and 94 million cubic meters of sand.
The island connected to the mainland by a bridge 300 meters and an underwater tunnel is the holiday island par excellence. Then it presents 500 apartments, 2,000 villas, 25 hotels and 200 shops of luxury. Among the highlights of the island are the mammoth Atlantis Hotel and the Trump International Hotel and Tower financed by Donald Trump.
However there were found through a substantial debt. For these reasons it isn’t never been called into question the 'solvency' of Dubai World, which therefore has not encountered any particular difficulty to borrow money (now has a debt of about $ 59 billion, of which 30 would be sourced from the major banking groups Europeans). However, when the crisis is going to touch some key markets for the Arab company, this mechanism has not been sustainable. Just think of the decline of tourism and international trade and the fall in property prices that has not spared even the so-called 'New York of the Gulf'.
Like Las Vegas in Nevada, has developed in the desert, only that the first is the stronghold of the economy and the gaming of the East, while the second is the outpost of the West. Las Vegas, although is doubtless is a city forbidden to people under 18 years, an unprejudiced city because of its locals and casinos it’s the ideal destination for everyone for its streets illuminated by many neon and billboards that give a touch of charming that also attracts the kids. Las Vegas isn’t only this, it’s more and more, it’s a giant money-maker, one of the pearls of America for its hotels and the tourism following that bring hundreds of billions of dollars every year if not many more.
Well, we can say that Dubai is the Oriental Las Vegas, built in desert, a tourist destination not to be missed and a real money-maker. The only difference is that Dubai, in our opinion, is open to all ages, Dubai can be lived fully in all ages.
Well, we can say that Dubai is the Oriental Las Vegas, built in desert, a tourist destination not to be missed and a real money-maker. The only difference is that Dubai, in our opinion, is open to all ages, Dubai can be lived fully in all ages.
Will it always be so?
Would you go to Dubai on holiday?
What do you think of the rapid development in recent times of the Middle Eastern countries?
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai
Workgroup:Li Muli, Portolano,Tinè,Torchiano.
RAPA NUI
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Rapa Nui island has always been subject of tales and legends in the history. Since old ages, Moais, the enormous monuments which surround the island, have been interesting for visitors from all the world. Its particular name is because of the day the settlers discovered it; they called it Easter Island in Easter Day 1722. Population didn't survive the danger of a massive death, being far away from a civilized centre - Easter Island is one of the world's most standing-alone places. Rapa Nui lapsed because of it. They weren't able to find out a way to survive, and the deterioration make them go out.
Sources: http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html
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Workgroup: Sarrica Chiara, Cassarà Roberto, Di Fede Antonio, Liggio Giorgio (the geek) ;D
Petroleum and Pollution
Petroleum is a natural resource that can be found in a lot of places of our planet.
12% is caused by incidents of ships , 33% by diferent operations (loading, unloading),
The petroleum is composed by some kinds of hydrocarbons : we can find types of hydrocarbons called IPA. The IPA are toxic and dangerous for all the animals and plants. The fliers are the most common victims of ecological disasters caused by petroleum. One of the most effects caused by the contact between fliers and petroleum is the temperature drop in their body because the plumes are not waterproof and the plumage loses its propriety. The birds sometimes try to clean themselves but, doing that , they ingest petroleum that damages internal organs.
Workgroup: Giurseppe Albano, Pierantonio Lo Greco, Sara Palazzo, Ivan Rudenko.
It’s a flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons and other organic things.
The impact that the petroleum pollution has on the earth has always been a big problem for all the humanity and also the animals (especially fliers). A big environment damage can be the enormous loss of petroleum : they are so big tha it is not so easy to gauge quantity of petroleum lost in the sea( about four millions of tons). The petroleum can reach the sea through different ways (as we can see from the graphic):
12% is caused by incidents of ships , 33% by diferent operations (loading, unloading),37% of the pollution come from the cities’s and industry’s outfalls, 9% by evaporated hydrocarbons .
The petroleum is composed by some kinds of hydrocarbons : we can find types of hydrocarbons called IPA. The IPA are toxic and dangerous for all the animals and plants. The fliers are the most common victims of ecological disasters caused by petroleum. One of the most effects caused by the contact between fliers and petroleum is the temperature drop in their body because the plumes are not waterproof and the plumage loses its propriety. The birds sometimes try to clean themselves but, doing that , they ingest petroleum that damages internal organs.
So we can understand that the pollution caused by petroleum is a real problem that has to be solved with some other problems like emissions of carbon dioxide, temperature rise, and so on. Nowdays the politicians of a lot of nations are far from finding an agreement about this matter. Our opinion(and maybe it’s true) is that the first thing to do to preserve our planet is to abolish the petroleum and choose another power source that can respect the environment.
Source :
www.fondazionemichelagnoli.it/.../inquinamento_da_petrolio.htm
www.fondazionemichelagnoli.it/.../inquinamento_da_petrolio.htm
Workgroup: Giurseppe Albano, Pierantonio Lo Greco, Sara Palazzo, Ivan Rudenko.
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