Youth Voices

The universe is full of power, earth is a tiny piece of the whole universe. Human already knew how to use the nature power and that power makes our life much better. If we can use universe power, our life must be cooler. The earth is rotating the sun and the sun is rotating too. If we use the power of rotating, we can save a lot of energy. And if we understand of the universe, we can stop a lot of farm to happen. The space has huge power and the power is harmful, a single planet can be destroyed by the power. If we can use the power and know things earlier, then there will be less problems, and human life will be longer. People are trying to use solar energy now, where sun lights create power and it's a good way to save energy. "There has been a dramatic decrease in cost and prices over the past 12 months, which puts utilities in a strong position to bargain," says Chris O'Brien, head of market development for Oerlikon Solar. The Swiss company launched its solar group in 2007, offering end to end manufacturing lines for thin film PV. O'Brien says first-generation thin film customers in Europe have a manufacturing cost of approximately $1.50/W for a thin film PV module. His company's goal is to drive costs to around $0.70/W by the end of next year. With the current cost structure, including federal incentives, a 10 MW PV plant in California can have a delivered cost of electricity of around $0.15/kW. O'Brien says he expects that to fall below $0.10/kW by 2012. I really like this quote, because it told us how much money that the solar energy is saving for us. And it also told us, if we use the nature power, we can do a lot to keep our earth healthier.

I'm learning more about global warming right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: How to stop global warming? I was researching this question online, and this blog post caught my attention because this blog post tells you what you need to know about global warming to know how to prevent it from continuing. This post tells you what global warming is and the causes of global warming. This post is helpful and informational. "Most modern attention to the problem of global warming began with discussion of depletion of the Earth's Ozone layer. Ozone (O3) is a molecular form of Oxygen. The Ozone layer is a relatively thin strata of these molecules set in the lower portion of the Earth's stratosphere. Depletion of the Earth's Ozone layer has resulted in a large increase in Ultra Violet Radiation reaching the surface of the earth. Does this increase in UV rays equate to global warming? Not really. In fact most scientific opinion is that depletion of the Ozone layer results in cooling of both the stratosphere and troposphere. So why mention depletion of the Ozone layer as regards to global warming? Because it represents a needed balance between harmful radiation being allowed to reach the earth's surface and our desire to stem the rapid increase in our air and water temperature. Remember, we are viewing global warming as a chain of events." The quote I chose here is basically saying that people think the reduction of the Earth's Ozone layer is one cause of global warming. Ozone is a molecular form of Oxygen. The reduction of the Earth's Ozone layer resulted in an increase in Ultra Violet Radiation appearing on earth. I think global warming is a very important issue because global warming happens on earth and thats where we live. Global warming is not a positive issue but a negative one so I think we all should work together to find a solution to this problem if we want to save the place where we live on.

Awesome mashup.

Awesome mashup.

I like the way school uniforms are put into a larger context, that of freedom and rights.

I'm learning more about racism right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is are people being racist even to the president? I was researching this question online, and this news item caught my attention because this news item basically is about people bagan to criticize our president Obama. Here is the quote I found "His conclusion by using surveys is that most of us are racists, we just don't realize we are. He is absolutely amazed that the American people are criticizing our president. It seems inconceivable to him and others like him that many of us are upset at the direction Obama is attempting to lead our country." The quote I chose here is basically saying people are criticizing Obama. The level and tone of the dissent against Obama is more primal and vicious than any leveled at Bush, and for far less reason that people had to criticize Bush. It has just been couple of month, people were criticizing Bush and hope to have a new president. All people vote for Obama but now, why people are criticizing Obama too? I think this doesn't make sense because people are not satisfy with what the president were doing. I understand that being a president is hard. It also takes time to rule a country and bring the economy back. It's not a piece of cake.

I'm learning more about racism right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is how can we stop racism? I was researching this question online, and this blog post caught my attention because it says how serious problem racism can cause. Here is the quote I found "We have all been a little racist once in a while, and it's easy to call a certain culture names. But we should not judge a certain nationality or colour with just one statement. " The quote I chose here is basically saying that Racism hurts people. It creates conflict and even wars in our world. It tears our world apart. So we can't judge people with thier race. I think this is absolutely right because I think there will be world peace if we can stop racism. there are many arguement that start with racism. It really needs to stop.

I'm learning more about diseases like diabetes and heart disease now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: Is is diet or genetics that determines if you get these diseases or not. I searched in the New York Times for "fast food and cancer" and I found this op-ed piece to be interesting because of how it connects personal issues out to big societal ones. "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, three-quarters of health care spending now goes to treat "preventable chronic diseases." Not all of these diseases are linked to diet - there's smoking, for instance - but many, if not most, of them are." Seventy-five percent of health care spending goes to things like heart disease and diabetes, which are preventable if we just had better diets!

I'm learning about Nursing Programs right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is what does a nursing program offer and is it good? According to Murray-Schmidt, the students are enrolled in an accelerated nursing program, meaning that students who successfully complete four consecutive semesters of study will receive a two-year degree in 18 months. The course work is considered very vigorous and demands unwavering dedication and commitment from the students; clinical courses that are covered over six and 10 weeks during the regular school year are consolidated into four weeks during the summer months. "This group of students entered into the program in January of this year and will graduate with associate's degrees in May 2010. They will be eligible to take the registered nurse licensing exam at that time. Western currently holds a 91 percent examination pass rate. This ranking places them among those that are third from the top of 16 in the Wisconsin Technical College System and fifth from the top in the state of Wisconsin, inclusive of all two- and four-year nursing programs. This figure is based on April, May, and June exam candidates, and it is predicted to rise higher in the next quarter". This quote I chose is basically saying that a nursing programs is good in many ways. A nursing program helps you a start the career that you want. Starting from what you know to what you don't know.

American presidents have long regarded Latin America as their 'backyard.' The Monroe Doctrine warned the European powers to stay out -- by what right? -- and since then American chief executives have deemed it entirely proper to intervene when things did not go as they liked.

NASA | In October of 1957, the Soviet Union started the Space Age with the launch of Sputnik. Since then, a lot of spacecraft have wended their way through the solar s

About being charged for heavy bags in Europe, but not in America due to differences in kilograms and pounds.

I'm learning about an Asian- American right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is how can he be so successful in USA. I was researching this question online, and this blog caught my attention because he was a professor of Hunter College. Here is the quote I found.''He is a community activist who speaks regularly in the media on immigrant and labor issues. He sits on boards of directors of several organizations, including the Downtown Community TV and The New Press. Dr. Kwong was named "one of the 100 most influential Asian Americans of the decade" by A Magazine. Dr. Kwong is also a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarship from Hunter College. '' The quote I chose here is basically saying He is a community activist who speaks regularly in the media on immigrant and labor issues.

I was looking at the different blogs on google blog search and something had caught my eye. The title of the blog was called "New Leonardo Da Vinci painting found?". There reason this caught my eye was because Leonardo has been dead for hundreds of year, why is it that it took them this long to discover one of his paintings? Another interesting thing is that the price of the painting arose overnight from thousands of dollars to over one hundred and sixty million. Now that is a real shocker. Although it hasn't been one hundred percent confirmed that it is in fact Leonardo's paintings, however there is a very high chance. I hope to research more into this later on today. As of right now, there is not enough facts.

I was searching about future actions i could take and this passage came to my view. "University selection is the most important aspect of the application process and this should be done after a lot of thought and research and should not merely be based on a "brand". Select a university that will encourage your intellectual journey. Of course, geographical location, size, type of institution, faculty and costs also need to be taken in consideration. Also try and chose a university which has a lot of international students, as this way you will get to associate with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Make sure you apply to at least 3 universities of your choice so that you always have fallback options. Your selected institutions should be well spread in terms of level - some ambitious, some regular and some safety nets. " This passage is basically telling us how to choose your ideal college and what action should you take regarding this. I think this passage is quite helpful. Because i don't know about these things before and i now know those things so i know what to do. After seeing the whole thing, i started to have more confidence toward college.

I'm learning about swine flu right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is how far does swine flu spread? I was researching this question online, and this news item caught my attention because it tells me how far does the swine flu spread and how many people die from the flu. Here is the quote I found from the news. "The study found that of the 113 women and 55 men admitted to an intensive care unit between April and August, the mean age was 32. Overall, 29 people (17 per cent) died - most within the first 14 days after becoming critically sick. Twenty-one (72 per cent) of those who died were female." The quote I chose here is basically saying that the average of people who has swine flu were 32. I think this is ridiculous because people can be die from 14 days. It makes me wonder if anyone who has the flu will all be dead in 14 days?

This was very exciting news for me since I really love finding new programs to animate my art. This program seems amazing and offers everything I need. "Anime Studio will have you animating quickly, even if you've never done it before. We offer everything the aspiring or professional artist needs to create quality 2D animation, such as ready-to-use anime and cartoon style characters, with tutorials and sample files designed to help anyone master the latest animation techniques," said Sarina DuPont. This seems like an easy to use program not like some of the others ones I have used that are overly confusing and take to much time. I hope to one day use this program and improve my animation skills.

"So I'd eat and tell jokes to suppress my feelings. It got completely out of hand. I was completely broken." Sean was on "A big loser" show. He weighted 444 pounds because lack of confidence and feeling insecure around people. Being healthy doesn't mean being skinny he said and I agree it really have something to do internally.

I was researching about "psychology and children" and what I was wondering about was what goes on in the mind of children. I found a news article that debated if spanking really does lower intelligence in children or not. I chose this article because I had previously found a similar article stating that spanking really does lower intelligence. It seems that the research studies evidently point toward spanking reducing intelligence based on the article's point of view. I think it was an interesting article because it is still in debate today whether it really is reliable information or not.

If Wii fit or EA Active wasn't enough to entice you into doing exercise in your living room with your games console, games devlopers Bigben Interactive are hoping its two very different takes on video game sports will. It has created two fitness titles, Cyberbike and My Body Coach with the aim of getting you off the sofa. Cyberbike, as the name might suggest comes with its very own full size exercise bike for you to pedal your way to healthiness. I think these two new Wii accessories are great additions to home fitness and great things to have for people who don't want to work out in public

the air fores is planing to train more people to help strangthon the nashunall network saying that thay have bin defending it like a castle when they shud have bin defending it like a city