emilyemily0
Aug 17, 2009
Undergraduate / UT topic B (freshman) - Costa Rica, issue of importance. [5]
Topic B (freshman)- Choose an issue of importance to you-the issue could be personal, school related, local, political, or international in scope-and write an essay in which you explain the significance of that issue to yourself, your family, your community, or your generation.
This is a rough draft. Could you please help me with errors & suggestions to improve my essay. The paragraph in which I talk about Costa Rica is questionable. Please help. Also, should I change my introduction?
My mother and I vacationed in Costa Rica for a week this past summer. I'll never forget the Costa Rican woman I was seated next to in the plane. She told me how she had never left Costa Rica in her whole life, but a week ago she won a trip to Las Vegas. She said she was scared when she left the airport, because it was so bright. She had never seen so many lights, and people all in one place. I sympathized with her, but I did not realize what she meant until I arrived at the capital, San Jose. I kept searching for lights and tall office buildings. But soon I realized I was looking for something that wasn't there. Although, Costa Rica is hardly industrialized and most residents live in poverty, in each cabin or hotel we stayed at all encouraged us to reuse our towels, turn off our lights, and recycle. The light bulbs, if any were nearly always fluorescent no matter where we were. As we adventured into every shop and small restaurants whether we were in San Jose or Puerto Limon we were always given three options: Paper, plastic, and glass. I was confused as to how a third world country seemed to be doing more for its environment then the United States.
I was equally transformed by the local recycling center a few miles from my backyard. It was a simple trailer with several bins for the few contributors. There were only three volunteers, one being myself, and I was the only high school student. Martha was one of the volunteers I worked with; together we assembled bins and placed adhesive stickers on them. The adhesive stickers had information on what can be recycled, when, and where. Together we expanded the recycling community by offering to put out the bins to anyone interested. I placed several bins at the city pool I worked at next to the Coca Cola vending machines, and provided several to my friends. In the time I have lived in Alpine the Recycling center has expanded increasingly; it has moved from a trailer to a permanent site. The hours have expanded from only Saturday to every day of the week, and the partakers are continual.
Recycling is a great way to get started fighting global warming, because landfills filled with our garbage produce a dangerous greenhouse gas called methane. These simple actions can make a big difference in fighting global warming with recycling and reducing the garbage accumulating in landfills. National governments can only do so much to help reduce greenhouse gasses. Helping people become more aware and take action of what can easily be done to contribute to such a huge cause. It is up to everyone as a whole to do their part. People have not been changing when faced with the hard evidence of global warming; we are going to have to change before we are in the midst of a crisis, before it is simply too late.
Topic B (freshman)- Choose an issue of importance to you-the issue could be personal, school related, local, political, or international in scope-and write an essay in which you explain the significance of that issue to yourself, your family, your community, or your generation.
This is a rough draft. Could you please help me with errors & suggestions to improve my essay. The paragraph in which I talk about Costa Rica is questionable. Please help. Also, should I change my introduction?
My mother and I vacationed in Costa Rica for a week this past summer. I'll never forget the Costa Rican woman I was seated next to in the plane. She told me how she had never left Costa Rica in her whole life, but a week ago she won a trip to Las Vegas. She said she was scared when she left the airport, because it was so bright. She had never seen so many lights, and people all in one place. I sympathized with her, but I did not realize what she meant until I arrived at the capital, San Jose. I kept searching for lights and tall office buildings. But soon I realized I was looking for something that wasn't there. Although, Costa Rica is hardly industrialized and most residents live in poverty, in each cabin or hotel we stayed at all encouraged us to reuse our towels, turn off our lights, and recycle. The light bulbs, if any were nearly always fluorescent no matter where we were. As we adventured into every shop and small restaurants whether we were in San Jose or Puerto Limon we were always given three options: Paper, plastic, and glass. I was confused as to how a third world country seemed to be doing more for its environment then the United States.
I was equally transformed by the local recycling center a few miles from my backyard. It was a simple trailer with several bins for the few contributors. There were only three volunteers, one being myself, and I was the only high school student. Martha was one of the volunteers I worked with; together we assembled bins and placed adhesive stickers on them. The adhesive stickers had information on what can be recycled, when, and where. Together we expanded the recycling community by offering to put out the bins to anyone interested. I placed several bins at the city pool I worked at next to the Coca Cola vending machines, and provided several to my friends. In the time I have lived in Alpine the Recycling center has expanded increasingly; it has moved from a trailer to a permanent site. The hours have expanded from only Saturday to every day of the week, and the partakers are continual.
Recycling is a great way to get started fighting global warming, because landfills filled with our garbage produce a dangerous greenhouse gas called methane. These simple actions can make a big difference in fighting global warming with recycling and reducing the garbage accumulating in landfills. National governments can only do so much to help reduce greenhouse gasses. Helping people become more aware and take action of what can easily be done to contribute to such a huge cause. It is up to everyone as a whole to do their part. People have not been changing when faced with the hard evidence of global warming; we are going to have to change before we are in the midst of a crisis, before it is simply too late.