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Understanding The Cause Of Global Warming

Although the effects of global warming are nowadays felt everywhere,

there is still some uncertainty about the cause. Don't get me wrong
many of the main culprits are well understood. Burning fossil fuels, cutting
down forests, increasing methane production through breeding too many
cattle all of these contribute to global climate change. Nonetheless, the
verdict is still not in asked to what is the main cause and how much of a
role each factor plays.

Whatever the cause of global warming, it is about time to do something

about it. The problem is that there are so many problems that individual
actions can seem ineffective. There are a lot of small things you can do to
counteract the causes of global warming. You can cut down on your
consumption, turn off the lights when you leave your room, turn down the
heat, weatherproof your house better, and drive less. Still, there is
considerable debate about whether we can do enough as individuals. How
much do these small changes really add up to?

Nowadays, more and more people believe that we have to address the
cause of global warming as a culture and as a world. Our global

environment affects all of us, and together we have to make the decision
to act in a way that will safeguard it for future generations. More and more
people are joining political action groups, organizing with other activists to
help defeat environmental climate change. It is not too late to do
something about it, but it is getting to that crucial hour. If we don't all work
together to fight the causes of global warming, who knows how things will
look a decade down the line.

There are many different things you can do in your community to battle
the cause of global warming. You can organize for better community
recycling programs, better public transportation, and incentives to
encourage businesses and consumers to use more environmentally
friendly practices. Writing letters on your own can do a little bit, but
organizing with other people to express a coherent political platform can
do much more. It is the best way, in fact, to really get your voice heard by
local, state, and national politicians. If you show them that the cause of
global warming is of concern to you, they will listen and they will do
something about it. Together, we can all do something to avert the coming
environmental catastrophe.

A Reflection On My Writing

I used to be terrified of writing. Whenever I was given a writing

assignment I was lost at where to begin. After returning home from a
communications seminar, I was given a project to write a persuasive essay
on "should cell phones be used in cars?" This was my first real writing
assignment that I had ever had and I remember spending days and nights
on the project. I was unsure how to write an essay, and I felt frustrated
because I was making little progress. My mom also knew that I was a poor
writer and she began helping me. She stayed at my side throughout the
whole process and at the end of the project I felt as if she wrote the whole
essay and I had just watched.
"You are rewriting my whole essay," I remember telling her in a
complaining voice.
"That is what you have to do," she said.
I felt very discouraged and my confidence sank like the titanic. The more
my mom added to the essay the less it reflected my thoughts and

opinions. I recall feeling deep down in me that I really wanted to write but
was unsure were to begin.
As I finished high school I was given the chance to speak at my
graduation. I did not have any experience in speaking yet alone how to
write a speech. I remember agonizing over what to write down and how to
organize the speech. As time passed by, my graduation neared and I had
nothing to speak about. I remember feeling as if I might give up; until I
finally realized that the speech did not have to be very fancy but just some
thoughts from my heart. I decided to write down whatever came to mind.
After giving the speech I remember feeling like I had accomplished a small
piece of writing of my own. I had not written a book or essay but I had
written a little speech and that had helped remove a part of my fear of
writing.
About a year after my graduation I was given another chance to give a
short speech to a group of elderly people. I was able to speak about
anything I wanted to. So I chose patience as my topic. Gathering my study
resources, I set about writing a very interesting speech. By this time I had
a little more confidence because I had already written a speech. Also I was
very excited about the opportunity and spent many hours preparing for it.
It seemed is if my writing was still improving but I remember having
doubts about my writing abilities.
As I began college I was worried that I would need to write. I remember
thinking to myself; how could I avoid writing? I knew that if I got a job I
would be required to write letters and reports. I remember beginning to
prepare for a college exam and that same fear of writing came over me
again. I remember thinking, how would I pass my English composition test
if I could not write? Searching the Internet I found a preparatory course for
the English composition test. As I started the course my goal was to just
pass the English composition test, and try to avoid ever writing again.
After sending in an essay to the teacher, he replied with horrible news.
"Your writing needs a lot of improvement." He replied.
The news was very discouraging, but I felt that I still had a passion for
writing. I remember thinking to myself, I am going to overcome my fear
and learn how to write.
Finally I signed up to take a college course from Penn Foster College in
English composition. My goal was to conquer my fear and fully master
writing. I was about a week into the course when I read a chapter in
Donald M. Murray's book called "Unlearn to Write." After reading the
chapter I started understanding why I was having so much trouble with
writing. I thought that I should be able to draft an essay/paper in one
sitting and be finished. I thought that every time I sat down at the
computer I had to write. I am no longer terrified at the though of writing. I
am able to write at my own pace, without any pressure. Getting my

thoughts down on paper is still the hardest part for me, but once I have
something down it is easier to add to it. Until now I did not realize writing
could be this enjoyable. I look forward to writing now because my fear is
gone.

Reflection On English Learning

Writing summary, paraphrasing a sentence and writing topic sentence

were the main difficulties I met. As I did not learn summarizing thoroughly
during my secondary school life, I did not have much knowledge on writing
a good summary. I always change the meaning of the passage after
summarizing which made me feel frustrated. As for paraphrase, it requires
the use of variety of vocabulary and sentence structure. However, it was
hard for me to think of a synonym immediately after reading a sentence. I
had to spend quite a long time on thinking. Moreover, writing topic
sentence was another challenge to me. At first, my topic sentence was
said to be too general. When doing the research project, the first topic
sentence also could not reflect the central idea of the paragraph. I am
required to rewrite it again.
To solve the above problems, I did extra exercise, tried to remember
more vocabularies and discussed with the lecturer.
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Other than finishing the exercise delivered by the lecturer, I forced myself
to write a short summary on a newspaper article and also to paraphrase a
specific sentence. This was an effective method to improve my skill. I got
right in summarizing in the test. Besides, I prepared a vocabulary list and
reviewed it during my leisure time. This helped me remember more words
and they could be used in paraphrasing. I also asked the lecturers opinion
on my topic sentence. It helped me realize the problem and correct it.
To cope with coming English learning at HKCC, I will use English to
communicate both verbally and non-verbally more frequent. I will begin to
watch movie without Chinese subtitle. My listening skill can be trained
while I am taking a rest. I will also try to use more English to talk with
others so that I can speak English more naturally. I believe that being
confidence is important in communication.