Emirates Palace Trip

I went to the Emirates Palace at May, 13th, with my classmates and our English teacher Frankie. We went there to see the new project "Masdar City", and the other exhibitions there like Alsaadiyat Island and the arts of Islam.
When we reached the Palace, we were supposed to meet there at the main hall; we started with Masdar City model. When I saw the model and Mrs. Frankie showed how it's going to be, I thought that it was amazing, it was really fibulas how all this designs were built and all the new technology on it and that was great and that's one step for Abu Dhabi to try and show the world that "We are doing something".
After we spent sometime near Masdar City model, we went to see AlSaadiyat project. Before I go there and see what's they are planning to do, all I had in my mind that they are going to make an island that have many towers and it's just like anything else we used to see, but when I saw it, I thought that it's amazing, specially with all the museums.
Finally, we went to see the art of Islam gallery which contains many things that Muslims used to have and use in the past like war armors, swords and so many other equipments that was used in wars during several periods in the past. What I really liked there was the room that had the inventions that Muslims invented in the past.
In the end, I think that the trip was really great and we learn many things when we go and see all of these things rather than just hear about them all the time. I hope we have trips like that again in the future.

"An Inconvenient Truth" reaction

First of all, I thought the movie was kind of boring because I didn’t know what it was about, but when I started to get the movie’s idea and I knew what Al Gore is talking about, I started to know what all these charts and pictures in the movie are about and what they mean.
I was shocked when I saw how the issue is big and that really made me feel that we have to do something, because everybody can make a difference.
I know now that what is happening in the earth is horrible and the biggest problem is all because of us..!
In the movie, they showed us how terrible the global warming issue affects the earth, how fast and huge the effect and its impact.
I think the movie was good and it gave us all the information we need to start and take a step ahead for a green earth with less emissions because we have to make a better earth for the next generation.

AIT summary

The movie starts with a nice quite scene that shows us how the nature is beautiful and how amazing can it be. Al Gore, the ex-vice president of the U.S, is the main character in the movie; he is talking about the global warming issue and its huge impact on earth.
Al Gore starts talking about the earth and shows how it looks from the space and show and explains some things like vegetation, how the earth’s sources are, and how the earth heat procedure happens.
Al Gore talks about what, when and why he started to think seriously about the global warming as an extremely dangerous issue.
When Al Gore was at the Congress he tried to do something but they ignored him after that.
Along with the rising in the carbon emissions, some affects has started to happen like ice glaciers melting in cold areas all over the world and that when scientists compared the ice layers and saw how it used to be and how it is now; they found that the results are shocking and if what they predict is really going to happens, the consequences are going to be fatal for the earth.
Al Gore talks about how CO2 affects the temperature and that causes much damage to the surface and the oceans.
Al Gore talks about a personal tragedy which was the death of his sister and the impact of it on him and what decisions he made after that.
There was a political issue, like the Kyoto protocol which the U.S didn’t agree to sign.
With the increasing of population on earth, more supplies are needed and that mean more logging and the need for more power and many many other things which consume the earth’s supplies.
In the end, he showed us that this is our only home and we have to work to do.

Intro to cool cities

In my project I’m going to research and discuss the global warming issue in the world and in Abu Dhabi particularly. We should start to think more about our carbon emission and carbon footprints because the life style that we are living is affecting the earth and the huge impact of it will leave nothing for the next generations.
There have been many changes in many countries all over the world to try and do something, and as we can see these days, cool cities are one of the best solutions to reduce emissions. In the UAE, particularly in Abu Dhabi there are new projects to try and reduce emission because our country has a one of the biggest carbon footprint per person and the government is thinking critically and working on new projects like “Masdar City” which will turn the city to a cool city as the government hope. Governments should act quickly because more time means more damage to the earth.

my Favorite video

"blood diamond" reaction

First of all, liked the movie, because it gave me new information and showed me the true conflict diamond issue
The movie shows us how people suffer from the conflict diamond issue. From the movie I knew many things that I haven’t ever thought about. Like how they transport the diamond and how they even get it. Before I watch the movie, what was in my mind is that the conflict diamond is something like stolen diamond, or even smuggled. But when I watched the movie I was shocked from what I’ve seen. It was terrible how rebellious treat their own people. They kill their children and rape their women with no mercy in their heart. What really shocked how they took kids and they make them their own soldiers and even make them killers without emissions.

I liked the movie because it tells us the truth that we haven’t known and we haven’t even paid attention for. The good thing about the movie is that it shows the world how people suffer there so they will care when they buy diamond.

Lebanon

Lebanon

“The land of milk and honey”, that’s what Lebanon is called in the bible. Lebanese’s suffered a lot in their history, whether it was because of wars or invades or the terrorism problems the country has.

Beirut, a city in Lebanon which has the nickname of “Paris of the East”, is a wonderful city in Lebanon, it is the capital of the country.

Lebanon has a geographic location which it lays between five countries, and that what make it in the heart of the Middle East.

Many famous celebrities in the world have roots from Lebanon but they live in other countries because of what their families suffered long time ago and they had to leave the country.

In the last few decades, Lebanon had a conflict and people struggled to survive from what they’ve been through. Since 1940’s, there was a conflict between Christians and Muslims and that caused both sides a lot of sacrifices and the country itself suffered the most. In the end, Syria had to send an army to try and stop both sides and it ended with blood shed and the division of the country.

In 1980’s , Israel invaded Beirut to try and remove the Palestinian so they won’t unite and organize in Lebanon, and many people died because of that till almost 7 years later which they had a peace deal.

The human and economics lost a lot because of the conflict, more than hundred thousands died and a more wounded and a huge number who left the country. The country’s economy was paralyzed.

After the end of the wars, the people started to rebuild the country and tried to revive what they lost. The country still has some problems after all these things ended, mostly because of how huge their loss was.

Bibliography:

"Eye in Lebanon." Gloabaleye.Org.Uk. 10 Mar. 2008 .