Sustainability blogpost 3

Here are some pictures of things that i purchased throughout the week. Here is the tag of an organic cotton shirt that i bought

` This is an fresh ahi salad i bought from Aloha salad which is made locally

Here is a picture of organic granola that i eat with my yogurt

This is an organic acai smoothie that I drink every morning to get my daily servings of fruit


This past week I was pretty sustainable because I drank organic smoothies everyday and also drank organic soymilk. 7 out of 10 showers I took this week at home were 3 minutes or less and the other 2 I just forgot about it and after I cam out I remembered, but I am saving over 50 percent of water that I use in my showers by doing this. During this week we did not use paper plates or cups at all, we only used ceramic and glass cups.
This week at the market we bought organic smoothies, organic yogurt, and organic granola, we also bought fresh fruits like pineapple and strawberry. On Friday we carpooled to the volley and back which saved some gas.
On Friday I attended the sustainability fair on Rice field, which I enjoyed a lot because I learned a whole bunch of ways I can be more sustainable at home and school. One thing I am really interested in is solar water heating because it is not that expensive and all my water can be powered by solar and a lot of electricity is used to heat water. Also at the fair I at a watermelon which was probably the best watermelon I ate in a long time and maybe because it was organic it just tasted that much better. I am thinking about getting a worm bin inside our house but I don’t know if my parents will allow because of the mess it can cause.

sustainability blog post #2

So far this week we have been dong pretty good because I have cut down on my showers from 8 minutes to 3 minutes. I have not measure how much water I am exactly saving but I know that I am saving quite a bit, this weekend I plan to calculate how much water I am exactly saving. I have not got my parents to jump on the bandwagon to take shorter showers but I think my dad will decide to so we will save double the water. Also this week I have not washed any of my clothes yet so I don’t have any half loads and waste water, I plan to wash my clothes on the weekend in a full load. We also have not washed any half loads of dished, all full loads. This week we used are hard plates and cups not paper plates and plastic cups, this way we can save a lot of tree's and money.
On Sunday we were at the market and we purchased organic smoothies from times, even though they cost quite a bit of money we are willing to spend it if it is healthy and organic. We also bought organic soymilk and fresh fruits to eat during the week. My Mom has been buying this salad and sushi combo from her cafeteria at work, which is made by the cafeteria so it has to be fresh, and it is good. I have not bought any new organic clothes yet because I have not seen any but I will look for some if it is cheap enough.
This week we did take one car two days this week that cuts down our oil consumption and traffic by half. If we can continue this or take one care more often we can save a lot of money and the environment.

sustainability blog post #1

Right now in our house we are not helping the environment in any way at all except for the fact that we recycle and wear/ drink organic products. Right now in our house we use too much energy like we leave lights on that do not have to be on and we leave the TV on when we are not watching.
In the Waste department we are pretty good because we recycle cans and bottles but we use paper plates way too much when we should be using ceramic plates and save the trees. Also right now in our house we have a lot of old computer's that we have not disposed because we are going to send it in so it gets recycled cleanly.
In our house we waste water by taking long showers when we could be taking shorter showers instead. We also have dishwasher and washing machine, which use up a lot of water because we wash clothes a lot.
We create lots of traffic in our house because we have three cars which all have low miles per gallon. Sometimes during summer and Christmas break we are running three cars because my brother is home but a lot of times after basketball or volleyball practice we car pool with my friends who live near me.
To me sustainability means the environment is running cleanly and that people on earth are not running on oil but they are running on bio fuel. To me it also means that people on earth are living and thinking green so they are doing things that will help the environment. Sustainability's also means to me that the earth will last for a long time with humans living on it and having a balance between all ecosystems.
The first are I want to target is Water consumption because I think that my families showers are way to long and we wash clothes and dishes to much. One way our family can target this problem is take showers effectively by getting wet then turning off the water and then soaping and then finally turn the water on and rinse off. This way I can take as long as I want and I can hardly use and water. If at least my dad and I do this we can save so much water. Another way we can target water consumption is by not washing clothes as much. We can wash maybe one or two times less a week and we can save so much water this way.
The other area I am going to target is food, I have already started to more sustainable by buying organic drinks like organic acai smoothies from the market and also organic soy milk. This reduces the amount of pesticides on earth. Also a way of going green is buying organic vegetables instead of frozen veggies. Our family is starting to buy more local fresh foods like from Aloha salad, which grows their own salad, and from a local fish market. I am also trying to be more sustainable by wearing organic clothes, which is a tad, more expensive and a lot thinner then regular cotton but it is the little things that matter the most.

shakespeare sonnet 60 analysis

Shakespeare Sonnet 60

Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore,
So do our minutes hasten to their end;

Each changing place with that which goes before,
In sequent toil all forwards do contend.

Nativity, once in the main of light,
Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crown'd,
Crooked elipses 'gainst his glory fight,
And Time that gave doth now his gift confound.

Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth
And delves the parallels in beauty's brow,
Feeds on the rarities of nature's truth,
And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow:
And yet to times in hope my verse shall stand,
Praising thy worth, despite his cruel hand.


Paraphrase:

First quatrain: As the waves break to the shore so do our time on earth come closer to the end. This means that the waves come fast to the shore and life is short so you must enjoy it.

Second quatrain: Not to sure what it is saying but I think like how you make things in the sand but the waves come and wash it away and just like your life once you are washed away people forget about you.

Third quatrain: when you are born you get all the attention, when you start getting older you get more power, the bad side of you comes out and fights because you have to prove yourself. I don’t really understand this part to much but I think it is saying that you don’t get as much attention when you are older but the true side of you comes out.

Fourth quatrain: As your body grows older and your looks go away, that is when your real side comes out the part of you that makes you special, and that death can take you at anytime even though life is so great you can die at any moment.