Reflective

Writing an essay is not something I wished to do in college and yet I still do not think that writing regularly will necessarily push all the good out of a person. In fact, it is not my first time that I do an English writing. I have learned many skills in English over 6 semesters, but I was uncomfortable about the quality of my writing and this unfortunately resulted still same level. However, due to the progressive hard work in this course I touched improvement in many levels such as the critical reading. This assisted me a lot in supporting my main ideas in the essay.

In conclusion, I expect by the end of this semester is to make my English writing perfect. Besides, I will be capable with some exercises to become a good critical reader. I do wish one thing to be add to this course and that is game activities. Perhaps some presentations and absolutely more motivating discussions. I am not used to writing so many pages with so many different references but that is all we do here in this course. This course is not considered an easy course at all, it does require much work and it is somehow time consuming, but I found it to be very interesting, innovative and helpful.

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Final Project

Solar Energy Challenges and Opportunities in Kazakhstan

Introduction

In 21^st century, the most devices need electricity and activity that can help people easier and more comfortable. It plays a huge role in growth of education, transport, science and other ranges of human’s life, but electricity production perhaps may cause many problems in the future because of energy is made from natural resources. It means mineral reserves can be gone and will be risk of potential energy crisis. This state encourages civilization to transfer renewable power system. Around in the world are being stimulating sustainable energy procedures to decrease greenhouse effect that gives to tough problems alike Acid Rain and Global Warming [EIA 2010]. The problem of substitute energy sources search is popular in Kazakhstan as well. Kazakhstan is very rich in natural resources mainly in fossil fuels used as energy sources to produce electricity. To be clearer, 90.53 billion kWh energy produced in Kazakhstan in 2012 came from coal at nearly 88.2%, for oil and natural gas at 3% of energy produced by hydro and nuclear electric stations and remain energy was imported from Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan [CIA Factbook 2013, EIA 2010]. The energy production mostly based on coal and other natural resources and it is necessary to find substitute source of energy in order to decrease and other harmful from of non-renewable energy usage in Kazakhstan. This Country has good chance to succeed in solar energy because it is located in the "solar belt" [Olzhaeva 2012]. Although situations are very suitable for solar energy, but the resources are slightly use. Kazakhstan had better consideration to use renewable energy for daily life like photovoltaic technology.

Threat versus Opportunity

Dependence on natural resources cause many problems such as climate changes, air pollution and ongoing challenges of economic instability in variations of fuel prices on markets. People need to learn how to use planet’s unlimited renewable energy resources effectively. Solar energy is the most favorable alternative energy as the most important and eco-friendly. The reality is that the traditional energy has a disadvantage impact on the environment. To be clearer, human activities are accountable to release 70 million tons of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere [Brylske A]. The International Energy Agency stated Kazakhstan ranked in the 3rd international in terms of greenhouse gas emissions comparative to GDP (6.11 kg per $ 1 GDP) [UNDP/GEF and Government of Kazakhstan project 2006]. The approximate consumption of coal in Kazakhstan is about 92,076.07 in 2011. Lack of attention in alternative energy leads to misdistribution of energy resources, decline in efficacy and reliability of energy supply, which can cause damage to human health and environment. Moreover, another prove of renewable energy is useless centralization of energy in a big area (2.7 million km2) as well as low density of residents (5.5 people/km2) that will lead significant losses of energy during transportation [UNDP/GEF and Government of Kazakhstan project 2006; IndexMundi 2013]. As per outcome of misdistribution of energy resources, the costs are increasing along with the expanse of fuel used up by energy plants are rising. Kazakhstan is still developing in solar energy, but it disguise itself from the advantages of the planet's rich source of renewable energy. Nevertheless, it intended to support a large number of initiatives to reach 30% of solar energy usage [ReEnergy Kazakhstan 2013].

Conclusion & Recommendation

The technologies are available today to transform sunlight energy into electricity, but in radically different techniques. For example, photovoltaic (PV) technology is one of the best widespread ways to take advantage of solar radiation, but PV-cells produce hardly 0.1% of total global electricity [IEA 2010]. However, there are many types of technology systems based of concentrated solar power (CSP). The core concept of CSP technology is focusing sunlight energy by mirrored surfaces; it separated into three modules of technologies: trough systems, power tower systems, and dish/engine systems [CSP Technology]. However, CSP considered appropriate solution to the energy problems; Kazakhstan is still in its early stages of improvement in renewable energy projects for several reasons. Primarily, renewable energy generally be determined by on unstable aspects like weather conditions due to risky and unusual form of investment (Behnke 2012).

Overall, Kazakhstan is still working hard to develop gas and oil since it is a traditional solution. Besides, less important factor is high cost of equipment required to providing solar energy and the fact that will resolve within 40 years. Regardless of potential problems that can solve with development of CSP-supply system. It recommended utilization of concentrated solar energy would produce to make more electricity decreasing. It is depend on petroleum and to succeed in providing sustainable energy.

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References

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Energy Information Administration (EIA). Annual Energy Review 2010 (Released on October 19, 2011). Retrieved from http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/archive/038410.pdf

IndexMundi. (n.d.). Kazakhstan Coal Consumption by Year (Thousand Short Tons). Index Mundi - Country Facts. Retrieved May 17, 2013, from http://www.indexmundi.com/energy.aspx?country=kz&product=coal&graph=consum

International Energy Agency (IEA). Technology Roadmap 2010 - Solar photovoltaic energy. (n.d.). Retrieved May 18, 2013, from http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/pv_roadmap.pdf

Olzhaeva, Z. (2012, 15 September). Solar energy. Retrieved May 13, 2013, from http://prezi.com/ourwd4ktmbr9/solar-energy

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Graded Research Project

Tokyo Tower

Introduction

           Hisakichi Maeda is the tower’s creator and Nihon Denpato support with Takenaka Company to build a Tokyo Tower in 1958. Tokyo Tower is located near the Shiba Park in Minato-ku area, an area that contains all embassies International. The structure of the Tokyo Tower is similar to the Eiffel Tower and it is the second tallest tower in Japan after Tokyo Sky Tree, built after the construction of the Eiffel Tower by 69 years. The tower built of steel, which was from World War II scrap metal recycling and added several development work to become as we see right now. The aim of building Tokyo Tower is for communications such as TV and radio stations. Japan wanted to put a sign of economic growth and the beginning of the new era in Japan, to the Western world as a source of inspiration for Japanese (Fackler 2008, M. Martin, F. Pike's Place 2011. Wikipedia).

Features

The height of the Tokyo Tower is 332.6 m (1,091 ft), the ones tallest towers in the world’s longest tower built of Japanese worker in Japan. Tokyo Tower taken mainly from Eifel Tower in Paris. Tokyo Tower is the tallest than Eifel Tower and lighter than Eifel Tower. The weight Tokyo Tower is around 4000 tons while Eifel Tower is around 7300 tons. Tower can endurance with speed wind at 140 mph and earthquake too. However, the tower’s has three legs with expand each side at 70m and it is like triangle shape (Pike's Place 2011. House of Japan. Wikipedia).

Light rehearse the Tokyo Tower change dramatically depend in speed of the wind as well as according to the seasons, in winter or spring colored in warm orange, in summer colored in white or nice silver and continue until autumn. Moreover, in events named World Day against Breast Cancer colored in pink, World Diabetes Day colored in green light in observatory sections alternately other sections not lighted (Fackler 2008, M. Martin, F. Pike's Place 2011. House of Japan. Wikipedia).

Finances

           The cost of Tokyo Tower estimated at ¥2.8 billion ($8.4 million) in 1958, but mortgaged estimated at ¥10 billion in 2000. However, it is requires 28000 litters in order to paint tower completely. The Tokyo Tower is use steel and complete in 18 months from June 1957 to December 1958 by 400 steel hand workers. The Average rate of workers per day are 400 who were working in the tower. The tower’s antenna installed in 1961 for its support mainly for television broadcasting and radio. Later, there was plan to shift from analog to digital for the most television broadcasting in July 2011. However, the current tower's height is not enough to support signal around area in Tokyo city (Martin, F . Pike's Place 2011. House of Japan. Wikipedia).

Tours

           The first level it is like submarine and 50,000 fish, in the third level is for waxes art exhibition and in the fourth level is photograph gallery. At the top tower is area where allows tourists to see around Tokyo city and ticket price for an adult is expensive. There are several locations to see Tokyo Tower, but the most beautiful is from the Roppongi Hills area (Fackler 2008, M. Martin, F. Pike's Place 2011. House of Japan. Wikipedia).

Conclusion

           Go to Tokyo Tower is one of things that I wish to go in Japan. Tokyo Tower is old structure, but still a wonderful and romantic tower at night and It is seems like Eiffel Tower, but ticket and entry fees are not cheap to reach elevator to the magnificent view of the Tokyo skyline. In addition, there are live music and shops alike café, equipment and restaurant and even more, where you can enjoy walkthrough.

Tokyo Tower's significance is for not only tourist attraction and money maker, but a structure is similar to an Eiffel Tower inspired framework tower that painted orange and white to act with air safety regulations. Tokyo Tower's have two things to get income sources that from tourism and antenna rental. The functions of television broadcast antenna and radio and support construction, plays a significant role in tourism attractions and many various attractions. Over hundreds million guests visited in total since its launching in late 1958. Attendance had been gradually decreasing until it lowest visitors at 2.3 million in 2000, but by time-to-time attendance has been growing at around 3 million visitors per year.

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Martin, F. (2010, June 18). Log In - ProQuest. Tokyo Tower reborn as a nostalgic draw. Retrieved April 17, 2013, from http://search.proquest.com/docview/318955590?accountid=1215

Press English News Service. (2012, March 10). Log In - ProQuest. Tokyo Tower Lights Up Message of Unity. Retrieved April 17, 2013, from http://search.proquest.com/docview/927041363?accountid=1215

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Tokyo Tower | House of Japan - Japan News Technology Autos Culture Life Style. (2010, October 18). House of Japan - Japan News Technology Autos Culture Life Style. Retrieved April 24, 2013, from http://www.houseofjapan.com/architecture/tokyo-tower

Tokyo Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (2013, March 27). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved April 29, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Tower

Graded Mini Report

Water reduction in the Yemen

Many women and children are struggling to carry heavy water in public faucets because there is no even to pay water fees for their homes. The government is working to solve complex issues in security and political. The most water goes to agricultural where there are many excavates which decreases the amount of water underground and help Yemenis immigrate to other places. The modern irrigation technologies replace traditional methods may help to save water in Yemen. The US aid agency USA found that improve spread of water access to homes will help to avoid diseases. The workshop and awareness are ones of the solutions to support local Yemenis on the issue. Yemeni has limited access to only 140 cubic metres of water per year to cover their daily uses due political turbulence.

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Reference

Al-Muraqab, A. (2012, September 13). A daily struggle to fetch water | Yemen Times.  Yemen Times. Retrieved March 20, 2013, from http://www.yementimes.com/en/1607/report/1391/A-daily-struggle-to-fetch-water.htm

part of the Guardian development network, I. i. (2012, August 27).  Time running out for solution to Yemen's water crisis | Global development | guardian.co.uk .  Latest US news, world news, sport and comment from the Guardian | guardiannews.com | The Guardian . Retrieved March 20, 2013, from http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/aug/27/solution-yemen-water-crisis

Graded Summary 2

Palaeolithic Archaeology in the Arabian Peninsula

The researchers are explore such as associations rare on the Arabian Peninsula with layered deposits dated to 100,000 years ago. The location is closely to a large ancient lake shows that Paleolithic entered profoundly into the Arabian Peninsula to occupy landscapes some plant life and animals. The primarily research in northern Saudi Arabia which half area is from Africa.

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Reference

MAIL REPORTER. (2011, January 28). Man left Africa for the Arabian Peninsula 65,000 years earlier than previously thought | Mail Online. Home | Mail Online. Retrieved March 11, 2013, from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1351322/Man-left-Africa-Arabian-Peninsula-65-000-years-earlier-previously-thought.html

Graded Summary 1

Corals Gulf survive in the summer

Gulf’s summers are threatening the seawater and living down the surface. However, Corals are able to handle heat environment in each generation. Coral live with algae like zooxanthellae and photosynthesises that produce sugars for Coral’s energy and Coral return shelter, nutrients, phosphorus and carbon dioxide for photosynthesises in somehow coral and zooxanthellae work together to survive. Coral of acropora was able to recovery after been dead in Abu Dhabi coast by the 1998 El Niño. There are two ways for coral's product; fragmentation is a piece of coral spread around in the sand where coral starts growing and leaves larval is making a massive of tiny larval bulbs where they are in the surface water for week.

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Reference

Olson, M. (2012, May 13). How do Gulf corals beat the heat? - The National. Latest and breaking news | thenational.ae - The National. Retrieved March 4, 2013, from http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/environment/how-do-gulf-corals-beat-the-heat

Introduction

Hi. I'm Yaser, student at Abu Dhabi Men's College. I work mainly on the Performance Management in Strategy Department. I'm currently pursuing my Bachelors Degree. So, in that example I chose things that might be interesting to integrate Business with Information Technology concept. For this topic I wouldn't mention other things like my family or my interests. I would use to introduce myself to other people if those topics were related to the situation.