Ava Curry

To express your personality, creativity, and values without fast fashion or purchasing more clothes and accessories, styling clothes you already own is essential. For example, you can use a dress as a skirt, or long sleeves as a halter top. Also, you can learn to alter or upcycle clothes to express your individuality with items you already own. Lastly, you can create accessories or jewelry using various household items or beads from the craft store. If you decide to buy more clothes, thrift and other secondhand stores are a great place to look!

I learned that there are three different ways you can harvest wave and tidal energy. First, there are tidal streams which uses turbines in shallow water to generate energy. The next are barrages which includes a dam and turbine mechanism to harvest energy. Lastly, there are tidal lagoons that can be constructed along natural coast lines. Tidal and wave energy has not yet developed to create as much power as other energy sources, however, it certainly has the potential to become a leading energy source in optimal locations.

From reading family planning articles, I learned that family planning does a lot more for women, children, and society than serving as an ethical method of population control. For instance, family planning services help save hundreds of lives and empowers women, which is crucial for achieving gender equality. Also, family planning services can bring about economic benefits and help reduce our carbon emissions. In developing countries or rural and low-income areas, the availability of family planning services is few and far between. Unfortunately, these areas are the ones that need access to family planning services the most, especially since women in these areas may not be properly educated about the need for family planning. So, getting resource access in these underdeveloped areas is crucial to achieving the full scope of benefits listed above.

Knowing the difference between these different types of dates can help me make better decisions as a consumer. Before learning about the difference in these dates, I assumed they all meant the same thing: how long a food item will be okay to consume before its expiration. While these dates mostly convey this message, there are some differences between them. For instance, a best by date indicates when a product will be at its best quality, however it lacks the finality of when a product should be consumed like used by dates do. Also, sell by dates define how long a store can sell a product, not when it should be used, meaning its best quality window may have already passed. Knowing these differences can help me pick the best products when shopping, and ensure I am buying food of quality.

Yes, there are a few crucial ways that I can reduce my carbon footprint. First, I could reduce my carbon emissions by choosing to walk or bike places instead of drive. Also, I could pay more attention to my food intake, focusing on more fresh and local foods rather than processed and packaged foods. Lastly, being mindful of how much trash and recycling I generate will help me reduce my carbon footprint.