Examples of Sustainable Development

Corporations:

• Hermer Miller Inc located in the United States makes reusable furniture that are made of less plastic.

• Nike has a program where they use parts of shoes to create flooring of playgrounds.

Others:

• Solar Panels can be installed into homes to use sunlight energy which replaces the using of electricity.

• Use water appliances that are meant to conserve. For example use water heaters that can be controlled instead of automatically having hot water prepared to be used immediately.
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 

Complicated Immigration

Onica Yu

Period 8

October 5, 2010

Complicated Immigration

My brother and I both lived in the Philippines with our father who took care of us very well. However, our mother who I have not seen since I was two years old decided it would be better if we immigrated to the United States. My father had no choice but to agree given that it was a benefit for our future. Therefore, on June 2003 my brother and I externally relocated to California in the United States.

            Back then I was young and didn’t know anything but I knew that leaving my homeland had both positive and negative effects. I thought to myself that settling in California meant that I would be able to be with my mother, learn new cultures, and experience the things that haven’t been experienced. Saying goodbye to my homeland also meant leaving my friends, relatives, but most of all leaving my dad behind. Goodbye wasn’t easy for my brother and I to do since it first caused us misery. Leaving wasn’t our choice that we were able to make, though it was our parents choice. When we arrived, we were miserable but other than that, relocating to California indicated less pollution, free education, and more opportunities. On the other hand, we had to adapt to the new environment without knowing anyone and having a slight problem with speaking English. After a month or two, we began adapting and loving all the surroundings.