The End...

I have spent a spring semester here at Northern Virgina Community college writing a blog about a topic in which I would want to educate myself by elaborating on it. When I signed up for this English class, it was originally set for a traditional class session. As time went on during my first semester, I didn't realize that the class was eventually switched out for a hybrid course. Hybrid course meaning that the class is half the time online, and the other part would be in a traditional classroom.

First day in the classroom, I was shocked to see that the classroom was full even though the classroom setting and instructor had been changed. We were informed by our wonderful professor that we would be writing blogs as a class assignment for the whole semester. With all this work to be researched it sounded very intimidating. The next class day, I was then surprised that half the class had dropped the class. I had accepted the fact that we would have to research and blog about our topic. The topic I chose was technology and it's effect on college society.

At first I didn't understand the whole point of blogging. Was I suppose to write about my life or other lives? Will the information I gather have to explain my opinion or will it explain fact? What will my viewers think of my blog? How can I view my community?

As these thoughts filled my head, I started to do things little by little. Once I got the whole plan of the blog outline, I just researched information and applied it into forming posts. Throughout the semester I have realized that living in a college environment we as students and staff have become dependent on technology. The irony is that I am using Internet to realize that people are dependent on the Internet.

We as a class are given the option to keep our blog or to end the blog. I have chosen to end this blog with this final post. I have learned a lot about the college society and it's integration with technology. Unfortunately, I will have to end this post, but I just wanted to say that it was a great opportunity to learn more about this topic. Hopefully I might start another blog in the future about another topic. Thank you for viewing my blog , I hope this information has assisted you my fellow community and classmates.

Alternative energy in the automotive industry

 In today’s college society there are many students and staff that commute to their belonged university. Some do it to stay near their families; others do it because the cost of living in a dorm may be too much. There may be other reasons, but these two are the most common ones. With today’s economy it is hard for young college students to have a good car to commute to college and back home. Here in Northern Virginia, gas prices are still high and in this bad fuel economy, it makes it more difficult for drivers who are on a budget.

Starting in the twentieth first century, they have begun to make cars that are gasoline - electric powered. These cars are called hybrid, defining both gasoline and electricity to power the engine rather than just gasoline. Ferdinand Porsche was the first to start this hybrid movement in 1900 with the car, Lohner Porsche. But since then, hybrids weren't really publicized until Toyota came out with the Prius in the twenty first century.

With newer hybrid cars out on the market there is a big demand of them. With their high production, car manufacturers are able to sell these cars at a lower price making it more affordable for not just college students, but also to the middle class society. Fuel emission is lowered making the air less polluted. The cost of gas will stay the same, but the need to fill the tank is lowered by a lot and it is possible to save more money than cars that are only gasoline powered. For the college society who believe in a green earth, hybrids are a start into helping the world become a cleaner place to live.

Works Cited

"The World's First Hybrid Car Created by Porsche 111 Years Ago Is in NY." International Business Times. IBT Media Inc., 22 Apr. 2011. Web. 17 Apr. 2013.