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My name is Michelle Cepeda. I'm nineteen years old. My mom was born in America and my father was born in Cuba. I am of Hispanic heritage. I would like to say that I am following in my aunt's footsteps because she is an elementary teacher herself.

I enjoy traveling with my family. I have visited several states in my lifetime. I have seen many interesting sites. I enjoy watching baseball games. I am a fan of the New York Yankees. I love to dance. I have been dancing since the age of four. I love to cheer also. I have been cheering since I was 7 years old. The reason I tried out for cheerleading in second grade. This is because I come from a family that has never made it to the cheerleading team. So I wanted to be the first to make the cheerleading squad.

I graduated from Miami Senior High School in 2021. I am currently studying at Miami Dade College for my AA in Early Childhood Education. Other courses I am enrolled in are Biology, Spanish, College Algebra, Introduction to technology for Educators and Philosophy. This is my last semester before I graduate with my AA in Early Childhood Education. I am currently on the Miami Dade College Cheerleading team. I want to continue my education at Florida International University. When I obtain my bachelor's degree in education as a teacher. I would like to help make a difference in every child's life.

Success is not an accident. Successful people focus on their past experiences. People must think big. If someone thinks little, they get little results. If someone thinks big, they get big results. To succeed you must focus on the goal. You must set goals. One must overcome their fears. The most important part of a person's success is determination.

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Most of the time, I loved finishing the CAS assignments. In my non-public enjoy, I analyze loads from the ones tasks. The equal is real for SP, despite the fact that I prefer CAS. I`ve written approximately international weather extrade, and pregnancy-associated issues, for different CAS activities. I tested quite a few issues and demanding situations for SP activities, mainly visitors in Miami.
In SP3 we needed to maintain searching out similarly records on the subject we had selected formerly in SP2. I anticipated to benefit even greater new records, and I became specially fascinated to study the visitors demanding situations that we enjoy often in Miami. I observed that Miami has one of the worst visitors withinside the United States. To be honest, I became fully amazed to analyze that Floridians undergo each day due to the fact they should prepare their existence round visitors in Miami. I experience that with all of the plans that I discovered approximately in the event that they have been installed vicinity to assist visitors get higher withinside the city.
During CAS1 I became wondering that cosmetics have been good. That a few merchandise could assist you maintain your pores and skin safe. For example, face wash facilitates smooth your pores and skin. This method it facilitates you do away with dust and oil from the floor of the pores and skin. I additionally felt that cosmetics did now no longer do any harm in your pores and skin. But even as finishing the task I discovered that cosmetics have dangerous ingredients. For example, face wash by myself has a dangerous factor known as sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS). These chemical substances are normally determined in cosmetics to create a creamy froth, however they also can be determined in artificial detergents and surfactants. SLS and SLES are outstanding for getting rid of dust and oil from the pores and skin, however they've some drawbacks. First, they expend your pores and skin's herbal oils. If you have ever determined your pores and skin squeaking after bathing, your face cleaning soap probable includes SLS or SLES. This substance can blend with different chemical substances to generate nitrosamines, which might be diagnosed cancer agents which can reason lung and kidney issues similarly to depriving your pores and skin of oils.
In CAS3 I discovered withinside the Ted talks that withinside the first video I discovered that in Hayhoe's TED presentation discusses human beings's viewpoints on weather extrade and the way it influences them. Climate extrade reduces get entry to to key sources along with water, in addition to poverty, illness, and political instability, all of which make a contribution to refugee difficulties. Those who make a contribution the least to international warming endure the brunt of the consequences. In the second one video, I discovered Climate extrade is essentially the end result of our species' actions. The burning of fossil fuels is one of the elements that make a contribution to environmental degradation. To forestall emissions, human beings should extrade their technique to discount. Despite the feasible poor consequences of weather extrade on humanity, the overall human beings and government have in the main overlooked emission discount initiatives. Emerging countries, along with Sweden, should lessen emissions inside six to 12 years to maintain up with evolved countries' efforts.
The work of CAS3 changed me as a person because I wanted to learn more about what I can do to contribute to and reduce climate change. Recycling is a cost-effective and environmentally friendly waste reduction method that does not emit greenhouse gases. For your safety, take old paper, glass, plastic and electronic devices to a nearby recycling facility. This also leads  to learning how to become a zero waste. Zero waste is a lean lifestyle. There are five Rs that can help you become a zero waste. The five Rs are disposal, reduction, reuse, recycling and putrefaction (compost). The meaning of refusal is what you  need. The meaning of the reduction is what you need. Think again about the amount of what you need. The meaning of reuse is to reuse things, or to use reusable items, such as reusable metal straws.

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The research tool that caught my attention was the MDC Library. The library has a very large database with many sources that can be very use to us. When it comes to researching topics. With just one search over a million results for us to use. Also, the filters that are provided are very useful and this can lead to helping us find good articles about our topics. Finally, the site has a built-in citation builder that makes citation sources very easy.

The topic I chose was Heavy Traffic in Miami. The reason I chose this is because last year it would not take me more than 25 minutes to get home from school nowadays I take a good 30 to an hour just to get to school and from school. One problem that I can see is heavy traffic is caused by the roads that aren’t done and they have been working on them for more than a few years by now. This impacts us because it when there is really heavy traffic we are late to the places we have to be at. If too many vehicles exceed the road capacity, greenhouse gases will be released into the atmosphere, causing pollution. Another way it affects us is the emissions in the cars releases 24 pounds of carbon dioxide. A solution to try and reduce traffic is according to the Miami Dade County website its states, “The Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan intends to advance six of the PTP’s rapid transit corridors, along with a network system of Bus Express Rapid Transit (BERT) service, in order to implement mass transit projects in Miami-Dade County.” (Miami Dade County). This shows one of the main ways that Miami Dade County plans to try and make traffic get better.

Work Cited

“The Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan.” Corridor Plans, www.miamidade.gov/global/transportation/corridor-plans.page.

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Services, Miami-Dade County Online. “Project Environmental Studies.” Miami, http://www.miamidadetpo.org/smartplan-project-environmental-studies.asp.

I'll discuss how Florida's Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Six devised a plan to build premium transit in this essay. The project's goals are to improve mobility by providing alternative transportation options, increase connectivity to the regional transit system and access to major destinations, reduce negative impacts on the community and businesses, encourage pedestrian and bicycle travel to reduce the growing number of automobile trips, support sustainable development by providing social/economic opportunities that improve community quality of life, and improve regional connectivity. This would be accomplished by providing more frequent and speedier travel inside a fixed or exclusive guideway.

American Public Transportation Association. "Public Transportation Can Reduce Traffic Congestion."

Public Transportation Can Reduce Traffic Congestion - Document - Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints

The overabundance of cars clogging roads and suburban avenues is the source of traffic. Investing in the power of public transportation would be a wise decision that should be fully utilized. A fully loaded bus can remove 60 automobiles from the road, whereas a fully loaded rail wagon can remove 200 cars. The regular and frequent use of public transit would be extremely good to the environment, lowering gas emissions and reducing automobile congestion on the roads.

Miami Dade Board of County Commissioners "IMPROVED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: A PRIORITY FOR COUNTY LEADERS"

Improved Public Transportation

My third article i will use to show how public transportation has improved in past years.Using the half-penny sales surtax authorized by Miami-Dade voters in 2002 as part of the People's Transportation Plan, major improvements to our transportation system and roads have been accomplished during the last 17 years. In addition, municipalities have received 20% of surtax proceeds to help fund transportation projects. Since 2002, more than $700 million has been awarded to communities for highway and transit improvements, including neighborhood circulators like the popular Coral Gables Trolley, which connects to Metrorail at the Douglas Road station.

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1st Video

"The Story of Stuff" https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/

Stuff moves through a system that includes a linear system that has extraction, production, distribution consumption to disposal. This is a materials economy. This system interacts with society. This system is in crisis. We live in a finite planet. This system in the United States we have everything. People are working more and more. Poeple do not have time for themselves. People also have no family quality time. People are over spending. When the products we consume are used then they ended up being disposed of them. This documentary examines the economy of manufacturing. People are consumers. We are taught that we must consume for economic growth.

2nd Video

"The Story of Cosmetics" https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-cosmetics/

The world is obsessed with stuff. A system that is in crisis. Products can cause so many issues. This products contain toxins. Some products contain toxic chemicals. Some products have dangerous ingredients. Some of the ingredients can cause diseases. Large companies are using toxic chemicals to make their products. Have you not notice sometimes companies do not put ingredients on their products this can lead to many lawsuits. The industry is used to work this way. Cosmetics does nt always put all the ingredients on the label. The system needs to be changed. This documentary examines the persuasive use of toxic chemicals in our everyday products. Her aim is to convince people that the beauty industry is a disaster. It turns out an average citizen has a minefield of toxic chemicals.

Reflection

How does consumption relate to your role as a global citizen? A global citizen can see beyond their nose. They are aware of global trends. They see how globalization has impacted the world. Technology made it easier for everyone to communicate and move around. Technology enabled people to be global without leaving your home. Being a global citizen means understanding that solutions must still be in your place. A global citizen is someone who strives to learn and make conscious decisions. Global citizens should apply their knowledge to solve problems. If it is the only system that exists for consumers, it is difficult to avoid falling into the exploitation of production. Therefore, as a consumer, I must be proactive in making intelligent purchasing decisions that benefit not only me, but also the environment as a worker, animal, and group. I need to be more aware of the negative effects I have left, just by connecting to trends and momentum. Those who control everything cannot escape these harmful patterns. Nor can we, as consumers, do so. As we leave the economy as it is, we have the power to demand change that benefits everyone, not just businesses and governments.

What changes are you inspired to make after watching  The Story of Stuff videos? After watching the videos I realized that we must always read the labels. Reading the labels can help you make informed decisions. Labels can make consumers more educated. Labels can assist people to understand the content of the product. Ultimately reading labels can ensure that you know what you are buying. Another way is by doing research on the internet by searching up the company of the product. During the video we learned that companies do not always put all the ingredients on the labels. Another way that we can all do more than a sustainable and healthy recycling part together.

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Motor Ambulance used by the National Multi-sector Programme to Combat Maternal, Newborn and Child Mortality. Photo source: UNFPA Cameroon.

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How your lifestyle is making recycling unsustainable | Reduce, Reuse, Rethink

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Big Steps Forward: Cameroon's Multi-Sector Approach to Reducing Pregnancy-Related Deaths.

https://nigeriahealthwatch.com/big-steps-forward-cameroons-multi-sector-approach-to-reducing-pregnancy-related-deaths/?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
• From family planning and midwifery to improving access to hospital care, several initiatives are reducing maternal and child mortality. The Motor Ambulance initiative helps women arrive at hospitals in emergencies by offering 165 tricycles designed to navigate difficult terrain. Ambulances are operated and maintained by the community. Another program to improve access to health care is a health voucher system that helps women  pay  hospital fees. Women buy  affordable delivery kits that provide hospital staff with everything they need, even with complications.

The Doctor Is Out, and These Babies Are Healthier For It.  https://reasonstobecheerful.world/eyes-children-india/?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
The Karnataka Internet Assisted Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity program has trained and accredited nonphysician imagers to screen premature newborns for retina disease, which has a small window of diagnosis for treatment to be effective. This “taskshifting” model allows trained imagers to replace specialists for the screening by going into the field and using a lowcost and indigenously developed camera to upload images to a telemedicine platform, where a retina specialist makes a diagnosis. They have screened 70,000 infants and several other countries have adopted KIDROP`s “taskshifting” model.

Reflection

If better health care is provided many Innocent lives will be saved. The different initiatives being taken to save lives. It shows a different approaches to reducing deaths. The diagnosis been conducted will help deliver healthier babies. The specialist have screened many babies to provide an accurate diagnosis. Several countries have adopted this diagnostic strategy. They have developed effective ways to let people know this issue.Something else i notice that both articles had in common were they both were trying to find a way that pregnant women can deliver safely and get to the nearest hospital quickly.

Work Citied

Bongben , Leocadia. “Big Steps Forward: Cameroon's Multi-Sector Approach to Reducing Pregnancy-Related Deaths.” Nigeria Health Watch, 15 Dec. 2021, nigeriahealthwatch.com/big-steps-forward-cameroons-multi-sector-approach-to-reducing-pregnancy-related-deaths/?utm_source=Solutions%2BStory%2BTracker%C2%A0.

Priti Salian. “The Doctor Is out, and These Babies Are Healthier for It.” Reasons to Be Cheerful, 9 Dec. 2021, reasonstobecheerful.world/eyes-children-india/?utm_source=Solutions%2BStory%2BTracker%C2%A0.

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Video 1: The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it

Citation:https://www.ted.com/talks/katharine_hayhoe_the_most_important_thing_you_can_do_to_fight_climate_change_talk_about_it?language=en

"Talking about climate change is the most important thing you can do to combat it." People's perspectives of climate change and how it impacts them are discussed in Hayhoe's TED talk. Gives you a better understanding of what you're talking about. According to Hayhoe's presentation, the political spectrum is a primary predictor of increasing people's perceptions of climate change, human role, and change impact (2:11-6:02). People must stop using fossil fuels and acknowledge that global warming is an issue that must be handled regardless of our beliefs or identity in order to eradicate global warming. It's noteworthy to note that the vast majority of people, particularly in the United States and Canada, believe climate change has no impact on them. Even if they lack the technical understanding to read about climate change, people need to start talking about it. Climate change decreases the availability of essential resources like water, as well as poverty, illness, and political instability, all of which contribute to refugee issues. Those who contribute the least to global warming, however, suffer the most.

Video 2: The disarming case to act right now on climate change

Citation: https://www.ted.com/talks/greta_thunberg_the_disarming_case_to_act_right_now_on_climate_change?language=en

The Thunberg Climate Change Immediate Acting Disarmament Case highlights the world's efforts to resolve the situation and what has to be done to make them meaningful. It's an informative TED talk. Global warming is an anthropogenic event, according to Toonberg's dissertation (01:11-5:11). Climate change is entirely the fault of humans as a species.One of the causes that contributes to environmental degradation is the burning of fossil fuels. People must adjust their approach to reduction in order to stop emissions. To withstand the predicted two degrees of global warming, developed countries must be in the forefront of carbon reductions. Despite the potential consequences of climate change to humanity, the general public and policymakers have mostly ignored measures to cut emissions. In order for emerging countries to stay up with developed countries' progress, countries like Sweden must reduce emissions within six to twelve years.

Reflection:

Global warming is a disaster brought on by emissions, and the planet will continue to warm unless we take steps to reduce emissions. Global warming has far-reaching implications that will harm future generations unless people grasp the need to use clean energy and promote energy production that is sustainable. Water shortage, poverty, disease, and an escalation of political instability, all of which contribute to refugee issues, are also symptoms of climate change. All of these challenges pose a threat to humanity's survival, yet governments are reluctant to respond, and politicians tend to downplay the sustainability dilemma. People in affluent countries do not believe that global warming would harm them, because the brunt of the effects are felt mostly in underdeveloped countries. India, despite being a developing country, does not rely on fossil fuels to propel its growth. As humans, we must recognize that global warming has both direct and indirect effects on us. Even though we are not climate scientists, we are accountable for raising awareness about the issue in order to address the global warming disaster. We must realize that climate change is unconcerned with our political beliefs or ideals. Recognizing the problems caused by global warming and the ongoing need to address climate change would enable us to work together to break the cycle of climate denial.