28 July 2008 - 03 August 2008

[luke]

Okay, now the topic for this week is one to think about. I like asking questions about possible future situations, and to continue the idea of technology, I'll set the following essay;

Life without electricity would be terrible.

To what extent you agree with this idea?
Word limit: 150

[benleon]

Electricity, the greatest invention of all, has an important role and a far-reaching effect in the modern world. It is almost like the air to the human races because all our home appliances, office equipment and factory machinery depend on the electricity for their continuous functioning. Without electricity, all these functioning will come to a full stop just like a human being being deprived of the air he needs to survive. The consequence of this will bring to the human races all sorts of inconvenience and the loss of production. The worst of all  is the disappearance of the sun in our living room at night, rendering us to be unable to enjoy our evening entertainment, but to be searching in the dark or in the dim and unsteady light from the candle. And that is really terrible, a return to the dark age.


Electricity, the greatest invention of all, has an important role and a far-reaching effect in the modern world. It is almost like the air to the human races because all our home appliances, office equipment and factory machinery depend on the electricity for their continuous functioning. Without electricity, all these machines will come to a full stop just like a human being being deprived of the air it needs to survive. The consequence of no electricity this will bring to the human races all sorts of inconveniences and a loss in production. The worst of all would be the disappearance of light in our living rooms at night, rendering us to be unable to enjoy our evening entertainment, but to be searching in the dark or in the dim and unsteady light from the candle. And that is really terrible, a return to the dark ages.   

[cornus]

One day, heavy rain and lightnings cut off the electricity. I was in a supermarket at that time. Of cause the light, refrigerator, air conditioner, music, register, bending machine and every thing have stopped. Since the supermarket is large but no window, inner part of there became very dark. The most difficult problem was payment. Three staff had to stay at one cash desk, first check and record a product's name and price, second calculate total price and third flash light. Some customer got angry about the very slow human register. The scene was terrible but funny.
After turned the light on, I felt we use too much energy. We have to get some good idea for cutting energy, I think we can.
But we surly need electricity in the hospital.


One day, heavy rain and lightnings cut off the electricity. I was in a supermarket at that time. Of course, the lights, refrigerator, air conditioner, music, register, atm and every other electrical stopped. Since the supermarket is large but has no windows, the inner parts of there became very dark. The most difficult problem was how to pay. Three staff had to stay at one cash desk; firstly check and record a product's name and price, secondly calculate the total price, and the last member had to use a flashlight. Some customers got angry about the very slow human register. The scene was terrible but very funny.
After the lights were turned back on, I started to think that we use too much energy. We have to get some good ideas to reduce energy use. I believe we can.
But we surly need electricity in the hospital.

[Cayte]

Life without electricity would be terrible and inconvenient. It is difficult to imagine how life could go on without it since everything in our house is operated by this type of energy. Electricity unquestionably plays a vital part in our lives; on the contrary, it is considered to be luxurious and is prohibited within a group of people called the Amish.

I can't picture how life would be without electricity. From the time I get up until the time I go to bed, electricity provides me the convenience I am accustomed to. Taking a shower, flushing a toilet, switching on a lamp, heating my food on a stove or a microwave, charging my cellphone, and turning on my computer and TV require the power from electricity.

Electricity is considered to be a modern convenience and to be a temptation that could cause vanity, create inequality, or lead the Amish away from the close-knit community; therefore, it is encouraged or accepted.

Even though life without electricity would be unimaginable for majority of people, there is a group of people who can still live their lives separated from the world.


Life without electricity would be terrible and inconvenient. It is difficult to imagine how life could go on without it since everything in our house is operated by this type of energy. Electricity unquestionably plays a vital part in our lives; but on the other hand, it is considered to be luxurious and is prohibited within a group of people called the Amish.

I can't picture what life would be like without electricity. From the time I get up until the time I go to bed, electricity provides me the convenience I am accustomed to. Taking a shower, flushing a toilet, switching on a lamp, heating my food on a stove or a microwave, charging my cellphone, and turning on my computer and TV, all require the power that electricity provides.

Electricity is considered to be a modern convenience and to be a temptation that could cause vanity, create inequality, or lead the Amish away from their close-knit community. therefore, it is encouraged or accepted. Even though life without electricity would be unimaginable for majority of people, the Amish is a group of people who can still live their lives separated from the world.

[Jasmine]

Life without electricity would be terrible. 

Electricity is so essential in our life at present so life without electricity would be terrible.  Can you imagine?  How many kinds of equipments have to use electricity?  There are light, air-conditioner, television, radio, computer and so on.

What happen if you got up and found that there would be no electricity?  You could not take a shower because the pump machine could not work without electricity.  There would be no sound from television and radio so your house would be quite.  When you go to work, you could not use computer and internet.  How would you connect with other people rapidly?   If the weather was hot, you would have patient with hot weather because air-conditioner could not work.  At night time, you would use lamp or candle for light.

About 100 years before, most people could live without electricity but nowadays many things have been changed.  Electricity is very important role of our life so we cannot live convenient without electricity.


Life without electricity would be terrible. 

Electricity is so essential in our life at present that life without electricity would be terrible.  Can you imagine?  How many kinds of equipments have to use electricity, such as the lights, air-conditioner, television, radio, computer and so on.

What would happen if you got up and found there was no electricity?  You could not take a shower because it couldn't work without electricity.  There would be no sound from your television or radio so your house would be very quiet.  When you go to work, you could not use your computer or access the internet.  How would you connect with other people easily and quickly?   If the weather was hot, you would lose your patience because your air-conditioner could not work.  At night time, you couldn't even use a lamp or candle to see.

About 100 years ago, most people could live without electricity but nowadays many things have been changed.  Electricity is very important for our lives and we cannot live convenient without it.