Service Project: Environmental Waste Management

     In the city of Gainesville Florida there have been many community issues such as recycling for people who haven't had as many chances as the things we take for granted. Recycling can

affect everyone in our community. Many people say they are too busy for recycling or to think of anyone but themselves. The truth is recycling can affect everyone because it can bring down land and water waste to help us have a healthier environment to live in, it also can give us a larger supply of materials by reusing others. You can see how these things can be a problem on websites or newspapers such as "The Gainesville Sun" and the "City of Gainesville" for information on more reasons for why recycling affects our community. There are many people and groups working to make our community a better place even now! All you really need to do is start recycling or picking up waste from the side of the road to start affecting the community in your own way. For many years now the land and water waste has been continually building up at a high rate and with the help of you and others this problem can stop for many years if others can be convinced of how this can be for everyone's own good. Opening a service that can help community issues (Such as recycling or housing) would be a great way to get more people involved with these serious problems we face today.
Even today I went to our neighborhood ditches and picked up some recyclable items that I found there.
It doesn't even take extremely large ideas to make a difference in your community.  This issue has been a problem for around centuries and is just starting to slow down thanks to all the people that find it a

A good cause to recycle and promote the general welfare of the whole community. Many places in the world have become horribly polluted and are nearly unlivable. In many areas it gets worse each day that goes by. Thankfully there are many groups that help prevent this.  I'm getting together a small group to help remove this waste just sitting and accumulating for the welfare of ourselves and others. The waste is  destroying even animal habitats in which they need to survive. A few examples of the waste are these photos in which I pulled from the nearby ditches in our neighborhood. It is a terrible problem that people don't even care about the environment that they live in.  To make the project better we could expand our reaches and look around town to pick up all kinds of things to recycle or throw away as a large cleanup job. This project has helped me to realize what kind of problems that can take your society extremely quickly and may seem a lot smaller than it really is.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Posted in Discussion Group: 1. This is a GREAT idea! Waste is a big problem in our society &  2. Great Idea there have been many cases that I have seen or heard about that include the safety of community great job!                                            

Come to Jamaica!

Come to Jamaica and expect a warm winter and a sunny summer with beaches all around! Because it's just north of the equator the warm ocean currents are ready for you to jump in and have a relaxing swim.

Jamaica is a tropical island situated just north of the equator in the Caribbean Sea.  It is surrounded by the ocean and has spectacular white sandy beaches. Come here any time of the year and expect it to be sunny with clear skies. On some occasions you may experience thunderstorms that pass away quickly so you may still enjoy the rest of your stay.

When you want to take a little break from the beach take a hike up to the Blue Mountains and enjoy some nice cool weather at up to 7,402 feet. This island is the perfect spot to relax and have a great time with all the wonderful activities that this island has to offer. End your trip with a souvenir from our gift shop so your whole family will remember the trip!

Greek Museum in Metropolis Subway

You walk through the doors and come to two hallways. You go right and get to look at these amazing artifacts. Inside the glass frames right next to the artifacts you may read about these amazing things from long ago. You go around and get to look at them again. After you have learned enough, you may exit this time coming from the left hallway.

 SOCIAL            

The Olympic games were held every four years in Olympia. Thousands of men gathered to either compete or watch. Women were not allowed to come. They competed in wrestling, running, and other sports. The museum will have a mini replica of this statue!

POLITICAL

Greece was first made up of many independent city states. Some were more powerful than others like Athens and Sparta. They were all divided by many mountains and hills, and it wasn't until the Persian empire tried to take over that they all united against them. They became closer and started the Hellenistic period. The museum will have a display of several authentic gold and silver coins displaying different leaders on them!

RELIGIOUS

The Greeks were polytheistic which means they had multiple gods. Their gods were considered to be connected with things they knew had a lot of power. A few of their gods were Zeus their god of lightning, Ares their god of war, and Hades god of their underworld. The museum will have a life size statue of Poseidon their god of water!

INTELLECTUAL

The art of the Greeks made great influence on other civilizations. Their art inspired many artists. Their art was influenced by their traditions and beliefs. During the Hellenistic age their art became more and more natural. The museum will have a copy of the medusa sculpture above!

TECHNOLOGICAL

The Greeks invented what we might think of as a crossbow but they knew it as a Gastraphete.

The Gastraphete was put together by a famous engineer known as Ctesibius. Instead of just pulling up a string Ctesibius made it so that they would use a sliding mechanism. The museum will have a replica of an ancient Gastraphete!

ECONOMICAL

The ancient Greeks would trade over the oceans since they were right there next to them and mountains made it hard to cross any other way. They would trade things such as jewelry and gems. They would trade their slaves, olive oil, pottery and foods. The museum will have one of the biggest sapphires in the world!

                                      

Ancient Greek Games

The Greeks Had a temple dedicated to Zeus their god of gods in Olympia a city in Greece.
Olive trees were considered sacred to Zeus they grew wild around his temple.
The Greeks had Olympic games in Olympia (hence the name) dedicated to Zeus. The winner received a crown of olive branches that had no real value except for the branches had come from those that grew around Zeus's temple which gave them large spiritual value to the civilization.

Ancient Egypt Comes to The Museum

With astronomy the Ancient Egyptians were able to tell the day and when the flooding of the Nile would come. It also helped them to plan for the floods like which crop they were going to plant. We still use astronomy today for similar reasons as they did.  We are able to tell the day and seasons by the location of the stars. 

The museum will have a large poster of the constellations.

Creating hieroglyphics helped them to record their history. Scribes would write down important events and their stories of their gods and pharaohs.

The museum will have a few ancient tablets that have hieroglyphics.

Egyptians made the first type of paper known as papyrus. It was made from the papyrus plant and made into tiny strips that were then laid into a cross pattern and then beat with a mallet until it was flat.

The museum will have a piece of papyrus once made by the egyptians and a live papyrus plant.

The Egyptians were great at math and engineering. They built giant structures known as pyramids they also built the Sphinx it has the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion. Pyramids were tombs to bury important people

The museum will have mini models of a few pyramids.

Egyptians learned to preserve bodies through mummification. They would take out their insides but leave the heart as they believed in after life and thought it was the center of thinking.They would bury important people in the pyramids after mummification.

The museum will have a real mummy on display.