Why I Volunteer In My Community Analysis

When I’m 35, I envision myself being one of the premier solar panel experts in my local area. I envision myself having established a career in the solar energy field. I plan to have a job as an solar energy system engineer, working to improve the solar energy collection for my company and customers. I plan to be helping my local community and state end its dependency on planet damaging fossil fuels by working to expand solar energy collection. In addition to my work as an engineer, I envision myself being a difference maker in my local community. I plan to volunteer in my community by volunteering at homeless shelters and helping those less fortunate through community based organizations like the Jaycees or Rebuilding Together. However, I envision

In addition to volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters, I plan to spend time volunteering and working with organizations that help American veterans return to civilian life. Our veterans go through more struggles and adversity than any human being should ever have to suffer through. Their everyday struggle allows my family and I to live our daily lives and strive for our goals, all without ever having to think about ever defending ourselves. The reward these veterans get for their efforts on the battlefield? A society that turns their back on veterans when they return to the civilian side. I find this troubling and I plan to help solve this problem by volunteering for and with veterans in my future life. I plan to accomplish these things by attending the University of Iowa and studying for a degree in Energy and Environmental Engineering. In addition to my degree, I plan to pursue learning outside of the classroom through professor research and internships. Research and Internships will help me to get hands on experience and first hand knowledge in my field of

Fossil fuels are destroying our planet’s ecosystems. The temperature of planet earth is rising at alarming rates and most scientists are in agreement that fossil fuels are a large part of the problem. Habitats, ecosystems, and nature reserves that make our planet great and unique are disappearing at alarming rates. The burning of fossil fuels is killing our planet. The burning of these fuels affects more than just the environment. Fossil fuels have a major impact on the economy too. Regions like the Middle East, which export mass amounts of fossil fuels, have established global price controls on oil and fossil fuels that drive up prices. If, and inevitably when, the fossil fuel reserves in these countries began to decline, the prices will accelerate. This will result in oil and other fossil fuels only being available to the rich and powerful, instead of most of the world. Fossil fuels are also very difficult to use and import to third world countries around the world. As a result, millions of people in the world live with, at best, inconsistent sources of electricity and power, something that feels unfathomable in the United States. This issue is very important to me, because I believe it could be solved. Almost all of the problems created by the burning of fossil fuels can be solved by renewable energies, specifically solar power. Solar power is environmentally friendly and does not produce the