TDIC projects

My partner Mohammad Al-hashemi and I researched Al Saadiyat Island Cultural Districts. You can see a PowerPoint presentation embedded below which will show you the best qualities about the project.

Firstly, let me talk about the least interesting project is Qasr Al Sarab because of its location which is near the border with Saudi Arabia. We are talking about nearly 400 kilometers away from Abu Dhabi and that will make it difficult for most people to reach that location. Further point is that sand storms are more likely to happen more than once a week. As the sand storm accrues, it will cause the outdoor swimming pools loose its fun factor. Plus in emergency cases it will be almost impossible to look for medical attention in a desert.

The project I liked the most is Al Saadiyat Island Cultural Districts because of its unique projects like Louver Abu Dhabi. Plus there will be many other projects like 29 hotels including a new seven-star property and 3 marinas. When we talk about a project on an island we are talking about a lot of fun activities like diving, fishing, Jet Ski, sailing and many other beach activities. In addition, it is located near Abu Dhabi which makes Al Saadiyat perfect place to live in since you can work in the city and live in the “Island of happiness”.

TDIC is playing a major role in developing the capital of UAE. These projects will make the life in this beautiful and peaceful country more comfortable than any country in this world.

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Cool Cities..!

Good adaptations:

1) Making use of hybrid cars which use only sources of energy which don’t emit carbon dioxide. It only consumes water and air to move. This will reduce the amount of CO2 in the UAE.
2) The design of eco towers will help to reduce the amount of CO2 by 50% which will result in reducing the high temperature of the gulf region.
3) Cool cities are connected by public transportation such as light rail transit, it is better than having a car for every one in the city. That will help to reduce the CO2 emissions in the city.

Bad adaptations:

1) However, the cost of building cool cities is extremely high. That means not every country in the world can afford to buy similar cities. Plus, there is a certain number of people who can live there.
2) Eco towers have a very complex design which makes it difficult to build and very expensive.
3) We will definitely use water in the city for cooling. That means we need more water day after day. I think it will be difficult because we don’t have enough water resources.

My carbon footprint.

Carbon footprint is a measurement of the total set of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon dioxide caused directly or indirectly by a person, event, product or a service. When I first calculated my footprint at the WWF website, I got a score of 2.87 earths. This number means that if everyone in this world had the same lifestyle as mine, then we would need 2.87 earths to cover my carbon footprint.

There are several areas in which my footprint levels are high. First, I scored poorly in the travel category due to a variety of reasons. I always use a medium sized car in my daily routine for example, going to collage and visiting my friends throughout the UAE. Plus, I travel to many parts of the world by plane and planes and planes emit a huge amount of carbon dioxide. In countries other than mine like Australia, I usually use public transportation like trains to travel to long distances destinations. A further reason for my poor footprint relates to the stuff category. That is because I enjoy playing video games for more than two hours per day. While I play, I use a video game, high definition screen and many other electronic appliances like an air conditioner to cool my room. In addition, I never recycle any kind of materials such as tins, cans, paper or plastic.

On the other hand there are many realistic solutions to reduce my footprint levels. One is to share as many rides as possible to any place I want to visit. For instance, I can go to the college with one or two of my classmates who live near my town. Second, I can make use of local public transportation like a minibus to go to different cities.
I think it will be difficult at first for local people. However, they will get used to it. In addition, I have to start dividing my garbage into different categories like paper, plastic and cans to send it for recycling. This way I can help to reduce the average carbon footprint of my country as well.

To sum up, reducing the annual carbon footprint of a country can be done by individuals living in it. If each country in the world managed to reduce its impact on the atmosphere, we could find a solution for what is called global warming.

About the movie "An Inconvenient Truth"

“An Inconvenient Truth” is a fact-filled show about global warming and solutions for it. It was presented by former Vice President of the United States Al Gore in the year 2006. The movie is filled with information that Al Gore collected as he traveled to different parts of the world in order to educate the public about the consequences of this climate crisis. This idea came to him after the death of his sister and the bad experience of his son who was almost killed in a car accident.

According to Al Gore who backs up his view with fact, greenhouse gases must be reduced sharply in the near future. If not, the whole world might face worse consequences. For example, his examination of Antarctica's yearly temperature and amount of carbon dioxide in the last 650000 years showed that it is possible for a major ice sheet in Greenland to melt. If that happen, the sea level would increase by about 6 meters causing flooded cities. That in turn would result in more than 80 million refugees. Plus salinity, which is the amount of salt per cubic meter plays a major role in changing the climate.Water around Greenland has lower salinity than European water. If mixed together, the overall temperature of Europe would change.

However, Gore suggested some good solutions. One is to plant more vegetation through which we can reduce the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Second is to co-operate with all countries to solve this problem. Each country should solve minor problem related to it.

To sum up, Al Gore believe that all countries must co-operate to solve this issue because it is not one country’s problem. It is everybody’s problem because all of us live on this planet. We should take action in no time if we wanted to protect our loved ones.

An Inconvenient Truth- Evaluation

From my point of view this documented “An Inconvenient Truth” is filled with facts and I enjoyed watching it. It showed me information that I did not know before like the amount of carbon dioxide from 650000 years ago.I have to say that Al Gore was amazing in this documentary with excellent presentation skills. He made it easy for us to understand important facts about our planet. In other words, he made the truth easy to believe since he showed some nice graphs, pictures and video clips. However, he suggested a limited number of solutions. Plus he did not mention recycling as a solution, he was drinking coke which is not environmentally friendly.
Gore presented the information in the movie from a scientific point of view. That means none of the information is science fiction. That is why we should know that the time is not on our side and should take in consideration how to start solving our planet’s problem.

Critical thinking summary.

Critical thinking is a way of evaluating and analyzing problems to reach a conclusion which is the solution. This kind of thinking is used by any person who has responsibilities like parents, lawyers, doctors or even pupils. Each one of those has problems which need to be solved effectively using critical thinking. When faced with a problem, a critical thinker should listen cautiously to the information given, analyze them, be curious and look for any missing evidence in order to come up with solution. To do so is essential to improve our social life, communication skills and other aspects of life. To become a critical thinker you should be able to share ideas and develop a sense of curiosity.
The pyramid called Bloom’s Taxonomy shows the six levels of thinking. The critical thinking levels are simple at the bottom and gets more complex as you go upwards. Starting from the bottom, knowledge is only remembering the information of a topic. Second is comprehension which is understanding the topic. Third is application which is paraphrasing. Fourth is analysis where you break down the information. Then comes synthesis which is redesigning. Finally you draw conclusions and this is evaluation.

Hello, my name is Omar Ali Al-Junaibi. I was born in Abu-Dhabi in 1986. I have two brothers and I’m the youngest. Going through my memories as a child, I used to love playing hide & seek before entering primary school. To be honest, like all other children I didn’t like it at all. However, I was able to get good grades ever since I entered that school. After year 9, I went to study in a secondary school in Al-Ain, where I spent three years.



Each one of us has his or her hobbies. Swimming is my best hobby since you can exercise all your body's muscles at the same time. Plus, riding horses because I believe that this sport teaches a person patience which is a very useful thing.



After I finished my secondary school I went to Australia to complete my studies.
It was a good experience, which I gained from visiting different cities there. I lived in Perth which is located in Western Australia for about 3 months. It is a quiet and beautiful city with wonderful beaches.
After that, I went to visit Brisbane in Queensland in the far east coast of the continent where I spent the same time there. It is famous of the Gold Coast and the Great Barrier Reef. Brisbane is a city filled with life.
Then, I went to Sydney where I spent almost 2 years there. While living there I felt the stress of the business while I am in my apartment!
However, I liked it the most because I made many friends there. I had friends from different nationalities because Australia is a multicural country, but the majority of my friends were from my home country.



I happened not to complete my studies in The University Of New South Wales in Sydney because of some problems which I can not explain here, but when I returned to Abu-Dhabi I put all my efforts in getting as high grades as possible so that I can go back to complete my studies, hopefully in the same university. Apart from my trip in Australia, I have visited many other places like Malaysia, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and Oman.

The person who influenced my life the most was His Highnes Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan, he was a man filled with confidence and responsibilty. He dedicated his life for his nation and its citizens. I in the future would like to do the same for my country and be more of a responsible man.