Thank You, Mr. Franklin

     Phew! Fall break has proved to me that it isn't as easy to take a picture each day of something on campus if you aren't actually there. Go figure! So, I plan on posting several pictures within a short time period, so bear with me! This post is about electricity. Enjoy!

              (I had a little fun with this one.)

   Electricity. We, as a society, have grown largely dependent on it. We use it every single day of our lives. Probably even every hour. Lights, computers, heating and air, and so on. Yada, yada, yada! Everyone has heard the spiel, "Use electricity wisely!", "Turn off the light!", and "BE GREEN!" However, even if our ears are tired of letting these words pass through them, these suggestions are all actually valid points to be made and prove to be extremely important. Turns out, there are people out there who are older and wiser. So, the fact of the matter- It is all around us in every aspect of our lives. We seem to need it as much as food or water. Do we take it for granted? Use too much? How much is left? Will we ever run out? These are questions posed by countless individuals who have sought to find answers.
    After sifting through several articles online about electricity, I found one in National Geographic that sparked my interest (no pun intended, although it should have been). On this page, found here, a challenge is made to learn more about the importance of conservation, as well as learning about electricity as a whole. I encourage anyone to read this article and look into increasing knowledge about electricity.

"Decisions we make now will profoundly affect the natural world and the quality and sustainability of our lives.

Be a part of the solution. Take part in the Challenge."

    And also, for the few who are wondering how electricity affects Lee University, you should have a donut thrown your way. Because without electricity, there would be no Dunkin Donuts on campus! There wouldn't be any sort of "fast food", unless "fast" is considered to be cooked slowly over an open flame. A flame that wouldn't have been started by a match. Last I checked, it takes electricity to run factories, like ones that produce matches. I digress. Electric energy is one of the MOST important aspects of campus life that is taken for granted every single day. Whether you are eating, reading a blog online, or watching Netflix when you should be writing a paper, you cannot avoid using electricity. So thank you, Benjamin Franklin, for your gift of electricity to the world.