Author's Note: This is my first essay, is doesn't go into social studies or science, but I had fun writing it and I learned a lot.
Christmas lights, can be a waste of electricity. Now it is that time of year. Your parents are debating on when to put the Christmas decorations up, and more importantly, the Christmas lights. You may be lazy, but Christmas spirit overpowers you. But as you are hanging the green and red lights, you realize that there may be something you forgot to think about. Maybe...how much electricity will be used this year? Will it be worth the cost?
Lets say you light up your bushes and garage with 5 strings of 100 bulbs. You also have one spotlight showing your cut-out of Santa, and you show these lights from 4-9 PM. This would cost your family 48 cents a day. I'll let you do the math and add up the cost for the season. You are also using 4 kilowatts an hour. Just to give you some more understanding, a 42 inch TV only consumes 0.3 kilowatts per hour.
Common sense is a huge part in the process of saving money and electricity, because we now know how much wattage we are using. Simple things, like making sure your lights are on a timer, or turning them off when you sleep, can keep you safer too. WE Energy says that we should check for broken lights, and if we find them we must replace them with bulbs of the same wattage. Also, we should use no more than 3 light sets per extension cords. Like I said, common sense will save you money, electricity, and a lot of trouble.
Now that you know how to save electricity, I think you should spread the word. Help make Christmas merrier. Tell others to put up some day decorations that celebrate the holiday just as well. Things like wreaths, ornaments on trees in your yard, and a wooden Santa or two, all have the same effect as Christmas lights. These things cost less, look pretty, and are probably more efficient than a bunch of IB's on a string. Save the world. Use less lights.
Look on the We Energies website to find the amount of wattage YOU use every Christmas.
I think your intro was really clear and made me want to read the rest of your essay, but I wasn't sure what your thesis statement was.
ReplyDeleteI like your message, but I think you need to be more clear with your thesis statement. Your essay could also be a bit longer, but overall, I like your essay.
ReplyDeleteWhy, Why, Why shouldn't we use christmas lights!?!? they are so pretty at night.
ReplyDeleteAnyway I liked you topic but the tesis statement should be more clear.
Buy the way there are alot more thins that are "killing" the world. I would be less woried about christmas lights!
Restate the conclusion thesis a little better or clearer. Nice ending "challenge".
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