Monday, May 28, 2012

Future Cities Part 1

Recently I posted a recent example of my writing about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Therefore I figured I would post an example of my writing from 8th grade. Enjoy comparing and contrasting!


In Stad Van de Toekomst, all the stormwater that drains into houses gutters will be piped away to our Electrolysis plant. Once the stormwater is processed through the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Plant (HFCP), it will be potable water for the city’s population to use. To reduce runoff in our city, instead of using concrete for our streets and sidewalks, we will use recycled tires, which will absorb water and filter it through the tire’s fibers. We will also encourage people to use mulch in their lawns, which will also absorb the runoff water. To make sure the environment is not being harmed by runoff, we will ban all pesticides and fertilizers that are not organic or environmentally friendly, because it is logically impossible to halt it altogether.

Drinking water will be held in our city’s underground water tanks. Pipes from one of the two HFCPs will supply the potable water for these tanks and pipes will transport the water to all buildings.

The black water in Stad Van de Toekomst will be piped from each building through a large filter to take out the chunks of waste. Then it will then be piped to our electrolysis plant where the H2O will be split into pure hydrogen and pure oxygen, the waste being left to be burned in our plasma arc technology.

A common problem today is sanitizing water inexpensively and in an eco-friendly way. We would use the processes of electrolysis and the hydrogen fuel cell to transform any water into potable water. Many cities also face a shortage of water, due to either lack of water or population growth. Stad Van de Toekomst would completely avoid this problem by reusing all water, from waste water to storm water, and piping extra water from the Rhein River when needed.

Word Count: 331

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