Starbucks Attempts Green Business Strategy

The topic of this paper is Starbuck is greenwashing. It argues that Starbucks, which are greenwashing, should quit pretending to be going green and make an effort to make themselves green. There are three reasons for this argument. The first is that Starbucks is one of the companies that say they are going green, but actually they aren’t. The second is that Starbucks made strange decisions with their money, which means they didn’t pay any money until they were forced to do so. Last, paying money for others to work for environments is not a solution to making itself green.

Here is my research paper
http://erika-siu.blogspot.com/2008/04/starbucks-attempts-green-business.html

CESL

I’m very glad to enter CESL, and proud that I’m going to graduate from it. However, it is true that CESL has still room for improvement. First, their program is good, but their schedule is not good, because some classes start at 8 every day. In fact, my university doesn’t have class such early morning class. I don’t know how many times my friends wake me up, and I wake them up. Second, in CESL program, students who can’t get 520 on the TOEFL should attend EAP2 class again; therefore, there are too many students in EAP2 class. It makes class work slow; actually one class moved on first, but the other moved slowly in this term. Finally, CESL should maintain projectors and other electronic devices. I remember many times these didn’t work, and CESL teachers were upset. They have high technology machines, so they shouldn’t waste them. Cesl needs some changes about these problems.

When I'm doing homework

I need silence when I am doing homework. It depends on what kind of subject; especially when I am writing paper, I turn off the TV, radio, and computer. However, when I am reading a textbook or novel, I need some noise around me. I imagine the story which is I’m reading, so if I hear some noise, I put that in my imagination. I used to need complete silence when I was doing homework, but after I noticed that I don’t like the library, I mastered this way. Actually I used to love the library for readings, and I went there three times or more a week. However, library prohibits eating, drinking, and chatting, pretty much I can’t do anything except studying. Nevertheless, some people are eating food, drinking water, and chatting in a loud voice. Also, I noticed I couldn’t stand complete silence; when I’m in completely silence, it makes me go crazy. Sometimes it makes me laugh, be nervous, and shout. Therefore, I quit going to the library, and I found another way to concentrate on studying. So, when I am doing homework, I go back my house and keep quiet. On the other hand, I turn on the TV or radio or some kind of music when I am reading.

Facebook

Facebook became part of my life after I started using it. I signed in to Facebook before coming to America, because one of my friends invited me to Facebook. However, I hesitated to use it because of all of the letters were written in English. I still hesitate to take quizzes on Facebook, because their English uses slang and too difficult vocabulary for me. On the other hand, Facebook is a useful tool to learn fresh English. Of course I can connect with many friends, but not only connect with friends but learn English for foreign language speakers. Definitely Facebook increases the time to sit down in front of my computer, but it is worthwhile I think. Especially, CESL friends, I mean we will separate pretty soon, but we can still connect with each other using English. I wrote a comment on her picture; she went back to her home country some month ago, but still we are connected. Also, some teachers sent me a message when SIUC closed because of snow. I checked Facebook before going to class and before going to bed every day. I think I am addicted to Facebook.

Shopping online

When I’m going to shop online in Japan, I never care about fraud. I didn’t know American internet shopping had so many frauds until I came here. One of my friends told me, he doesn’t trust internet shopping because three out of four times the goods didn’t arrive to him. In addition, it happened the only one time he used a Japanese online shopping site. I couldn’t believe it, because I like internet shopping and I used it a lot, but I never got in trouble in Japan. However, after I heard that story, I did internet shopping, and I noticed a difference between American and Japanese. When I bought goods here, I had to wait two weeks until the merchandise arrived, but I could get it in only two or three days in Japan. Also, American online shops sent me different stuff. Beyond question, America is bigger than Japan, so I understand they need more time to arrive, but still two weeks is too long I thought. Therefore, if someone is going to shop online, I recommend Japanese online shops.

Perfect cell phone

I think Japanese cell phone companies already made the perfect cell phone I imagine. The perfect cell phone in my imagination can be used all over the world, can use internet, and can take pictures. Almost all Japanese cell phones can use internet and take pictures, but we couldn’t use them overseas. However, after I came here, one famous Japanese cell phone company produced a cell phone, which can be use in the world. I was very surprised and mad. I knew some cell phones are able to be use some places outside of Japan, but it was limited. However, the new cell phone can be use in almost all the world I heard. That is amazing!! Even American cell phone I’m using, couldn’t work in Canada. Also, my cell phone doesn’t work at Giant City either. I wish I could have a perfect cell phone in Carbondale.