Ex 1.1

Jon Dillaman
Eng 102
Exercise 1.1
6 September 2011

Research Ideas
Alternative Energy
Clean burning Diesel engines
Today’s education techniques
What are today’s middle school missing
Positive effects of students learning a secondary language

Alternative Energy
Politics -What incentives does the Gov’t provide to encourage home owners to implement alternative energy items in their households?
Technology- What is the most cutting edge alternative energy idea out there?
Current Affairs- What public buildings are currently using alternative energy in order to cut down on utilities?
Education- At what grade are public schools starting to inform students about alternative energy, and what impact they have on the future?
History- What are some of the past alternative energy’s that were developed? How far did they go?
Culture- Is utilizing alternative energy in other cultures more common than the US? What can the US do to make it more common?




Clean Burning Diesel Engines
Politics- What incentives does the Gov’t provide to encourage car owners to drive clean burning diesel automobiles?
Technology- How is it that clean burning diesel engines can be so much better mileage than gasoline cars
Current Affairs- Are the automobile manufactures that are going to release cars with clean burning diesel engines in the near future, or are they pursuing something else?
Education- What does the common driver need to know about driving and operating a clean burning diesel?
History- How efficient have some vehicles become, and is the Gov’t going to allow them to be produced in the US
Education- Can Clean burning diesel engines be combined with electric cars to provide an even more efficient automobile?