Katherine Kennedy• Personal state/Emotional

Expectations:– I am a very happy and positive person– I hope to learn from not only the

curriculum in this course but from everyone in the class as well.

• Immediate Circle of Family and Friends:– I am the oldest in a family of 4 with a

younger sister in 10th grade– I have several good friends from back

home that I still keep in touch with, plus the many up here at Penn State

• Material Life:– Just a comfortable house and secure

lifestyle– Able to travel the world

• Work/Occupation:– I want to work toward my goal as a

mechanical engineer and pursue the bioengineering option in the field

– To work for medical device company and work with the productions or sales of medical devices

– To teach other about the importance of medical devices

• Recreation/Avocation:– Maintain my hobbies of tennis and

horseback riding throughout my life– Pursue rowing in my college experience at

Penn State

• Political:– Be a part of something that has a positive

change whether it’s minor

What are the most important things Minxu wants in his life?

1.Never give up!2.A large circle of friends-from different

countries and different levels; happy family3.Money is not a big deal for me4.Not a single work, while kinds of fields5.Be a DJ6.Never and ever touch POLITICS

William GilbertA. -Happiness, joy, and love -The effort that you put in is what you get -Do the right thing for the sake of doing goodB. -Thriving -Distant, yet loving relatives -Want to raise family near immediate familyC. –Nice sized apartment, or a nice, quaint house -Love shopping, especially for clothesD. -Well paying job that I enjoy doing every day -Possibly Nuclear EngineeringE. -Video gaming -Movies -Track (recreational) -Nerdy, Sci-Fi stuff (superheroes, aliens, etc.)F. -Democratic -Not a fan of politics (too much corruption)

• a highly ambitious person. I always think about the future is always brighter no matter how dark the present is

• Socially I’m a social person especially that I came here to Penn State and I didn’t know anybody, but I haven’t managed to get out of my bubble meet new people create so many friendships that I’ll never forget. When it comes to my family, They are always my first priority!!

• I always see materials as a tool and never a goal • I already have for my future with a guaranteed from the company that

sponsored me to study here at Penn State.• when it comes to having fun I find the most fun that I can have is while

being around my friends and the people whom I love. • when it comes to politics I come from The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia and

over there we are ruled by the Saudi royal Family for over 120 years and I think that we have a good life quality where I come from.

Sultan Alsaif

Improvements of Life Through Technology

•Medicine

• Environment

• Communication

• Transportation

MedicineWe as an society are creatively solving problems through tackling major

health issues with medical breakthroughs• What is a pacemaker?

http://www.biomaterials.org/sigs/cardiovascular/images/pacemaker.jpg• New Hope in the Fight Against Huntington’s Disease• Firefly protein lights the pathway to improve detection of blood clots• Nanoscale gene ‘ignition switch’ may help spot/treat cancer

ENVIRONMENT

• Wind Powera. At the end of 2009, worldwide nameplate

capacity of wind-powered generator was 159.2 gigawatts. Energy production was 340 TWh.

b. Environmental effects are relatively minor.

ENVIRONMENT

• Natural Gasa. Consist of methane burns more clearly than other fossil and fuels, ex. Oil and coalb. CNG Transportation.

Media Outlets- Cell Phones- Internet• Instant Messaging• Social Network Sites•Video

Communication

Applications- Business Calls• Much easier communication between businesses all

around the world, keeping everyone in the company informed at all times

- Emergencies• Ability to reach medical services for immediate

attention from virtually anywhere right away- Virtual Translators• Cutting out the middle man to translate languages

(Transonics)• Business, medical, political, and social applications

Social Aspect- Talk to anyone anywhere around

the entire world- Virtual profiles of nearly everyone- Online social networks that

connects your friends, relatives, and other aquantences together, giving you easy access to communicating with them

The Effect of Transportation on The Quality of Life

Transportation affected our lives in several ways such as:

• Economics • Education• Recreation

Economics

• number 1 importer in the world• $1.903 trillion.• percentage of 19.3% from China

Education

• About 4,400 international students at PSU UP.• 16% in the last 30 years

Recreation

• leisure traveling • 60 billion $ per year • Social Life