Short Essay Idea: Gas Crises

For my first English short essay, I would like to write on topic #3. This topic discusses the current oil dilemma and will determine if “gas crises” will have a lasting or temp result on our nation’s habits.

It was hard for me to choose just one of the four topics because I want to learn about all of them. This one caught my attention and interest the most because I want to learn about the history of the few other “gas crises” in the past and what we can do to prevent another one. There are a number of questions the topic brings up. Such as whether the U.S. has learned from the crises, have we adjusted at all and learned from them, what government actions have we taken and local actions. What actions should our government and other nations take to prevent long term or even permanent problems from oil usage?

I want to see how my hometown, Cleveland, has handled the crises and what the city has done. I think it’ll be interesting to learn what my city can do to try to prevent long lasting results from the crises.

This topic brings up other points from the other three topics on the essay list. I want to know what we’re doing right now to prevent peak oil. If our country doesn’t do something quick, peak oil will happen in a few years and consequences will be harsh. We need come up with alternative ways of using oil in a more conservative way to preserve our supply. I think that relates to what we discussed in class about wasting oil in the past and us now over using it.

By researching and writing my thesis paper, I’ll get a chance to dig and find out this important history about our nation and other nations. I’ll also get to state what steps we can take to help our nation out.