can you imagine your life without electricity? you would have no lights, television, computers, appliances…

can you imagine your life without electricity? you would have no lights, television, computers, appliances, phones, heating, or cooking. although it is hard to imagine living without these conveniences, millions of people in the world live their entire lives without electricity and have found clever ways to provide all the things they need. while you would probably not choose to live without modern conveniences, there are several ways to cut down on power usage. there are three energy - saving innovations that can benefit the economy and environment: the solar oven, the absorption refrigerator, and the human - powered energy bicycle.\nfirst of all, even people with easy access to electricity are beginning to use outdoor solar cooking during the summer months. the benefits of this method is that it does not require electricity, and by cooking outdoors, you do not heat up the house. green companies offer solar ovens for purchase, but one can be fashioned easily from household materials. one method is to paint a cardboard box black as that absorbs the suns heat more efficiently. inside the box, place a smaller box (without a lid) that has been covered with aluminum foil. cushion the smaller box with some towels around the sides to keep in the heat. lean a mirror on one of the sides of the smaller box so that it catches the suns rays. when you are ready to cook, place your food in an iron pan and put it in the box. then, cover the box with a piece of glass. this method makes cooking a bit slower, but it doesnt require electricity!\nanother way to save electricity is to use an absorption refrigerator. sometimes called einsteins refrigerator, this was invented by albert einstein and another scientist, leo szilard, in 1930. the benefit of this type of refrigerator is that it does not depend on compressed gases, such as freon, which are known to harm the environment. it does not use electricity, and it is cheap because it has no moving parts. as unlikely as it might seem, it uses a heat source to cool! the heat source (such as a small gas burner) evaporates a fluid in order to create a cooling effect. the fluid carries the heat away by mixing with water. the greatest benefit of this type of refrigeration is that it is not expensive to make, and it lasts a long time.\nthird, if you want to get your exercise and save energy, too, then you might consider using a human - powered energy bicycle. this is a modified exercise bike that can generate electricity. the pedals drive a flywheel in the same way that they would drive the wheels of an ordinary bike, though a chain or fan belt. the flywheel drives a generator that is connected to a battery. during a workout, the stationary bike rider can \earn\ electricity, which can be stored in batteries. this stored energy can be used to power televisions, lights, and other appliances.\nalthough to those who live with electricity every day it may be a far - fetched idea to live without it, there are efficient modes of energy creation possible via other means. thus, living without electricity does not necessarily mean living without modern conveniences. successfully producing them, however, takes some ingenuity and additional effort.\nwhich sentence in the introductory paragraph is the thesis statement?\no there are three energy - saving innovations that can benefit the economy and environment: the solar oven, the absorption refrigerator, and the human - powered energy bicycle.\no can you imagine your life without electricity?\no you would have no lights, television, computers, appliances, phones, heating, or cooking.\no while you would probably not choose to live without modern conveniences, there are several ways to cut down on power usage.\no although it is hard to imagine living without these conveniences, millions of people in the world live their entire lives without electricity and have found clever ways to provide all the things they need.\nwhich of these are topic sentences? check all that apply.\n□ the greatest benefit of this type of refrigeration is that it is not expensive to make, and it lasts a long time.\n□ another way to save electricity is to use an absorption refrigerator.\n□ successfully producing them, however, takes some ingenuity and additional effort.\n□ third, if you want to get your exercise and save energy, too, then you might consider using a human - powered energy bicycle.\n□ first of all, even people with easy access to electricity are beginning to use outdoor solar cooking during the summer months.\nwhat does the conclusion do?\no the conclusion restates the thesis statement word for word.\no the conclusion returns to ideas presented in the introduction.\no the conclusion provides readers with a call to action.\no the conclusion presents new ideas not discussed in the essay.

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