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 * Describe how Natalie Jeremijenko has based her research on "new technologies are an opportunity for social transformation" to perform "small actions that can amount to a significant effect to improve local environmental health". (2 paragraphs) **

**Natalie Jeremijenko takes health in to consideration to redefine it in the view of environmental health. She resides in New York and helps the environment to help generate economical mind shift to help the society. Some of the benefits that a society would benefit from are the water quality and air quality. **

**An example would be the hot air chimney filter which prevents harmful toxics and pollutants being released around us and the environment. Another example would be the idea to improve the water quality. The micro landscapes around fire hydrants help to infiltrate the road borne pollution. **

 · **Choose two projects on HowStuffisMade at **[|**http://howstuffismade.org/**]** and write about how they are made. (1 paragraph each/2 paragraphs) ** **Fortune cookies are made from sugar, flour, eggs and water. The process of making the cookies is when they are mixed wit the ingredients and then pressed. After this they are finally baked and then cooled. The cookies then are hardened and completing the process. In the end they checked for quality and sent back into a machine which individually wraps them before sent to their destination. **

**The American flag produced in China. An element of computer and labour are required to create the flag. Initially the computer embroidery takes place and the human labour is required to sew and tailor the flag. It is then ironed and required for striking grommets which in turn the flags are then packaged and shipped. **

**Why is it important that we understand how stuff is made as part of our systems analysis and design process? (1 paragraph) **

** It is extremely important as firms can be more organized and precise with their work and know exactly what they are doing. Companies are trying their level best to produce their product in the most effective and efficient manner. In each step when designing and producing the product certain things will be taken into consideration keeping the cost down with taking into account of environmental factors. So keeping in mind system analysis and design process can help the whole production system and reduce the errors made. **    