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According to Schiller (2017), "Boy Genius Boyan Slat's giant ocean clean up machine is real". Schiller stated that Slat had set out a massive clean-up project using his vision of the ocean clean-up machine. The article stated that oceanographer Charles Moore discovered that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch had waste so thick that it formed solid areas one could walk on, which was the reason for Slat's initiation. Schiller reported that Slat received criticisms and scepticism about the project when he proposed his initial design of a clean-up machine measuring 60 miles long to repair the seabed. Schiller then stated that after Slat made numerous vetting, his new idea was to split his initial design into 50 smaller devices of 0.6 miles each, which is a better innovation as it allows the remaining machines to still work if any were to malfunction. Schiller pointed out that although building an individual device is cost-saving and more efficient than a huge clean-up machin...

Today marks the last lesson of Effective Communication class. I am writing this critical reflection to summarise my experience and takeaways through the last 13 weeks for this module. In the beginning, I have set out 2 goals for myself. Firstly, it is to gain the ability to present myself professionally. Secondly, it is to improve my essay writing skills. I can proudly say that the last 13 weeks have been nothing short of beneficial in aiding me to reach my goals. Compared to before, I am more than ready to volunteer myself to answer questions. With the feedbacks I have gathered through numerous presentations, be it mock, actual or mini, I was able to refine my presentation skills. With multiple peer reviews for the different components such as technical reports and reader responses, not only was I able to receive feedbacks to improve on from my peers, but I was also able to learn from my peer’s mistakes which I have spotted from providing evaluations for them. With the constant guid...