Sim+City

=SimCity Final=

Today I think that I did pretty good in the game. I got a lot of stuff built. I put in a hospital, museum, and another school. I also had to put in another power plant because one wasn't enough. There was this place where there was no electricity, nothing was working so I had to buy another power plant. I have $6,412. It also said that the older power plant was about to die. I want to buy one that pollutes less. That way my people will be happier. __Map of Miami__
 * Day 1**
 * Activity**
 * **Bulit in grid pattern** || **Not bulit in grid pattern** ||
 * Aiken, South Carolina || Paris, France ||
 * Bozeman, Montana || London, England ||
 * Miami, Florida || Providence, Rhode Island ||

Today was terrific!!! I got sooo much done. Well, the people wanted an airport so I built one. I put in 2 schools and a college. I finally got enough money to buy another power plant. It is one of those microwave ones. It doesn't exist in real life, but it doesn't cause pollution. I built a lot of residential. It kept on saying that I needed more. I still need more. I have lowered my taxes because I make about $1,400 a year. I didn't need that much money because I wasn't using it. Plus, if my taxes were lower more people would come to my city.
 * Day 2**

Grid- A system of pa rallel lines that is used in maps and charts. Commerce- To exchange goods on a large scale such as across cities or countries. Industry- The businesses that produce a certain good are known as the industry. For example; the car industry consists of all the car manufactures. Residence- The location of the main office of a business, commerial enterprise, or a large corporation. Zoning- Setting aside land for certain purposes such as housing. Property Tax- This is a tax that is charged for using property. If you have a house you have to pay property tax because your house in on land. Recreation- A pastime in which you can do things that are enjoyable and relaxing. Mayor- The elected executive of a city. Alderman- A member of the city council. Common Council- The legislative body of a town or city. They pass laws for the city and deal with problems that go in the city.
 * Activity**

Everyday my city just keeps on getting better and better. Today I put in a seaport. Mr.Skonecki was checking the city and then told me what I was doing wrong. I didn't have water to a lot of the city because I didn't have enough pumps. I didn't have enough police or fire protection. There also a lot of pollution. I fixed everything. I put in more water pumps, added police stations and fire stations. I also went and added a lot of extra programs. The only thing I am worried about is the health in my city. I am trying to get it up, but in won't go past 63 percent. My education is up to 99 percent. Around Burdick everything is residential. Most of the houses are single family and some are two family. A small part is multi-family. Once you get onto Layton there are a lot of local businesses and neighborhood shopping stores. There are two light industrial zones by our school. One is around the airport and the other is on 13th street. The one on 13th street is a parking lot of trucks. A big local business zone is on 27th street. The entire street has fast food stores, large shopping stores, and car dealer ships. Behind these businesses are residential zones. These are all single family.
 * Day 3**
 * Activity**

My city is GREAT!!! It's so big that now I have a military base. I didn't have a way of transportation other than cars so I put in buses and subways. Then, I only had $3,000 left. I was nervous, but after I let it run for a while I gained a lot back. I was really happy that my education rate was up to 105 percent. My health also went up by 6 percent. I want to make it higher. So, tommorrow I will put in more hospitals and some more police stations. My people were demanding an Arena and a Marina. I put both of them in, but I think I need to put in more fun stuff for them to do.
 * Day 4**

Fuel makes a power plant work. In this power plant the fuel is coal. In the furnace coal is burned to release heat energy. Then this heat goes to the furnace. In the furnace the heat flows around pipes of cold water. The heat boils the water so that it turns into steam. The steam then flows at high pressure around a turbine. A turbine is a windmill like structure that has tightly packed blades. The device coverts the steam into kinetic energy. The turbine is linked to a generator. The generator spins with the turbine blades. As it spins the generator uses kinetic energy to make electricity. The electricity travels out of the generator to a transformer nearby. In the transformer the electricity is boosted so that it won’t loose as much energy when it travels. Huge metal towers carry electricity through wires to wherever it is needed. Once the electricity reaches its destination it is sent to another transformer. There it can be transferred back to a lower voltage so it is safer to use. Finally electricity flows to home through underground cables.
 * Activity**

Today went the same as the rest of the days that have passed. I got more built and my city is still expanding. There was another thing needed to be increased too. My power wouldn't extend to the other side of my city. I had to put in more power plants. I have a total of four now. I also needed more water pumps because the water wasn't floating to the farther parts of the city. I stood with what I said yesterday and put in two big parks. I think that tomorrow I will put in highways or railroads I'm not sure which one though. I am also going to connect to another city. The last thing I'm going to do is start to build on the other side of the river. I'll make a bridge that connects the two sections together. Activity** Lake Michigan flows into Milwaukee Water Works treatment plant. When it comes in, it goes through Ozone Disinfection. Ozone destroys disease causing bacteria in the water and also controls odor and taste. Then, the water goes through the coagulation process. Particles in the water adhere together to form larger particles as the coagulant alum is mixed into the water. Next the water goes through a process called settling. This is where solid particles settle out and are removed from the water. The water will now be filtered through 24” of anthracite coal and 12” of crushed sand. This is done to remove all of the smaller particles. After it is filtered chlorine is added as another disinfectant. It provides extra protection from harmful microorganisms. After the water has been disinfected it goes through fluoridation. Fluoride, when administered at low levels, is proven to help tooth decay. The water is stored in deep underground tanks. Before it comes to you it goes through two final steps, chloramine protection and corrosion control. Corrosion control helps prevent lead and copper from leaching from plumbing into the water. In chloramine protection ammonia changes the chlorine to chloramine. Chloramine is a disinfectant that maintains bacteriological protection is the distribution system. Finally, the water is pumped as needed through the distribution system.
 * Day 5**
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I'm on a roll. This city is doing so much better than my practice one. I built a bridge and started to build on the other side of the lake. One thing that I did was I put residential housing right by the lake. I don't know if the same concept applies in the game, but in real life houses by the lake cost more. I am starting to make about $3,000 a year. My taxes are at 5 percent right now and I am going to make them lower. I am excited because my health is up to 73. My goal is to get it up to 80. I still have to continue building on the opposite side of the bridge. Tomorrow I have to add a police station, fire station, school, and maybe some small parks.
 * Day 6**


 * Activity**
 * Chicago- Chicago Bears
 * Arlington- Dallas Cowboys
 * Pittsburgh- Pittsburgh Steelers
 * East Rutherford- New York Giants
 * Indianapolis- Indianapolis Colts
 * Detroit- Detroit Lions
 * Kansas City- Kansas City Chiefs
 * Glendale- Arizona Cardinals
 * Green Bay- Green Bay Packers
 * New York City- New York Yankees
 * St. Louis- St. Louis Cardinals
 * Boston- Boston Red Sox
 * Los Angeles- Los Angeles Dodgers
 * San Diego- Sand Diego Padres
 * Milwaukee- Milwaukee Brewers
 * Houston- Houston Astros
 * Denver- Colorado Rockies
 * St. Petersburg- Tampa Bay Rays
 * Atlanta- Atlanta Hawks
 * Orlando- Orlando Magic
 * Portland- Portland Trail Blazers

Today was the last day and I think that I ended on a positive note. My whole map is filled. I have two airports. I also extended my subway so that it connects to the other side of the river. If you look at my map you'll see that I have more than 80 water pumps put into place. My whole city had electricity and power. My education rate went down, but it is still 101 percent. My health is at 71. I think that they went down because my city got bigger and I needed to put in more hospitals, police stations, and schools. I have two colleges. I also have two marinas. I ended with 47,000 dollars. I will put the finishing touches on it tommorrow. All I have to do is bulid a couple police stations and schools.
 * Day 7**


 * Activity**
 * || My City || Milwaukee ||
 * Zoning || Industrial is located next to residential to make it easier for the people. || Industrial is also located next to residential. ||
 * Water || Has a river running through the middle. || The city is built next to the river. ||
 * Departments || Police Stations- 9 Fire Stations- 9 || Police Stations- 7 Fire Engines- 39 ||
 * Size || Population- 123,790 || Population- 602,191 ||
 * Land Value || The land near the lake and ocean have more value. || The houses and condos near the lake are expensive. ||
 * Transportation || Bus Depots, Airports, Subways, and Cars || Railroad, Airport, Bus Depots, Cars, highways, and Shuttles ||
 * Sports || My city has 2 sports teams, Football- Devils, Soccer- Magic || Milwaukee has 3 sports teams, Basketball- Bucks and Baseball- Brewers, Soccer- Wave ||
 * Parks || My city has parks by the lake and ocean. There is also some parks close to the airport. || Has parks by the lake and a park by the airport ||
 * Downtown || I have a downtown where there is a lot of shopping centers, a stadium, and some residential || Milwaukee's downtown has a lot shopping centers, some museums, and condominiums along the lake front. ||
 * Public Schools || I have 11 schools || Milwaukee has 210 public schools ||