Listen to the musical performance from Marc Graham and Alexander Slocum, released with the paper, The World First:
The most important calculations are those that will save nations,
Like building wind plantations, instead of more gas stations,
And seeking new destinations in space, is complicated,
The Earth is worth saving from troubles that we created,
It’s time to double efforts, in land, water and sky,
It’s time to come together, it’s time to solarize,
The answer is blowing in the wind and flowing in the water,
The polar caps are melting, sea levels are on a rise,
Surprised that super storms still haven’t opened our eyes,
Some scientist theorize, and politicians decide,
That man is not at fault, so they gamble with our lives,
Let’s get off the sidelines and show we’re not psychotics,
Insane, awaiting change from the same planned periodic,
Debates with fate at stake, of our consequent generations,
Reversing the complications, requires more impatience,
No time to be wasted, this fight is not symbolic,
A catastrophic plight, or relationship symbiotic… decide… it’s time…
Action, no longer passive, too massive to stagnate,
Reaction, we seize the moment, accelerate to create,
With force, remove mobs from desperate situations,
Renewed energy jobs, will lay the foundations,
Question, research, guess, test, analyze with a passion,
Cause building what we create, is the prevalent high fashion,
Our fate’s in our control, so let’s stand hands united,
The only way we’ll fold, is in a world divided
It’s time we all put the World First
MITEI Author
Alexander Slocum
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering