Shades of Green

Prompt: The Daily Topic: "Is it a primary color or a mixed one? Write about the best color to come out of a crayon box...in your opinion."

Additive Primary color – Green

Green Color – A perception of light which has a spectrum with a wavelength of 520-570 nanometres. It is created by the mixing of yellow and blue color.

Connotation to the green color can be made to numerous things, some of them being:

 Green Politics – A political ideology which emphasises on environmental goals such as ecology conservation and peace movements. This is achieved through non-violence and social justice through the clique of Green movement.

Green Environment and Green Living– It is all about Living in an earth-friendly environment. With global warming increasing at an alarming rate, it is becoming increasingly important for each individual to contribute in his/her own way to keep the environment green by recycling and reusing products, planting trees, conserving energy and saving money and water.

Green Tea – Originated in China, Green tea is made solely from the plant Camellia sinensis that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing. It is becoming common in Asia, Japan and the Middle East. Green tea’s health benefits have suggested a reduction in heart diseases. Its widespread awareness has led it to replace Black Tea in the West.

Go Green – Unplug appliances when not in use, save on gas by riding or walking, eat vegetarian, use second-hand products, borrowing from libraries and not buying thereby saves money, skipping bottled water and drinking from the tap, again saving money, donate and recycle electronics, make your own cleaning supplies by using baking powder, vinegar, lemon and soap. Source: www.worldwatch.org

With ‘green’ having so many effects, isn’t it natural to be labelled as the best color coming out of the crayon box!