350 word essay on the following. Many people are debating how to best meet energy needs in the United States. Some argue that the country must decrease its dependence on oil and invest in alternative sources of energy, such as wind and solar power. Others argue that changing to new power sources is unnecessary and expensive. They state that the United States should search for oil in Alaska, the Gulf Coast, and other currently unexplored areas within the country.

Write an approximately 350-word essay in which you do the following:

• State your position on the issue. 
• Explain the perceptual blocks and habits that hinder your thinking when looking at the opposing view and defending your own view.
• Describe what you can do to overcome those perceptual blocks and habits that are hindering your thinking and explain how your thought processes can be manipulated by perception.