English 101-005 29 October 2014 Audience: Youth in America Purpose: To address a trend that is going strong Tone: Informal A Pair of Airs 1988 at the Chicago Stadium‚ Michael “Air” Jordan leaped from the free-throw line during the Gatorade Slam-Dunk Contest‚ a moment that fans of Jordan and the sport alike will not soon forget. It wasn’t the first time the Air Jordan sneaker was seen by the public‚ but it did help to explain the reason why twenty-nine years later‚ human beings are being murdered
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“Effects of Air Pollution in Children” Ashley Hines SOC 120 Brooke Fishinghawk 07/05/10 “Effects of Air Pollution in Children” Air pollution is the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more contaminants such as dust‚ fumes‚ gas‚ mist‚ odor‚ smoke‚ or vapor in quantities and of characteristics and duration such as to be injurious to human‚ plant‚ animal life‚ or to property(wikipedia). The presence of pollutants in the outdoor air contributes to numerous health effects ranging
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Annotated Bibliography "Air Pollution." GEG Project RSS2. GEG Project‚ n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. This informative web article details the process of air pollution. In defining air pollution—when specific compounds in the atmosphere reach a point to which they cause change in the environment—it is observed that large quantities of these pollutants can be harmful. Natural processes such as volcanic eruptions decay of organic matter‚ and wildfires generate small amounts of air pollution. Humans‚ however
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pumping smoke and chemicals from consumer products have many people thinking about air pollution and how it affects the planet . Air pollution is a complicated problem with many causes and effects and few solutions . Reducing air pollution and its effects will require the cooperation of people everywhere . Chairman : Good morning to everybody . We meet again in a forum event entitled ‘ Air Pollution ’ . As we begin the discussion on this beautiful
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ABSTRACT: The NURTURE water purification project provides a small‚ economical‚ water purification system that may be applied on a larger scale. The design has minimal moving parts‚ thereby reducing the risk of mechanical failure. The final device is driven from a windmill interface. The design easily separates waste and optimizes clean water output. The NURTURE water purification project is intended to fulfill the requirements of the ASME design competition and then be adapted to use a renewable
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Introduction Health Effects of Air Pollution (Author) (Institution) Air pollution could affect the climate‚ the environment‚ and human health. Among these areas‚ the health is the main focus of this (Thomson Scientific‚ 2005). Polluted air may contain one or more hazardous substances that affect human health. The term of measurement for this is ``particulate matter ’ ’ or the number of particles of potentially hazardous substances as percentage of air. This includes a wide range of pollutants
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Introduction Air is the ocean we breathe. Air supplies us with oxygen which is essential for our bodies to live. Air is 99.9% nitrogen‚ oxygen‚ water vapor and inert gases. Human activities can release substances into the air‚ some of which can cause problems for humans‚ plants‚ and animals. There are several main types of pollution and well-known effects of pollution which are commonly discussed. These include smog‚ acid rain‚ the greenhouse effect‚ and "holes" in the ozone layer. Each of these
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that‚ air is the inevitable substance for life. Air pollution is a growing problem in the modern society.There is several organizations‚ which offers remedial measures throughout the world. Generally‚ air pollution is a major consequence of modern society for example; at the end of 20th century‚ invention of machines and technologies in the automobile sites resulted in more pollution of air than the past. In my perspective‚ people should take steps against air pollution
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Air Pollution in Atlanta‚ Georgia Atlanta is the capital city of the state of Georgia. It has an average population of over 450‚000 residents making it one of the most populated cities in the United States. In fact‚ the greater Atlanta metropolitan area is the 9th largest metropolitan area in the United States with a population of about 5‚300‚000. Atlanta city has magnificent sceneries‚ diverse cultures‚ and a thriving economy (Noonan 23). The city’s annual revenue output is about $250 billion‚
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Many people think of pollution as the air that we breathe outdoors. Not everyone realizes that the air we breathe indoors is much more polluted. There are pollutants in the atmosphere that have reached a level that is causing a threat to the health of individuals. Pollution began in the early times from the gases of molten volcanic activity being released into the atmosphere. Additional pollutants were caused by the combustion of biomass‚ volatilization of organic compounds‚ and the release of
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