A plastic shopping bag‚ the most known used product discovered by man. Data released by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shows that somewhere between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year (National Geographic News‚ 2006). As the number of usage increases‚ the rate of plastic pollution grows eventually to be an immeasurable environmental obstacle that is difficult to control. This essay will unfold the case of plastic bags to identify the outcomes
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Autobiography of a Violet School Bag I was born in a jungle as cotton‚ white‚ formless‚ spread widely across many plants‚ with no specific purpose‚ but a world full of possibilities. Then I went through a grind (cut & stitched) in the factory‚ picked up specific form (a bag)‚ a specific color (violet)‚ and some designs too…something like a tattoo…a bright and colorful rainbow on me. People said I looked beautiful; I am now a School Bag and my purpose is to carry books and stationeries for
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“Bag Lady” Life’s ups and downs come to all walks of life. When life gives you lemons‚ make lemonade. Baggage in life comes in all forms. Time heals all things‚ but people have to let go of the baggage in their lives that keeps them from moving on. They hold the keys to the doors in their lives and no one can turn the key but them. In the song “Bag Lady”‚ Erykah Badu gives a wake up call for women to know what bags to hold on to‚ what bags to let go of‚ and what bag has the ticket for the bus
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no to plastic bags! Plastic bags should be banned from grocery stores. I often go to the store and buy 1 or 2 items and I am given so many bags. I feel that we have become an extremely wasteful society. If we could just say no to plastic bags we would be slowing down the waste in landfills. It takes a little more effort to remember to carry reusable bags in the car but it is worth saving our environment. I am proud to say that my young daughters have said no to the plastic bag when they have
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ai Allen Breed was holding the patent (U.S. #5‚071‚161) to the only crash sensing technology available at the birth of the airbag industry. Allen Breed invented the first automobile crash sensor and airbag safety system in 1968; however‚ it took several years to perfect the system (www.inventor.about.com). General Motors was the first manufacturer to offer airbags as an option for 1975 models (www.edmunds.com). In 1986‚ Mercedes Benz was the first company to install airbags in all of its models
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most households poly bags are used to preserve food items. Reused bag may be contaminated by materials harmful to human health. Environmental preservation and conservation have been fads these days. The hard work of nature advocates has seemingly achieved success and a product of this is the campaign to ban the use of plastic bags in many places worldwide. Plastic bags‚ as noted by environmentalists‚ are among the main causes of nature degradation. Current plastic bag use and disposal‚ both
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consumers use up to 1.5 trillion plastic bags every year. In the consumers possession the plastic bags stay with them for an average of fifteen minutes before they get thrown away or released to blow down into the wind‚ down our streets‚ and into our world. In Israel the average time of holding on to a single plastic bag is twenty minutes. The use of plastic bags tally’s up to $4 million per year for retailers. One company which buys half of the used plastic bags in the United States that are available
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maintain a peaceful world is not to be hypocritical in using capital punishment. The death penalty is morally impermissible. I know that many believe that criminals responsible for horrific crimes should be punished in proportion to the crime. Criminals do deserve to be punished for such crimes and should face lifetime in jail rather than being killed by the justice system. We should have a consistent respect for life regardless of who it is or what they have done as mentioned in the lecture by Lawrence
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kind of global friendship where you can share your thoughts and explore other cultures. Information Resources Information is probably the biggest advantage that Internet offers. Internet is a virtual treasure trove of information. Any kind of information on any topic under the sun is available on the Internet. The search engines like Google‚ Yahoo are at your service on the Internet. There is a huge amount of information available on the Internet for just about every subject known to man‚ ranging
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Research Investigation Safety features in cars Air Bags Air bags are safety features installed in cars so that upon collision the driver limits the damage that is inflicted on him/her. There are several different types of air bags. These include‚ Supplementary Restraint System (SRS)‚ an Air Cushion Restraint System (ACRS) and the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR). Air bags are commonly known for their rapid inflation upon a collision. They can inflate and deflate within 0.05 seconds
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