Millions of plastic bags are given out to consumers by supermarkets and stores to carry their goods in. They are also cheap‚ light‚ durable‚ easy to carry and in many cases‚ free. The most commonly used shopping bag is made of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). This type is used in the majority of supermarkets and stores. After these bags are used‚ they often end up in landfills or as litter‚ roughly only three percent of plastic bags is actually recycled per year (Planet Ark‚ 2011). The materials
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Plastic bags should be banned because they affect the environment in many ways. There are many reason why they should be banned some of the reasons are because sea animals environment died because of this and it makes are oceans dirty. And I am going to tell you why plastic bags should be banned. Plastic bags disrupt the environment in a serious way. They get into soil and slowly release toxic chemicals. Plastic bags are affecting the environment because animals eat them and often
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Jessica Baird Period 4 3/11/13 Abstract Title: The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin‚ 1706-1757 Author: Benjamin Franklin Summary: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin was written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however‚ Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a torturous publication history after Franklin’s death‚ this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of autobiography ever written. One of the most powerful and controversial
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"Annabelle! Are you ready for school yet?"‚ my mom shouted from the kitchen. "I’ve been ready for ten minutes. Can we please go now?" "Yeah‚ I’ll be right there. Meet me in the car." I darted out the door of my house to my mom’s Chevy. I’ve been waiting for years for this moment. I bought new clothes‚ supplies‚ new everything. I just can’t wait to start middle school. All the new people‚ sights‚ sounds‚ experences. "I can’t wait‚" I let out a quite sigh of relief. My mom started the car
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indispensable part of my life.In this autobiography‚I will retrospect the process of my English learning‚further make a short-term plan for this semester‚ and a long-term plan. How I learn English I have learned this language for more than 10 years. The approach of Grade 4 brought my first contact with English as we began to have Enlish classes in my primary school.Due to the fact that Enlish exam wasn’t required in the entrance exam of junior high‚the school and teachers didn’t pay a lot of attention
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else‚ as many other materials do. Hence plastic waste is dangerous to the environment. Plastic carry bags reach the drainage system and this causes clogging especially during the rains. If too much plastic ends up in a lake or a pond‚ it creates a layer that denies oxygen to everything below so that no plant or animal life can survive in that water body. If animals eat plastic bags thrown in rubbish dumps‚ it knots up their intestines and they die painful deaths. If plastic lies on land‚ it
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In Something Like an Autobiography and “Homeless: The Kids of Orange County” there are two major organizing parts that are present throughout the Autobiography and Documentary. In this essay‚ I’m going to analyze the organizing parts and how each part effectively relates to the central subject of the entire text. I’m also going to focus on how each organizing part is structurally coordinated with each other throughout the Autobiography and Documentary; this helps to reinforce the underlying concepts
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Nathan Megge English 12-05-14 My Literacy Autobiography I do not remember a time when I could not read. I am not exactly sure how or when learning to read happened‚ but I do remember learning lots of words on flashcards and reading words on the walls of my kindergarten classroom and somehow I magically could read books. Of course‚ the ability to read did not just magically occur. From the very beginning of my life my parents and grandparents have read me stories. There are many photographs of my
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Leather Bag vs Other Bags: Which One Wins? We all know when it comes to being in vogue‚ accessories are a crucial element and nothing screams class as well as a good bag does. Now‚ there are always what’s and how’s regarding the perfect bag for both your style and budget. All the fashion gurus will agree in one breath that leather bags are the best for you to buy. But how worthy they actually are when compared to bags made of other materials? Let’s find out! And the game begins! 1. Durability
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Who would be the Voice to the People? ——Freedom of Speech and Press in the Age of Media Empire The word "Empire" has almost gone away from our daily life. We can just recall some pieces of memory about the splendid past in our romantic imagination. The Roman Empire‚ Mongol Empire‚ British Empire and German Empire were all born‚ grew‚ flourished and then disappeared in the long river of history without any trace. However‚ nowadays a new kind of empire is arising quietly. Its "army" is the journalists
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