5/23/2012 Plastic Pollution • History • Quantities • Marine life • Toxicity • Research • Solutions FOR A PRIZE Precautionary Principle (in this context) • When/If an action or choice has the potential to be harmful to ourselves or the environment‚ that action should be avoided. 1955 Life article“Throwaway Living” AMRF How is plastic made? Nurdles Pre-production plastic pellets 1 5/23/2012 Ballona Creek after a rainstorm Why should a disposable product outlast
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WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT PLASTIC POLLUTION Plastic bags and bottles‚ like all forms of plastic‚ create significant environmental and economic burdens. They consume growing amounts of energy and other natural resources‚ degrading the environment in numerous ways. In addition to using up fossil fuels and other resources‚ plastic products create litter‚ hurt marine life‚ and threaten the basis of life on earth. We are producing over 25 million tons of plastics per year in the United States‚ a trivial
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Phillips Furniture Introduction The following information outlines the changes that should be incorporated within Phillips Furniture to make their company better to do business with. Types of Changes within the Company Human Resources would need to address the organizational culture and develop a plan to enhance their values and beliefs. Currently they do not have any set guidelines to inform employees on what the proper behavior is or their expectation within the company. Set
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Millions of disposable plastic bags are used and discarded in Washington each year. A beached grey whale was found in West Seattle in 2010 with 20 plastic bags in its stomach. Small pieces of plastic can absorb toxic pollutants like DDT and PCB. Scientists have found that fish are ingesting these toxins when they ingest plastic‚ concentrating the chemicals in the food chain. There is a good chance that we also absorb these pollutants when we eat fish. The good news is‚ Washingtonians are taking
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The Foot-in-the-Door Phenomenon Carol A. Scott‚ Jonathan L. Freedman & Scott C. Fraser People are more likely to comply with a larger favor if a smaller favor is asked first. The Foot-in-the-Door refers to an influence technique based on getting a person to do a large favor by starting out with a smaller favor and building up. The research subjects were normal randomly assigned people whom were contacted at their homes and asked to place a small sign in their windows to promote recycling
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The Ardnak Plastic Company The stakeholders in this case are Bill‚ George Mackee‚ his wife Mary and their two children‚ Ardnak Plastic Inc. and its several hundred workers‚ the environment‚ the people of Hondo‚ the EPA and the Mexican government. The stakeholders in this case have their each and very own interest dealing with the company. STAKEHOLDERS INTEREST • Bill To earn a living
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2. Accidents. Another reason why people get cosmetic surgery is because they have been in a accident. Minor car crashes‚ sports‚ work accident anything you can think of. Because of accidents people can become severely deformed and cosmetic/plastic surgery is the only option to help fix peoples injuries. 3. Self Esteem. Some people choose to get cosmetic surgery to boost their self-esteem. They need a boost and they think cosmetic surgery will give them that. In my opinion it does‚ people
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is expected that a student will be able to take up competitive examinations in right earnest. It may be clearly understood that introduction of CCE does not mean less emphasis on academic attainment. Students will still be required to do well in studies. However due to acquisition of additional life skills‚ like thinking and emotional
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THE HISTORY OF MONEY [A] The yen‚ the dollar‚ the quetzal‚ or the peso—no matter what the currency is called‚ money is an important part of life in nearly every culture today and has been throughout history. The concept of money dates back thousands of years. Originally‚ money was not metal coins or paper bills. Rather‚ people paid for things with objects that were useful and therefore considered valuable. We sometimes call this commodity money. Some examples of commodity money used throughout
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Centre Number Surname Other Names Candidate Signature Candidate Number For Examiner’s Use Examiner’s Initials Question Mark General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Examination June 2012 1 2 TOTAL Business Studies Unit 2 Managing a Business 9.00 am to 10.30 am Monday 21 May 2012 BUSS2 For this paper you must have: a calculator. Time allowed 1 hour 30 minutes Instructions Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Fill in the boxes at the top of this page
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