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    passion for education and learning because of consumerism. Edmundson begins his article by giving his thoughts on teacher evaluations. He then describes the lack of passion in students as well as the change in the liberal education program. Edmundson gives his opinion on student-teacher interactions‚ analyzes previous ideas on how to teach towards consumers‚ and finally writes his own ideas on how to conform teaching to the students with a consumerism mind. Edmundson’s article is effective because

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    that is maintainable for the foreseeable future and will not be hurtful to the environment or the population. Waste is a problem at the moment because the amount of waste we use is increasing and therefore so is toxicity along with the time that the rubbish is toxic for. We are also running out of landfill sites. Therefore‚ another method of waste management must be found that will solve these problems. The most harmful way of dealing with waste is through sending it to landfill. This proves to take

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    six days a week from 6am to midnight as a rubbish collector and running extra errands for his wealthy neighbours as well as sorting and selling recycled rubbish. Imam lives in a shanty village with his wife‚ son and parents and their home is near to the mini landfill where Imam’s rubbish that he collects is transferred to a bigger landfill but it rarely does. Imam’s wages cover rent and small amount of food. Other luxuries are what Imam finds in the rubbish such as used shelves‚ mattresses and chairs

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    opportunities to spend their disposable income Waste This section discusses the rise in waste due to lifestyle changes and also due to differing attitudes to consumption. Also discusses the Thompson theory which helps to understand the value of rubbish beyond cash value. It also looks at the effects of zero value waste. Conclusion The conclusion shows that changes in consumption and higher turnover of products means there is more waste. However it also argues that the value of waste needs to be

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    How to be a Successful Sportsman Our government has always emphasized on the importance of sports. Our sportsmen have gone for overseas competitions. Sad to say‚ however‚ our athletes did not bring back any medals in the recently concluded World Olympics. To be a good sportsman‚ one must have balanced meals. It means that he should have a balanced diet of protein‚ carbohydrate and vitamins. He should not eat too much meat‚ neither should he eat too much fatty foods. Second‚ he

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    and the corridors were kept clean except that rubbish bins were insufficient. Finally USM students at Desasiswa Fajar Harapan were satisfied with the security system there as there was regular fire drill and have sufficient CCTV coverage. However‚ there is still room for improvements to the hostel facilities and conditions. By changing the table lamps regularly‚ ensuring that the flush system in toilet is working properly‚ providing more irons‚ rubbish bins‚ servicing washing machines regularly and

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    department Tutor: Location: HZ University of Applied Sciences‚ Vlissingen/Netherlands Date: 9.01.2014 Course: Information Literacy Student: Student number: Plastic Recycling What should we do with our plastic rubbish? Content 1. Introduction The task for the students was to write about a topic that interested them‚ and to apply the learned knowledge and skills in connection with the course information literacy. First step was

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    Lives ‚ Milton Keynes ‚ The Open University . Bauman ‚ Z. (1988) Freedom ‚ Milton Keynes ‚ Open University Press . Brown ‚ V. (2009) ‘rubbish society : affluence ‚ waste and values ‘ in Taylor‚ S. ‚Hinchliffe ‚ S . ‚Clarke ‚ J . and Bromley ‚ S. (eds) Making Social Lives ‚ Milton Keynes ‚ The Open University . Global Footprint Network (2008a) Brown ‚ V. (2009) ‘ rubbish society : affluence ‚ waste and values ‘ in Taylor‚ S. ‚Hinchliffe ‚ S . ‚Clarke ‚ J . and Bromley ‚ S. (eds) Making Social Lives

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    Contemporary Art in a Consumer Society Society has many influences that dictate the way a population will interact with one another‚ one of these influences is consumerism. Consumerism is the consumption of goods and services by society and how these products affect the society they reach. Society can be heavily influenced by consumerism. This is prominent throughout social environments; such as the media‚ television‚ advertising‚ etc. This high level of saturation and influence is represented through

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    student‚ sometimes contribute in destroying mother earth‚ by littering. Even elderly people too sometimes throw rubbish into the rivers and not in proper disposal places. Most of the time we can notice children throw rubbish at road sides and outside of the shopping complex. For example Ice creams - paper‚ Can drinks‚ fruits and other things. Ladies and Gentlemen‚ By throwing rubbish we are making our living place and country dirty. Also the left- over food from the container and plastic which

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