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    an increasing amount of pollution engulfs its atmosphere and surface. The causes of this destruction lie with the effects of people living in extra comfort‚ which are shown in the form of the amount of pollutants we disperse into our oceans‚ landfills‚ and onto highways. In many countries‚ America included‚ the chief source of litter is the popular-yet destructive- plastic bag. Although it may not be the pristine solution‚ a ban eliminating the widespread usage of plastic bags may direct consumers

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    plastic bags

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    Plastic can be defined as: any group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft‚ which will later harden. Plastic has been around for more than 150 years. In 1839 Charles Goodyear accidently discovered the process of vulcanization‚ the process of making rubber more durable‚ which evolved into the creation of plastics later on. In 1846‚ Swiss chemist Charles Schonbein discovered how to produce the plastic polymer known as celluloid. In 1909‚ chemist Leo Baekeland created

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    Pollution

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    starting in June 2013. On 19 June 2013 satellites captured images of smoke from illegal wildfires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra blowing east toward southern Malaysia and Singapore‚ causing thick clouds of haze in the region. As stated by a local Indonesian official‚ the source of the haze might be a 3‚000 hectare peat land in Bengkalis Regency‚ Riau Province‚ which was set ablaze by an unknown party on 9 June. As many as 187 hotspots were picked up by satellites on 18 June 2013‚ down to 85

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    Ban Plastic or Not

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    The Effects of Plastic Bags on Environmentt * | * The effects of plastic bags on the environment are really quite devastating. While there are many objections to the banning of plastic bags based solely on their convenience‚ the damage to the environment needs to be controlled. * There is no way to strictly limit the effects of plastic bags on the environment because there is no disposal method that will really help eliminate the problem. While reusing them is the first step‚ most people

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    Plastic surgery

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    In cosmetic nowadays‚ plastic surgery has became an extremely popular and powerful procedures for men and women to fit in their beauty of culture of gender‚ race ethnics and social class. It pressure people appear more pisicaly attractive to model ideal and more socialy accept by society. And with some other people in there futile attempt of meeting these ideals with diet and exercise‚ drive them to physic alter there appearance by plastic surgery. However‚ people are going to

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    Have you been wondering what the whole fuss over plastic bags is about? Where many people would rather use paper bags over plastic when shopping? Everyone has different opinions on how they affect our society‚ some people say they help us out‚ and others say they are hazards to our world. Both cases have valid arguments supporting their opinions‚ and both sides have facts that people can support. I personally think that they are more work to deal with than they seem to help alleviate. The reason

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    PLASTIC SURGERY One day‚ I went out for lunch with my friends. I shared a movie that I watched recently to them. Wow! I was excited and can’t even wait for a moment to tell them how nice was the movie and how good looking was the actress! But‚ when I mentioned her name‚ Angelababy‚ one of my friend said sarcastically that she did a lot of plastic surgery‚ that’s why she look pretty and prefect. Plastic Surgery? I had search some pictures of Angelababy that before she did plastic surgery from

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    Plastic Surgery

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    MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING FOR PLASTIC SURGERY THESE DAYS. WOULD YOU? Cosmetic surgery is becoming more developed in recent times. Many people choose plastic surgery for many different reasons. Some people desire to be more attractive and beautiful in the eyes of others. On the other hand‚ others want to hide their mistakes. Cosmetic surgery causes a lot of debates. But in my view‚ plastic surgery is not recommended because the advantages are far more than the benefits. It is a doubled – edged sword

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    Biodegradable Plastic

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    Fantastic Plastic an Optimistic Prospect Introduction A. Background of the study A plastic is a type of synthetic or man-made polymer; similar in many ways to natural resins found in trees and other plants. Webster’s Dictionary defines polymers as: any of various complex organic compounds produced by polymerization‚ capable of being molded‚ extruded‚ cast into various shapes and films‚ or drawn into filaments and then used as textile fibers. Plastics are durable that is why most of

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    The History of Plastics

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    History of Plastics Contact Us Composite Plastics Mechanical Plastics Performance Plastics Fluoroplastics Transparent Plastics Forming Grade Plastics Corrosion Resistant Plastics Film & Graphic Plastics Fluid Handling Tubing Insulation Tubing & Sleeving History of Plastics The United States plastics industry is a multi-billion dollar business‚ and it is still growing at a rate faster than most other industries in this country. Plastics have been used in every major market

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