ACME Bags Workhorse (the plastic bag replacement) and the EarthTote (the paper bag replacement). Same brilliant basic design as their wasteful relatives‚ but designed to be used thousands of times. ISSUE 1: ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES It takes more than four times as much energy to manufacture a paper bag as it does to manufacture a plastic bag. ENERGY TO PRODUCE BAG ORIGINALLY (BTUs) Safeway Plastic Bags: 594 BTUs Safeway Paper Bags: 2511 BTUs Of course‚ most paper comes from tree pulp‚ so the
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Better Late Than Never We all see those little girls who are connected to their father’s hip‚ and no one could ever compare to him in her eyes. That was never me. I was never a ‘daddy’s girl’. I wasn’t close with my mom either. They both always talked about their “independent little girl”. For a while I took pride in that‚ but as I started to grow up it became less special to be so independent. I would hear about girls’ excitement to go shopping with their moms or their anticipation for the Daddy
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Better Than Robert Redford Cake Recipe Description Buttery almond shortbread topped with a layer of Cool Whip and cream cheese‚ and a layer of rich chocolate pudding. This cake is extra smooth and creamy with a nice crunch from the almonds. Ingredients 1 cup Flour ½ cups Butter‚ Softened 1 cup Crushed Sliced Almonds‚ Plus Extra For Topping 8 ounces‚ weight Cream Cheese‚ Softened 1 cup Powdered Sugar 9 ounces‚ weight Cool Whip‚ Plus Extra For Topping 3 cups Milk 6 ounces‚ weight Instant
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it as primitive things. As Macartney had to leave in the coming winter‚ the Qianlong left a letter to King George dismissing the claims of the diplomatic mission. As China’s GDP at the time was seven times higher than the British‚ we can look at it as a reasonable act. With this failure in his mind ‚ Macartney noticed‚ that a few number
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Texting can be the simplest form of communication because it do not require undivided attention‚ can be done without making noise‚ and can fit a busy schedule easier than a phone call would allow. It is easier to accomplish other tasks while texting than it is with calling. Calling is a more demanding form of communication that can make certain tasks more difficult if done while speaking on the phone. Therefore‚ texting makes multitasking easier. In addition
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effects of Urbanization. Positive effects Negative effects Access to health. Economic development. Lower prices for transport. Development of industries. Availability of work (it depends). Sometimes‚ better lifestyle. Bigger and better community resources (libraries...). Better education ( universities…). Enrichment of the city. Lack of work for everybody causes an increasing urban poverty. Lack of places for everybody to live causes the suburbs development and more lands needs to
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Ambition: a path to success or failure? William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ is a play about a general from the King’s army whose ambition leads him to usurp the throne. Macbeth’s initial lie perpetuates him to commit numerous murders to ensure that the heir to the throne is still within his reach. The play highlights a common value held by our society which is that we are responsible for our actions. Although Lady Macbeth initially provoked Macbeth‚ ultimately‚ his demise was a result of his
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“Health” and “wealth”‚ with just a letter different‚ makes a very different meaning. One means the rich in body and mind‚ which is priceless while the other means the rich in material‚ which is earnable. Apparently‚ health is better than wealth. As a healthy people‚ we are able to do our daily activities like wash-up‚ take meals‚ dress up by ourselves easily without rely on others help. However‚ if we are wealthy but unhealthy‚ we will have to depend on our wealth to employ someone to
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Better to be late than sorry The festive season is said to be a season of accidents and the high rate of road accident is testament to this. Road accidents have been identified as one of the causes of deaths in Malaysia. In light of this‚ the causes of road accidents must be identified to reduce them as an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. One of the causes of road accidents is an increase in road users. Young people today obtain their licenses at a young age of sixteen and thus we
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Throughout Greek history‚ there have been many interesting city-states. Two very important poleis are Athens and Sparta. After studying these poleis it is clear that Athens is the better polis because of its government‚ education‚ and society. The government in Athens was better then Sparta’s government. After laws were written down and enforced‚ power was divided equally in Athens government. In Sparta "the ephors had unlimited power to act as guardians of the state‚ and they used that power freely
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