FEATI University held a symposium to increase the awareness of the students about the negative effects of using plastics and Styrofoam. The speaker started his talk by showing a well-thought out video. Different phenomena and drastic consequences showed in the presentation prove the major effects of the predicament the world is facing nowadays – which is using materials made out of plastics such as bags‚ straws‚ cups and etc. It evinces that such activities are harmful to the environment. In my perspective
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Amber Diallo June 25‚ 2013 Lifetime fitness and Wellness Plastic surgery today is known as one of the most popular surgeries in our generation. Many people in our society‚ females in particular‚ want to look like their favorite celebrity or follow the “hip” trends to fit in. This wants them to pursue the American dream and one of the ways to pursue them correctly is getting by with their glamorous looks or as called as an “abominable antagonist”. Many people in different cultures have their
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Tessa Fung #9521 Mr.Valassidis AP Language and Composition‚ Period 4 6 January 2015 “The Pink Plastic Flamingo” I. Introduction A. In a recent essay‚ “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”‚ by Jennifer Price‚ she discusses her view on American culture B. In support of her assertion‚ she criticizes Americans and American culture for its frivolity and ignorance and argues American culture is based on materialism to satisfy the need. C. Jennifer Price points out the flaws in American culture
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The most common effects of dumping plastics into the ocean are entanglement and ingestion. There are six main types of ocean pollution happening: oil‚ sewage‚ air pollution‚ agricultural runoff‚ sunscreen (lesser known)‚ and the most common type being dumping. Ocean dumping consists of dumping garbage‚ sewage‚ waste chemicals‚ and construction debris into the ocean. Entanglement is a large factor in the deaths of marine animals and is also the most common. Entanglement “kills through drowning‚ strangulation
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Every year thousands of people‚ male and female‚ try the latest techniques in plastic surgery to improve or enhance their look. Many of you might even have thought about having plastic surgery yourself. You see it on T.V.‚ in the media‚ the celebrities do it‚ and even your average person can get it now. Deciding on getting plastic surgery done might be difficult as you weigh the pros and cons of it. I hope to make your decision a little more easier as I share with you some of the latest facts
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NOTES Every day over 10million new plastic bags are being created‚ that’s over 3.92 billion new plastic bags every year. You may think plastic bags are harmless‚ but the every time you accept plastic bags at a check out‚ you are damaging the environment we live in. For that one time you use that plastic bag‚ it can last from 500-100years. You may think you are helping the environment when you are buying biodegradable bags‚ but they take just as long to degrade. But there is a way to help the
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Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Ambox current red.svg This article is outdated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (July 2013) Single-use plastic shopping bags are usually distributed (for free) to customers by stores when purchasing goods. It is a popular method that is practiced in many countries for being a strong‚ cheap‚ and hygienic way of transporting items. Lightweight bags are commonly made from
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A nonprofit organization in New York has an admirable mission‚ to provide free plastic surgery for low-income children who have facial deformities. Some of the kids who apply to the Little Baby Face Foundation do so because they are being teased over their looks. But is plastic surgery a smart way to help bullying victims? (Dahl 1). Being able to go out in public or walk down the school hallways with confidence is all a teen could ask for that’s what Dr. Thomas Romo delivers at The Little Baby Face
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Solutions to Plastic Pollution in our Oceans The Basics We ’re treating the oceans like a trash bin: around 80 percent of marine litter originates on land‚ and most of that is plastic. Plastic that pollutes our oceans and waterways has severe impacts on our environment and our economy. Seabirds‚ whales‚ sea turtles and other marine life are eating marine plastic pollution and dying from choking‚ intestinal blockage and starvation. Scientists are investigating the long-term impacts of toxic pollutants
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Rock Professor Johansen ENG 105 27 March 2015 Climate Change: Plastic Pollution Of the 32 million tons of plastic produced annually‚ only 9% of plastics are recycled globally. The question then becomes‚ where does all this plastic end up? The answer is our oceans. The United Nations has noted that there is an estimated 50‚000 pieces of plastic in every square mile of the ocean (United Nations). Charles Moore first discovered plastic pollution in the ocean in 1997. Unlike the commonly believed fully
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