it creates a dangerous‚ slick surface. Driveways‚ sidewalks‚ patios‚ and parking lots covered with ice can cause falls‚ making you liable for injuries. So most people rely on deicers such as salt because it does a great job melting ice‚ but it also damages concrete surfaces over time. How does salt damage concrete surfaces? Salt lowers the pH balance in the concrete. Because it is acidic‚ it weakens the strength of the concrete and increases the sizes of the pores. This allows water and other elements
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negative effects on a child’s life in health. Professor Robert Bradley says studies have demonstrated that poverty is associated with higher rates of poor health and chronic health conditions in children. When children experience poverty it not only affect them when they are young‚ it effects them in adulthood as well. Data from the national longitudinal survey of children and youth‚ children living in low-income families are more likely to have emotional and behavioral problems than other children
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Have you ever seen a homeless man standing on a street corner‚ asking for money and wondered ‘Why doesn’t he get a job? What does he need money for? Where is that money actually going? Is there any way I can help him?’ Don’t worry‚ you wouldn’t be alone. Many people in today’s society would agree that homelessness isn’t a good thing; so‚ how come the majority of cities aren’t doing anything about the 500‚000 people living on the streets just in the United States? Lots of people are misinformed about
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Many people‚ especially in warm or dry areas‚ own or have access to a swimming pool. While this attraction can be relaxing and fun on a hot summer day‚ it has tremendous consequences on the environment. The use of chlorine greatly affects the plants and wildlife surrounding the area. It can cause plants to wither away‚ turn yellow‚ and even die. The chlorine can cause the tissue of leaves to brown or rot. The toxicity can even cause microorganisms in the surrounding soil to die. Chlorine is also
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perfect hair and skin and etc. They also view Barbie as having very high standards. Some also believe Barbie is unrealistically successful. This means that she can get a job at the snap of her fingers‚ without having to accomplish any school beforehand. “How popular and perfect she is‚ and so naturally these girls are beginning to want to be just like Barbie‚ happy and perfect all the time‚ which starts many of them on their way to eating disorders” (citation). This is true‚ Barbie can cause a serious disorder
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have decided to use not one but two enzymes to observe what happens to the different kind of enzymes when introduced to different PH (power of hydrogen) scales. the best way to test this was to put the enzyme bromelain in gelatine because bromelain affects gelatine. If added to the gelatine‚ the bromelain in pineapples will prevent the gelatine from setting. However‚ different circumstances
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The Extreme Inequality is Damaging to the Economy In Jonathan Rauch’s article called The Wealth Divide Between Rich and Poor Harms the US Economy he talks about how the large gap between the upper class and the lower and middle classes is‚ contrariwise to past beliefs‚ actually quite harmful to the economy. So much so that it has and can causes depressions. Many progressives are beginning to believe that inequality has already reached damaging levels‚ which has not been the mainstream economic consensus
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744-747). This evidence supports my claim because it tells you what they are really arguing about and what the major conflict is over which is Antigone.The evidence tells you that Creon thinks nothing is wrong with his law but on the other hand his son does not think that it is fair because all she was trying to do was bury her dead
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What does one usually envision when they think of America? Stereotypically responses include apple pie‚ cheeseburgers‚ liberty‚ and baseball. All the previously mentioned things have a significant cultural place in America. For example‚ baseball has been our "National Pastime" for over 100 years. While maintaining its status as our national pastime‚ baseball has influenced our society throughout its storied history. Baseball players are superstar icons who have a gripping effect on society. Because
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to to be the only person who sees the content of the messages; however‚ that rarely is the case. Young teenagers that practice sex-ting have the potential to be involved in legal trouble. Although this is a major problem with texting teens‚ texting does benefit a teenager’s everyday life. Interpersonal skills are a major thing in our everyday lives. Since teens nowadays are highly busy with school and extracurricular activities texting allows them to still communicate
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