for their dangerously high levels of air pollution and the resulting health issues‚ such as asthma and emphysema. Summer heat and vehicle emissions are just a few of the contributing factors that increase air pollution levels. However‚ healthy trees planted effectively along roads‚ buildings and in parking lots can decrease overall air pollution levels for city residents.Trees can remove both gaseous air pollutants and particulate matter. Gaseous air pollution enters a tree through leaf stomata and
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Many people have come to realize the dangers of light pollution outdoors‚ but the light pollution problems are often not enough paid attention to indoor environment. In fact‚ the poorly designed interior lighting will cause a certain degree of light pollution‚ affecting the lives of the occupants health. The Indoor light pollution is caused by many reasons‚ but what are the reasons in terms of the lighting design? We asked the Beijing lighting design Tomomi’s chief designer Ren Jian‚ he said:
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I just came back from a business trip this weekend. It was the first time I worked as a “coordinator” for my company. I learned a lot and got “business culture shock” as well. I am not sure if there is the term in English. I just felt I was in another world that I had to speak another language and used another way of thinking especially in business meetings. For example‚ my boss blamed me that I shouldn’t have said “sorry” if he hadn’t said that. In my opinion‚ in Japan‚ it’s very common to
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Multitasking can be beneficial or just a waste of time. In “How (and Why) to Stop Multitasking Peter Bregman and “In Defense of Multitasking” David Silverman‚ both bloggers explain their points of view on multitasking. Bregman explains the reasons why multitasking is bad “I will not deny that single-minded devotion often produces high quality. Nor will I attempt to join the misguided (and scientifically discredited) many who say “Yeah‚ other people can’t do it‚ but I am super awesome at doing ten
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STOP SMOKING A PERSUASIVE SPEECH SUBMITTED BY: Symon Jerremae Z. Del Carmen SUBMITTED TO: Ms. Madeleine Cabalan Hello my name is Symon and I’m here to persuade you to stop smoking. Smoking is not only bad for health it is also as bad for the people around you. Breathing other people’s smoke is called passive‚ involuntary or secondhand smoking. The non-smoker breathes "side stream" smoke from the burning tip of the cigarette and "mainstream" smoke that has been inhaled and
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from the effects of consumerism to what is wrong with consumerism resulting in what can we do about consumerism. Docwra informs us on the negative effects consumerism places upon us‚ but Docwra puts most attention into providing tactics we can use to stop consumerism. He states: "To move away from a culture of consumerism‚ we will therefore need to challenge the philosophy and values of this current economic system. Essentially‚ we need a cultural shift in our society
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Introduction How do you deal with your worries? Do you have any ways to solve your problems? We are not taught them neither at school nor on the job. We are supposed to find and figure out them by ourselves. Today I’d like to talk about: first‚ how serious damages we get from worries. Second‚ the solution for those of you who suffer from worries‚ and finally‚ how much benefit you can get with my suggestion. Need step As you know‚ worries mean nothing other than harms. For example‚ worries
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kids and families can live‚ learn and play. What if another sports league promoted a "Going Green" movement where they donated millions of dollars and hours to clean up the environment and make others more aware? Think of all the good this would do. How many people can name a famous actress or actor who is promoting the "Going Green" movement? My guess is that only a small percentage of Americans can actually think of someone famous. When these famous people and organizations get involved more people
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Qualities of a good boss In order to have a good administration from different companies what people need is a really good boss. If the boss is the most important person in a job‚ the employers and customers are looking for someone who qualifies with certain aspects. A boss is a person who is trying to provide a good environment; however‚ a boss does not work alone but he/she is the head and example for the team. Moreover‚ there are several qualities to being a good boss. First of all‚ a boss
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have to do with the pervasive romantic image of smoking -- an image that has nothing in common with reality. There are many ways to take tobacco. You can chew it‚ inhale it through the nose‚ and smoke it in the form of cigars or cigarettes. No matter how it’s taken it is dangerous‚ but because smoking is the most popular way to consume tobacco it has also received the greatest attention from the medical field and the media. When a smoker inhales a puff of cigarette smoke the large surface area of the
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