Whenever you walk on the beach do you notice the plastic in the water or on the sand? Do you ever think that something should be done about this? Plastic pollution is something that’s hurting the environment and is growing more and more every year. Plastic pollution is caused by people using the ocean as a trash can. People are careless and would rather litter than throw the pastic bag away or recycle it. Convinenece to people is better for them than the environment. Throughout the years the pollution
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JoAnna Baugh Greg Bade English 40322 11‚ September‚ 2012 Paper bag Essay If you were to give me a paper bag and told me to place three or four things that represented who I am inside of it‚ I would not know where to start. There are so many things that I could fit in a paper bag that describes me. I think that these three specific items will represent me the most. The first item that I would place inside of the paper bag would be a coffee cup from Starbucks because I am an avid coffee
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General Eisenhower authorized Field Marshall Montgomery to execute a combined airborne and ground offensive to capture a series of bridges over the Rhine River. Collectively‚ this offensive is known as Operation Market-Garden (Ryan‚ 1995). The largest airborne operation to date‚ Operation Market‚ would see more than three airborne divisions of the First Allied Airborne Army (FAAA) secure a series of cities and bridges along a 60-mile stretch of road from the Dutch cities of Eindhoven to Arnhem. Concurrently
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Banning Handgun Sales: Public Attitude toward “the right to bear arms” On April 16th‚ a young Virginia Tech student‚ named Seung Hui Cho‚ committed a massacre on campus. As a result‚ 32students were murdered and 25 were injured (Wikipedia). In Southern California‚ Gian Luigi Ferri bought a TEC-9‚ he shot and killed eight men and women while wounding five victims before fatally shooting himself in a stairwell. These gun-related crimes illustrate why the second amendment is such a highly debated
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Autobiography of a Violet School Bag I was born in a jungle as cotton‚ white‚ formless‚ spread widely across many plants‚ with no specific purpose‚ but a world full of possibilities. Then I went through a grind (cut & stitched) in the factory‚ picked up specific form (a bag)‚ a specific color (violet)‚ and some designs too…something like a tattoo…a bright and colorful rainbow on me. People said I looked beautiful; I am now a School Bag and my purpose is to carry books and stationeries for
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“Bag Lady” Life’s ups and downs come to all walks of life. When life gives you lemons‚ make lemonade. Baggage in life comes in all forms. Time heals all things‚ but people have to let go of the baggage in their lives that keeps them from moving on. They hold the keys to the doors in their lives and no one can turn the key but them. In the song “Bag Lady”‚ Erykah Badu gives a wake up call for women to know what bags to hold on to‚ what bags to let go of‚ and what bag has the ticket for the bus
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As we become more technologically advanced‚ we produce materials that can withstand extreme temperatures‚ are durable and easy to use. Plastic bags‚ synthetics‚ plastic bottles‚ tin cans‚ and computer hardware- these are some of the things that make life easy for us. But what we forget is that these advanced products do not break down naturally. Plastic bags are difficult and costly to recycle and most end up on landfill sites where they take around 300 years to photo degrade. They break down into
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There was a long line in the wintery New York streets of 1858. Many wealthy people were waiting for the Magic Broadway to open. Once the doors opened‚ the people filed into their seats. Rows filled in seconds. The chatter turned into whisper‚ then silence. The velvety red curtains opened‚ and then music started. Lights flashed‚ then a group of people dressed in authentically tailored costumes‚ went out to the center of the stage. An elderly woman leaned over to a young man to clarify something
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Banning Cigarettes Many people smoke cigarettes as an everyday routine. People who don’t smoke‚ have been exposed to second hand smoke and regularly see other people smoke. In malls‚ colleges‚ restaurants‚ and amusement parks are designated areas for smoking. At most jobs it’s alright for workers to take a smoke break‚ but they’re not allowed to make a phone call. Smoking cigarettes have been accustomed to our lives‚ even though cigarettes are dangerous for health and to the people around us
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Why Production of Plastic Bags Should Banned In the 21st century‚ people have become their own killers. From countryside to the cities‚ the use of plastic materials has greatly increased. In the grocery stores‚ tons of products are packaged using plastic materials. About 30 years ago‚ in countries like Uganda‚ there were no plastic bags used for packaging and carrying items. Items in the shops were packed in biodegradable paper bags. In the markets‚ people used local materials like banana leaves
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