Plastikos “Despite the popular misconception‚ the word ‘plastic’ in ‘plastic surgery’ does not mean ‘artificial‚’ but is derived from the ancient Greek word ‘plastikos‚’ which means to mold or give form” (Schnur and Hait). What was once used to help reconstruct the faces and bodies of wounded soldiers is now used to aesthetically create new faces and bodies around the world. The motive for surgery is changing. Statistics show that plastic surgery is becoming increasingly more popular among men‚
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Chapter: 1 Introduction: Plastic money is the alternative of cash or the standard ’money’. Plastic money is used to refer to the credit cards‚ debit cards that we use to make purchases in our everyday life. Plastic money is much more convenient to carry around as you do not have to carry a huge some of money with you. It is also much safer to carry it along or to travel with it as if it is stolen one can consult the bank whose service you are using and get it blocked hence saving your money
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Period 3A The Scourge of Plastic Plastic is used in so many of our worldly possessions. This resource is in our bottles‚ our televisions‚ even in our clothing‚ and makes up much of the things we use every day. “So what?” you may ask‚ “it’s just some material that we use a lot in our lives‚ why is that important?” The fact of the matter is that a lot of the plastic in many of the things we own are unsafe‚ toxic‚ and not fit for commercial use. Every company that makes plastic has their own closely-guarded
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The Ocean Floor No one has ever walked the sea floor and few have even seen it. This is because of the extreme conditions found there. It is dark‚ and the temperature is close to freezing. A person standing on the sea floor would be under tremendous pressure from the overlaying water. The pressure is hundreds of times greater than the atmospheric pressure. Such a force would crush the human body. Using research submersibles which are specially designed to with stand the pressure of the water‚ scientists
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Plastic can be defined as: any group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft‚ which will later harden. Plastic has been around for more than 150 years. In 1839 Charles Goodyear accidently discovered the process of vulcanization‚ the process of making rubber more durable‚ which evolved into the creation of plastics later on. In 1846‚ Swiss chemist Charles Schonbein discovered how to produce the plastic polymer known as celluloid. In 1909‚ chemist Leo Baekeland created
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Date: 02/05/2013 Article: Harvard‚ Blue ocean strategy “Competing in high overcrowded industries is no way to sustain high performance. The real opportunity is to create blue oceans of uncontested market place.” This quote that is on the top of the first page just about sums up the article‚ but I will go further in depth in what the article says. What is the best way to drive profitable growth in an industry? Or company? According to the article it is to enter into the market place that
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you can no longer find any plastic packaging‚ what would your life be? Say‚ when you bought a chunk of fresh meat‚ normally placed in a polythene plate with a layer of food wrap‚ the plastic packaging of which disappeared now‚ what could you do to take it away hygienically? Or when you bought some toilet cleaners‚ how could you bring it home in order not to harm your hands without a plastic bottle provided? Plastic packaging is everywhere that one can never avoid in our daily life. At the very
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An Ugly Trend Plastic surgery is defined as repair‚ restoration‚ or improvement of lost‚ injured or defective body parts. It can also be used as a synonym for “fake” or “superficial.” Although the meaning of plastic surgery fluctuates between different people‚ the origin of the word “plastic” comes from the Greek “plastikos‚” meaning "able to be molded.” Throughout history‚ society values beauty. Individual’s pursuit in self-fulfillment through plastic surgery and restoration is one of the oldest
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WHAT IS PLASTIC MONEY? •Plastic money are the alternative to the cash or the standard ‘Money’. •Plastic money is the generic term for all types of bank cards‚ credit cards‚ debit cards‚ smart cards‚ etc. DEFINITION The :plastic” portion of this term refers to the plastic construction of credit cards‚ as opposed to paper and metal of currency. The money portion is an erroneous reference to credit cards as a form of money‚ which they are not. Although credit cards do facilitate transactions
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Ocean pollution Hannah Waddell Ocean pollution is a growing problem and affects people as well. It is a growing problem that needs to be stopped and controlled immediately. Taking care of our water will be beneficial for our long-term survival. If we put off this problem any longer‚ the prices will only escalade even higher. We need water to survive and the ocean is one of the greatest water suppliers. The actions we take or do not take will affect the future in either a negative or a positive
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