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    Is plastic surgery safe or necessary? What the girls want to do for their 16th birthday nowadays? About 15 years ago they asked for a new dress‚ shoes; now they want breast enlargements. The problem of plastic surgeries being performed on minors is really controversial. Should adolescents be able to get what they want before they reach maturity or not? Young teen’s these days are influenced by the pressure of media and their parent’s actions‚ not thinking about their health‚ and becoming too

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    Teen Plastic Surgery & Self Esteem AP US History/ AP Psychology March 3‚ 2014 Plastic Surgery began around 4‚000 years ago. In the late 19th century‚ the American medical community grasped reconstruction surgery and the history began. The first major plastic surgeon was Dr. John Peter Mettauer‚ who performed the first cleft palate operation in the North American history of plastic surgery in 1827 with instruments that he used himself. Now in 2010‚ 219‚000 cosmetic plastic surgeries

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    RECYCLED PLASTIC AS BUILDING MATERIAL DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING VASAVI COLLEGEOF ENGINEERING 1.INTRODUCTION. * A material that contains one or more organic polymers of large molecular weight‚ solid in its finished state and at some state while manufacturing or processing into finished articles‚ can be shaped by its flow

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    Positive and negative aspects of plastic surgery Plastic surgery is becoming more popular than ever. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery‚ more than 11.7 million procedures were performed in 2007‚ an increase of more than 400 percent since statistics were first gathered 10 years earlier. While the benefits of cosmetic surgery are widely accepted‚ patients should consider the positive and negative aspects of plastic surgery before undergoing any treatments. Risks While

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    Sustainability Issues with Plastic Bags A plastic bag is used for 5minutes on average but requires more than a thousand years for it to decompose (Sharma‚2008). After decomposition‚ the tiny particles continue to contaminate our water sources and threaten wildlife (West‚ n.d.). Yet‚ the global usage of plastic bags hits an unprecedented annual rate of 1 trillion (Facts‚n.d.)‚ with Singapore contributing 3 billion in 2011(Tay‚2012). Hence‚ it is vital that we pay more attention to our environment

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    Pollution The Problem Of Polythene Pollution Polythene pollution is everywhere‚ and the problem is getting worse. For most of us‚ the problem is seen as one of visual pollution‚ where plastic bags litter streets‚ roadways‚ and in some cases scenic areas across the country. No one will argue that polythene is useful. The plastic bags we use to carry home food or products are for the most part very light and very strong. Using these bags is not really the problem. The problem‚ leading to polythene pollution

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    BIODEGRADABLE SM PLASTIC BAG IN DIFFERENT SUBSTRATE ABSTRACT The purpose of this Investigatory project is to determine the effect of different substrates on the biodegradability of SM plastic bags. The materials needed are: 6‚ 1-litre glass jars; 6‚ 7”x9” aluminums trays; 12 pcs. 3”x4” SM plastic bags; 500g loam soil; 500g compost soil; 500mL seawater; 500mL tap water; Analytical balance; Graduated cylinder; and Weighing scale. The procedure involved cutting the SM plastics bags into 3”x4”

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    Plastic Bags Should Be Banned Thesis: Today when we go shopping‚ we will see a lot of people carrying their shopping bags made of plastic. Plastic bags are really convenient for all of us to carry things we have bought. In contrast‚ there are many disadvantages of using plastic bags. If you know that plastic bags have negative impacts for our environment‚ I am sure that reducing the use of plastic bags will be happened soon. Con: they are really convenient for all of us to carry

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    Science Opinions Should plastic bags be banned from grocery stores? YES 51%of members Voice Your Opinion * My New Year’s Resolution is to say no to plastic bags!   Plastic bags should be banned from grocery stores. I often go to the store and buy 1 or 2 items and I am given so many bags. I feel that we have become an extremely wasteful society. If we could just say no to plastic bags we would be slowing down the waste in landfills. It takes a little more effort to remember to carry

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    the term‚ “paper or plastic” came from? In 1977‚ Gordon Dancy revolutionized the consumer experience by inventing the plastic bag to replace the paper bag (Turner & Sutton‚ 2012). His intention was to save the trees that would need to be cut down to create paper bags; however in his quest for environmental preservation‚ he inadvertently created a worse evil. Plastic bags are everywhere; it is almost impossible to make a purchase today without receiving our items in a plastic bag‚ but how many of

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