A plastic shopping bag‚ the most known used product discovered by man. Data released by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shows that somewhere between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year (National Geographic News‚ 2006). As the number of usage increases‚ the rate of plastic pollution grows eventually to be an immeasurable environmental obstacle that is difficult to control. This essay will unfold the case of plastic bags to identify the outcomes
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Plastics are synthetic substances produced by chemical reactions. Almost all plastics are made from petroleum‚ except a few experimental resins derived from corn and other organic substances. "Plastics" derived their name from their properties to be molded‚ cast‚ extruded or processed into a variety of forms‚ including solid objects‚ films and filaments. These properties arise from their molecular structure. Plastics are polymers‚ very long chain molecules that consist of subunits (monomers) linked
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SAY NO TO PLASTICS!! As quoted by Lord Byron‚ “There is a pleasure in the pathless woods‚ There is a rapture on the lonely shore‚ There is society‚ where none intrudes‚ By the deep sea‚ and music in its roar: I love not man the less‚ but Nature more.” The earth is the only known world to harbour life. There is nowhere else‚ at least in the near future‚ to which our species could migrate. For 200 years we have been conquering nature‚ now we are beating it to death. One of the
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Blanket ban on plastic carry bags unlikely January 22‚ 2011 9:58:21 PM M Madhusudan | New Delhi Despite a popular demand for it‚ and Delhi‚ Jammu & Kashmir‚ West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh having already set a precedent‚ India will not have a blanket ban on plastic carry bags. The Environment Ministry has instead proposed putting in place a stricter regulatory regime for plastic manufacturers. If the manufacture of ‘biodegradable’ plastic carry bags is planned to be made mandatory‚
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‘‘Plastic Surgeries’’ By Thanasis Farsaris Nowadays‚ it is a well know fact that the technology is developing rapidly and gives us many opportunities for a better life. More generally now‚ the medical science is advancing and gave us more benefits for our health and even our body such as the plastic surgery. As a matter of fact many people resort to plastic surgery in an attempt to remain young looking and this has increased the number of this kind of operations. In my opinion this kind of operations
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Plastic is Better In Recent times outside beauty and staying forever young are the newest trend among today ’s society. Women are the highest percentage of this trend because women have been conditioned at young age to believe outer beauty is unsurpassed. Plastic or cosmetic surgery in the past has been kept hushed‚ never knowing did she have her nose worked on? Today plastic surgery is being embraced by the millions and highly looked upon. Recently a friend of mine had a breast augmentation. Her
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People are often mislead by word judgement. Judgement is the process of forming an opinion or evaluation by discerning and comparing. Many people in the world today judge for no apparent reason. They judge because they do not know what to say about a person. Judgement can be passed when one criticizes people based on their clothes‚car ‚ and even their sexuality. Judgment on sexuality is the worst type of judgement the saying “ Do not judge a book by it’s cover” can be definitely applied to sexuality
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Plastic surgery is now a very popular surgery especially in South Korea now‚ many people that has done plastic surgery feels that without beauty‚ they will not be successful in many things however it is not true. To be successful we need to have a strong character and the willing to work attitude‚ and even if you’re pretty‚ that does not means that you can successfully stay in a job for long. The cost of plastic surgery is not very expensive nowadays and many people can afford it. However did
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Plastic Surgery Medical science has come a long way over the last few decades and one only needs to look at the state of plastic surgery to be convinced. Plastic surgery is not limited to correcting minor scars anymore but instead now it is also possible to change literally any aspect of physical appearance. The original intention of plastic surgery might have been to help victims of accidents or medical conditions that affect physical attributes‚ most of the procedures are now performed for
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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 reusable bags in the car but it is worth saving our environment. I am proud to say that my young daughters have said no to the plastic bag when they
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