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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WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT PLASTIC POLLUTION Plastic bags and bottles‚ like all forms of plastic‚ create significant environmental and economic burdens. They consume growing amounts of energy and other natural resources‚ degrading the environment in numerous ways. In addition to using up fossil fuels and other resources‚ plastic products create litter‚ hurt marine life‚ and threaten the basis of life on earth. We are producing over 25 million tons of plastics per year in the United States‚ a trivial
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Groucho Marx once said "While money can’t buy happiness‚ it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery.” The American Dream of money is the belief that having a lot of money will satisfy the cravings people have for wealth. People strive to accomplish a life filled with money and success because money promises a life of happiness and greatness. The idea of having a large quantity of money is one that has consumed people and altered the dream of hard work and success. Although this dream brings
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Plastic Surgery A notable proportion of society has become grossly fixated on plastic surgery‚ with people attempting to buy back their youth‚ or to buy a similar face/body to that of their superstar idol. Surgeons are cashing in on people’s insecurities‚ using the knife as a magic wand for superficial happiness. With an increase in the number of deaths attributed to plastic surgery‚ and a massive rise in Botox addiction‚ unnecessarily altering ones appearance on the operating table is a contentious
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Assignment Three Xuan Wang V00823206 November 11‚ 2014 100A-A01/Tutoria T10 The Influence of Social Factors on People Making Plastic Surgery Introduction Commercial plastic surgery is a heated topic in modern society. Newspapers‚ magazines and academic articles have discussed a lot about it. Commercial plastic surgery which‚ with a limited amount of audience at the very beginning‚ used to be a mystery field to the general public‚ has become more and more popular today. It has become normalized as
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minded idea of plastic surgery. Cosmetic procedures become a trend among people who are seeking a way to improve their appearance‚ because everyone wants to be more attractive and pretty. In some countries‚ plastic surgeon is as common as supermarket. For example‚ Korea is number one in the world in term of plastic surgery. One of five Korean admitted that they have done cosmetic procedure. Because of the image centric culture in today’s society‚ more and more people tend to get plastic surgery in
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Plastic Surgery: The Good‚ the Bad‚ and the Ugly More than ever‚ millions of young adolescents are seeking out plastic surgery because the influence of the media. Teenagers are finding more imperfections with their body and are less and less satisfied with their appearance. President Scott Spear‚ MD‚ chief of plastic surgery says‚ "There’s a common belief among the public that a large percentage of young adults and teens are having cosmetic surgery" (Obesity‚ Fitness & Wellness Week). Despite
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Plastic in Our Oceans 46‚000 pieces of plastic per square mile make up 90% of our ocean’s trash accumulation (Nichol‚ 2012‚ Plastics‚ like Diamonds‚ are forever‚ para. 1). Within the areas‚ many animals will either ingest‚ become entangled in‚ or even die due to the high plastic amounts. Nearly 267 species are harmed by plastic (Nichol‚ 2012‚ Fast Facts). With such deadly effects due to yearly accumulation‚ the banning of plastic bags and reduction of usage in a household will improve overall health
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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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PLASTIC SURGERY “Benefits and disadvantages of plastic surgery” INTRODUCTION Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. While famous for aesthetic surgery‚ plastic surgery also includes a variety of fields such as craniofacial surgery‚ hand surgery‚ burn surgery‚ microsurgery‚ and reconstructive surgery. The word plastic derives from the Greek plastikos meaning to mold or to shape. It is use here is not connected with the synthetic
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