Smog pollution in Beijing Smog pollution has been around since the start of industrialization‚ and there are many cities that suffer from its consequences. Among them‚ Beijing is singled out as the hotspot these days. In the past winter‚ an unprecedented amount of smog cloaked Beijing‚ filling the city with noxious air and causing convulsive coughing among the local residents. Not only does smog cause inconvenience in transportation by reducing visibility‚ but also‚ according to a study at
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Illiteracy in Our Society It was one of the days I will never forget in my life time. My father was very sick in Abeokuta; my village‚ where we both live together with my mother. The people in our community have tried their hand on one thing or the other to help him‚ but we are left with the only option of taking him to the hospital in the city. My mother is to go first to the city and inform my uncle about this incident‚ so that my uncle could help take my father to the hospital. Has my
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Ayaka Okura 12121053 Evelyn Naoumi Academic Writing 1 Water Pollution In The Philippines The Philippines is an archipelago‚ which means it is made up of a group of islands and is rich in bodies of water such as the oceans‚ rivers‚ and lakes. However‚ according to the data released by Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA) in 2005‚ 42.89% of the waters in the Philippines are contaminated. These contaminated waters have not only been continuously harming people‚ but also the aquatic
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Problem statement “The colonial cities in the ‘New World’‚ that is‚ the Americas‚ were founded and laid out according to specific rules and intentions. What were they? Did similar rules result in similar appearances or features in the cities of the different European colonisers? If not‚ why not? Use a specific city as suitable illustration of your argument.” Essay Plan 1. Introduction/argument (150) 2. Spain colonies rules (politics and religion) (200) 3. English colonies
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Name: Date: Save Smog City 2 from Particle Pollution Student Worksheet 1. Access the Smog City 2 web site at www.smogcity2.org. 2. Select “Save Smog City 2 from Particle Pollution.” 3. Once Smog City 2 loads to your computer‚ take note of the areas of Smog City‚ including Weather Conditions‚ Emissions Levels and Population. All areas have “clickable” choices. Mouse-over or click on the choices. • NOTE: in the information box at the bottom of the screen‚ there is information about
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Inner City Gang Memberships Inner city gang memberships involving the youth have become a problem across the United States. There are more and more young adults becoming involved in gangs and committing the crimes and violence that come along with the enrollment into the gangs. Parents today worry about their teenagers becoming involved and although they try to keep them out of the gangs they are unsuccessful at it. This paper talks about the gang membership for a young person living in the inner
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Pontificia universidad católica madre y maestra Escuela de arquitectura Redacción académica Prof. marianela belliard Cause/effect essay: Main causes of noise pollution Tesady Ramírez Martínez 2010-5580 11/03/2014 Main causes of noise pollution Many people deal with loud or constant noise on a daily basis. Sources of noise are many‚ but it is always higher in urban and industrial areas than the rural one. We can se this in the industries that expose their workers to high noise for
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1 Why cities are the best cure for our planet’s growing painsBy Robert Kunzig Photograph by Chia Ming Chien At the time of Jack the Ripper‚ a hard time for London‚ there lived in that city a mild-mannered stenographer named Ebenezer Howard. He’s worth mentioning because he had a large and lingering impact on how we think about cities. Howard was bald‚ with a bushy‚ mouth-cloaking mustache‚ wire-rim spectacles‚ and the distracted air of a seeker. His job transcribing speeches did not fulfill him
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Paper 1 Discovery Draft September 10‚ 2008 Paper 1 John Edgar Wideman’s “Our Time” is a fascinating story of his younger brother Robby and the troubles and difficulties he had growing up in the neighborhood of Homewood. Wideman puts a different aspect on this story when writing; he tells us the story from three different points of views. He does this to give us a better understanding of the characters in “Our Time.” This story is not just about his brother Robby‚ and the troubles he goes through
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Environmental Pollution 1.1 INTRODUCTION Amongst the developing countries‚ India is the foremost nation to take note of degradation of environment. In 1972‚ in the world environmental conference held at Stockholm‚ our government declared that it is their responsibility to control pollution in India. Even during recent global conference held at Kyoto in Japan‚ India accepted the responsibility of reducing global warming and depletion of ozone layer by banning the use
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