Millions of plastic bags are given out to consumers by supermarkets and stores to carry their goods in. They are also cheap‚ light‚ durable‚ easy to carry and in many cases‚ free. The most commonly used shopping bag is made of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). This type is used in the majority of supermarkets and stores. After these bags are used‚ they often end up in landfills or as litter‚ roughly only three percent of plastic bags is actually recycled per year (Planet Ark‚ 2011). The materials
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else‚ as many other materials do. Hence plastic waste is dangerous to the environment. Plastic carry bags reach the drainage system and this causes clogging especially during the rains. If too much plastic ends up in a lake or a pond‚ it creates a layer that denies oxygen to everything below so that no plant or animal life can survive in that water body. If animals eat plastic bags thrown in rubbish dumps‚ it knots up their intestines and they die painful deaths. If plastic lies on land‚ it
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Plastic bags should be banned because they affect the environment in many ways. There are many reason why they should be banned some of the reasons are because sea animals environment died because of this and it makes are oceans dirty. And I am going to tell you why plastic bags should be banned. Plastic bags disrupt the environment in a serious way. They get into soil and slowly release toxic chemicals. Plastic bags are affecting the environment because animals eat them and often
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Dear Quote Investigator: I attended a graduation ceremony last year and was genuinely impressed by a quotation used in the keynote address: What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. The speaker credited Ralph Waldo Emerson and that sounded plausible to me‚ but when I searched on the internet to find a specific reference I was surprised to discover substantial disagreement. Some websites do attribute the words to Emerson‚ but other websites
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woman were forbid to play their own part in the famous thing we call Greek theatre. Taking the place of these women were testosterone driven men portraying the woman part with their own preconceived idea of how woman really are. This act of men in drag to portray the "Woman"‚ is absurd. In fact‚ who ever thought a male could act out the part of the female any better than a woman herself. In the essay by Sue-Ellen Case called‚ "Classic Drag"‚ she states that Classical plays may be re-directed with
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Class debate 1. Should we outlaw tobacco ads in the US? 2. Yes‚ we should outlaw tobacco ads in the US 3. We should outlaw tobacco ads for a few reasons. Promoting public health is a very important because nearly 1000 people die every day as a result of smoke inhalation. 70% of respiratory or lung cancer are attributed to smoke inhalation. Tobacco adds influence younger age groups by making the drug seem like something that they should partake in. The younger people begin to smoke the
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Voice to the People? ——Freedom of Speech and Press in the Age of Media Empire The word "Empire" has almost gone away from our daily life. We can just recall some pieces of memory about the splendid past in our romantic imagination. The Roman Empire‚ Mongol Empire‚ British Empire and German Empire were all born‚ grew‚ flourished and then disappeared in the long river of history without any trace. However‚ nowadays a new kind of empire is arising quietly. Its "army" is the journalists throughout
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Prof. Raj Chandarlapaty ENG 240 Date: May 12‚ 2014 Assignment 3: Survey of American Literature I Robert Frost Robert Frost was one of the most prominent American poets of the twentieth century. He was born in the United States and moved to England at the age of 38. His first books were published in England. According to a researcher at the Institute of American Culture‚ “Robert Frost can be said as the only of nature poet of eminence in modern American poetry.” (Tien). Frost’s poems
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to solve them. It is remarkable that all literary works deal with various social issues. Authors explore‚ show and develop them in different ways. This helps a reader to understand the concepts of these social issues better. The Paper Bag Princess written by Robert Munsch‚ and Hana’s Suitcase written by Karen Levine are two significant pieces of literature that deal with similar social issues. Their main characters‚ princess
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2005 Deep Throat Sings "What lies behind you and what lies in front of you‚ pales in comparison to what lies inside of you." Ralph Waldo Emerson © 2005 Gary B. Ackerman. All Rights Reserved. The Burrito contains the personal views and food for thought of Gary Ackerman and does not reflect the views of any other person or organization. Get ready for instant body scans at airport security. Really. It is being tested as we speak‚ or read‚ or whatever it is we do. See that man in the photo? That
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