neighbourhood in which we live in used to be a pleasant place. It is no longer so. This is due to the rubbish being dumped along the roadside just a stone’s throw away from our houses. This rubbish is dumped by the local council few months ago. Despite the stench that comes from the rubbish‚ it gets worse when there are clogged and smelly drains. This is because on rainy days‚ the rain hastens the rubbish into nearby drains. 3. Besides‚ the playground situated at the heart of our neighbourhood is
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six days a week from 6am to midnight as a rubbish collector and running extra errands for his wealthy neighbours as well as sorting and selling recycled rubbish. Imam lives in a shanty village with his wife‚ son and parents and their home is near to the mini landfill where Imam’s rubbish that he collects is transferred to a bigger landfill but it rarely does. Imam’s wages cover rent and small amount of food. Other luxuries are what Imam finds in the rubbish such as used shelves‚ mattresses and chairs
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him that was not true brotherhood. “We are the true Afghans‚ the pure Afghans‚ not this Flat-Nose here. His people pollute our homeland‚ out watan”. The Hazara’s were not subjected to have education; they were looked down upon and thought of as worthless human beings. They could not read‚ or write and it didn’t
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opportunities to spend their disposable income Waste This section discusses the rise in waste due to lifestyle changes and also due to differing attitudes to consumption. Also discusses the Thompson theory which helps to understand the value of rubbish beyond cash value. It also looks at the effects of zero value waste. Conclusion The conclusion shows that changes in consumption and higher turnover of products means there is more waste. However it also argues that the value of waste needs to be
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that is maintainable for the foreseeable future and will not be hurtful to the environment or the population. Waste is a problem at the moment because the amount of waste we use is increasing and therefore so is toxicity along with the time that the rubbish is toxic for. We are also running out of landfill sites. Therefore‚ another method of waste management must be found that will solve these problems. The most harmful way of dealing with waste is through sending it to landfill. This proves to take
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department Tutor: Location: HZ University of Applied Sciences‚ Vlissingen/Netherlands Date: 9.01.2014 Course: Information Literacy Student: Student number: Plastic Recycling What should we do with our plastic rubbish? Content 1. Introduction The task for the students was to write about a topic that interested them‚ and to apply the learned knowledge and skills in connection with the course information literacy. First step was
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and the corridors were kept clean except that rubbish bins were insufficient. Finally USM students at Desasiswa Fajar Harapan were satisfied with the security system there as there was regular fire drill and have sufficient CCTV coverage. However‚ there is still room for improvements to the hostel facilities and conditions. By changing the table lamps regularly‚ ensuring that the flush system in toilet is working properly‚ providing more irons‚ rubbish bins‚ servicing washing machines regularly and
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Lives ‚ Milton Keynes ‚ The Open University . Bauman ‚ Z. (1988) Freedom ‚ Milton Keynes ‚ Open University Press . Brown ‚ V. (2009) ‘rubbish society : affluence ‚ waste and values ‘ in Taylor‚ S. ‚Hinchliffe ‚ S . ‚Clarke ‚ J . and Bromley ‚ S. (eds) Making Social Lives ‚ Milton Keynes ‚ The Open University . Global Footprint Network (2008a) Brown ‚ V. (2009) ‘ rubbish society : affluence ‚ waste and values ‘ in Taylor‚ S. ‚Hinchliffe ‚ S . ‚Clarke ‚ J . and Bromley ‚ S. (eds) Making Social Lives
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How to be a Successful Sportsman Our government has always emphasized on the importance of sports. Our sportsmen have gone for overseas competitions. Sad to say‚ however‚ our athletes did not bring back any medals in the recently concluded World Olympics. To be a good sportsman‚ one must have balanced meals. It means that he should have a balanced diet of protein‚ carbohydrate and vitamins. He should not eat too much meat‚ neither should he eat too much fatty foods. Second‚ he
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-3.1 Identify the characteristics of different types of child abuse. There are four categories of abuse: - Physical‚ Neglect‚ Emotional and sexual. Physical Abuse Physical abuse is the intentional deliberate use of physical force or violence to hurt or injure a child. It may include slapping‚ punching‚ pulling hair‚ hitting‚ beating with objects‚ burning with cigarettes/cooker rings‚ scalding‚ shaking‚ biting‚ squeezing‚ cutting‚ throwing‚ poisoning‚ attempting to suffocate/drown or giving inappropriate
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