various steps have been taken to reduce vehicular emissions and its effect is evident on ambient air quality. The worst thing about vehicular pollution is that it cannot be avoided as the vehicular emissions are emitted at the near-ground level where we breathe. These emissions not only pollute the environment‚ but also pose variety of health risks for people. Pollution is the main reason behind skin cancers‚ asthma‚ bronchitis‚ and other respiratory disorders. Even newborn children can get affected
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The Shallows: What the Internet is doing to our brains Nicholas Carr Over the last two decades the Internet has developed into instant source of information. Libraries and museums are slowing becoming useless for research and development‚ because of how easy and simplistic it is to discover information with just a couple mouse clicks away. Now in modern libraries people do not just go there for books‚ but they are there for the wifi hotspots as well. Tapping of the keys is the most predominant
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The EPA: Can It‚ Will It Save Our Environment? Pollution of our environment is an issue that concerns each and every one of us. "The threat of environmental degradation now looms greater than the threat of nuclear war." Patrick Henry said‚ "I know no way of judging the future but by the past." In the past man has trampled on the environment. "The word ’ecology’ means ’a study of home.’" It means discovering what damage man has done‚ then finding ways to fix it.The Environmental Protection
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Good Enough is Not Good Enough The American secondary school system is not good enough anymore. A lack of focus has turned out students with neither the skill nor the ambition to compete in the current job market. Leaders and educators need to examine the problems in the current system and correct them before it’s too late. By looking at vocational and alternative schools‚ which currently turn out graduates ready to compete‚ they can remodel the current curriculum in order to meet the global
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Wildlife includes wild animals and plants collectively. As a human being‚ we need to live in amity with other living things on the Earth. It is glorious that Malaysia is a habitat of much wildlife such as tigers‚ elephants‚ lions‚ leopards and many more. We have to appreciate that our country has such balance ecosystem. It is reported that some wild animals encounter extinction. Those animals mentioned are white tigers. Humans should be blamed causing this problem occurs. Cutting down the
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What the Internet is doing to our brains: Is Google Making Us Stupid? Date Submitted: Tuesday September 14th‚ 2010 Prepared for: Ms. Mark Prepared by: Sachin Sahota Not many people ask the question “What is Google?” Google itself has changed millions on millions of people’s lives on how they think and interact with other citizens in their daily activities. Gone are the days of going to a public library to research a topic for an essay but now come the days where users are not sure to trust
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Can we save the Polar bears? Imagine that you are a child waking up on crisp cool morning in a small village on the outskirts of Alaska. You stretch‚ throw on some clothes and go running outside. It’s summer‚ the days are long‚ and you have a lot planned. You are what is considered a local‚ you were born in Alaska‚ so were your parents and their parents. One of your favorite things to do is hunt Polar bears. You are used to the cold temperatures‚ the ice and the snow. Then one day in your early
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The need for carbon footprint reduction is not merely a necessity but also the most vital strategy for the planet’s survival.(2) Increase in its usage or emissions will result to climate change that will then affect individuals‚ industry‚ and environment.(1) Carbon footprint is known to be the sum of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide emitted by activities caused by any living and non – living thing. (2) The bigger the emission‚ the larger is the effect on global warming. (3) In America alone
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|How can we save energy? | |Saving energy means decreasing the amount of energy used while achieving a similar outcome of end use. Using | |less energy has lots of benefits – you can save money and help the environment. Generating energy requires | |precious natural resources‚ for instance coal‚ oil or gas. Therefore‚ using less energy helps us to preserve | |these resources and make them last longer
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Intro Name:Taylor Russell In the article‚Are our school lunches healthy enough?‚ by McClatchy- Tribune News Services‚ adapted by Newsela staff‚ Michelle Obama helps with healthy lunches. Michelle Obama’s program for healthy school lunches is helping with lots of school troubles. This healthy menu program is adding healthy fruits and veggies.They’re making a new diet for the schools. School lunches are healthy enough because they help foster and low-income children to have meals‚it’s helping stop
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