Few would choose to live on the streets if there was a better place to go. But it took a court case last year‚ in which 19 street sleepers sued the government for confiscating and disposing of their personal belongings without notice‚ to turn the media and the public’s attention to the plight of Hong Kong’s most destitute. Social workers estimate there are more than 1‚000 Hongkongers who have been reduced to sleeping in cardboard boxes on pavements‚ receiving occasional lunch boxes handed out
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What is the best solution to solve the worldwide plastic bag problem? As time goes by‚ the situation with our planet becomes worse. People are the main cause of the already damaged environment and unfortunately a lot of them do not even realize that they harm their own home. One of the biggest problems that have deteriorated is the plastic bag problem. It is a growing menace to humans and the consequences of it can be very bad. For example‚ plastic bags are made of petroleum‚ and when
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Markus Bajeir was born in Phoenix‚ Arizona he spent his childhood years with his family gradually he turned fifteen. At this age he began to think of what he had in store for his future in life. Not being exactly sure what he wanted to spend his time doing‚ he thought of multiple careers such as law enforcement‚ veterinarian‚ and even a bus driver. All the jobs seemed like a good choice that he would be able to create a future for himself with though he kept his thoughts and doubts to himself. He
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The town people show their strong loyalty on tradition manifest itself in “The Lottery”. The plot of this story is simple but thought-provoking. In a clear and sunny summer morning‚ the people of a village began to gather in a square to attend a traditional activity‚ the lottery. Mr. Summer is the host of the activity‚ Mr. Graves is the postmaster and Old Man Warner as a reminder of it. Everyone has to attend it and has an equal chance to be the “lucky” one and then this one will be stoned to death
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Case study A dabbawala is a person in the Indian city of Mumbai whose job is to carry and deliver freshly made food from home in lunch boxes to office workers. Dabbawalas picks up 175‚000 lunches from homes and delivers them to harried students‚ managers and workers on every working day‚ at their desk‚ 12.30 pm on the dot. Customers can even order through the Internet. After the customer leaves for work‚ his/her lunch is packed into a lunchbox by his family members. A color-coded notation
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(EHS-12-6D92) Social Studies (SS001) Credits: 1.00 Total Points: 50.0 Result: 35.0 (70.0%) Grade: C Question 1. Questions 1–3 refer to the following information. Points: 1.0 Prices for movie tickets have more than tripled. The major studios have reported record profits year after year. •The movie industry has lost a lot of money. More people have tended to rent movies rather than see them in theaters. So ci al S tu di Movies have become much more expensive to
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The Bar Versus the Box There will always be conflict between the individual and society. Society attempts to conform the masses into an ideologically homogenous group which alienates those who do not share the same ideas‚ while the individual struggles to stay true to his values yet still be a member of the community around him. In a utopian world there would be a middle ground where society allows the individual to be himself and where society can conform everyone to allow there to be peace while
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Paper or Plastic? You are at the grocery store checking out and the clerk asks you‚ “paper or plastic?” Which one will you choose? Do you choose paper because you think it is better for the environment‚ or do you choose plastic because its easier to carry? Whatever choice you make is up to you‚ but I hope that after reading this essay you will be more informed about the choice you do make. Paper comes from trees. It starts from logging‚ where trees are marked and cut down. In the logging process
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Evaluate the main problems associated with using plastic bags.Critically assess possible solutions to reduce these problems. The serious pollution caused by plastic bags has become an urgent environmental issue‚ it has attracted more and more concern.Today‚plastic bags are widely used in retail industry‚Kaplan(2010)states that nearly 1 trillion plastic bags are supplied in supermarkets‚ordinary shops and street markets.They are popular with both consumers and retailers mainly owning to their
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Paper and plastic bags are roughly equal in pros and cons. While they are convenient addictions‚ they both gobble up natural resources and cause significant pollution. Get basic design benefits of a paper and plastic bag with our award-winning replacements - the ACME Bags Workhorse (the plastic bag replacement) and the EarthTote (the paper bag replacement). Same brilliant basic design as their wasteful relatives‚ but designed to be used thousands of times. ISSUE 1: ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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