One and a half acres of the rain forest-“the Lung of the Earth”‚ are lost every second. In fact‚ they now cover only a mere 6% of the earth’s land surface compared with 14% when humankind first settled. Experts estimate that the last remaining rain forests could be consumed in less than 40 years. Obviously‚ deforestation has been becoming an alarming phenomenon for the whole world. Writing about this issue‚ Laura Lopen‚ John Maier and Dick Thompson express some quite strong opinions. In “Playing
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The answer to this question is a prophet. A prophet was a person who God chose to spread his messages and warnings to the people. This may seem like an old term ‚but there have actually been many modern day prophets who lived in our times! An amazing example of a modern day prophet is Dorothy Day‚ who was a journalist‚ author‚ Catholic convert and a social activist‚ whose goal was to promote non-violence (also known as pacifism)‚ and help society become united as a community. Dorothy has acted much
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indentify personal VABEs within my own experiences and in everyday life. The first situation that occurred where I was able to identify my personal VABEs took place a couple of weekends ago. I was at a bar with a large group of my friends celebrating our mutual friend’s 21st birthday. We were obviously drinking alcoholic beverages and a friend of mine decided he was going to attempt to drive home. My personal values of not breaking the law or even putting other’s lives in danger‚ my assumptions that
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Narrative/Personal Experience The Day Off It was a nice‚ hot‚ and sunny day in Studio City. At the time I was living in LA with my girlfriend‚ Ally. It was about 9 in the morning‚ when I awoke to the smell of bacon and eggs. She and I rarely were able to coordinate the same days off of work; it just happened that we were both off that day. Happily waking up that morning‚ I got strait in the shower not realizing I was still half asleep and forgot a towel. Not wanting to disrupt my girlfriend’s focus
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continues to destroy our environment‚ what happens when we get to the point of not having one? How are future generations supposed to breathe without air and trees? A Native American proverb says‚ "Man did not inherit the earth. He merely borrowed it from his grandchildren". This says to me that we need to save our earth so that our grandchildren have a chance to swim‚ climb trees‚ and enjoy the wonderful gift that we have "borrowed". One way that we can do this is to conserve our natural resources
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Ms.Ricciardi March 21‚ 2013 ASL‚ Period 7 Deaf For A Day Living from day to day as a Deaf person‚ you may encounter many unpleasant situations. Little kids staring‚ adults staring‚ employees giving you an attitude for them not understanding‚ and some people who are just plain ignorant to Deaf people because they’re different. Last Saturday I used ear plugs that gave me a mild hearing loss for a day while going through my normal activities; even with a mild hearing loss I still
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Thanksgiving two-thousand and fifteen started out normal‚ my sister and I arrived around one to start to help my grandparents prepare for the mighty feast we were going to have. My grandmother works her ass off every day for a week straight in order to make sure this day is spectacular. After a while of being at her house around four thirty my brother and father showed up making the house filled with laughter and joy. The laughter bounced from room to room‚ off wall to wall and created the sweetest
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The Earth is our Home The Earth is our home‚ but much of it is dirty and dying. By the year 2030‚ they say‚ 25 % of all animals‚ birds‚ fish and insects may be extinct. Every year man cuts down more trees to provide paper‚ wood‚ medicines‚ mineral fuel. But it’s not only trees which are disappearing. Every rain-forest also contains millions of animals‚ insects and flowers. These are destroyed‚ too. Is there any solution? Governments in rain-forest countries need to plan and work together
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Preserving Our Earth America’s endangered areas are deplinishing daily. Natural disasters are a major factor in their disappearance‚ but the most prominent factor is mankind. Even though procedures are conducted daily to preserve our home‚ these areas slowly crumble within our grasps. Protection of these areas is essential‚ as our whole race depends upon resources derived from these lands. From the lush greenery to the sparkling blue waters‚ all is majestic in its fullest. This is why I believe
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A Bad Day Everyone has gone through bad times in their life. It is the moment when you wish the earth would open up and swallow you. The embarrassment and discomfort felt during that time which may only last a few seconds feels like the time has stood still. I woke up at 6.00 am‚ when I was rudely awakened by my screaming alarm clock. I pounded on it until I found the ‘snooze’ button. My eyelids felt heavy and dropped down. Tiredness got the best of me. I rolled back over to catch a few more
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