Michael Williams English 101-105 3/8/14 The Great Pacific Garbage Patch The Ocean seems to be used as a dump for everyone to throw their trash away in. Seems to be like all the pollution in the ocean comes from human waste than anything else. The ocean pollution is now a big problem facing us in everyday life. For years we have been trying to stop the dumping of trash‚ chemicals‚ and toxic waste into our oceans‚ but the people who
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In a letter dated March 31‚ 1776‚ Abigail Adams requests his husband John Adams not to forget about the women’s rights in the Continental Congress and in the fight for American’s Independence from Great Britain. This piece of text belongs to a series of letters Abigail Adams and John Adams wrote to each other while they were separated between 1762 and 1801. This correspondence of over 1000 letters remains in the Massachusetts Historical Society. Those letters‚ “Remember the Ladies” letter included
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�PAGE � �PAGE �1� Garbage Patch The Great Pacific Garbage Patch and Our Plastic Ocean Bryan Taylor Environmental Science Dr. Tabone Februrary 1‚ 2009 Walking on any beach these days‚ you’re sure to find at least some form of plastic on the shoreline. Granted‚ there’s a lot of other stuff floating out in the sea‚ but unlike natural materials‚ plastic doesn’t degrade normally. Plastic bottles‚ containers‚ foam pieces made from polyurethane‚ and fishing lines are showing up in whole or pieces
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The Not-So-Great Garbage Patch The waste of mankind can literally be found throughout all parts of our planet. Contrary to what people would like to believe‚ not all garbage magically makes its way into some convenient dump. In fact‚ it is estimated that mankind dumps about 14 billion pounds of plastic into our oceans each year ("Marine Debris"). Everywhere leads to the ocean; whether pollutants travel by river‚ sewer‚ or runoff makes no difference. In recent years‚ the amount of debris making its
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Plastic Paradise The great Pacific garbage patch. Not many people have heard of such a thing but this "thing" is real. The pacific garbage patch is said to be an island the size of Texas purely of garbage‚ but the majority of it being plastic. Plastic Paradise effectively shows the dangers of plastic and how it can harm the planet and the wild life it supports. Watching this film shows what we are slowly doing to this planet. It gives examples and states that ever since plastic was invented
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Abigail Adams was a important figure during the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. She helped start ideas about the equality among women. She was born November 11th 1744 in a time when women had poor educations. As she grew older‚ she became interested in more than just the basic “roles” of women. Abigail Adams made many contributions to the United States. Abigail Adams grew up like mot girls in her time. Abigail Adams‚ born Abigail Smith was born on November 11th‚ 1744 in Weymouth‚ Massachusetts
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Samuel Adams: From the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol Among those who signed the Declaration of Independence‚ and were conspicuous in the revolution‚ there existed‚ of course‚ a great diversity of intellectual endowments; nor did all render to their country‚ in those perilous days‚ the same important services. Like the luminaries of heavens each contributed his portion of influence; but‚ like them‚ they differed‚ as star differeth from star in glory. But in the constellation
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Ansel Adams‚ Half Dome and Clouds (Upside-down Photograph)‚ Yosemite National Park‚ 1916 As a fundamental environmentalist Ansel Adams played an extremely important role in the development of nature and landscape photography. Through his first photograph‚ done at the age of fourteen with a Kodak Box Brownie given to him by his parents‚ Half Dome and Clouds (Upside-down Photograph) 1916‚ Adams noted that there was a lacked crispness‚ as well as lack of
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President John Adams Our beloved President‚ John Adams‚ passed away on July 4‚ 1826 due to a debility brought on by heart failure caused by arteriosclerosis. Mr. Adams was born in Braintree‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ in October 30‚ 1735. Son of John Adams‚ Sr. and Boylston Susanna Adams‚ John was the oldest of their 3 children‚ and when he was 16 (1751)‚ he went to Harvard University. Mr. Adams married Abigail Adams‚ who passed away in 1818. The marriage produced 5 children: Abigail Adams Smith‚ John
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eyeliner‚ goth clothes and the best performances‚ but American Idol glam-rocker Adam Lambert’s is among most famous among Chinese fans as Glambert.” (Vikzon_XL) The reporter from Singapore Showbiz concludes that. Maybe his destiny is being a freak of nature just like the tattoo on his hand‚ LUSUS NATURAE‚ meaning the people not from the same clan. Along the way he has made headlines for his music and his sexuality. Adam has been showing off his talent since he was 10 years old. In high school‚ he
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