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Introduction “There is no such thing as ‘away’. When we throw anything away it must go somewhere.” says environmentalist Annie Leonard. What happens to waste when one throws it out? Some of the natural trash biodegrades, the other is not that simple. Unnatural materials, such as plastic, take years to biodegrade, and by the rate…

Plastic is an amazing invention around the world, it is light, cheap, and convenient. Nowadays, it can be used in most areas in our daily life. However, sometimes it is not good for us. How many plastic products we use every year, how much we produce, how much we waste and how dangerous these will…

Marine Debris Marine debris, specifically in the plastic form, has been found in every ocean basin and have a wide range of impacts on the marine world. One of the most critical issues is ingestion of plastic debris, specifically microplastics. Mesopelagic species migrate to the surface waters to feast on their main prey species, Zooplankton,…

In the past few years, we, the people, have been talking more and more about the environmental issues we are facing, as well as climate change. Some have taken action to combat these issues, such as reducing the amount of energy and polluting products they use, reusing certain products to lessen waste, and recycling materials…

Our extent use of plastic is rapidly rising to become one earth’s biggest concerns. Because plastic has always been so cheap and convenient, we have come to a point where this magical piece of technology has invaded our world with more plastic than we can imagine. As we continue to grow as a population, so…

Advertisement is used everywhere today. We see it in magazines, on TV, newspapers, billboards, schools, and social media. Companies use ads to build people’s interest in buying a certain product. When creating advertisements companies use strategies such as fonts, actions, color, and stereotypes, culture views to appeal to the audience’s eye in hopes of drawing…

“Giving up smoking is the simplest thing in existence. I know because I have done it on numerous occasions,” Mark Twain famously stated. This quote resonates with David Sedaris as he authorizes an article entitled “Letting Go,” expressing his aversion to cigarettes during his youth and his subsequent addiction to them in later life. Sedaris,…

It’s Christmas day and you receive a gift from a good friend. It’s wrapped in beautiful gold wrapping paper, with a red bow on top. It has a tag with your name on it and says thank you for being such a great friend. You are excited and anxious, and you rip it open. It’s…

The news is blowing up over the different wildfires that are burning out in California. However, most people do not realize that the wildfires in California are affecting people all across the nation. The smoke that is coming from the fires is traveling across the nation and causing many people to get sick. How can…

There are nine out ten of all longer cancers deaths. Smoking is caused that more women pass over from lung cancers than breast cancer. Smoking additionally causes 8 out of 10 deaths from COPD; it increases hazard for ending lives in men and women (Fiorini, Musskopf, Oppermann, & Susin, 2014). It is a primary preventable…