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The Fallacies of Plastic Bottle Recycling
Throughout the course of human history, raw minerals and ores have been of high interest to man due to their versatility and monetary value. A polymer comprised of many ores is known as plastic which has been revolutionized and incorporated into nearly every aspect of human living today. Plastic water bottles have become one of the most widely used forms of plastic around the world due to the ever increasing population as well as desire to consume water. With billions of empty water bottles originally intended to be recycled lying among the earth, it seems more plastic is being wasted as opposed to recycled. Although many individuals do in fact believe recycling is one of the most useful and cleanest of processes to keep the earth clean, most of the plastics which should be recycled end up in landfills. Recycling is not as effective and clean as many think it is to be but is negatively impacting the earth causing more harm than good.
If you were to ask anyone on the subject of recycling, they would reply with good intentions and feelings mainly because they are ignorant to the fact on the truth of recycling. Recycling simply put is known as the process of taking a material which has been previously used and using it again for the same or a different purpose. This process has first been recorded as ordinary practice during the time of Plato in 400B.C. where broken tools, ash, and pottery were found stockpiled for use during times where new material was not available. (3 Wiki) As the years progressed, knowledge of new compounds as well as innovative techniques has brought recycling to an entirely new level giving the ability to reuse a greater variety of ores and products. This new found knowledge has in fact had its days with keeping the earth cleaner than usual but too much of a good thing can be bad. Recycling was first used mainly to salvage products which would have been intended for the trash and this process worked very well until big business corporations dipped their hands a little ...
CHARLES DARWIN AND THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION It is commonly thought today that the theory of evolution originated from Darwin in the nineteenth century. However, the idea that species mutated over time has been around for a long time in one form or another. Therefore, by Darwin's time the idea that species change from one type into another was sur...
?Masters of Desire: The Culture of American Advertising? by: John Solomon ?Always Real: Coke chillin? in the Hood? By: Scott Charles How would these two guys analyze an advertisement? Evidently, these two guys know how to sell something. When I see an advertisement, I see them like Solomon and Charles did. They are lik...
Instructional - How To Pick Up How To Pick Up In A Club Audience: Males between the age of 14 ' 25, who enjoy dancing, drinking, and having fun. Purpose: To advantage those who, unlike me, have troubles with confidence, looks, and overall charm. Having trouble picking up at clubs? Are you sick and tired of being the odd one out when you...
Equality In the Choice of Marriage Millions of couples are brought together each year speaking the all too familiar words "In sickness and in heath, till death do us part." These vows are a public declaration of a sacred bond the couple hopes to uphold. After the vows are spoken the couple is now one in society. Sharing the same last name...
ike NEW' ' Automobiles are Americans 2nd biggest investment after real estate and how to keep your car running at top conditions becomes a very important knowledge everyone should know about. ' The major components of a car consist of engine, transmission, brakes, suspension, and tires. ' Today I am going to teach you the audience how to change you...
Mathematics is of key importance to most aspects of modern life. Due to the great diversity and nature of mathematics it is a subject that is hard to define. Over the years great mathematicians have given there own definitions of mathematics. In general we can define it as " a group of related sciences, including algebra, geometry, and calculus...
Most people say being stupid will lead no where. They claim that it is the worst possible condition in which to spend one's life, and if possible, it should be completely avoided. They would even suggest if the symptoms of stupidity are caught in the early stages, it could easily be treated by a surgeon. The most effective metho...
A rapist should be sentenced to life in prison because; the victim is put through so much pain and torture that effects their feelings, emotions, and actions for the rest of their life. The sex offender should have to go through the same pain as he inflicted on the victim. 46% of rapists who were released from prison were re-arrested within 3 years...
are a very common disorder in the United States these days. The definition for phobia is "an abnormal or morbid fear or aversion" ("Oxford" 655). To be considered a phobia, a fear must cause great distress or interfere with a person?s life in a major way. The word phobia is Greek, therefore, any word that proceeds it should be Greek...
P1) If God were to exist then that being would be all powerful all knowing, and all good (all PKG) P2) If an all PKG being existed then there would be no evil. P3) There is evil C) Hence there is no God. P1) P --- q P2) q --- r P3) ~r --------------------------------------------------------- derived Conclusion ~q Conclusion...
The movie "Goodfellas" is a dramatization of life in the New York Mafia. It is based on the accounts of real life ex-gangster turned state evidence. He tells his story from when he was hired by a wiseguy as a teenager in the fifties to the time he is put in the witness protection program in the seventies. The movie portrays the spirit of the...
Past The Bicycle began as a wooden push horse to a mode of transportation, as well as a sport. The future is bright for the bicycle, with its increasing popularity as well as the advancements in technology. The bicycles history dates back to the 1490's. During this time Leonardo da Vinci, a famous artist, as an well as inventor created...
THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON POLICE OFFICERS There has been a lot of research on the negative effects of stress on people in general. I am sure you know that police work is one of the top rated professions for job stress next to air traffic controllers and dentists. A good way to start this presentation, I think, is to give a good working...
Started in the 1970's, America's Gifted & Talented programs are used to enhance the curriculum of students included in either category in order to challenge and strengthen their unique abilities. These students are usually provided a separate class with specialized lessons in all areas and a teacher with a special degree in gifted education. I...
