The speech that will be critiqued is called‚ “A Drop in a Plastic Ocean: How One Person Can Make a Difference.” The speaker is Emily De Sousa‚ an environmental activist. It was obvious from the beginning as to why she decided to speak in front of the audience‚ to persuade them. More specifically‚ it was a speech to actuate. De Sousa wanted people to agree with her that plastic pollution is a problem in the world’s oceans and get them to take action to better protect marine life’s environment. She
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Literally. Floating in the midst of the Pacific Ocean is a double-vortex of garbage that stretches from the west coast of the United States to the Islands of Japan. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is composed six thousand three hundred and twenty-one miles of trash. The majority of this artificial waste continent is discarded fishing nets‚ plastic water bottles and caps‚ and plastic bags. Obviously‚ garbage in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean may not seem like a serious problem for many people
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25 easy PivotTable reports - Excel - Office.com http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/25-easy-pivottable-report... 25 easy PivotTable reports APPLIES TO Hide All Microsoft Excel 2002 Having trouble visualizing how to use a PivotTable© report to analyze your data? This article shows how to start with a basic data source and create PivotTable reports that answer common questions about your data. While you can use these techniques for just about any type of source data‚ the following
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planet. However‚ eventually the planet started cooling down; huge amounts of steam rose causing clouds. Then the clouds rained. One thousand years of continuous raining caused oceans which made earth like it is today. Planet Earth‚ also known as the blue planet‚ has oceans covering three quarters of the Earth’s surface. Oceans have a system to try and keep the water temperatures even‚ whether or not the climate is the same. This is called the ‘Thermohaline Conveyer’. This is when water from the Tropics
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The scientific realm of ocean trash and its impact has been left horrifyingly untouched and is only now being taken up. Consequentially‚ we have been oblivious to the negative affects of this issue to the point where (1) the largest landfill on Earth is situated in the Pacific Ocean‚ known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Although we lack a proper understanding‚ it is still an enormous threat to our planet and to us as humans‚ a fact that we seem content to be ignorant of. Already‚ there are (2)
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Commercial Fishing and Our Oceans “We all have a romantic vision of the ocean being a vast‚ limitless territory open to all. The truth is nearly 70 per cent of all fish stocks are considered fully exploited‚ over-exploited or severely depleted. The ocean ’s ability to replenish fish has been outstripped by the industry ’s ability to catch fish.”- Annabel Graham‚ Chinese activist and author. There was once a time where the oceans were pure and fish were plentiful. However‚ that was quite some time
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The ocean is home to many of the most prominent‚ yet commonly looked over‚ indicators of anthropogenic climate change present in society today. Often these indicators are in connection with many other obvious‚ more recognized factors such as the emission of greenhouse gases or the drastic change in global temperatures. More specifically‚ ocean acidity can be looked at very closely to determine the severity of the situation of climate change‚ and how it is consistently affecting our planet’s marine
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Effect of Deregulation of the Motor Carrier Industry The motor carrier industry has been regulated since the creation of the Motor Carrier Act of 1935‚ which was an amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act. The intended purpose of regulation is to restrain exorbitant prices‚ ensure sufficient profits for expansion‚ prevent unequal bargaining power‚ and to protect public interest (Parming‚ 2012‚ p. 23). However economists and academicians contend that the motor carrier regulatory structure obstructed
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The fund-basis financial statements of Jefferson county have completed for the year 2012 and appear in the first tab of the excel spreadsheet provided with this exercise. The following information is also available: a. Capital Assets • Capital assets purchased in previous years in governmental type funds totaled $752‚000 (net of accumulated depreciation) as of January 1‚ 2012. • Depreciation on capital assets used in governmental- type activities amounted to $79‚500 for 2012 • No capital
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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion SPH3U I. Introductory Covering over 70% of the earth ’s surface‚ water is one of the most amazing energy sources. From olden times‚ people had previously utilized the force of the waters in order to crush grain or help them to do their work more efficiently. Since then as a power source‚ water draws a lot of attention due to the efficient manner in which it gets to produce electricity. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is a method introduced in
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