said‚ “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” During the 15th century the printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg. It had a massive effect on the world at the time. One of the most important effects was exploration. The printing press started a revolution because it made it easier to print more maps‚ and explore new routes. Without the printing press‚ Christopher Columbus would not have been able to share the news about discovering current day
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Saturation of landfill In the densely populated city of Hong Kong‚ where land resources are rare‚ waste is a troublesome issue. According to the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department(EDP) Hong Kong is running out of landfill space far earlier than expected‚ and the existing landfills will be filled up‚ one by one‚ in mid to late 2010s if waste levels continue to increase at current levels.) Unless solutions are identified immediately‚ we could face a crisis in the next decade of having
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Atmosphere Landfills create a clear and obvious threat to human health as well as a threat to our environment from the hazardous contaminated air emissions emitted from the landfill biodegradation. There are over ten toxic gases released from landfills‚ of the most serious of which is methane. Methane gas is naturally produced during the process of decay of organic matter. As methane gas is formed‚ it builds up pressure and then begins to move through the soil. In a recent study of 288 landfills‚ off-site
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the health of humans‚ wild life‚ and the environment. An open dump is an illegal waste disposal site and should not be confused with a permitted municipal solid waste landfill of recycling facility. Open dumps position the threat of fire and explosion‚
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An Evaluation of Leadership Principles from _______The Bedford Boys________ In deed on June 6‚ 1944‚ the little town of Bedford‚ VA‚ suffered a tragedy that would never be forgotten. But through the pain and hardship some of officers who led the Bedford boys displayed remarkable leadership’s principles. One of the basic functions of leadership is to unite people: bring people together to achieve common objectives. There is truth in the statement‚ where there is unity there is strength. This
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Tiara Barabino Bedford Reader Essay There are different kinds of parents some are good to their children‚ but some are not. Most parents raise their kids the way their own parents raised them‚ whether it is good or bad. Some parents are too protective‚ and some are too laid back. Then there are the parents who don’t really care‚ and that is my father‚ Vernon Barabino. From him I have learned that it is okay to leave your children‚ its fine to never call or text them
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Landfills are growing at an exponential rate in the United States; this is a big concern for many people. Many years ago people just threw their garbage in dumps and forgot about it. Then it started to become a problem as the dumps got fuller and just kept growing. People have to put their garbage somewhere; they produce over 4 pounds of garbage everyday per person‚ that’s about 250 million tons for the country (EPA.gov). The population is growing at a very quick rate also. Some people try to reduce
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of trash has become an enormous problem to America and the world. Although there has been progress in decreasing the amount of waste by limited recycling and reuse‚ most trash is still thrown away to fill landfill sites. To list just a few staggering facts‚ every year‚ 13.4 million tons of food waste‚ 28 billion bottles‚ 36 billion aluminum cans‚ and 200 million tons of garbage are landfilled in America each year 1. As trash is piling up‚ environmental concerns rise because of landfills’ large production
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Like many large cities‚ New York is divided and subdivided by its residents into various districts and quarters. The city’s five boroughs are actually different counties -- each one with independent local governments and cultures. Each borough has individual neighborhoods -- some of only a few blocks in size -- that have personalities lauded in music and movies. Where you live‚ work and play in New York says something to New Yorkers about who you are. The five boroughs are: Brooklyn Queens The Bronx
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Landfills: A Growing Menace When asked to think of the largest man made structure‚ people will invariably come up with an answer like The Great Wall of China‚ the Great Pyramids‚ or the Taj Majal. In contrast to these striking achievements of mankind is the Durham Road Landfill outside San Francisco‚ which occupies over seventy million cubic feet. It is a sad monument to the excesses of modern society [Gore 151]. One must think this huge reservoir of garbage must be the largest thing ever produced
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