Litter

After observing the amount of litter, trash, and dead trees across my local park during my service-learning project, my insight about pollution and the cutting down of trees increased and lead me to have more empathy about the issue I was researching. For my service-learning project I participated in “Clark Park Cleanup”, the purpose of which was to assist in cleaning up Clark Park, planting trees, and promoting the importance of trees and clean parks for our environment. While completing this…

Flumes of smoke fill the small room and cloud the dimly lit screen. The ashtray, unable to fit in one more butt, disappears among the beer cans ad takeaway scraps that litter the desktop. Sam’s bloodshot eyes try to focus on the TV whilst his hacking cough, a by-product of smoking with a long history of asthma, interrupts relentless ads promoting flawless good looks and a body to match. Sam’s chair makes another agonising groan under the strain of his hefty frame as he reaches for the remote…

of the 50 events mentioned, but it is not "all" because he is black. In the very first anecdote, I believe littering was involved, and then the officer let everyone go on their way. (As somebody who will be picking up several garbage bags full of litter near my home this coming weekend, I think it is good that someone cares about enforcing this.) Would he have been pulled over if he were white? Maybe. I'm sure to hope so, but nobody can ever know, and that's my…

and humans. People will kill the Canada lynx for their fur coat. Reproduction Breeding season for the Canada lynxes is usually from March to May. Most kittens are born in May and June. The gestation period lasts about 64 days. The size of the litters are usually one to four kittens. When they are first born, the kittens are blind and depend on the mother for everything for about two weeks. The mother brings food to them until they start hunting on their own which is about seven to nine…

The Pearl follows the story of a young fisherman named Kino, who experiences the power of wealth. The story can been called a parable, as it teaches a universal lesson of life. John Steinbeck’s parable The Pearl, teaches that with money comes greed, and eventually destruction. Before Kino inhabits the pearl, he is infused with compassion, and is diligent in his obligations as a father to Coyotito. When Coyotito obtains an illness, Kino feels helpless, but feels inclined to assist. Kino feels…

aspects of your pet’s growth and development but also has a huge part to play in making up their immune system and fighting diseases and infections. Tripe is the partly digested food in the stomach lining of cows. It produces healthy dogs, bigger litters,and smaller vet bills,the results are visible within just a few days. With tripe, no supplements are needed for your dog. It also has a healthy balance of Calcium and Potassium. Calcium provides strong healthy bones for your dog. Potassium is…

and playing in the yard. It's also a good idea to remove lower branches on trees near your house so they don't scrape against the roof. With fewer branches, more sun can reach the grass. Plus, there will be fewer branches and limbs to beak off and litter the yard when it storms.…

When it comes to political freedom, equality, and even opportunity, an individual should try and try again regardless of difficulty. It is a right to be able to speak to our governments about concerns and problems that litter our country and have our ideas heard to reach the ideal form of society for all, the greater good. Boundaries--although difficult--are dominated and climbed, especially when they are in the way of a subject of extreme importance, such as freedom.…

marshland ecology in the Mississippi Delta following Hurricanes Rita and Katrina” (Stevens Institute of Technology 1). The biology of the nutria rat provides them with a high reproduction rate. A female nutria rat can produce at least “five young per litter” but can deliver up to 13 about three times each year( Stevens Institute of Technology 1). Nutria rats arrived in Louisiana around the 1930s with a population of about 20 and then bred to an “estimated 20 million animals within two decades”…

cities on the east coast possessing more than fifteen hundred people. Our Philadelphia water department is dedicated to providing clean water to all living things throughout the city. One of the biggest problems faced by our water department is the litter problem that plagues the city. Taking care of the old infrastructure of the sewer is one of the sewers is very important when it comes to protecting our waterways from wastewater. Many people are affected by these problems including our…