Final My Own Sustainable Town Every town has its own characteristics, making it different from other town. I am living in my own town and I have a responsibility to save and protect it. As citizens in our village, we need to protect and make it grow. The necessity, we need to save right now is natural resources (water, trees, etc). Because water is a limited resource, if people continue to waste it, there wont be enough water for the town in one day, and people could die because of it. My…
The Secret We Share - Andrew Solomon Nandaraye Choi Summary: Andrew Solomon shares his experience on depression, and how he feels on modern treatments for it. Solomon speaks about different treatments for depression, including electroshock therapy, as well as a cingulotomy, which is a brain surgery that treated mental illnesses. He feels that modern treatments don’t help with the depression, they just temporarily numb the pain. Using anecdotes of people he interviewed, he uses their stories to…
The aboriginal people are severely neglected of basic water treatment needs “as of April 30th 2010, there were 116 First Nations communities across Canada under a drinking water advisory” (_). As noted previously, Canada does not follow a national standard for drinking water which results in First Nations being susceptible…
An essential resource to all living things is water. According to the United States Geological Survey, only 2.5% of the world’s water is freshwater, which is the amount needed for life to survive (2016). The majority of the freshwater is locked up in glaciers and ice caps. The rest of the freshwater is trapped in soil or underground aquifers. It is easily forgotten that water is a finite resource. Due to global warming, reservoirs are getting smaller and melting earlier than expected. According…
Water, an essential element for life. Without it, life simply wouldn’t exist. Every living soul revolves around water and water revolves around us. Throughout history humans and other living organisms have congregated towards water. But as time goes by, water becomes polluted and humans would have to adapt to a world without water. Because sooner or later water will just be a memory. In the book “Memory of Water”, Emmi Itaranta describes a world without water, which encourage me to reflect on my…
The Aquabot Junior Robotic Pool Cleaner is a unit that is recommended for in-ground pools that aren't too big. Therefore, it's the best choice if you don't need the same power offered by the Aquabot Junior Robotic Pool Cleaner, but still want to efficiently clean your swimming pool with less money. The unit costs $520.99 and it's a reliable option for removing the debris and dirt every time you want. To find out more about this model, look at its main features and characteristics and see why…
chance to engage in normal family functions, and gives them social opportunities (Hill and Coyne,2012). These home visits serve to keep an update on any new developing symptoms and any resources that the family might still need. Communication is key during these home visits. Arland et al. (2013) stated, “The home visits enhance the ability of the healthcare providers, to deliver more accurate healthcare information about the child based on current assessments of the child’s need, and to have…
Lakes tend to be better sources of freshwater opposed to rivers because the volume of water is generally much greater than a river, meaning pollutants are heavily diluted to smaller concentrations per volume unit of water. This means different treatment methods can be used, which can save money. Had the source selected in Flint been Lake Huron from the beginning, the concentration of chloride ions would have been significantly lower because the concentration is diluted in a greater volume of…
Bottoms Up is an insightful and entertaining article that presents the advantages of drinking filtered sewage water. Written by Olive Heffernan, Bottoms Up focuses on the City of San Diego Public Utilities Department and its battle for public and governmental approval on reusing sewage water. In the article, Heffernan interviews many officials and experts on the subject to assess the risk of using sewage water. She also expresses the concerns of those who oppose it. But, with the collected data…
condition called Hypercalcemia. Blue’s parents, after stumbling across the Ashley Treatment case, believe GAT will improve her life and are seeking permission to have her undergo the procedure. However, permission requires…