I need help on a argument essay on banning plastic bag

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At the outset of efforts to combat the plastic pollution crisis, local and state governments across the U.S. are focused on banning single-use plastic bags. CLF is also committed to passing bag bans in each New England state and has covered the many reasons why plastic bags should be outlawed in previous blogs.

As these efforts gain headway, however, several studies have emerged challenging the effectiveness of bag bans. These studies – and their coverage in the media – are causing some confusion among consumers and legislators.

We want to set the record straight since studies critiquing plastic bag bans don’t account for the broader scope of plastics – and they shouldn’t be taken as an excuse not to ban bags at all.

Plastic Bags’ Carbon Footprint and Toxicity – Both Matter

The list of studies and reports on the dangers of plastic seems to get longer by the day – our plastic problem clearly has become a crisis. The production, use, and disposal of plastic are all bad for human health and the environment, as plastic is rarely recycled or even recyclable. According to National Geographic, if the plastics industry were a country, it’d be the fourth largest carbon emitter after China, the U.S., and India.

Still, some argue that plastic grocery bags are not part of the carbon problem. The Environment Agency in the U.K. released a report in 2011 that shows the carbon impact of paper, reusable plastic, and cotton bags is higher than single-use plastic bags when considering the production, use, and disposal of each. According to the report, a cotton bag would need to be used 131 times to have a lower effect on the climate.

What this report doesn’t include is any attempt to calculate the toxicity of plastic or the dangers of littering plastic bags. Surely its conclusion would be different were it to factor in:

the impacts of plastic production, such as the cancerous toxins unleashed by manufacturing plants on low-income and communities of color in Louisiana and western Pennsylvania,

the deadly burden of plastic bags on marine animals, such as whales and sea turtles,

or the toxic fumes released by waste incinerators when plastic is burned.

What’s more, when fees on paper bags are included in single-use plastic bag bans, consumers are more likely to bring reusable bags. A cotton bag can be used thousands of times, and you can even compost it once you’re done with it. When taking all of this into account, the report’s sole focus on carbon analysis is deceptive because using plastic is always more toxic and polluting than the alternatives.

Bans aren’t Perfect, But They Still Work

A more recent study from a researcher at the University of Sydney found that California’s bag ban led to a moderate increase in paper bag usage and pushed some customers to buy thicker plastic bags. The study suggests these thicker bags were purchased to replace the secondary use of free, single-use plastic bags as trashcan liners or to pick up pet waste. As a comparison of weight, the study reported that 28.5% of the plastic reduced through a bag ban was offset by shifting consumption to other bags.

The upshot of the Sydney study is that the California bag ban reduced plastic bag consumption by 71.5% – a huge decrease. It also took 100% of those plastic grocery bags out of the recycling system, where they bound up machinery and increased costs. The ban also kept them from littering neighborhoods and the environment.

While the Sydney study is cited as a criticism of bag bans, it also shows how successful they are in reducing plastic bag use. The study also indicates that bans don’t go far enough to end the plastic crisis.

Bag Bans are the Starting Line, Not the End Goal

Plastic is always the wrong option. It pollutes and is toxic throughout its production and use. What’s more, it poses a deadly threat to marine and land-based life and must always be burned or buried, even after being recycled a few times. Although bag bans won’t solve the plastic crisis on their own, they do help to change plastic consumption habits and cause consumers and retailers to be more open to alternatives.

That’s why CLF’s Zero Waste Project is focused on passing bag bans, while also working to reduce plastic use overall – including any single-use plastics designed for disposal. Our Plastic Free New England campaign embodies that effort – to move towards a New England with no disposable plastic options.

Banning single-use plastic bags is a small but critical first step towards tackling the plastic crisis. The consideration and adoption of bag bans have already played a crucial role in drawing attention to the harms of plastic and has pushed people to examine their plastic consumption habits.

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Read the following passage from Muir's "Calypso Borealis" and respond to the prompt. [2] The rarest and most beautiful of the flowering plants I discovered on this first grand excursion was Calypso borealis (the Hider of the North). I had been fording streams more and more difficult to cross and wading bogs and swamps that seemed more and more extensive and more difficult to force one's way through. Entering one of these great tamarac and arbor-vitae swamps one morning, holding a general though very crooked course by compass, struggling through tangled drooping branches and over and under broad heaps of fallen trees, I began to fear that I would not be able to reach dry ground before dark, and therefore would have to pass the night in the swamp and began, faint and hungry, to plan a nest of branches on one of the largest trees or windfalls like a monkey's nest, or eagle's, or Indian's in the flooded forests of the Orinoco described by Humboldt. [3] But when the sun was getting low and everything seemed most bewildering and discouraging, I found beautiful Calypso on the mossy bank of a stream, growing not in the ground but on a bed of yellow mosses in which its small white bulb had found a soft nest and from which its one leaf and one flower sprung. The flower was white and made the impression of the utmost simple purity like a snowflower. No other bloom was near it, for the bog a short distance below the surface was still frozen, and the water was ice cold. It seemed the most spiritual of all the flower people I had ever met. I sat down beside it and fairly cried for joy. How do authors communicate their tone in a piece of writing? Identify the tone (or tones) of this passage. Explain how the tone(s) is created, providing at least two examples from the passage and explaining how each contributes specifically to the tone(s) you identified. Your response should be a paragraph of 5–7 sentences.

Make one sentence about Macbeth that uses a prepositional phrase. Underline the prepositional
phrase.

Knowing the meaning of the root word affixes in the word bibliophile helps the reader know that the words means

Which excerpt from "The Masque of the Red Death" best shows Prince Prospero’s self-centeredness? It was in the eastern or blue chamber in which stood the Prince Prospero as he uttered these words. They rang throughout the seven rooms loudly and clearly, for the prince was a bold and robust man, and the music had become hushed at the waving of his hand. It was then, however, that the Prince Prospero, maddening with rage and the shame of his own momentary cowardice, rushed hurriedly through the six chambers, while none followed him on account of a deadly terror that had seized upon all. When the eyes of the Prince Prospero fell upon this spectral image (which, with a slow and solemn movement, as if more fully to sustain its role, stalked to and from among the waltzers) he was seen to be convulsed, in the first moment with a strong shudder either of terror or distaste; but, in the next, his brow reddened with rage. But the Prince Prospero was happy and dauntless and sagacious. When his dominions were half depopulated, he summoned to his presence a thousand hale and light-hearted friends from among the knights and dames of his court, and with these retired to the deep seclusion of one of his castellated abbeys.

Which is an open-ended question that could be used to start a discussion? What time does the last bus leave? Why do you think the bus should run more often?

In the United States, freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. There have always been limits to this freedom. No one, for example, has the right to falsely shout “Fire!” in a movie theater. Newspapers do not have the right to print lies about people. These limits to freedom of speech are universally agreed upon and are not considered censorship. What is it missing? A)A thesis statement B) Background information C) A hook D)The tone is not set

Select the correct answer.
What is the impact of Oliver Farnsworth's secretary calling to cancel?
OA.
It sets the stage for all the other events in the story.
O B.
It brings the story to an unsatisfying conclusion or resolution.
O c.
It sets of a chain of cancelations that add to the rising action in the story.
O D.
It is the climax of the story.
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What does the narrator realize by the end of the story?
A. That Larry Reyes is not such a bad person
B. The depth of her father's anger at her
C. That she is not committed to the revolution after all
D. That she wants to connect with others who have the same
background
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HELP OFFERING 15 PIONTS:Fill in the blank (1)The children learn about _ _ tur _ _ in biology class (2)Sand had to be spread on the icy airplane _ un _ _ _

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In which jobs do you need to
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weekends?

What themes are found in "From Fugitive to Freedom: The Story of the Underground Railway"?

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Question 8 of 10
Which statement is the best example of rejecting traditional beliefs?
O A. Robbing a rich person is not O.K.
O B. Loyalty to your country does not matter.
O C. Hard work always pays off in the end.
O D. People who help others will be rewarded.

from The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet: What is the meaning of the word woe as it is used in the following passage? “Impatient of her woe, she happed to lean one night Within her window, and anon the moon did shine so bright That she espied her love: her heart revivéd sprang; And now for joy she claps her hands, which erst for woe she wrang.” Question 5 options: a) It is an expression of joy. b) It is an expression of surprise. c) It means sorrow. d) It means to wring your hands.

WILL MAKE BRAINLIEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Read the passage from Animal Farm. "You have heard then, comrades," he said, "that we pigs now sleep in the beds of the farmhouse? And why not? You did not suppose, surely, that there was ever a ruling against beds? A bed merely means a place to sleep in. A pile of straw in a stall is a bed, properly regarded. The rule was against sheets, which are a human invention. We have removed the sheets from the farmhouse beds, and sleep between blankets. And very comfortable beds they are too! But not more comfortable than we need, I can tell you, comrades, with all the brainwork we have to do nowadays. You would not rob us of our repose, would you, comrades? You would not have us too tired to carry out our duties? Surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?" Which statement best describes how propaganda reinforces one of the themes of Animal Farm in this passage? It demonstrates that loyalty is rewarded in totalitarian governments. It demonstrates that corruption is at the center of totalitarian governments. It demonstrates that revolution is a constant threat to totalitarian governments. It demonstrates that written law is the best way to protect against totalitarian governments.

Which phrase includes alliteration?
O A. That cookie tastes like heaven on Earth.
O B. The kitchen doors pulled me in, and before I knew it, I had gobbled
down the whole cake.
O C. Ice cream is my savior on days like today.
O D. Some sweet smells are wafting through the kitchen door.

Which statement best explains how the author
develops the central idea throughout the passage?

factor the trinomial below 24x^2 - 49x - 40

Read the excerpt from The Common Sense of Bicycling: Bicycling for Ladies.

By straightening the knees and using the ankle movement freely, the rise of the knees may be lessened several inches. When the pedal is at the highest point, the toe should be raised and the heel lowered. . . . although the right pedal is at the highest point, the knee has made very little impression on the front skirt. The feet should be in line with the machine, turning neither in nor out. The knees must be kept pretty close to the machine and should not move laterally at any part of the circle. The arms should have a slight drop at the elbows. The handles should be about level with the saddle, but this will depend on relative length of arms and waist.

If the writer turned this paragraph into a list of steps, where would adjusting the arms go?

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second
third
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Does Warren provide sufficient evidence in this excerpt that the difference in pay between men and women is harmful? Yes, because it is clear to any reasonable person that women deserve the same pay as men. No, because she does not provide statistics to back up her evidence. Yes, because she states two important damaging effects that lower pay has on women's lives. No, because the pieces of evidence she cites are not important enough to be convincing.

Rewrite the following sentences and phrases using the punctuation indicated

1. The American revolution was based on a very important principle. Fought between 1775 and 1783

Parentheses

2. The Johnson family was known for colorful hats and wearing them to restaurants. They owned Viking helmets, beanies, fedoras, and cowboy hats.

Dashes

Compare Malvolio's "love" for Olivia to Viola's love for Duke Orsino. Describe one or more important differences between them. Predict whether Malvolio will succeed or fail to win Olivia. Why? What character traits in Malvolio cause you to make this prediction?

What is the direct quotation in this passage?
As the sun set, Jan leaned back against the tree. She was
calm. The long, hard day was over. "Now I can relax," she
said to herself.
Select one:
O a. Now I can relax
O b. As the sun set
O c. She was calm
O d. she said to herself

Select all that apply:

A pause signaled by punctuation is used to:

A. Give emphasis to a word or idea

B. Call attention to what one is saying

C. Change the meaning of a sentence

D. Signal that the audience may interrupt

Which sentence correctly uses a pronoun in the objective case as an indirect object?

They gave Team USA a standing ovation at the end of their performance.
The crowd gave them a standing ovation at the end of their performance.
Our team received a standing ovation at the end of our performance.
Team USA received a standing ovation at the end of their performance.

What can be inferred from the passage?

Lourdes hadn’t bothered to study for the essay exam, joking that her motto was "fake it ‘til you make it." Now, as she stared in horror at the test booklet, the blank pages were doing the laughing, knowing she had no answers. What kind of figurative language is used? personification simile metaphor hyperbole

Question 1
1 pts
1. The general subject verb agreement rule states that:
A. any subject can take any verb.
B. plural subjects must take plural verbs and singular subjects must
take singular verbs.
C. plural subjects must take singular verbs and singular subjects
must take plural verbs.
D. all of the above

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How does his handling of them change during the course of the story? What causes this change? Use evidence from the story to support your ideas. THE STORY is the treasure of lemon brown.

In lines 62–65, Roger faces an
internal conflict-he must
make a difficult decision.
Underline the words that
show his two choices. What
is his final decision?
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