The Great Garbage Patch

       In 1988, the Great Garbage Patch was first discovered by Charles J. Moore. He first found it as he was sailing home and he came upon a huge stretch of floating debris. Most of the waste was plastic since the Earth cannot digest it. The mess stretched across the North Pacific Ocean including the coastal waters off North America and Japan. As it grows in "swirling" seas, the ratio grows of plastic to sea life, 6:1. There is approximately 3-5 million tons of debris that's about the size of Texas. Since there is more trash to animals, some eat the debris and die. At this time, people are sending out vessels with "plastic-harvesting" nets to  catch the garbage and try to clean up the large mess.

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canadian identity test

    What makes me Canadian is the way I act and the things I believe in. I believe Canadians are kind people who are multicultural and accept others. We support one another and, although some people believe we are wimps, we do not believe in war. We are peaceful people who usually do not harm others, our military our mostly made of peacekeepers. I believe what makes a Canadian is our pride and our variety of population. I show my “Canadian-ness” everyday by being polite and working well with others. I help others who need help and I think beavers are cute. Our geography is beautiful and different all around. Our environment is made of many and different resources and our water is terribly fresh. We have a very good government who supports everyone and everything. Being Canadian is something special and every Canadian should be proud of who they are.