Social issues are matters which directly or indirectly affect many or all members of a society and are considered

to be problems, controversies related to moral values, or both. Social issues include poverty, violence, pollution, injustice, suppression of human rights, discrimination, and crime, as well as abortion, gay marriage, gun control, autism, and religion, to name a few. Social issues are related to the fabric of the community, including conflicts among the interests of community members, and lie beyond the control of any one individual.

Drug abuse has a huge range of definitions related to taking a psychoactive drug or performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. All of these definitions imply a negative judgement of the drug use in question (compare with the term responsible drug use for alternative views). Some of the drugs most often associated with this term include alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methaqualone, and opium alkaloids. Use of these drugs may lead to criminal penalty in addition to possible physical, social, and psychological harm, both strongly depending on local jurisdiction.[2] Other definitions of drug abuse fall into four main categories: public health definitions, mass communication and vernacular usage, medical definitions, and political and criminal justice definitions.

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There are probably thousands of places around the world that are worth seeing, but the following 5 places are the best must see places around the world. Venice: Until you have had the pleasure of a gondola ride on the Venice canal, you haven't seen anything. Yes they're pricey and touristy, but it's the most romantic way to see the sights in Venice. Here's a helpful hint for the most enjoyable ride - pick the gondola with a musician on it. Only a few gondolas will have a singer or guitar player on board, and you'll have the pleasure of some very fine music while you take in all the glorious sights of Venice. While you're in Venice, take a boat ride to the small island of Burano - it's a colorful little village with the most awesome seafood you'll ever taste in your life. Prague: Prague has got to be the most beautiful city in the world. The Charles Bridge is the main place to be, to see the best of Prague. The Charles Bridge is Prague's most beloved icon. Thirty six Baroque saints line the bridge's graceful crossing. If you can pull yourself away from the bridge for a little while, there are hundreds of quaint little shops lining the cobblestoned streets and alleys, with shops for buying anything from Marinette puppets to pastry to jewel studded bottles. New York: New York is at the top of the must see places around the world. Where else in the world can you take in a Broadway Show, walk through Central Park, visit Times Square, take a stroll over the Brooklyn Bridge and take a ferry to the Statue of Liberty all in one week? For the shopping and food alone, this city is worth checking out. Be sure to take in a comedy show while you're there, and take the famous climb to the top of the Empire State Building. California's Highway 1: A trip to California could not be complete without taking a drive on the famous Highway 1 that follows the California coast all the way up to the top state line. There are breathtaking views at every turn, from a field of cattle, to a forest, to fields of grapevines, to quaint little towns, it's at the top of the must see places around the world. Make sure you visit wine country, and take a ride through Muir Woods, where you'll see the biggest redwoods in the U.S. Sedona: Sedona Arizona has got to be the most beautiful place in the whole U.S. combined. There are mountains, red rock formations, a fantastic shopping district, and restaurants that serve unique offerings such as cactus and buffalo. Don't make any immediate plans on moving there though, the land is quite pricey, as much as one million dollars an acre. So basically you can look, but don't touch. Well there you have it. I hope you enjoyed your tour of the 5 best must see places around the world!

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Air pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms .[1] Pollution can take the form of chemical substances, or energy, such as noise, heat, or light. Pollutants, the elements of pollution, can be foreign India, Peru, Russia, Ukraine and Zambia.

Causes of Air Pollution

There are many reasons for the increased amount of air pollution in the atmosphere today. Sadly, industrialization is quite possibly the biggest threat to mother earth, and it shows not signs of slowing. Power plants and our reliance on fossil fuels for transportation make up the biggest percentage of air pollution. And although the issues have been addressed over the years, countries are slow to develop alternatives. At the current rate of pollution and global warming, the children of this country will live in a different world than we know it today. Causes of Air Pollution Power plants represent a very grim sector of business when it comes to the contribution to air pollution. Did you know that hundreds of power plants have no cap on the amount of smog and global warming toxins it can spew into the air? It is true; power plants represent nearly 40 percent of the air pollution problems in the United States alone. Although any new power plant that comes into existence must follow stricter guidelines, most of the power plants in operation were simply grandfathered in when the new guidelines took affect, making them unaccountable for the severe problems they create for the environment. Next to power plants, transportation accounts for a majority of the remaining air pollution problem. Our reliance on fossil fuels is just as much crippling this country, as it is the earth. The only way this problem can be addressed is to find an alternative source of energy. This has been in the works for years, but is extremely slow to happen. The Toyota Prius, the first hybrid electric and gas vehicle, was introduced in 1997. The problem is that not much has followed behind it and the Prius is very highly priced, making it currently difficult for the average American to get their hands on it. The current administration needs to see the urgency and step up production of these cars. Light pollution is another source of concern. Light pollution is defined as the lightening of the night sky due to artificial light being scattered about, it is also known as sky glow. The average security light uses 800 pounds of coal per year. Unnecessary light not only wastes massive amounts of electricity, but it adversely affects wildlife as well. Unnecessary light produces massive tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the number one source for the global warming phenomenon. Plants depend on the cycle of

light and dark for proper growth. For some plants, the onset of darkness is just as important, if not more important to the flowering and reproduction process as light. And what about the nocturnal animals that rely on darkness for hunting? The constant light in our urban and even in some rural areas is out of control and is throwing off the delicate life cycle balance. Another source of air pollution is the burning of solid waste, or to put it plainer, city dumps. Hundreds of millions of tons of solid waste are collected and disposed of each year. Although recycling is more popular nowadays than ten to twenty years ago, the amount of solid waste continues to rise each year. So what happens to all of that glass, paper, textiles, plastic and sludge? It goes into dumpsites, which in turn pollutes the water supply, land and even the air. Websites like freecycle.org aim to stop items that are not biodegradable from ever going to the dump. It is a recycling site that not only successfully limits what people are tossing out, but also helps others by passing on items to people who can use them.

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