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Essay: Ways To Reduce Pollution On Earth

Ms. Thivilojana gave us an exercise during one of the tutorials which was to write an essay with the title of ways to reduce pollution on earth.

Before we start writing, we were separated into groups of 3 to list down all the points for the essay and produced a pre-writing. My group had used the listing technique for pre-writing

My Essay:

In this era of globalization, our mother earth is facing serious pollution resulted from inconsiderable deeds of mankind. Therefore, there are four ways to reduce pollution on earth such as, practicing the 3Rs concept, reduce the usage of vehicles on road, creating awareness among citizens, and enforcing the laws.

            The first way to reduce pollution is to practice the 3Rs concept namely reduce, reuse and recycle. Citizens should reduce the usage of air-conditioners as it will release harmful gases , for instant ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons which will result in reducing air pollution. One may make no difference, but when carried out together, massive changes can be made. Moving on, reuse reusable items like plastic bags, bottles, boxes and more is also one of the way to reduce pollution, For example, instead of throwing away a worn out tire, it can be used as a plantation plot. The next way to reduce pollution is to recycle recyclable items such as glass, cans, and newspapers. The recycled newspapers can be reproduced as toilet papers which will reduce extra waste on earth indirectly contributing in reducing land pollutions. Therefore, practicing the 3Rs is one of the most effective ways to reduce pollution on earth.

            Reducing the usage of vehicles on road will also help in reducing air pollution on earth. The more the usage of vehicles, the more the harmful gases released into the air such as hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxides, and sulfur dioxides which will cause serious air pollutions. The usage of cars, lorries and motorbikes should be drastically reduced as the gases released by these vehicles can also contribute in green house effect. However, these pollutions can be reduced when citizens practice the habit of car-pooling and the usage of public transport like bus, trains, monorails and many more. In addition, citizens can walk or cycle to near destinations instead of driving which will lead to lesser air pollution. Therefore, reducing the usage of vehicles by no doubt can reduce air and sound pollutions.

            Another way to reduce pollution on earth is to create awareness among the citizens. Awareness about the importance on reducing pollution on earth can be created through campaigns for example, the “ Go Green” campaign which encourages the citizens to plant more trees and to use recyclable items in their daily lives. The “Earth Hour” is also one of the activity conducted world widely which requires everyone to turn off every lights for one hour so as to create awareness on the importance of reducing pollution on earth by reducing the usage of electronic items. Awareness can be implanted through education for example, advertisements on televisions and articles in newspapers which are related to topics like “How to reduce pollutions”, “The consequences of pollutions” and so on. Therefore, pollution can be reduced by creating awareness among the citizens.

            The government plays an important role by enforcing the laws of the country which is one of the way to reduce pollution on earth. Heavy penalties can be set to offenders such as increasing fines and extending jail periods which will force them to think twice before they pollute the environment indirectly setting a warning to those who are not involved yet soon to be involved in polluting the environment. Besides, strict monitor on factories by the government can also contribute in reducing pollution as they are the ones who causes most of the air pollution and water pollution on earth when disposing toxic gases into the air and harmful waste into the water. Therefore, pollution can be reduced by enforcing the laws.

            In conclusion, there are many ways to reduce pollution on earth namely practicing the 3Rs concept, reduce the usage of vehicles on road, creating awareness among citizens, and enforcing the laws which will create a better environment for the benefits of both mankind and our mother earth. Therefore, we should buck up our shoes and be ready to reduce pollution in everything we do and anywhere we go for a better future ahead of us.

Reflection:

Through this exercise, I have learnt how to write a pre-writing which I have never done before. I realised it was much more easier to write out the whole essay by refering to the pre-writing.

Taylor's Graduate Capabilities:

Lifelong Learning

 

Eventhough I have learnt how to write essays since primary school, it is a never ending process as I am able to learn different things in different stages of life.

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