Hamilton Southeastern High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Fishers, IN)

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o 9 n as itSmo ? Whene does the answen lie? ESSAY POLLUTION-- What is the world coming to? ls it all that bad? What about our children's health? These are just some of the questions faced by politi- cal people in our city, county and country about the pollution problem. We find that it is being thrown at the human race from every di- rection. We hear ecologists talk about water pollution, air pollution, ground pollution and even noise pollution. In some way it concerns everyone. If they aren't helping, they are con- tributing. We can see the effects from the con- tributors everywhere--on the streets, in our lakes and ponds and in our air. Particles dark- en the skies and in some cities light is re- duced by 4070. Dirty air makes eyes hurt and blacken lungs. lt is a known factor in emphy- sema and bronchitis and is a prime suspect in lung cancer, after all, people breathe 35 pounds of air a day. Even in smog filled cities we find people who do care, those who feel we, as a country, must do something and slowly they are realiz- ing what must be done. The financial factor has been cited as a problem in the mass coun- try clean-up. Things such as adding anti- pollution devices to cars which burn more gas and get less mileage.

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1-v lt is costing taxpayers millions of dollars to install air filters infactories and industires. Slowly we can see the effects. A few remarks from students that can be heard is, I can see it in the air and streams. lt is evident, it shows they didn't install the anti-pollution devices. Consequently, devices in their factories. Another said, about our community, around the reservoir there doesn't seem to be as much trash and people are trying to sink most of their cans. Indianapolis is improving according to another student, l can see the streets are cleaner in most parts of Indianapolis. They are getting rid of a lot of old deteriorated buildings and cleaning up the dirty ones. Even with this work being done, people must realize that it isn't just going to happen overnight and that everyone must help. This means everyone! Every piece of paper that somebody doesn't throw out of their car onto the road, every bottle that is put back in its proper place and every little bit that can be picked up will help. And if we all do our share, then improvement can come about and your city, county and country will be better off. It's up to you because we're all in this to- gether. ' ' nr' -ni. wif an