The History Of Ocean Pollution

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“Our lives begin to end, the day we become silent about the things that matter.” -Martin Luther King Jr. Therefore, I agree with Martin Luther King Jr, for this reason I can see how some people are so blind to the point where it could destroy our earth. In my opinion, I understand that, most people feel, when we dump trash into the water, it only affects the ocean but they are wrong. Everybody is affected by it and personally I sense that we are all too sightless to realize what is happening. For example, if somebody were to poison my food,air or water they would go to jail right? On the other hand, if the earth’s food,air and water get poisoned by people why don’t they go to jail? This paper will clarify the history of ocean pollution, the

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