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DIGITAL RESOURCES

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Different forms of pollution are on the rise around the world. The effects they have on our planet are disastrous.
Light pollution is caused by the use of man-made or artificial lights during night-time. Cities and towns have
more light pollution because they are more brightly lit. Light pollution adversely affects both humans and

animals.

Mira lives in a place called Mica,
which is far away from the hustle

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and bustle of cities. It is a quiet,
peaceful place where days are full
of sunlight and nights are filled with
darkness. Night is ushered in at
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dusk; lamps are lit and crickets begin

chirping. Sometimes night is dark
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and deep, singing a lullaby for the
tired, sometimes it is awash with
moonlight. As darkness descends,
everything becomes quiet and
peaceful. The body gets tired after the

day’s work is done; it is the time to take rest and sleep.
After the sun sets, nature looks different in the stillness of the
night with all its magic and mystery. Behold! The magic of great
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magnitude unfolds before your eyes. You can see a dark sky studded
with twinkling stars and the shy moon. Moonlight plays on the

ground, creating fascinating shadows. You can hear mysterious sounds 1.
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of nocturnal creatures. The hooting of the owl and the croaking of busy and noisy activity
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frogs add to the sound effect. The fragrance of flowers fills the air. made something begin
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People glide into dreams and wake up when the first rays of the sun a soothing song sung to
make someone sleep
dispel darkness at dawn. It is a new beginning. size
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Natasha lives in a congested part of a big city, a city that never happening or active at
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sleeps. In fact, it comes more alive after sunset when the city gets night
transformed into a luminous place. Floodlights eliminate darkness crowded
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after six o’clock in the evening. The flavours of city night never (here) very bright
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