Supply the missing paragraph

The following passage is incomplete with the concluding paragraph missing. Study the passage carefully and write the missing paragraph of about 100 words. Make sure that the tone and vocabulary you use are in unity with the passage provided

Mt.St. Helens

 Mt. St. Helens is a volcano in the state of Washington in the western United States. In May, 1980, it erupted with the force of a nuclear bomb. According to scientists, there had been no volcanic eruption to equal this one in the last 4, 000 years. When Mt. St. Helens exploded, it released energy that was greater than the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, Japan. The force was strong enough to send 100 million tons of dust into the atmosphere. A force that strong had tremendous effects on the area around the volcano.

 The visible effects were awesome. Once there had been green meadows and thick forests;after the eruption, there was black volcanic rock and ash. From the air, thousands of acres of trees looked like scattered matchsticks. Where there had once been clear streams and lakes, there were only bubbling pools of mud. Once the mountain had stood tall; afterwards, most of its top and all of its north side were missing. The force of the eruption reduced the mountain from the fifth tallest in the state to the thirtieth tallest.

 The economic effects on the area were staggering. The U.S. Forest Service estimated that $200 million worth of timber was destroyed. This was enough timber to build 200, 000 homes. Businesses and homes simply disappeared under tons of rock, ash, and mud. The port of Portland, sixty miles to the south, was clogged with mud and ash. Cargo ships from all over the world suddenly sat helpless. Economists estimated the commercial and personal damages is the billions of dollars.

 Finally, the effects on human life were tragic. Thirty-four bodies were recovered in the weeks following the eruption; twenty-seven more people simply disappeared. Some of the sixty-one were photographers and scientists who were there to record the stirring of the mountain. They thought that there would be a warning before the final eruption; there was none. Other victims were campers and workers who were deceived by the apparent calm of the mountain that bright, sunny spring morning. One-a crusty, old man who owned little resort five miles from the mountain-had refused to leave. He said that he was part of the mountain and the mountain was part of him. His words turned out to be true; his body was never found.

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Read the following passage carefully and try to compose a"topic outline" for the passage

Bill

 A bill has been introduced in the United States Congress which, if passed, would reduce the minimum wage for working teenagers under the age of 18. The minimum wage would be decrease a small amount for each year under 18 until the age of 15. A few teenagers react negatively towards the bill, but they are probably the lucky ones who have a job. Although these people would have to take a cut in pay, the bill has many advantages and should be passed.

 First of all, the idea of a reduced minimum wage would allow for the hiring of more teenagers. Unemployment is high for teens under 18, especially in minority groups. If the bill became a law, two teenagers would be hired for the price of one. Even though some people say that a business might hire teenagers in place of older people, this is highly unlikely. Most teens only work part-time and therefore would not interfere with hiring in the older work force.

 Putting more teenagers in the work force would be beneficial because the wages that they make would help their parents out financially. These teenagers would have their own spending money for dates, for gas, and for clothes. Also, putting more teenagers on the job could possibly reduce the crime rate among them. With some money in their pockets, teenagers would not need to shoplift or to commit robbery.

 Some teens think the proposed wages would be so low. It would not be worth their working. However, a reduced wage does not mean that employers are free to pay unreasonably low wages. As it is,many small businesses pay below minimum wage now, and they have no trouble finding teenagers who are willing to work. In addition, no income tax is taken out for teenagers, so almost all their wages are pure income.

 Some people fear this bill will mark an end to the minimum wage requirements for everyone. These people are misinformed, for this minimum wage reduction would not affect anyone 18 or older. Instead it would mainly affect the teenagers that work during the Summers and after school. These teenagers are making money to save and to spend for extras. They are not, in the main, breadwinners. The older teenagers and adults, who are breadwinners, would continue at their same salaries.

 The reduced minimum wage could also take a small burden off already aiding business that hires teenagers. If they do not have to pay so much for wages, the business could take the money saved and invest it in their own businesses. They could renew or expand their machinery to increase production. Finally with the overall decrease in expenditures because of the reduced minimum wage, prices could go down, which would help to fight inflation.

 Although some younger teenagers do not want to take the wage cuts, this idea has many positive economic possibilities: it might help in solving problems with unemployed teens, parents' financial burdens, crime, and revitalization of business. The bill deserves a chance.

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