Guy Fawkes Day. November 5th is Guy Fawkes Day in Britain. All over the country people build wood fires, or "bonfires" in their gardens. On top of each bonfire is a guy. That is a figure of Guy Fawkes. He was one of a band of conspirators who wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I and his ministers. However, the plot failed, Fawkes was caught on the 5th of November 1605. The conspirators were executed and Britain has celebrated Guy Fawkes night then. Before November 5th, children use their guys to make money. They stand in the street and shout "Penny for the guy". Then spend the money on fireworks.
Alot of factories produce waste and is drained into rivers. so the water in the rivers becomes poisoned. the hole in the ozone layer is very dangerous to humans: ultraviolet radiation passes through them and reaches the ground. such radiation may cause dangerous diseases. the population of many countries is suffering from lack of water. nuclear weapons can produce terrible destruction on our planet. nuclear power plants are not so “clean” as some believe: they become the source of the contamination. the environment is everything you see around you. today people understand the need to keep it clean, if humanity wants to survive.
