The main factors of this article called “Methanol--the fuel in Waiting” explains how Methanol could both have positive and negative effects in the environment and the economy. The article discusses how methanol could be another alternative to gasoline and it is a made from natural gas‚ which makes it easier to make and use. Methanol (see Figure 1) is that it is the simplest alcohol with a chain of one carbon atom with three hydrogen atoms attached. The characteristics of this simple alcohol are
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A fuel cell is a device that transfers the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction of positively charged hydrogen ions with oxygen or another oxidizing agent [1]. Fuel cells can produce electricity continuously until these inputs are supplied. The first fuel cells were invented in 1838. Since then‚ fuel cells have been used in many other applications. Fuel cells are used for primary and backup power for industrial‚ commercial and residential buildings and in inaccessible
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Hendershot Fuel Less Generator 2 Hendershot Fuel Less Generator What is a fuel less generator? All over the world‚ people live with the idea that it’s necessary to burn fuel in order to produce power that we can use. We have been persuaded that we have to buy coal‚ coke‚ timber‚ kerosene‚ gasoline‚ diesel‚ propane etc to burn‚ so that we can obtain our precious energy. And yes‚ it is perfectly true that burning these materials will indeed result in energy. And yes‚ we need it
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The ontological argument proposed by Anselm‚ in Anselm’s Proslogion is a priori argument‚ meaning it does not start from a feature of the world but rather a definition of God. It seeks to move from a definition of god to the reality of god by reasoning. The first line in Anselms ontological argument is “the fool says in his heart there is no god”‚ from this Anselm can deduce that the fool has an understanding of what god is .The fool has to admit that god is that than which nothing greater can
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Advocates of prohibiting marijuana may argue that the law has been around for too long to be changed. They believe that it would be unfair to legalize marijuana‚ since numerous citizens have already been arrested and prosecuted for possession. This argument is an example of the logical fallacy‚ "argumentum ad antiquitatem"‚ or "appeal to tradition" (Walker)‚ because you cannot keep a law for the sake of it being kept without acknowledging the facts. For example‚ slavery was legal for thousands of years
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President of the National Rifle Association‚ Wayne LaPierre‚ testified before the U.S. Senate. Editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis‚ whose cartoons are internationally syndicated‚ had created a cartoon with commentary on that specific testimony. The argument of the piece is that the NRA is a major part of the gun violence problem in the United States. Zyglis may have pleased his audience with similar views on the topic‚ but he may not be changing anybody’s mind if they do not hold a more liberal stance
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In the world today‚ the word “argument” is used on a daily basis and usually carries a bad meaning. In fact‚ the word is used so much that people often mistaken it’s true meaning. According to the book Writing Arguments by John Ramage‚ John Bean and June Johnson‚ there is no universally accepted definition of “argument.” The meaning of the term is rather complex‚ and it has been remained a controversial issue of philosophers and rhetoricians over the centuries (2). Because of the complexity of the
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Sydney Morning Herald‚ and she argues ” it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a husband”. The author raises some interesting points‚ but her argument has several fundamental problems: Price begins building her argument with personal facts and sources‚ using rhetorical appeals. In her editorial‚ Jenna objects to the ideal that a single woman who has money should marry a man. She uses pathos appeal to say women who are successful
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Alternate Fuel Source for Cars Petroleum is the most commonly source of fuel‚ even with the other sources such as electricity‚ liquefied petroleum gas‚ hydrogen‚ and solar powered cars There are wide ranges of automobiles used around the world. Mostly all automobiles are powered by petroleum. With increasing concerns about pollution and other toxins in the atmosphere‚ the industry is forced to look into alternate forms of fuel. In the past scientists have been looking into solar and electrically
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Reflective I have written four major arguments for this class: summary‚ basic argument‚ rhetorical analysis‚ and synthesis‚ instructed by Dr. Tina Giovanielli. Although I believe all four arguments were strong‚ for the purpose of this reflective assignment I am going to choose one argument that I think is my strongest piece of writing then analyze it and explain why I think that is my best work. I believe my last assignment (synthesis) was very challenging at first but it ended up to be my strongest
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