The Dangers of the Internet By: Mia Bloomer The Internet can be a place to learn‚ to express yourself‚ or to just have fun. But‚ the Internet can also be a very dangerous place. As teenagers we tend to ignore the warnings our parents give us‚ and act as though nothing bad will ever happen to us. But‚ the truth of the matter is that bad things happen to ordinary people- especially when we look for it. In the May 22‚2002‚ issue of the New York Times‚ reporter Corey Kilgannon wrote: By day
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abusers to reach people that do not want to be reached and it opens many of us up to identity theft and malware viruses. The internet is an extremely risky device that many of the common users take for granted due to the lack of knowledge of its dangers. With the great power that the internet provides comes great responsibility that its users must also provide. Just like many other things‚ there are people who lack such responsibility and use the internet with bad intentions. Influencing Violence
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and doctors are debating whether or not this is an appropriate device for safe technology. Studies and other sources have shown that cell phones can affect human health‚ psychological functions‚ and safety. Therefore‚ cell phones pose a definite danger to the society. Cell phones emit radiofrequency energy‚ a form of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation‚ which can be absorbed by tissues closest to where the phone is held‚ according to the National Cancer Institute (1). Although there is
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The Danger of Deforestation(rough draft) By Chenghao Chen ENGL 289 Mrs. Michelle Graf 7/1/2012 It is obvious the importance of the forest vegetation to everyone in the society. However‚ people in the past ages did a kind of thing that they thought was very meaningful—cutting down the trees. When they recall this history‚ most of them cannot be restrained from their remorse and guilty to it. Trees or forest are things that not only protect the environment but also help people to live better
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Stranger Danger Making sure children are aware of the dangers that strangers can present without scaring them is a fine balancing act. If children are to spend anytime at all out of sight from parents/ carers teaching them about Stranger Danger may give some peace of mind. Children as young as 3/4 will begin to have some awareness of what Stranger Danger means and will understand what a stranger is and why they shouldn’t trust or go near them. Many local Police forces offer Stranger Danger courses
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The Dangers of Marijuana There are many life threatening‚ as well as psychological‚ dangers due to the use of marijuana. Life threatening dangers include lung cancer‚ trouble breathing‚ a weakened immune system‚ asthma‚ poor driving ability‚ increased heart rate‚ high blood pressure‚ and reproduction problems. Effects marijuana has on the brain include poor short term memory‚ a short attention span‚ schizophrenia‚ and addiction withdrawal. These dangers are associated with the prolonged use of marijuana
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Dangers of Drugs There are many persuasive arguments you can give to convince middle school students not start using drugs. One argument is the pain you would put your family through. Not only is it dangerous to using the drugs‚ it is also very dangerous to be around the people that sell the drugs. One of the best arguments I could give it the very harmful affects that the drug does to your body. There are endless arguments that you could give to students not to buy and use drugs but I believe
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Some say that the world is becoming a better place in which to live‚ but we are exposed to an increasing number of dangers. Hence‚ I think that the world is an increasingly dangerous place in which to live for several reasons. Firstly‚ we are shadowed with the threat of nuclear war‚ where entire nations are at risk of being annihilated. There aren’t any extreme war cases as World War 2‚ but we hear of many acts of violence and threats of mass destruction. These are due to terrorism and experimentation
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Cited: "Genetic Engineering: What is Genetic Engineering?." Futurist - growth strategies - keynote speaker - Patrick Dixon - globalchange.com. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2012. <http://www.globalchange.com/geneticengin.htm>. "Positive Health Online | Article - Genetic Engineering Today: The Promise and the Ethics." Positive Health Online | Homepage - Welcome to PositiveHealthOnline USA. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2012. <http://www.positivehealth.com/article/miscellaneous/genetic-engineering-today-the-promise-and-the-ethics>
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Module 5 Amplifiers Power Amplifiers Introduction to Power Amplifiers What you’ll learn in Module 5. Section 5.0 Introduction to Power Amplifiers. Understand the Operation of Power Amplifiers. Section 5.1 Power Transistors & Heat Sinks. • Power Transistor Construction. • Power De-rating & High Power Operation. • Thermal Resistance of Heat Sinks. • Thermal Runaway. Section 5.2 Class A Power Amplifiers. •The limitations due to the efficiency of class A power amplifiers. •Transformer
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