The study‚ by 1‚360 experts in 95 nations‚ said a rising human population had polluted or over-exploited two thirds of the ecological systems on which life depends‚ ranging from clean air to fresh water‚ in the past 50 years. "At the heart of this assessment is a stark warning‚" said the 45-member board of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. "Human activity is putting such strain on the natural functions of Earth that the ability of the planet’s ecosystems to sustain future generations can
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As the world’s population grows‚ more and more people are living in potentially dangerous volcanic areas. Volcanic eruptions continue to happen and they can cause great threats to life and property. Predicting a volcano’s eruption accurately will lead to more saved lives and ensure our safety. When a volcano erupts it produces many threats. Some of these threats are lava flows‚ falling ash‚ and they may even cause other threats like mud and debris flows‚ or they can cause the climate to change
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(Hook)”It’s an experience that even Oprah Winfrey‚ Condoleezza Rice‚ and President Obama have each said they experienced(Bruinius 1).Racial profiling is “commonly defined as a practice that targets people for suspicion of crime based on their race‚ ethnicity‚ religion or national origin(“Racial Profiling”). Racial profiling causes many deaths each year and creates a huge amount of tension between colored communities and their law enforcement. An example would be of Ferguson‚ Missouri in 2014 where
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Have you ever thought about how much a person could save themselves with a concealed weapon? One maybe scared to use a gun but some use guns for their protection. This is because one can not trust everyone due to all the crimes that have been going on. Gun control is a major topic for people with concealed weapons permits. There has been many shooting and major threats that could have been stopped if someone had a concealed weapon. Some people are demanding for schools to have a security guard or
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details as to where our food comes from and how it gets to our plates. Richard Stossel has written many articles‚ such as Overcoming arthritis naturally‚ Chi: The basis of True Health‚ Nutrition Secrets “They” Don’t Want You to Know‚ and The dangers of microwave radiation cannot be ignored. He has also extensively studied Chinese martial arts‚ nutrition‚ Chinese medicine‚ chi theory‚ and physics. Richard is very passionate about health and helping others to develop healthier lifestyles. He uses
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Social Networking and Its Dangers Just when I was about to pick up my pen to finally start on my assignment‚ the Facebook chat buzzer went off yet again. It was Ivan‚ a friend I just met at the beach this afternoon playing beach volleyball. We chatted for about twenty minutes before he started asking me a series of personal questions and finally my sexual orientation. I was naïve then and didn’t know what sexual orientation meant‚ looking back I realized that Ivan was gay wanted to know if I
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The Dangers of Mining Industry in the Philippines A Term Paper Presented to Mrs. Lorna Caponong Department of English CASS‚ MSU-IIT In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for ENGLISH 2 (Writing in Discipline) Second Semester‚ SY 2010-2011 by Charissa L. Abingosa Sittie Joharah Alulong Maria Reziel E. Cortes Jeff de Jesus March 15‚ 2012 TOPIC OUTLINE I. Introduction II. Mining Industry in the Philippines A. Brief History of Mining in the Philippines B. Scales of Mining Operations
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Effects of Chewing Tobacco Every year in America‚ there are approximately 146‚023 people who chew tobacco that end up with cancer‚ according to mylastdip.com‚ a website committed to informing people of chewing tobacco. Those cancers include lip‚ mouth‚ throat‚ stomach‚ esophagus‚ pancreas‚ lung‚ trachea‚ and lastly‚ cancer of the bronchus. Chewing tobacco‚ also known as smokeless tobacco‚ is a term used to describe tobacco that is not burned or smoked. “Chewing tobacco is cut-leaf tobacco that must be
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Analyzing the Risks and Benefits of GMOs Perform and Record 3. The companies use tobacco to express the necessary proteins. They will first identify the viral protein that the vaccine will target and then finds the genetic sequence that codes for it‚ that DNA is inserted into a bacterium. The plants are then dipped into a solution of the bacteria where it will soak up the virus. The vaccine will go through many tests and trials to be approved. It has gotten funding from many medical companies
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English 101 – MW 12:30 13 February 2013 Smoking Tobacco Needs a Second Chance If asked‚ many people might say smoking tobacco is horrible in every aspect. They would argue that smoking has claimed numerous lives‚ and would curse the person who discovered it. Others might say that the odor from smoking tobacco is not worth it. I completely disagree with these claims. Often the benefits of smoking tobacco are overlooked. In fact‚ I believe smoking tobacco is beneficial because of its convenience‚ its
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