creating fissures where natural gas flows into the well. During this hydraulic fracturing process‚ methane gas and toxic chemicals leach out from the system and and contaminate nearby groundwater. The drinking water in Kansas and Missouri is now contaminated preventing the citizens from drinking the local water. One other major problem that has caused nearby irritation is the earthquakes that are caused. Hydraulic Fracturing As reported in Scientific American‚ Global Warming is Coming Close to
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For most teens‚ the 18th birthday is the most desired milestones. It is known as the beginning of adulthood and you now have the luxury of making your own decisions‚ which can sometimes be dangerous and/or life changing. Teen drinking is on the rise. The SADD reports that “72% of students have consumed alcohol by the end of high school‚ and 37% have done so by eighth grade”. By the age of eighteen the law recognizes these young people as adults‚ they are eligible to serve our country‚ they can be
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SUMARY The Dangers of Television by Harriet B Fuller (USA) According to Harriet in the United States‚ television has played in changing American values as follows. In the 1940s‚ television was predicted to bring families closer together. Its influence‚ however‚ has splintered family relations. The first danger of television‚ as the author mentions is the lack of as family outings‚ the going of the whole family together such as family take a walk‚ dine out‚ go to the cinema are constrain
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Dangers of Alcohol There are many dangers of using Alcohol‚ but there are only about 3 that stand out the most to me. The 3 dangers that get my attention are liver problems‚ bad judgment‚ and addiction. Although these may not be the deadliest dangers of alcohol‚ they are the deadliest to me. First off‚ the job of the liver is to remove toxins from the body. Alcohol is a type of toxin that the liver has to try and remove. The liver can only process so much alcohol‚ and any extra alcohol that is
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What are the dangers of Tobacco? What are the dangers of smoking cigarettes? Well some dangers of smoking cigarettes are you can develop lung cancer or emphazima. With either of these life would be pretty bad‚ you wouldn’t be able to do very much with out getting tired or having to stop for a few minutes to catch you breath. Smoking can even make it hard to play sports. Because it can cause shortness of breathe‚ dizziness‚ and coughing. And if you use smokeless tobacco it can cause dehydration
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Millions of years before animals lived on land; there were trees on the Earth. But today trees are in serious danger. Everybody knows that trees produce oxygen that we breathe and take carbon dioxide that we exhale that is why trees called the lungs of our world. As man cannot live without lungs‚ so and world cannot exist without trees. Factories‚ power stations and cars emit tons of smoke into the air. This smoke contains sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These substances mix with water vapor
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Dobler Health November 11‚ 2014 STDs‚ also known as Sexually Transmitted Diseases‚ are an increasing problem among teens all over the world. As teenagers get older and become more sexually active‚ they are often not informed or misinformed of the dangers and consequences of STDs. Although there are many ways to prevent STDs‚ the only way that has is 100% guaranteed is to practice abstinence‚ and that proves to be very difficult for some teens. In order to protect teenagers from unwanted diseases‚
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irregular disappointment. A danger is an episode that could bring about damage. A powerlessness is a shortcoming through which mischief could happen. These two issues consolidate: Either without alternate causes no mischief‚ however a risk practicing a defenselessness implies harm. To control such a circumstance‚ we can either square or decrease the danger‚ or close the weakness (or both). Rarely would we be able to accomplish immaculate security: no reasonable dangers and no exercisable vulnerabilities
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driving fatalities. Then‚ in 1984‚ Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act‚ which stated that states must raise the minimum drinking age to 21 by 1986‚ or they will lose ten percent of their federal highway funding. This act shows just how serious of an issue youth drinking had become. As a result of this‚ there has been a dramatic decrease in drunk driving deaths. Today‚ the debate on what the minimum drinking age should be has become an important question in today’s society. It is
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J Calhoun June 21‚ 2012 COM 123 Persuasive Speech Drink Less Coke‚ More Water. Purpose: To persuade the audience to drink less coke and more water. Thesis: Drinking coke and other sodas are harmful to the body. Drinking less soda (especially coke) and more water will help you to become an overall healthier person with less health problems in the long run. Organizational Pattern: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Introduction Attention Getting Device: What would it take to clean off an
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