Hydraulic fracturing‚ or fracking‚ is defined as “the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks‚ boreholes‚ etc.‚ so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas.” It consists of a well that is drilled miles deep that contains chemicals‚ additives‚ and sand‚ but mostly just large amounts of plain water. Once the rock is cracked from the pressure of the fluids‚ the natural gas comes back up the well‚ with millions of gallons of contaminants and chemicals.
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Belinda Lithography – The disadvantages Background: Invented by Alois Senefelder in Germany‚ 1798 New technology since the 15th century – Gutenberg’s printing press How it works: It is a mechanical planographic process in which the printing and non-printing areas of the plate are all at the same level Lithography is based on the chemical repellence of oil and water. Designs are drawn or painted with greasy ink or crayons on specially prepared limestone. The stone is moistened with water
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The disadvantages of globalization 1. “The general complaint about globalization is that it has made the rich richer while making the non-rich poorer. It is wonderful for managers and investors‚ but hell on workers and nature.”1 2. Multinational corporations are accused of social injustice‚ unfair working conditions (including slave labor wages and poor living and working conditions)‚ as well as a lack of concern for the environment‚ mismanagement of natural resources‚ and ecological damage. 3.
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GSP Research & Thesis Topics |Title of Research/Thesis |GSP Student |Year of Graduation | |Responsible Citizenship‚ Masculinity‚ & |Gauri Raval |2012 | |HIV/AIDS Activism in Cape Town‚ South | | | |Africa |
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u can add somethins about sports for eg Sports is a kind of physical activity which entertains as well as keeps your body healthy and fit. The world consists of more than a hundred sports‚ from those requiring only two participants‚ through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants‚ either in teams or competing as individuals. Sports are usually governed by a set of rules or customs which serve to ensure fair competition. As we already know‚ a healthy body is the home of a
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The primary disadvantages of democracy are a general lack of accountability‚ the prospect of personal interest becoming the predominant factor in decisions‚ and negative financial implications. A democracy lays the power to make decisions in the hands of the majority. This‚ ironically‚ places an emphasis on both individual and group power. A group controls the decision-making process‚ but an influential individual can control the group. The issue with democracy‚ in spite of the power of the people
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Disadvantages of CD-Rewritable: * It can be affected by Environment (oxygen‚ heat‚ sunlight‚ humidity‚ liquids‚ and dust) and human mishandling (scratched‚ cracked‚ bent‚ misplaced‚ etc.). * It is more costly than CD-ROM * It is considerably less reliable with each recording and are not recommended for long-term or archival use. * Since it is portable media‚ it has risk of getting lost unlike internal hard-disks * It is time-consuming as manual process requiring human interaction
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explosion‚ we might stop and ask some key questions. Is the Internet good or bad for education? Are students learning more or less? And what‚ exactly‚ are they learning? Although‚ using the Internet to research instead of encyclopaedias has become a reality for most high school students‚ the idea of the Internet being is a place where everyone can easily access reliable information is only a myth. We often make a great mistake by calling the Internet something along the lines of "best source of information"
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Einstein’s inference is more prominent than ever. It is in our facilities‚ our homes‚ ours cars; it has become a lifestyle rather than an advantage that aids us. We have made great technological advances throughout the years‚ yet society is taking disadvantage of what we have invented. Arising problems with technology include a lack of human interaction skills‚ a rise in health issues‚ and laziness in society. Why open a window when we can quickly check the weather on our smart phones? Or why go to
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Christopher McCandless The terrible reality Many people experience life like an ongoing routine for example you get up‚ shower‚ get dressed‚ eat ‚go to work‚come home and do other activities throughout your day.Some people find that their life is just fine the way it is because they don’t mind it‚ while others get tired of their lives being the same and want to do something different and that is what Christopher McCandless did. Christopher McCandless was an adventurous person who was never fearful
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