International problem: Over fishing Fishing once thought of as a leisure activity is now causing serious issues on the marine environment. Fishing‚ when taken to the extreme can cause species to deplete in numbers and over turn the natural food chain. Many people are involved in over fishing all over the world. The reasons they take part in the practise are also altering. However many of the fisherman are from poorer countries and they see it as‚ the more fish they return home with the more they
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OVER POPULATION “Whether we accept it or not‚ this will likely be the century that determines what the optimal human population is for our planet. It will come about in one of two ways: Either we decide to manage our own numbers‚ to avoid a collision of every line on civilization’s graph – or nature will do it for us‚ in the form of famines‚ thirst‚ climate chaos‚ crashing ecosystems‚ opportunistic disease and wars over dwindling resources that finally cut us down to size” – Alan Weisman
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Staring over with school after being out of high school for 20 years hasn’t been easy. Students may deal with being scared‚ with learning to use new technology‚ and actually committing to doing online schooling‚ but with the teacher’s guidance and school’s support students will overcome these obstacles and succeed. The biggest fear for me with starting over with school is knowing that’s its’ going to be hard. Struggling with a learning disability and being out of school so long has put me in a
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Ritalin‚ Are We Overmedicating Our Children? Today‚ many children are diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Children that are not able to concentrate‚ act impulsively‚ or have an abundance of energy are likely candidates of having ADHD. Many children have these characteristics and are being prescribed Ritalin‚ a drug that stimulates the brain to help children gain focus. Having said that‚ more and more children are taking Ritalin‚ but are too many taking it for the
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Finally semester 1 is over‚ and this semester has been challenging in some aspects of being a freshman: for example getting used to high school‚ behavior problems‚ swine flu‚ my attendance and being tardy‚ and even meeting new teachers. I’m glad that all of that is over with now: I can focus on a new semester and be prepared for everything that is thrown at me in class. This class has been one of my better classes in the terms of grades and me liking it‚ and I have learned a lot. I’ve learned things
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Over time‚ transportation has shown to have an incredible impact on the United States. It has revealed to bring about economic and social changes in various ways. Americans were aware that if transportation advancement occurred‚ it would potentially increase foreign trade‚ increase land values as well as strengthen the American economy. In the mid 1800s it has been determined that transportation advancement has a drastic effect on our lives even today. Canals‚ Railroads and Roads have a major
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Civilisation : La Grande Bretagne et l’Europe Has British food become trendy? Greasy food‚ unusual‚ doubtful combinations‚ unattractive appearance: British food hasn’t got the best reputation. Even worse‚ according to some rankings‚ it would be the worst in the world. It seems like those clichés are hard to tackle. For many years‚ English cuisine seemed to be odd‚ not suitable for every palate; but things have changed now‚ many foreigners have a very different opinion. According to a study
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Is Overpopulation the Cause of Poverty? There are many people who argue that the biggest problem in South Asia is overpopulation. This assertion has been repeated so often over the years that it has almost become common wisdom. Its adherents include a lot of well-educated individuals and one often hears the argument from government officials as an explanation for the inability to reduce poverty. There are a number of problems with this simple proposition. First of all‚ population is not a very
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Essays 1.. The claimed divine right to rule by the British and French was overlooked by popular sovereignty‚ which changed the government and social order in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The Enlightenment challenged this “divine right” and made the monarchy responsible for the people. In France and America the people were being heavily taxed and revolutions started taking place. In these countries and time periods the people were fighting for freedom of worship and freedom of expression
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Some of the underdeveloped and developing countries face the problem of over population. Too many mouths to feed and less natural resources on hand can have a devastating effect on the economy. Countries like India and China have large population. In India‚ population growth has been on a higher scale than what the country’s economy can handle. The prosperity of a nation depends upon the standard of living of its people. Developed countries‚ such as the US with less population provide a better standard
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