land is sometimes complicated and controversial. There are usually at least two sides to the land controversy and these usually include someone trying to preserve the land and the other group trying to build or use the land for something that is not sustainable. A land controversy involving the Broadmoor Hotel and the city of Colorado Springs has been brewing for the past two years. The controversy centers around 189 acres known as Strawberry Fields. The parcel consists of beautiful‚ rugged‚ forested
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around the globe. The primary reason I selected this was the company was despite proving itself to be one of the most sustainable businesses in the world. There is quite a significant amount of controversy on just how sustainable some of its business practices truly were in the past. The main controversy being its use of sweatshops to produce its merchandise. Nike is quite possibly the most sustainable company in terms of their current goal and methods of achieving them. Nike is clearly extremely
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Cody Daily ENGW 1101 Professor Douglas 04/27/10 Controversies Over Women Wearing the Burka Now in present society their seems to be more and more controversies with Muslim women wearing the burka or veil. All over the world the burqa has become a subject of discussion and controversy. These articles of clothing are part of the Islamic faith‚ they are cultural and religious symbols. There are many names for these articles of clothing some being burka‚ burqa‚ veil‚ hijab and niqab. It loosely
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Rizal’s Retraction Controversy Rizal is known to be a Philippines’ national hero. He was able to contribute with the Filipinos in order to proclaim independence from the Spaniards. Rizal has a unique style in which he informs Filipinos about the cancer of the country during the Spanish regime. He wrote two novels‚ the first novel (Noli Me Tangere) was all about the harsh doings of the Spaniards with the Filipinos and the second novel (El Filibusterismo) was the symbolism of realization that Rizal
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Whitney Sienko McInnis December 6‚ 2007 “HPV Vaccine Controversy” The recent news of a vaccine that could prevent a large percent of cancer deaths in the United States alone would generally be considered a reason to celebrate. However‚ the current attempts of many states‚ including the governor of Texas‚ Rick Perry‚ to pass an ordinance making it mandatory for preteen girls to have the Gardasil vaccine to protect them from some of the forms of cervical cancer caused by HPV has met a great
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Catalans are Spanish citizens in the Catalonia autonomous community. They have their own government‚ security‚ culture‚ and language‚ yet they are still apart of Spain causing much controversy in both Spain and Catalonia. Also‚ Catalans have been fighting for independence for years and try to set up a referendum or a direct vote for independence within Catalonia. Yet‚ the Spanish government had to consider if it was against laws. On October 1‚ the Spanish government ruled it as unlawful yet‚ over
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Iconoclastic controversy An icon is and abstract‚ simplified image. The word “iconoclast” means “image breaker.” The Iconoclastic Controversy took place under the years of Leo III’s rule. During this time‚ people were worshiping pictures of things. They were praying to them rather then praying to God. It was wrong because the Bible says do not make any graven images. Leo knew this was wrong‚ so he ordered all pictures and images that were religious to be removed from all churches so people
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Controversies of the Constitution As of today‚ the United States Constitution is the oldest active constitution in the world. While the consensus is that The United States is a great county‚ life wasn’t always so easy for the American government. Hank Greenburg‚ John Roche‚ and Charles Beard all have given riveting papers detailing the thought process‚ motives‚ and compromises (or lack thereof) that were behind the drafting of the Constitution. There is‚ however‚ much debate about how and why the
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of classical culture in the Renaissance. The first and possibly one of the most famous female nude sculptures is Praxiteles’ The Venus de Milo. It was likely created between 130 and 100 BC‚ although the exact date of origin is a source of some controversy. Discovered in 1820‚ the nude torso enabled her to be identified as Aphrodite‚ the Roman Venus‚ goddess of love and beauty. Her serene expression‚ high breasts and calm pose show the classical influences in Praxiteles’ style‚ but her elongated silhouette
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Marijuana’s Controversy The controversy marijuana has had within the federal state‚ of whether or not it should be legalized throughout The United States has been an uphill battle for several years. Major concerns surrounding the legalization process are beginning to rise. These concerns include‚ effects on adolescents‚ financial disputes‚ and long term health problems. Due to the fact that half of the country has some form of legalization‚ it is inevitable that marijuana will be legal throughout
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