Special Issues Paper Arman Lewis XCOM/100 April 27‚ 2014 Special Issues Paper It is crucial‚ especially in today’s date‚ to be mindful of ethnic and diverse circumstances when communicating. People interpret dialog‚ dialect‚ movements‚ and actions differently depending on where and how a person is raised. Gender differences can also come into play when communicating. Ethics is important for all aspects of communication. If a person did not tell another person a bit of information that was important
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Defining Environmental Crimes Environmental crime is a serious and growing concern at national as well as international level‚ and one which takes many different forms. Environmental crime in broad terms means an act which is committed with the intention of damaging or causing damage to the ecological and biological systems to ensure business or personal benefit. The types of acts commonly recognised as environmental crime are: pollution or other contamination of air‚ land and water; illegal discharge
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Environmental Accounting Where We Are Now‚ Where We Are Heading by Joy E. Hecht Interest is growing in modifying national income accounting systems to promote understanding of the links between economy and environment. T he field of environmental accounting has made great strides in the past two decades‚ moving from a rather arcane endeavor to one tested in dozens of countries and well established in a few. But the idea that nations might integrate the economic role of the environment into
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Six Fundamentals of Fitness Training Physical fitness is a state of well-being with low risk of premature health problems and energy to participate in a variety of physical activities. –President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (1997) According to the US Government‚ the word “fitness” defies concise definition but is best explained by this chart: Physical Fitness Skills Physiological Health-Related Skill-Related Sports Metabolic Body Composition Agility Team Morphological Cardiovascular
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Environmental Disasters For the purpose of this article an environmental disaster is defined as a specific event caused by human activity that results in a seriously negative effect on the environment. Sometimes a natural disaster can become an environmental disaster‚ but that is a topic to be discussed elsewhere. In most cases environmental disasters are caused by human error‚ accident‚ lack of foresight‚ corner cutting during industrial processes‚ greed‚ or by simple incompetence. In other
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Environmental Fortitude Western society is founded on a principle of convenient consumerism; however‚ this easy living comes at a high environmental cost. Individuals today are pushed to buy the latest fashions‚ the newest electronics‚ and the best imported foods the world can offer. Consume‚ consume‚ consume! In recent years‚ a growing focus on global warming has brought discussion of the effects of such lifestyles into the focus of mainstream media. This new emphasis on “going green” has opened
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that affect the economy and the social lives of citizens. What is Environmental Degradation? Environmental degradation is a process through which the natural environment is compromised in some way‚ reducing biological diversity and the general health of the environment. This process can be entirely natural in origin‚ or it can be accelerated or caused by human activities. Many international organizations recognize environmental degradation as one of the major threats facing the planet‚ since humans
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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Week two objectives analyze the impact of various factors on aggregate demand and supply; in addition to evaluating the effectiveness of changes in fiscal policies using Keynesian and Classical models. This paper will explain the following terms: gross domestic product (GPD)‚ real GDP‚ nominal GDP‚ unemployment rate‚ inflation rate‚ and interest rate. As well as describing the effects of purchasing of groceries‚ massive layoff of employees‚ and decrease in taxes
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OPERATING SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS This section explains the various operating systems available today and identifies major personal computer operating systems. Although Microsoft Windows is the dominant operating system in the personal computer market today‚ there are other operating systems that can run on various desktops and laptop. These operating systems vary in their popularity‚ system requirements and features. 3.1 Microsoft Windows Microsoft window is the single most popular and widely
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Environmental Pollution Samantha Arrieta SCI/256 November 5‚ 2013 Analila Lucero Environmental Pollution As an associate-level environmental scientist‚ many concerns have risen in regards to the environmental‚ climate‚ economical and social consequences. Because of overpopulated cities‚ there have been some negative factors. The focus to address these issues could be in addressing the weaknesses in already existing laws with stronger enforcement. In the following‚ I will present a summary
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