significance: - Mangrove forests are among the most productive terrestrial eco systems and are natural and are a renewable resource. Mangroves are not a marvel just for their adaptations but also for the significant role they play in our environment. * Mangrove ecosystem act as Buffer Zone between the land and sea. * Mangroves protect the coast against erosion due to wind‚ waves‚ water currents and protect coral reefs‚ sea-grass bed and shipping lanes against siltation. They are also
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A SMALL STEP TOWARDS CONSERVING ELECTRICITY In response to the task given to me‚ regarding fans and lights being left unshut when not in use and a small survey to analyse student mentality and behaviour‚ I had taken the following steps Informed people in my hostel to gather in the common room for 5 minutes after dinner (on Sunday‚ 24-08-2104). Met people who did not turn up to meet in person Contacted some of them through WhatsApp I stay in SR14 hostel‚ it has 120 rooms (approx. 120 students
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Tobacco Tax Advantage According to the study from The School of Public Health of The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine‚ shows that with the 50% increase in tobacco tax in 2009‚ adolescent current smoking rate further dropped to 4.8% in early 2010 and 3.4% in late 2010‚ i.e. an overall 51% drop in adolescent smoking. Disadvantage People resort to buying illicit cigarettes‚ which is cheaper. This only promotes smuggling and illegal sale of cigarettes. Thus it is easier
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Helping people in need a supererogation or an obligation People in poor nations are starving to death when we are enjoying our delicious meal with our friends and family. There are various governmental aid-projects and privately run charities which are responsible for delivering donations from the relatively wealthy nations to the nations in need. I believe it is a morally right thing to help the people in need‚ but not every one of us would make donations regularly. Peter Singer uses the drowning
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Write a reflection journal of 300-350 words that addresses the following questions: a. What are the 5 key points in the assigned readings? • Special needs children’s discipline often differs from regular education students. • Case laws have helped set the standard for special education student’s discipline. • Discipline is not an easy matter with special education/needs students because the circumstances are different with each child (GCU‚ 2012). • Expulsions are not recommended because
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This article is about the Obama administration saying that it would give people eight more days‚ until Dec. 23‚ to sign up for health insurance coverage that takes effect on Jan. 1 under the new health care law. The administration also said it would delay the 2015 insurance enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act by a month‚ pushing it beyond the 2014 midterm elections. The decision means that people who have not signed up for insurance by the end of March will have to wait
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There has been a gradual change in the mode of packaging for last years.For instance‚ earlier fruits and vegetables were used to be transported in wooden boxes but today cardboard crates are used .This is mainly to reduce the cost. Obviously‚a cardboard crate would cost less than wooden crate. Moreover‚using cardboard crates is more eco friendly than cutting trees and making wooden boxes and supporting an environmental cause helps firms improve their goodwill and eventually their sales. Similarly
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Think back to the first time you ever heard of nature. At one stage or another‚ every man woman or child will be faced with the issue of nature. Remarkably nature is heralded by shopkeepers and investment bankers alike‚ leading many to state that it is impossible to overestimate its impact on modern thought. The juxtaposition of nature with fundamental economic‚ social and political strategic conflict draws criticism from global commercial enterprises‚ many of whom blame the influence of television
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George Coulston Unit 1 Business Environment D1 1.0 INTRODUCTION In this assignment I will rank the stakeholders of Tesco relating to importance to the organisation with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. I will then write a statement about the importance of each stake holder relating to Tesco. 2.0 IMPORTANCE OF STAKEHOLDERS STAKEHOLDER | IMPORTANCE 1=HIGHEST - 7= LOWEST | JUSTIFICATION | Customers | 1 | Customers are the most important stakeholder
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n the age of globalization‚ the rich and poor divide has grown into a chasm. Richer and more developed countries enjoy access to technology and a higher standard of living‚ whereas the poorer and less developed countries are struggling with poverty‚ malnutrition and lack of basic amenities. This is where one might question whether the richer nations should help the poorer ones. The rich has many reasons why they should help the poorer nations‚ it portrays them in a good light‚ it will benefit
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