Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) A November 2012 Congressional Research Service report found that‚ as of 2009‚ there were approximately 310 million firearms in the United States‚ 110 million being rifles. (Peters) So what exactly makes a rifle an assault rifle or assault gun magazine? An Assault Weapon is most commonly defined as a semi automatic firearm possessing certain cosmetic features. Most assault rifles such as an AR-15 fires a 5.56mm round. The bullet tends not to penetrate walls in close quarters
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in Japan is still fresh. But what made it worst is when the nuclear power plant in Japan exploded. The event released massive amounts of radiation into the community and has infected a lot of people. Today‚ there is a proposal to open the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. I admit that I am afraid of the fact that the scenario that happened in Japan might happen to us Filipinos as well. For me‚ I do not agree with the proposal. Opening the nuclear power plant in Bataan was proposed because it offers a lot
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development of nuclear research program in Iran and the reaction of the USA. Your answer must take into consideration the Concept of National Sovereignty and the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty. The Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is an international treaty that aims to contain and bring an end to the spread of nuclear weapons and technology. It also aims to boost cooperation and collaboration in ensuring the peaceful and proper use of nuclear energy‚ and to fulfill the goal of nuclear‚ as well
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NUCLEAR POWER IS NOT THE ANSWER by Helen Caldicott [Editor’s note: The following is the Introduction to Dr. Helen Caldicott’s new book Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer.] “[Nuclear power] is a very important part of our energy policy today in the U.S. . . . America’s electricity is already being provided through the nuclear industry efficiently‚ safely‚ and with no discharge of greenhouse gases or emissions.” —Vice President Cheney in a speech to the Nuclear Energy Institute‚ May 22‚ 2001 “The 103
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PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY “I lose my temper but it’s all over in a minute.” said the Student. “So is the Nuclear Bomb. But think of the damage it produces.” Teacher replied. Above mentioned quote confirms that we have always weighed nuclear energy with the destruction it causes. Thanks to the unique invention of nuclear energy‚ i.e. Nuclear Bomb. On hearing the word ‘Nuclear’ the only thing that comes to our mind is havoc and disaster mainly due to some unfortunate incidents such
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easily accessible‚ how it operates can be overlooked. We don’t have to know how it works as long as it works. Nuclear energy powers twenty percent of world energy needs‚ but is it really worth it? Is the energy worth it for disasters like Chernobyl or Fukushima? I believe that it’s not. Nuclear energy should not be utilized due to issues like radioactive water and radioactive waste. Nuclear power plants operate with highly pressurized‚ heated water‚ so what happens to this water once it’s spent? Contaminated
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Nuclear Energy is the Future An Argumentative essay Presented to Dr. Marianne Jennifer M. Gaerlan Department of English and Applied Linguistics De La Salle University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for ENGLCOM Term 2‚ AY 2011-2012 09 December 2011 Do you believe that something small can power a country? A pound of Uranium has the capacity to produce the same amount of energy of 3 million pounds of fossil fuel. That ’s how powerful nuclear energy is‚ generating so
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12-27-12 Energy project (nuclear) ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Nuclear power is a highly controversial topic and everyone has there own take on it. Either your for nuclear power‚ against nuclear power or don’t even know what nuclear power is. Nuclear power is highly controversial because of the many examples in history where nuclear power has gone terribly wrong
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Nuclear power uses unstable elements like uranium. Uranium is constantly going through a process called nuclear decay‚ which means the atom is splitting apart over a period of time‚ measured in half-lives. This is why it is the element of choice for nuclear power plants. Uranium is special because it can go through what is called induced fission. Induced fission is when a free neutron is fired at an atom (like uranium). The atom will absorb the neutron‚ and immediately becomes unstable and splits
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Using material from item 2B and elsewhere‚ asses the view that the nuclear family is no longer the norm. A nuclear family is today seen as only one of many family types in modern day society‚ there are many different variations. Some sociologists say that nuclear families is and should remain the norm‚ whilst others believe that society is now too diverse to simply have only one family type. A reason in particular that nuclear families are no longer the norm is That‚ divorce rate has increased
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