Ethanol: Good or Bad? In the pursuit of a cleaner renewable resource to fossil fuels‚ many scientist have found alternatives. Examples include solar‚ wind‚ biogas‚ geothermal‚ biomass energy and cellulosic ethanol. In the last twenty years‚ efforts have been made to reduce our dependency on foreign oil and ethanol has been an option. Ethanol is nothing new; in fact‚ it was first used in a motor built by Samuel Morey in 1826 (Ethanol History). Since the 1980s‚ the government started having oil companies
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Name‚ Class‚ Date‚ Teacher Arguments For and Against School Uniforms Pro-Uniforms Many private and catholic schools have converting to uniforms rather than a “free dress” policy. Causing less distractions than student chosen attire and further defining the students primary academic focus‚ it can be clear to one why schools are adapting the new dress code. Not having to worry about if her shorts are too short or that shirt is showing too much skin‚ administration can focus on the education of their
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Facebooking - Time pass actitivity. For - It definitely is a time pass activity as it contains lots of fun activities‚ like games that are used by people on a regular basis to get out of their boredom. - Being a social networking site it is just a means of communication where people can make new friends or connect with long lost friends. - People become so addictive towards it that they spend most of their time socializing via facebook. - People meet new people; make new relationships
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Zheng He sailed the oceans for the Chinese Empire during the early fifteenth century. (Zheng) He took seven voyages during his tenure‚ as admiral of the Chinese naval power. Suddenly‚ in the year of 1433‚ all expeditions came to a halt and the ships were burnt until they no longer existed along with most documentation of these voyages. Although some historians‚ like Needham‚ argue that the new outbreak of Confucianism among the common people changed the thought process of the Chinese and their opinion
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September 11‚ 2001 was the deadliest day for New York. Thousands died because of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Two planes crashed into the twin towers while a third crashed into the pentagon and a fourth into a field in Pennsylvania. Something this big could not have been decided that morning‚ it needed to be planned. All the people involved need to know what they were going to do. This meant they had to have some form of communication along the way‚ whether it
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When most people think of cloning‚ they think of a scientist that uses DNA to make an exact replica of someone . Cloning is a lot more complicated and more controversial than that . According to the American Heritage Dictionary Cloning is defined as “A group of cells‚ or organism that is descended from and genetically identical to a common ancestor ‚ such as a bacterial colony whose members arose from a single original cell . Ever since August‚1‚2001 Cloning had been banned .Cloning was banned for
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On this topic of gay marriage I’ve chosen the two ethical theories of utilitarianism and the Kantian ethics theory. On the pro side the utilitarianism theory plays a huge role when referring to this topic. Some may argue that it is constitutional and some may say that it just isn’t the right thing to do in this country. With this theory the actions are said to be judged in terms of promotion of human happiness. If someone is happy why it should matter what the law or government thinks. It’s important
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exports were banned by NAFTA. The perverse structure of the system ensures that none of the benefits of industrial growth reach those who create it. According to a 2006 issue of the Wall Street Journal‚ since the introduction of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)‚ the once isolated agricultural Rio Grande
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Sexual harassment has been broken down into two types‚ Quid Pro Quo and hostile environment. Quid Pro Quo means “This for that” (Broderick) It demands sex in exchange for benefits to which a person is otherwise entitled. Quid Pro Quo may also occur when a supervisor makes sexual conduct of an employee a condition for employment benefits or advancement‚ or a condition for avoiding adverse employment action. (Broderick) Quid Pro Quo is sexual propositions‚ unwanted graphic discussion of sexual acts
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Organ Donation Pros and Cons Organ donation is a noble act that makes a positive difference to the lives of many people by enabling them to lead a longer and a healthful life. Here ’s a bit about the pros and cons of donating vital organs and tissues of one ’s body. Quick Fact As an organ donor‚ you can actually save more than one life. In fact‚ a single donor may make a difference to the lives of about fifty people. Human organ failure has a long history. Since a long time‚ people have been
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