California waters by oil companies probed by regulators (Jason Dearen and Alicia Chang‚ Los Angeles Daily News)‚ Fracking war: Sierra Club says bill not good enough (Marc Lifsher‚ Los Angeles Times)‚ As Obama Visits Upstate New York‚ the Fracking Debate Takes Center Stage (Bryan Walsh‚ Time Magazine)‚ and Fracking is Eating Away at Our National Parks (Mary Catherine O’Connor‚ Outside Magazine). The authors all
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yet another controversial topic within the sports realm. DeFord’s thought-provoking piece on “what is a sport” touches down on Olympic soil where gymnastics in the Summer Games‚ and figure skating in the Winter Games take center stage in this raging debate (Orlansky). Although
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drinking fountains‚ the dingy restrooms and the back of the busses"(3)? Integration among Central high was a start to improving this racist society. Central was the best high school in the area and originally‚ only white people were admitted there. A pro to African Americans going there would be them being allowed to get the best education they could. It would mean equal education between whites and blacks. The Little Rock Nine was a very smart group‚ and Melba explained that‚ "each of us planned to
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In most cases‚ when Refugees arrive into a new country‚ they often find themselves in a quandary‚ since it is hard for them to assimilate into their new home. Scholars such as Sarah Feldman claim that for refugees to feel part of the society‚ it is crucial for them to become integrated into host communities‚ since they have been warehoused in refugee camps for long periods of time and may feel estranged. Feldman mentions that one of the biggest issues is the misconception that refugee camps are temporary
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process costs around $50‚000 and only goes up from there (thedailybeast.com). Also moral and ethical implications could arise. Some “Designer Babies” are created solely for stem cells. After taken‚ the baby is either up for adoption or aborted. Another con is Violation of rights. This a major issue now which involves that the baby can decide for himself in which is similar to abortion. Finally‚ mistakes happen. This concept may seem old‚ but it’s still new and has problems. So “Designer Babies” aren’t
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Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy Debates and controversial issues are what keep countries all over the world connected. Ideas that were argued upon one hundred years ago are still argued upon today. One of these ideas is nuclear energy- should we or should we not use it at such a rate? Before an opinion can be reached‚ you must first weigh the pros and cons of this topic. Nuclear energy can be environmentally unsafe and can also be threatening‚ but at the same time it can benefit the progress and
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Now the concept itself is like a mathematical equation: economic increase plus a safer neighborhood equals a positive reputation. Still‚ there are those who believe the idea of gentrification produces a negative outcome for the community. Despite the cons to gentrification one should strongly take into consideration the positive effect it leaves in a community. The question now is‚ why are there residents against the idea‚ if gentrifying
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According to Talbot‚ there are currently around 16‚000 desalination plants in the world (2014). Although a con to this method involves needing a lot of energy‚ the benefit in having these desalination plants is that it gives saline or salt water a better purpose rather than it being an undrinkable source. Also‚ it helps countries that do not have a lot of access
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The Pros of Illegal Drugs Many countries along with the United States have laws forbidding the possession‚ sale‚ and use of certain drugs ranging everywhere from marijuana to heroin. Though many countries classify these drugs as illegal‚ I believe certain ones are not as bad as people portray them as. In my mind‚ the illegal drug cannabis‚ also known as marijuana should be legalized since it can not only improve the economy but its side effects are not that foreign to other legal drugs.I believe
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Deciding on which treatment benefits the patient is an ethical dilemma. Before deciding between WLE and mastectomy‚ the surgeon has to present a complete and balance presentation to the patient concerning the pros and cons of said procedures. Even if the patient opt for either type of surgery‚ the definitive risk of local recurrence is still uncertain and hard to predict. Plus‚ the nature of cancer itself is unpredictable.
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