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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Skateboarding should not be allowed due to how it affects other people on school grounds. There are four reasons why this method of transportation should be banned while on school grounds. First off‚ it is dangerous to the people on school grounds. If there were to be a person skateboarding and not paying attention‚ and they hit a walking bystander‚ there could be a serious injury. There was an incident reported at a high school in New Jersey were a kid was riding his skateboard and was going extremely
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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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The Label Debate Many are not aware of the ongoing debate of whether or not products in grocery stores across the country should label their products in a way to provide consumer awareness regarding foods containing genetically modified ingredients. One statistic states‚ “an estimated sixty to seventy percent of processed foods in grocery stores contain at least one genetically engineered ingredient” (Byrne). This statistic reveals the prevalence of these ingredients found in grocery stores‚ yet
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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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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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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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Service consumers often leave voluntary payments of money – “tips” – for the workers who served them. Among the services workers commonly tipped in the United States are bartenders‚ bellhops‚ casino croupiers‚ concierges‚ delivery people‚ doormen‚ golf caddies‚ limousine drivers‚ maître d’s‚ massage therapists‚ parking valets‚ porters‚ restaurant musicians‚ washroom attendants‚ shoeshine boys‚ taxicab drivers‚ and tour guides (Star‚ 1988). Although not as widespread as in the United States‚
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