understanding of the National Flood Insurance Program for communities to be able to receive the necessary assistance to recover from floods. First‚ an overview of the National Flood Insurance Program will be provided. Next‚ we will discuss the pros of the program. Then‚ we will analyze the cons of the program. Overall‚ the National Flood Insurance Program provides emergency managers the means to identify flood prone areas for mitigation and enables communities to receive assistance to recover. First‚ let’s
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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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programs‚ while a few have no form of health insurance. The hospital encourages the surrounding community to make the care center their home-health of choice. Nevertheless‚ a significant portion of the surrounding population does not make appointments for health maintenance exams despite the existence of guidelines recommending the health seeking
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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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The use of coal is much bigger than that. Coal is used to create almost half of all electricity generated in the United States. It is inexpensive compared to other energy sources‚ which means lower bills for its consumers. Coal is easily stored‚ transported‚ and controlled in large volumes A variety of industries use coal’s heat and by-products. Separated ingredients of coal (such as methanol and ethylene) are used in making plastics‚ tar‚ synthetic fibers‚ fertilizers‚ and medicines. Coal power
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The Debate on Circumcision When it comes to the topic of circumcision‚ most of us will readily agree that we have been told that it is normal and the thought of an uncircumcised penis is “strange”. Where this agreement usually ends‚ however‚ is on the question of why were we taught uncircumcised penises are not normal? Whereas some are convinced that men are supposed to be circumcised‚ others maintain that it is not necessary and/or harmful. Circumcision is technically defined as the surgical removal
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If we took a moment of silence for each baby lost to abortion‚ we would be silent for over 100 years” (Frank Pavone). Many people who are pro-abortion continuously argue that abortion is not murder. However‚ if abortion is not murder‚ then why is it considered double homicide when a pregnant woman is killed? Unfortunately‚ over one million abortions are performed each year‚ which is a fifth of all pregnancies in the United States. Abortion should be illegal because not only does it hurt and kill
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Immunisation is an area in preventive healthcare where a small difference could significantly improve the health of the whole community. Making full immunisation a pre-requisite for children beginning school in New Zealand could benefit the whole community‚ but on a large scale affects some major ethical principles‚ making it a very controversial idea. The main issue currently present in New Zealand today is that those who can get immunised are not‚ therefore putting those who cannot be immunised
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Pros for Sports Many sports can cause concussions‚ which can be changed by getting better equipment and adding other sports that won’t be as dangerous. Even though the sports are dangerous getting better equipment can help make the sports less dangerous. If the better equipment would too expensive than adding other sports could be a different alternative. There are lots of sports that people play that aren’t available at Monticello trails ‚ including soccer‚ baseball‚ tennis‚ etc. Many of the sports
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knowledge and discuss discoveries among a variety of individuals who have different background but have similar career goals‚ 2) encourage greater discourse and engagement in the field‚ and 3) expand the communication around the field. In contrast‚ the con impacts involve taking the time off to travel and expensive costs. Overall‚ the idea of holding seminars and conferences to
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