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 characters’ in Nineteen-Eighty-Four have no real privacy in their futuristic society. There is a two-way telescreen in everyone’s home‚ which is viewed by the omnipresent “Big Brother”. While studying this novel in my twelfth-grade literature class‚ my teacher advised us‚ “Today‚ it isn’t a Big Brother we have to worry about‚ it’s all of the Little Brothers”. I am reminded of this quote anytime I spend extended periods of time in public. Without fail‚ people are always taking pictures
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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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Free speech‚ more than any other of America’s values‚ has been the touchstone of American democracy dating back to the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment‚ created in 1791‚ is so important because “without our basic and essential rights established by that first amendment‚ the others amendments would have little to no meaning and hardly any force.” It shows the creativity and innovativeness of American democracy. The Amendment states‚ “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion
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The pros and cons of gun control have been contemplated and talked about for many years. Gun control is currently a major issue in today’s society. There have been numerous meetings and debates about gun control issues‚ but nothing has made any major impacts. The United States government doesn’t know what to do about the issue. The citizens of the United States don’t know what to do. The issues of gun control remains an issue that still needs to be decided. People talking about gun control are usually
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speculation to whether NAFTA has helped the growth‚ just not a very big one like this article states. “according to a 2014 report by the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)‚ the United States has been $127 billion richer each year‚ thanks to “extra” trade growth fostered by NAFTA.” (NAFTA’s) Considering that we are 19.5 trillion dollars in debt that isn’t very much. NAFTA is put in place to reduce trading costs‚ boom the business investment‚ and help North America be more ambitious in the
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Pros and Cons of Information Technology Offshoring Outsourcing Information Technology (IT) has many advantages and disadvantages. IT Outsourcing is just similar to any other type of overseas development services. Nowadays Offshore Software Development is expanding all over the world. Previously‚ outsourcing decision was as simple as checking the budget‚ experience of the service provider and present in-house ability. Outsourcing is a hot button issue for many Americans. There are some that agree
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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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in depth‚ people across the country are fighting passionately to have fluoride removed‚ claiming the fluoride that is added to our drinking water is actually a toxic waste by-product that is costly to dispose of. Instead of having to dispose of it‚ big businesses have convinced our health officials that it was good for our teeth and had it placed in our drinking water. Therefore‚ not only did they not have to pay to dispose of it‚ but are actually making money off of it.
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