to the mass consumption of petroleum. With the boom of the oil industry‚ soon people switched to oil as a way to heat their homes and generate electricity‚ causing oil to surpass coal in the mid 19th century (mhiglobal).Along with advancements in technology‚ came newer‚ cleaner sources of energy and as the world became more conscious of the effects of global warming‚ coal became less
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What would happen if the bees die Something terrible is happening to bees. Hundreds of millions of them are either vanishing or dropping dead. Beekeepers are tearing their hives out in frustration. [pic] Look how cute these things are?! Fingers are pointing at a number of contributing factors. Relatively new pesticides designed to impregnate the seeds of crops before they have grown could be a potential problem. Climate change has been isolated as a likely cause (though to be fair climate change
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Francis Jason Camu Social Network PROS & CONS Social Networking sites allow us to communicate with others and express ourselves easier. These sites help you find people you have not seen in a while‚ chat without actually going places and learn things that are happening today. But what are the PROS & CONS of using it? Did you know the average person spends 4 years of his life looking down at his cell phone? It’s kind of ironic‚ ain’t it? How these touch-screens can make us lose touch? But
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scientific research and the exploration of new technologies have always been areas of extreme controversy and heated debate. This can be primarily attributed to the fact that they touch upon and affect many aspects of people’s lives‚ not to mention their direct interference with political‚ social and religious matters. One of the latest and most ferociously debated technologies‚ that the scientific community has offered humanity‚ is the technology of Genetically Modified Organisms and in particular
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This article and video about CRISPR ‚ a technology that would allow for gene editing. CRISPR uses a bacteria and enzyme to target a gene and edit it in hopes to cure genetic diseases. The DNA is extremely complex and changing genes can have an unintended consequence. This important as ethics plays a big role in the support or oppositions of gene editing. The video shows how CRISPR works visually. Now that DNA can be changed and made to be inherited with nearly 100 percent success‚ debates on if
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before‚ there are dangerous aspects of GMOs. The National Library of Medicine states that the modified organisms can be inbred with the non modified organisms leading to the overall extinction of the original species. The Institute for Responsible Technology believes that GMOs have been linked to toxic and allergic reactions‚ sick‚ sterile and dead livestock‚ and that the eating of GMOs can lead to damaged organs. Some researchers say that when you are mixing the genes of completely different animals
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The Constitution is not adequate for today’s times and needs to be updated to the technology and improvements that have happened throughout the years.. Many parts of it only work for the 13 colonies and not for today. The people of the United States do not have equal opportunities in work such as how they are paid and how they get treated in the workplace. The liberties of the population is not secured anymore due to the new government and the way people perceive the authority of those higher in
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Roosevelt allowed the media to follow him everywhere he went‚ even throughout his daily life. With the growth of technology‚ the presidency continued to become more interactive the the public. Today‚ President Obama is very interactive with the public through social media and the press‚ however‚ he communicates less with Congress than the presidents during the early
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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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Display of various stances on genetically engineered animals according to the states in America via HealthResearchFunding.org (Pros and Cons of Animal Cloning‚ 2014) Aside from the controversy that has arisen in numerous religions‚ the general public finds many downfalls to be associated with using genetically engineered animals for consumption as seen in Figure 1 above. A large majority
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