SINKHOLES Methane Gas Hydrates Scientists at Cardiff University have discovered the presence of large concentrations of methane gas trapped in the ocean floor. This gas is due to dying and decomposing sea organisms‚ or serpentinization. The sediment contains bacteria that produce methane‚ which accumulates as super concentrated methane ice‚ called gas hydrates. The layer of ice traps the methane gas‚ and scientists are studying it as a potential energy source. What is methane? Methane
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In the past few years CRISPR has become a debatable issue consisting of both pros and cons. Under certain circumstances‚ scientist should be able to edit the human genome. CRISPR has potential to help generate electricity‚ create cells that are disease-free and possible save the lives of endangered species. In addition‚ CRISPR may help to extend the shelf life of vegetables or enable humans to live longer (Park 69-70). However‚ little is understood about the full effect of gene editing and some worry
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“What about sleeping outside to bring awareness to homelessness?” was my suggestion to service project ideas on the Service Committee Board for Community Youth Council (CYC). After debating the pros and cons from adopting one of the many littered potholes in town to the merits of holding a senior citizen prom within the community‚ the Service Committee still has not reached a consensus. Officially‚ CYC’s mission is to “serve as a unified voice for the youth of our community.” While holding “youth”
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Prisons and inmates In society today‚ it is commonly known that crime rate has increased dramatically by the years. This is where many of us look for ways to solve such issue. It is the last place anybody would want to be in. but unfortunately we have hundreds of thousands of them‚ if not millions around the world. Thousands in just the United States‚ Those are prisons. Just hearing that word makes us think bad things right away. Murder‚ theft‚ violence‚ and everything bad that happens
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making them stronger‚ faster‚ and healing from injuries a lot faster than before. Just think how you would feel if you injured yourself today and two or three weeks later you are as good as new no wonder athletes are trying steroids and other PED’s. Pros for PEDs People for PEDs have used such excuses as if a person can choose to smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol‚ why shouldn’t they be able to use steroids or PEDs‚ it’s a personal
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The North American Free Trade Agreement “eliminated most tariffs on goods traded between the nations‚ and set in place processes to get rid of regulatory and other barriers.” There are many benefits of this agreement‚ such as increasing trade‚ lowering prices‚ and increasing foreign investment. However‚ there are also disadvantages including the loss of domestic jobs which led to suppressed wages. From an economic perspective‚ I recommend that the United States remain in NAFTA due to its various
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antidepressants‚ saying that they are an effective treatment for depression. The second is against exercise‚ that it is psychologically harmful. Finally‚ the third finds shock therapy to be unpredictable and inconclusive. Each article shows the pros as well as the cons of each treatment. The first
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Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kazakh British Technical University English Language Department RESEARCH PAPER Pros and cons of the Internet HUM 317 Spring 2008 Advisor: Balia Jalgasbaevna Jolamanova Done by Tikhonenko Christina Temirbekova Kamila Nadyrova Farida Supiyeva Nargiza Sagiyev Yerkebulan Group Friday 13:00 Almaty 2008 Acknowledgements We thank all people who helped us in this work‚ especially Baliya
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Vaccines are substance that are generally injected into a person or animal to protect against a particular disease. The advantages and disadvantages of vaccinations have been discussed by scientists such as Shizuo Akira or David Amaral. There have been studies conducted all over the world but mainly in United States and Europe. The main controversy surrounding vaccines is whether or not getting vaccinated is worth the potential side effects. Society is impacted in many ways but the largest way being
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Pros and Cons of Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is a philosophy in which the ends justify the means‚ or in which the morality of an action is determined by the function that follows the action. Although Utilitarianism has many good principals that are both logical and appealing‚ the contradictions of the philosophy make it incompatible with Christian ethics. The moral standards that utilitarianism is supposedly based on only work when a person doesn’t consider the personal emotions that might
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