It is said‚ that forests cover 31% of the land area on our planet (WWF). Reducing the number of trees and the surface area of a forest is called deforestation. Deforestation is one of the biggest problems in today’s economic system. There may be a lot of positives behind the idea of cutting down trees; however they are all outnumbered by the negatives. If one is not careful with the removal of a forest‚ it may lead to more deserted areas. First of all‚ deforestation is one of the reasons for the
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Bullying Teens should not be bystanders to bullying‚ nor should they be a bully. Being a bystander is just as bad if not worse than bullying. By being a bystander you are standing there watching someone harm another person. Bullying is evil‚ humiliating‚ and is life threatening. If you bully‚ you can seriously hurt someone‚ whether it’s physically or mentally and in some cases even both. Even if you think you’re just joking‚ the other person may not think of it as joke‚ they could think you’re being
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Cyberbullying is defined as the use of electronic communication to bully a person‚ typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature (“Cyberbullying”). As stated by an anonymous girl from Illinois‚ "It affected me for 3-4 years...would come home and just cry. It really hurt (Hinduja‚ Sameer and Justin Patchin).” That type of an effect on a person shouldn’t be ignored. One of the main reasons cyberbullying should be stopped is the fact that it’s real. Secondly‚ the effect it has
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Schooling is seen as a necessary part of life in America for generations‚ needed to transform the children of the nation into happy and productive individuals. Unfortunately‚ there seems to be a problem with overall performance. According to the Program for International Student Assessment survey administered by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in 2012‚ the United States ranks 27th in math‚ 17th in reading‚ and 20th in science. According to the OECD the US spends more on
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From the beginning of the early ages‚ humans had always lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle‚ but it was not until a couple thousand years ago that they started to transition into an agricultural lifestyle (B.M. CHASSEY‚ 2007). Before genetic engineering even existed‚ some plants bred naturally in their own environment with no human interference and these are known as “hybrids.” Many argue that hybridization and genetic engineering are essentially the same thing. Ancestors of modern Native Americans
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Authoritarianism can be a favorable system of government because it is more efficient that even parliamentary democracy‚ and extremely stable when implemented correctly. Unfortunately this is a slippery slope: while the country has stability it needs to retain its stability‚ and the only way one can do that is by hampering free speech and free press. Once you start hampering free speech‚ one would want to control more and more of the public’s access to oppositional materials‚ and this eventually
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Are GMOs harmful or beneficial to our world? There are many different opinions on whether GMOs are harmful or beneficial. Some researchers are intent on outlawing GMOs‚ and some think that they are better for the environment. Researchers have different views on GMOs‚ but most agree that GMOs are considerably impacting our environment. Is it possible that GMOs can be both favorable and damaging to our environment? Although there are many different opinions on GMOs‚ my opinion is that they can be
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Walmart; growing up this was what my siblings and I referred to as the W-word. When a friend would mention an outing to the retail store we would exclaim “You shop at the W-word?!” this was always followed closely by a sharp gasp. There are two groups of Walmart shoppers; the first wonder how they would live without the large retail store; then there is the second‚ who hate Walmart with a passion‚ some even going as far as to never step foot in the store. If you are part of the first group you probably
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After reading the two responses of those who support and those who are against Game Base Learning‚ I agree with the argument given by those who are against eLearning. Although both sides were well organized and presented several examples to support their stand‚ the evidence presented against eLearning is more thorough and specific. Those opposed to eLearning referred to the 2013 study‚ which indicated that students who completed the gamified experience go better scores in practical assignments and
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Enlightenment is appealing for all the positive connotations it has. When we think of enlightenment‚ what comes to mind is the image of a sage or monk. Furthermore‚ we also believe these individuals are without faults; that they have discovered a certain existentialism that enables them to achieve true happiness. However‚ we don’t hear often the negative side effects of enlightenment. Two avid thinkers‚ Plato and Frederick Douglass‚ are one of the few who do highlight negative aspects of enlightenment
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