Not the First to Sail the Ocean Blue In 1492‚ Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Although most students are taught this phrase‚ little else is taught or learned about Columbus. The history and background on Columbus and his voyage is typically unverifiable and often controversial. His need for wealth and power is not deserving of a national holiday. Students should know Columbus sailed the ocean blue on the Nina‚ Pinta‚ and Santa Maria‚ in 1492‚ but there is much more unknown and untold about his story
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Economics How should we regulate shadow banking ? Contents Introduction Page 1 I) The features of the shadow banking system and the reasons why it should be regulated Page 2 Features The role of shadow banking in the triggering of the crisis II) Proposed measures to regulate the shadow banking system Page 4 Modifying accounting consolidation rules so that they take into account off-balance sheet exposure Reviewing the risk-based
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Should We Stand By Or Stand Firm? Stephanie Carlin The bystander’s effect highlights that when other people are present an individual will not offer any means of help to a victim. It would be great if we all could step in however‚ that is not always the case. Do we stand by and hold self-protection above the aid and help of another or do we stand firm and step in even though it may bring the attention and anger of the individual onto ourselves
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melt much fast. Icy area decreases critically (2.7± 0.6 % each year in this decade). Many buildings‚ houses‚ offices‚ oil pipelines‚ gas pipelines are built on permafrost. Ice melting will make many people in dangerous situations or lose their house; we will lose many important constructions. Ice melting also affects sea level. Satellite photography indicates that the global sea level raised 3.1 ± 0.7 mm from 1993 to 2003. Now‚ there are many archipelagos that have sunk into sea such as in Pacific
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become worst due to water scarcity in many parts of the world could harm the global economy in many ways that we had not thought of. For example‚ shortfalls in crop yields‚ fresh water supply to power plants‚ factories and the production with high protein food such as dairy‚ meat and fish. Our demand for water is closely linked to economic growth. As we grow wealthier‚ the more freshwater we require supplying cities. In future‚ it is not just a question of more people requiring more water. However
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support as well. Some of the countries that receive the most aid consider us their enemy. The most money we give is to countries in the middle east because we are trying to make them our friend‚ not enemy. As we are in debt and people in our country need help‚ we still decide to give money to countries that consider us their enemy. We are trying to get a better relationship with the countries we give the most money to. “Washington doles out aid primarily based on calculations about how to advance
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Why We Should Send a Manned Mission to Mars Nowaday the topic in discussion is if it is posible to live in Mars because scientists will demostrate that Mars has similar qualities to our planet‚ or it is possible to find a new kind of life that helps us to improve our technology. Also‚ differnt countries like U.S.‚ China‚ Russia and European Union are interested in spends and takes risk to send a special mission to Mars in order to find evidence that proves their theories. Although
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Written by Valerie Erde‚ she makes many good points about why school should be set back to a later time. First is how it increases academic alertness and vigilance. Second‚ is how a later start time decreases depression in teens and decreases tardiness and decreases truancy. Last‚ is how this later start time is actually helping the students get better grades. I one hundred percent agree with this and believe these policies should definitely be implemented. First is how it increases our whole ability
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Narin Gopaul Professor Flanagan Enc1101 8/4/2013 It ’s the year 2014‚ and we are in the state of the financial crisis which is still being felt across the nation by the majority of Americans. Many Americans who have worked on minimum wages are struggling to live on a salary that is below the poverty threshold. In 2012‚ the U.S census posted that in a family of three; their income is 18‚552‚ (U.S Census). In most case‚ one member of the family is working on a minimum wage salary which is below
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their survival. Whether it be with the purpose of getting drunk‚ to appease the gods or as primitive medicine‚ every developed society throughout human history has held alcohol to be an important aspect of life in some way. Only now‚ in the modern day United States of America alcohol carries much more controversial social implications. The authorities‚ our government‚ and worried parents see it as the devil’s drink‚ bringing with it only irresponsibility‚ self destructive habits‚ and a general decline
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