In the article “Houston Flood Waters Are Tainted With Bacteria And Toxins‚ Tests Show” by Sheila Kaplan and Jack Healy‚ flood waters in Houston neighborhoods have been contaminated. Plus‚ the spread of the toxic waters is not clear on how far they have gone‚ but it is hinted that the breaches of several waste plants have made the waters more dangerous. Testing has occurred and has found traces of Escherichia coli which is a fecal contamination. In the Clayton Homes public housing development‚ high
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Yes‚ Passive Smoking is Harmful! When I was at high school there was an anti-smoking poster in the corridor saying that smoking has more than 5000 negative effects on health. Poster with a skull full of smoke instead of a brain scared me‚ and not only because of this did I decide to never smoke. Additionally‚ my class teacher said that passive smoking is actually more harmful than the active one‚ which made me stay far from those who smoke. However‚ then‚ I realized that something was wrong with
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To what extent are Referenda Harmful in a Representative Democracy? Referendums are very harmful to a Representative Democracy. They undermine Parliamentary Sovereignty‚ allow our politicians to abdicate responsibility for major political decisions‚ prevent them from exercising their informed judgements‚ and can be manipulated by Governments. This is to say nothing of the premise of allowing important decisions to be made by an uninformed electorate that can be swayed by the Media Industry at
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whether you are in a healthy relationship or a harmful relationship. To do this‚ it is important to know the characteristics of both of these relationships. Healthy relationships can consist of two or more people. The people in the healthy relationships trust and respect one another. They understand what the other person’s/peoples’ values are and respect those values. In healthy relationships the friends are honest to one another and support each other. A last characteristic of a healthy relationship
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Dwarfism Many people of the world holds discussion for many years about the proper was to refer to a child with dwarfism. Many people who have these condition prefer being known as “little people” or “person of short stature”. People who have this type of condition some don’t mind being called a “dwarf”. For most of the people the term “midget” is definitely not a option. Dwarfism can be caused by any one of the 200 condition for dwarfism. The most common type of dwarfism is “achondroplasia”
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Unit Title MU 5.2 Assessment Criteria 1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development that would normally be expected in children and young people from birth – 19 years. Physical development is the increase in size which takes place as a child develops. It is the way the body increases in skill and becomes more complex in its performance. Whole body movements are described as gross motor skills and fine motor skills are the use of hands in co-ordination with the eyes
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Harmful effect of Plastic Bags Plastic bags have rapidly becoming popular among consumers and retailers due to its convenience and functionality and it comes at a relatively low cost. Wastage and hygiene issue arises as these non- biodegradable bags are usually littered and not recycled. Technological advances that led to even lighter bags have worsened this problem. These lighter bags are often not suitable for reuse and heavy items have to be double bag‚ increasing the use of plastic bags. As
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Seoul‚ South Korea with SK Telecom. Ms. Myers had what seemed to be all of the right credentials on paper that would make her the ideal candidate for a foreign assignment‚ except one‚ she was female. Although she realized initially that the agency contacting her for the assignment referred to her as “Mr.”‚ she pressed on and assumed it was a simple mistake‚ however‚ her experience would be reflective of this later as she reflects on her choice to accept the assignment and some of the things that
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animal but not human consumption. From the time when this case happens‚ the public started to be aware of the possible dangers of genetically modified foods. Other than that‚ the prices of corn start to decline. This case had generated debates about genetically modified foods. There are two groups that shares different views about genetically modified food. One of the groups is the proponents of genetically modified food. This group believes that genetically modified food is not harmful and thinks
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Toxic Shock Syndrome (T.S.S.) You may have never heard of Toxic Shock Syndrome or T.S.S. It may help to know what T.S.S. is and its causes‚ how to prevent it‚ and how to treat it. Toxic Shock Syndrome is form of blood poisoning caused by overgrowth of Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus bacteria. Sometimes these strains of bacteria cause a toxin TSST-1. Its causes have been linked to use of tampons but it can also be caused by surgery and skin wounds. T.S.S. symptoms include a high
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