SPACE TRAVEL 1. Only three nations have successfully put people into space: the US‚ Russia and China. All have been government programmes‚ developed at great expense. Now‚ a new era is beginning in which private enterprise will take people 100km or more above the Earth. _________________ 2. In 2001‚ an American‚ Christ Tito‚ became the first space tourist. He travelled to the International Space Station by Rocket and stayed there for ten days. A year later South African Millionaire
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Nuclear Waste Should be Disposed In one of his lectures “Nuclear Waste” Richard A. Muller‚ discussing the nuclear waste problem‚ scientists’ attempts to find the solution‚ and the public’s fear around it‚ gives the audience his personal evaluation. He makes a point that since the nuclear waste is here‚ we have to store it and storing at Yucca Mountain is not the worst option‚ because the dangers of storing it there is smaller than the dangers of not doing so. This lecture makes me recall the
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1 AN OPINION COMPOSITION When you are writing an essay that asks you to discuss a topic or give your opinion on a question‚ it is important to organize your thoughts and present your arguments clearly and to work out the structure of your essay before you start to write. 1. Plan four or five paragraphs: 2. 3. 4. 5. - an introduction (saying why it is important‚ what the situation is...) - two or three paragraphs in support of the argument/ giving a contrasting or different view (with reasons)
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have to breathe another person’s cigarette smoke beside you instead of delicious meal fragrances‚ it affects you negatively and you can not enjoy your meal. Therefore‚ smoking ban in restaurants is a good policy in my opinion. On the other hand‚ if you stay in an indoor space where people smoke‚ a little bit later you realize that your clothes and your hair (if you have a long one) smells awful. Especially‚ women are so sensitive about it‚ because they ever never want to smell bad. That’s
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Key concepts I. Public opinion John Zaller states that mass opinion is made up of values (core‚ unchanging beliefs)‚ attitudes (beliefs on broad policy issues)‚ and opinions (more flexible views on specific policy issues). II. Four characteristics of public opinion The characteristics of public opinion are direction (beliefs of the majority)‚ stability (consistency over time)‚ salience (importance)‚ and strength (intensity of belief). III. The public The public may be categorized as the mass
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Until the late 1400’s‚ Europeans did not know the existence of the two American continents ( North and South America ). To the European explorers‚ exploring the other side of the Atlantic was like exploring an entire different world‚ hence the name- the New World. In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus unknowingly discovered the new continent. His original motives for exploring was to find an easier route to Asia but instead‚ he discovered the New World. Thus; Spain‚ France and England began sending out conquistadors
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European Exploration—Causes and Effects Causes Desire for wealth and power. (Gold and Glory) European explorers hoped to find riches in distant countries and to discover a sea route to Asia. Search for spices (nutmeg‚ ginger‚ cloves‚ cinnamon‚ pepper‚ etc.) and luxury goods (silk‚ gold‚ silver‚ jewels‚ ivory‚ porcelains‚ tea‚ etc.) from Africa and the East. Religious aims (God) Europeans hoped to spread Christianity to people throughout the
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3. MONEY Money is everything that serves as universally excepted medium of exchange or means of payment. Functions of money: Medium of exchange – enables people to exchange goods and services for other commodities Store of value – at home money loses value because of inflation so it is better to deposit financial assets with a bank. Money can also be stored in other forms – securities (cenné papiry)‚ shares‚ or bonds (dluhopisy‚ obligace). We can also invest in properties‚ lands‚ arts‚ jewelry
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Pollution‚ contamination of Earth’s environment with materials that interfere with human health‚ the quality of life‚ or the natural functioning of ecosystems (living organisms and their physical surroundings). Although some environmental pollution is a result of natural causes such as volcanic eruptions‚ most is caused by human activities. Sidebars | SIDEBAR | Climate Change 2001:The Scientific Basis | The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an international group of scientists
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People Should Be Allowed to Express Their Opinions There are three assiduous things that make people pursue with consecutive efforts during life times: freedom‚ justice and love. The pursuit of Freedom‚ however‚ is something invariably vital to seek. Expression freedom or freedom of speech; therefore‚ deserves more passionate pursuit. As a democratic country‚ freedom of speech is that all citizens are allowed to express their thoughts‚ opinions‚ and attitudes to the everything of their country
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