Megyn McCaustland Environmental Science Final Project 5 December 2012 Environmental Science – Final Project Environmental Science has been an interest of mine since high school. I originally planned on studying environmental science upon graduation‚ but my life took a different turn when I went straight into the workforce and actually ended up in the construction industry. However‚ I chose this course in the hopes that not only would I fulfill my science credits‚ but I would take something
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Community Environment Issue Student Name SCI/275 August 11‚ 2013 Mouna DiBenedetto Community Environmental Issue Central Texas‚ especially Travis County‚ has been under drought conditions since La Niña‚ a weather pattern where the surface temperatures are cooler in the Pacific ocean‚ thus creating drier weather in the southern part of the United States‚ in 2011 (StateImpact‚ n.d.). Although this type of weather pattern is typically combated with the arrival of El Niño‚ which has the opposite
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The Issue of Environmental Impact of Fashion Waste on Landfills Summary of the issue Driven by my passion for sustainable fashion‚ I am particularly interested in the environmental impact of garment waste ending up in landfills. Every year‚ 0.5 million tonnes of clothing are dumped into landfill sites in the world (M&S.com‚ 2013). Furthermore‚ one in four garments sold is thrown away each year. Textile waste in landfills is now raising environmental issues. For example‚ synthetic fibre products
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Issues with Computer Technology that We Face Today The creation and development of computers is one of the most amazing technological advances our society has made. The amount of potential that computers and computing devices whether they ’re desktops‚ laptops‚ or even mobile smart phones is nearly‚ if not‚ infinite. Because of said possibilities‚ almost anything‚ good and bad can come from the use of computer technology. Computers in today ’s society‚ with current technological advances‚ provide
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Social issues have plagued the women and minorities of our country for decades upon decades‚ degrading them as if emotions and morals were not evident amongst them. The article entitled "Affirmative Action" states that as representation of minorities and women became more and more necessary‚ a movement called "affirmative action" became an important issue. Affirmative action is not limited to the uplifting of certain genders and races‚ but it focuses on establishing standards of certain ethical
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rights‚ and are important on a global level. Select 2 issues to discuss. You might start with Secretary Clinton’s speech at the UN‚ for example. Bring in evidence and examples to support your points. Finally‚ discuss solutions to these issues that affect women’s wellbeing (e.g. UN Res. 1325; Muhammad Yunus’ micro credit; UN or NGO programs or others). Secretary Clinton’s speech at the UN Women development has been able to help global issues. Women are the source of economical‚ social and educational
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work‚ as we would soon run out of resources and oxygen. This seems like a more practical way as it is absolutist and ethics based on pleasure when dealing with this topic is unhelpful. On the other hand Bentham can be helpful when dealing with environmental ethics. For example in recent days even farming cod is not sustainable to stop them from becoming extinct and Bentham would not only look at the pleasure of the
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Issues Today: Universalism vs. Cultural Relativism One of the most pertinent issues of the past twenty years has been the conflict between two different ideologies of human rights on a national scale‚ universalism‚ and cultural relativism. Universalism holds that more “primitive” cultures will eventually evolve to have the same system of law and rights as Western cultures. Cultural relativists hold an opposite‚ but similarly rigid viewpoint‚ that a traditional culture is unchangeable. In universalism
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public faith in law enforcement and is what triggers the civil law suits. I feel if each of these things was addressed individually and one at a time they would be fixed. In 2010 The Thin Blue Line listed the 5 biggest challenges facing police forces today which were; governance; “The tripartite model of Home Office‚ Police Authority & Chief Constable is at best opaque with a mass confusion over roles and responsibilities”‚ cost and cuts; “after years of growth the service is under increasing pressure
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The most critical issue currently facing management‚ in my opinion‚ is the economy. The nation’s current economic standing is requiring companies to operate under tight financial constraints. I chose this topic simply because it is evident‚ through reports of huge job cutbacks and closings of several stores and manufacturing plants‚ that companies are suffering. It appears the global economy is moving towards a recession. The economic standing of the United States has changed drastically
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