2013 statistics‚ the US is the largest corn producer in the world with 80 million acres of corn fields and almost $64 billion annual sales. Besides its consumption as raw food‚ industrial processing of corn yields high economic value. Among industrial uses of corn‚ High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is the most controversial one from an ethics perspective. HFCS is an artificial sweetener that is found in a wide range of processed foods. It is produced by applying enzymatic processes to convert corn’s glucose
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Anti-Gun Control Firearms are often used to defend and protect citizens. Banning the use of firearms will not better our society because crime rates will stay the same or even decrease‚ gun control laws may not follow through‚ and people still use guns to provide food for their families. The right to private property (guns) is not absolute in the constitution. Citizen’s right to own and bear arms must be balanced by a greater need for safety (Warfel‚ 2000). The idea of taking firearms away to make
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To persuade or not to persuade; that is rhetoric. The art of effective speaking or writing‚ especially the use of figures of speech and other techniques is the exact definition of rhetoric. Rhetoric is considered an art and is influential to writers today. Rhetoric is often known as persuasion but‚ depending who you are‚ could view it as trickery. Aristotle is most known for his use of rhetoric in his writings‚ he wrote a book titled‚ “Rhetoric’ as a matter of fact. His book had an immense influence
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The Use of Force Questions: How did you interpret the patient and her motivations in the story? I interpreted the patient as being very neglectful. She was motivated by the idea of keeping her secret hidden so that she could escape having to bear the experience of getting diagnosed with this disease and going through the torture. How did you interpret the doctor and his motivations in the story? I interpreted the doctor as not only doing his job‚ but doing it with a purpose. He was very caring‚
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These drugs are not healthy for the body‚ and have caused many deaths. HIV can be caused by non injected drugs. A United States poll‚ testifies that nearly two hundred million people use drugs at least once a year. This is truly what is wrong with our soceity today. No one can truly state each cause of drug use‚ because there could be many reasons‚ however no matter the case of how it started the way it ends could leave a extreme terminal case for anyone. The purpose of this essay is show how recreational
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Jacqueline Camacho Mr. Camacho Eng. Per. 2 17 May 2010 Electronic Devices in USE! Electronic devices‚ including cell phones‚ are very helpful resources during school hours. Emergencies always happen and in case of emergency cell phones come in handy. Students are required to pay attention in class‚ yet no one said anything about having to pay attention during lunch or passing periods. There should be no worries about students being distracted during lunch‚ or passing periods because class is
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Alvin Ukpeh English 102 24th March 2013 Crude Oil use What can we do to use crude oil efficiently but reduce the negative effects it has on the environment? For over three hundred million years‚ right before our existence‚ Oil has been around. Right from when the earth was covered in big‚ huge trees and extensive vegetation; crude oil has been around and can be found in Pools of deposits inside the sedimentary rocks beneath the earth surface‚ after all crude oil is decayed vegetable
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Writing Effective Use Cases Writing Effective Use Cases Alistair Cockburn Humans and Technology in preparation for Addison-Wesley Longman‚ Q3 2000. ©A.Cockburn 1999 Page 1 of 204 Writing Effective Use Cases Prologue There are still no trusted guides about how to write (or review) use cases‚ even though it is now nearly a decade since use cases have become the "norm" for writing functional requirements for object-oriented software systems‚ and are gaining acceptance for embedded software
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Ethical Use of Assessment Julia Ray Capella University Abstract In this report Julia has selected an assessment instrument that will be used in the mental health counseling field area of professional practice‚ the Beck Depression Inventory-II. Reviews of the assessment will be read to ensure that the assessment measures what it purports to measure and that the article reviews will also establish an appropriate use of that tool. Julia has also analyzed the theoretical basis of the article choice
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In the article William Moller blames discusses Alex Rodriguez and other athlete’s performance enhancing drug use. He compared the harsh pressure that is forced upon athletes to his own experience in high school that led him to try illegal substances. He stated “I did what I felt was needed to do‚ to accomplish what was demanded of me” (Moller 547). Moller later goes on to ultimately place blame on the fans by placing Rodriguez and other athletes on a pedestal‚ and viewing them in a god like manner
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