There are currently 1.4 million described species on earth‚ but estimates of as many as 5 to 50 million total species have been projected to exist (Becher‚ 1998‚ 60). Tropical entomologist Terry Erwin’s research supports that there may be as many as 30 million insect species alone in the tropical rainforests (Shiva et al‚ 1991‚ 14). One of the true challenges to biodiversity is that there are so many species that we may be obliterating that we are not even aware exist yet. We are destroying species
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The question of whether childhood obesity is a problem or not will always stir up controversal opinions. The differing sides of the topic want to take action on the matter. Most of the people who are caused for the problem of rising childhood obesity is the fast food companies themselves. The government has countlessly tried to eliminate junk food from the schools‚ but does that really solve the problem? Junk food should not be banned in schools because children should have free choice of what to
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“Human embryonic stem cell (HESC) research offers much hope for alleviating the human suffering brought on by the ravages of disease and injury.” according to plato.stanford.edu‚ so the question shouldn’t be why should it be legal‚ but why shouldn’t it? My mother went to see a brain specialist to try to get an understanding of why she has chronic migraines‚ and originally they thought she might have multiple sclerosis‚ a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system. Luckily we discovered
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Telemedicine: Is it Worth the Sacrifice? I. A. Telemedicine is the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients via telecommunications technologies instead of in person. B. I believe there are many useful applications i.e. military‚ specialized‚ or emergency situations but not for routine medical care. C. Some issues that arise from not seeing a patient face to face are 1. Improper physical exam 2. Communication barriers 3. Depersonalization
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Good afternoon‚ our group thinks that technologies do more harm than good. We are going to use two specific kinds of technologies to talk about the harmful of it. The first one is about the harmful of using smart phones and the second one is the harmful of having nuclear power/ power plant. According to the Wikipedia‚ the definition of technology is the making‚ modification‚ usage‚ and knowledge of tools‚ machines‚ techniques in order to solve a problem‚ achieve a goal or perform a specific function
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Recently‚ the Republican party has announced what future healthcare coverage will consist of. President Donald Trump has made many requests stating‚ “I am calling on this Congress to repeal and replace Obamacare with reforms that expand choice‚ increase access‚ lower costs‚ and price better health care. Obamacare is a collapsing….Action is not a choice — it is a necessity.” President Donald Trump’s requests seem promising. He stated that Americans with pre-existing conditions should be guaranteed
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305 violent revolutions have succeeded since 1900 compared to a total of 21 peaceful revolutions. Many believe that nonviolence is the way to go‚ and violent ones are out the question. In reality‚ though‚ in many cases‚ violence is the only option. The people might try for rights‚ but in many circumstances‚ the government will feel threatened and kill them. Or If all the movement is doing is holding up signs‚ those in power will simply scoff at them and not take the revolution seriously. John f.
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Inrtoduction: Domestic workers are called a friendly term in Manila "Kasambahay": to emphasize they are part of the household. The bill is yet to be signed in Congress to provide legal recognition for the domestic workers and recognize the important role that Kasambahay plays in the building of the family and of society. Filipinos oftentimes depend on the services of domestic house helpers for the orderly management of their households. Unfortunately‚ even if they perform vital day-to-day functions
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1AC Resolved: The United States ought to extend to non-citizens accused of terrorism the same constitutional due process protections it grants to citizens. “If one devalues rationality‚ the world tends to fall apart.” Lars von Trier and with that‚ I affirm the resolution. Core Value: Consequentialism: Value Criterion: Self-actualization-the Morality‚ spontaneity‚ problem solving skills‚ lack of prejudice and acceptance of facts we revive through Maslows Hierchical pyramid which explains
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School uniforms Good: Save money-- don’t need to buy many casual clothes for school days. Parents only need to buy school uniforms for their children. (School uniforms can save parents a lot of money as they then only need to buy their children casual clothes to wear on the weekends. Otherwise‚ parents need to constantly replenish their child’s wardrobe with the latest fashions‚ which can be very expensive. They would need to provide clothes for 5 days of every week plus weekends‚ sports and
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