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    What should people do to protect the environment and why? Introduction: The problem of the environment is one of the scourges of our era. It has been increasing at an alarming rate for several years now. People around the world have almost no concern for the environment and the place where future generations are going to live. Main Body: -Legal measures should be taken for those who do not respect the law. -Social measures such as training classes about the environment for students of all

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    University Of Ilorin‚ Department of Biochemistry (300Level) 02/10/2012 sustainable living Sustainable living is a lifestyle that attempts to reduce an individual ’s or society ’s use of the earth ’s natural resources and his/her own resources. Practitioners of sustainable living often attempt to reduce their “carbon footprint” by altering methods of transportation‚ energy consumption and diet. Proponents of sustainable living aim to conduct their lives in ways that are consistent with sustainability

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    To what extent is CSR beneficial to a company’s performance? Corporate social responsibilities (CSR) and its influences on business success has been a controversial topic over the last few decades but it is not until 1988 was CSR officially stated in the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence (Foote‚ Gaffney & Evans‚ 2010). Proponents point out that socially-responsible company will be more likely to be financially successful‚ while critics contend that CSR is contradictory to the

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    To: Your Excellency UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Subject: "A Vision for The Decade (2014-2024) of Sustainable Energy for All" Dear Mr. Secretary-General‚ I would like to confess to you at first that before writing this essay‚ I never really bothered myself with energy problems. The topic of sustainable energy always seemed as a distant and isolated topic. My original motivation for this contest was very materialistic‚ as I just wanted to win the cash prize which I wanted to use for my studies

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    Why do people migrate? Thousands of people over the world leave their homeland every year to journey to he United States‚ a country that offers them better opprotunities than thei countries of origin. Why do these people leave their native country? There are many different reasons why particular immigrants emigrate to the United States. Economic‚ personal or political reasons may have convinced these people to immigrate to the United States. The common understandings of why immigrants come to

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    In America‚ the 1920’s were considered to be a ’roaring’ time for all Americans. However‚ it seems to be that this ’roar’ was an illusion for some Americans. This time was known as Americas ’age of excess’. In 1921‚ the gross national product was $74 billion‚ by 1229‚ it was $104.4 billion‚ but how much of this was affecting all Americans. Within this essay‚ I will be looking at different actions‚ which affected different people in different ways. For example: while the rich got richer‚ the poor

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    The Four Laws to Debt Free Prosperity The object of this book is to teach people how to manage their money in order to stay out of debt and plan ahead for the future. This book goes over several suggestions or "laws" but focuses on four main ones. To work with the other "laws" you must first learn and master the first which is "Tracking" daily expenses. By doing this one sees how to ease financial problems by finding money that slips through the cracks. If one pays attention to

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    1.0 Calculations 1.1 Sizing of component (including Shrinkage allowance) When cooling from molten state‚ all metals decrease in volume. When cold‚ casting will be smaller than their pattern. In order for parts to be of correct size‚ patterns are made larger to allow shrinkage. The extra size is called Shrinkage Allowance. Different metals have different Shrinkage Allowances. For the purpose of our project‚ we have been using Brass having shrinkage allowance of 1.5%. Length Nominal

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    start is by asking questions to recent graduates who have found jobs. After asking questions you should attend seminars and workshops that your school may have on resume writing and interviewing. The federal government employs more than four-tenths of all meteorologists‚ therefore they are the largest employer. The second largest employer is the National Weather Service and the third is the Department of Defense and Armed Forces. Others work for stations and companies. Financially‚ meteorologists have

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    for many countries. Being a people-oriented industry‚ tourism also provides many jobs which have helped revitalise local economies. However‚ like other forms of development‚ tourism can also cause its share of problems‚ such as social dislocation‚ loss of cultural heritage‚ economic dependence and ecological degradation. Learning about the impacts of tourism has led many people to seek more responsible holidays. These include various forms of alternative or sustainable tourism such as: ’nature-based

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