1) Nuclear power generation does emit relatively low amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2). The emissions of green house gases and therefore the contribution of nuclear power plants to global warming is therefore relatively little. Between mining the uranium‚ refining and enriching fuel‚ and finally to building and operating the plant‚ a big 1‚250 250-megawatt nuclear facility produces an estimated 250‚000 tons of carbon dioxide during its lifetime. In contrast‚ coal-fired plants produce close to 2 billion
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States has the Electoral College‚ a group of elected electors who represent a certain states votes. The Electoral College was established by the constitution to protect minority interests and reduce the possibility of a regional candidate. However‚ some believe that the advantages of a direct popular vote election‚ such as its consideration of democratic values‚ outweigh the disadvantages. While others believe that the Electoral College has been put in place to hinder regional candidates not allow
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their actual body size‚ making them desire a thinner body. This detrimental effect was evident already for girls from age 5 ½ to age 6 ½ but was more pronounced among 6 ½- to 7 ½- year-olds. At such a young age girls should not be worrying about what they look like‚ if at all. The bond that little girls have with Barbie is the cause of their low self-esteem. In conclusion‚ it is understood that little girls are expected to play with dolls‚ but they do not need to be exposed to a toy that takes
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Do you remember sitting at your computer screen‚ taking your fifty to fifty-two question NWEA? Standardized testing is any form of test that requires all test takers to answer the same questions. Some of the common standardized tests are the SAT’s and the SBAC tests. You take the SAT’s in high school and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium or the SBAC tests in middle school. Standardized testing negatively affects the school district’s financial state‚ the mental health of the student‚ curriculum
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Pros: Embryotic stem cells could cure numerous diseases‚ and provide organs to people on the transplant list. Because of the high demand of organs‚ innumerable people die waiting for a transplant. If scientist discover how to create organs‚ lives will be saved. There is research that shows that it could be possible to use the patient’s own cells instead of embryonic stem cells. Cons: There are concerns with obtaining stem cells. Stem cells are acquired from human embryo or fetus‚ and can cause birth
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Pros and cons of tattoos There are a lot of different opinions when it comes to the subject of tattoos‚ but with the way times have changed there is a lot more people getting them for many different reasons. I feel that if you have your own reasons and thoughts into what you really want to get imprinted on your skin then there is nothing wrong with that. I think it is actually very meaningful. Pro: Self-Expression Marking and altering the body is the ultimate form of self-expression and
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With the world becoming more dependent on technology to drive our daily lives‚ the rate of accidents caused by distracted driving is increasing. According to an article in USA Today entitled "Yes‚ Cellphones can be Dangerous. No‚ a Nationwide Ban Won’t work‚" distracted drivers are twenty-three times more likely to crash than drivers who are focused. Although there are other reasons for the cause of this issue‚ the largest factor in distracted driving is cell phones. Despite recent efforts to minimize
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As a child I received spankings for any of my misbehaviors. Now as a parent myself with a five- year- old son‚ I understand why my parents did the things they did. My son has had a few spankings in his life. Spanking a child is just fine with me as long as you spank them on their buttocks. Spanking can correct misbehavior and will not harm a child for life. There are a lot of pro’s and con’s to the spanking issue that might have a lot of people confused on this. Spanking is done by giving the child
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Topic : the pros and cons of powerpoint Student : Outline: I. Introduction II. Pros and Cons : 1. Pros : * Catch audience’s attention * Easy to follow * Able to review 2. Cons : * Too shorted * Focus too much on the slide show * Wasted time I. Introduction: PowerPoint is presentation software that is part of the Microsoft Office suite of productivity programs. PowerPoint is designed to allow people to create a series of single-page slides that contain
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Emerging studies have begun to grab the attention of the public with their shocking results. The old mentalities of the previous generation are dying out‚ with people now making informed decisions rather than believing what they’re told. With the abundance of information supplied by
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