several more weeks. The effects of the tsunami on the country during this period range from destruction and damage‚ death‚ injury‚ millions of dollars in financial loss‚ and long lasting psychological problems for the inhabitants of the region. BURNING FUELS Fossil fuels can be used to make electricity in a power plant. They are burned to heat water into steam‚ which can push a fan-like object called a turbine. When the turbine turns around‚ magnets in it make electricity. Fossil fuels are fuels formed
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Determining the Empirical Formula of a Compound: Burning Magnesium Lab Purpose: To experimentally determine the percent composition of a reaction product. Directions: Work in teams of three. The directions for this lab are on a separate sheet of paper at your lab bench. Make sure that everyone in your group understands the process and purpose before you get started. Assign tasks. Everyone in the group will be expected to contribute at the same level of participation‚ and for this experiment
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Why Euthanasia Should Be Legalized Euthanasia is a term used to describe a practice of intentionally killing another human being with or without their permission; when they are terminally or hopelessly ill. The word is derived from the Greek language combining the term "eu thanos" which means easy death. (Webster) By definition‚ euthanasia has become one of the most controversial issues of all time. Euthanasia is a practice used by doctors in the most extreme circumstances‚ for patients they feel
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Why Televisions Should Be Unplugged I believe all the televisions in America should be unplugged‚ and we should become a nomadic‚ goat-herding race- well‚ maybe not the part about the goat herding. Anyway‚ television programming is corrupting our youths’ minds; they are being stupefied and are becoming virtual vegetables as they are molded by the programs they view to be lazy‚ selfish‚ and to forsake all their moral and ethical values. The so called "entertainment value" to the shows is what’s
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“WHY MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGALIZED” Since the 1930s‚ marijuana has been illegal in the eyes of the U.S. government. Its classification is a Schedule I drug‚ which is said to have a high potential for abuse‚ no medical use‚ and not safe to use under medical supervision. In this day and age‚ it’s being prescribed to patients of severe health problems to treat their pains‚ nausea‚ etc. Compared to logical reasoning‚ the government takes a very different stance on marijuana. Some say prohibition serves
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same rights that our ancestors have fought for during the enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment. The laws that affect the average individuals‚ the influences of various platformed parties‚ and the importance of voting in society exemplifies why Americans should value their right to vote. Many laws affect the American’s rights to vote as an individual. For instance‚ the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution states that it grants Americans the right to vote‚ furthermore stating that the “right of
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this is a bad decision and that no one except law enforcement and military should carry guns. My personal opinion on the matter is that if the person has legally obtained a concealed hand gun license through their state then they have the right to carry a weapon. When you sit back and think about the thousands of criminals that walk the streets every day with a gun in their waistband or jacket pockets illegally‚ then we should be able to do the same thing in order to protect ourselves. Is the concealed
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Why I Should Be On Yearbook Staff I think I should be chosen for the year book staff because I am a very creative person. Being creative and expressing myself is something I definitely love doing‚ and I feel that if I could be a part of creating the year book‚ I could show off my creativeness. I always have a positive attitude and I like making people laugh. Qualities like that are the reasons that everyone loves me; I’m an all around person. Being able to talk to people to get them to buy a yearbook
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the number of abortions quickly got higher. Matter of fact it had been said that more than 50 million babies/fetuses have been aborted since 1973. In some countries abortion is legal but‚ I strongly disagree with this idea. I believe that abortion should be illegal. Many may not know but the women’s body gets injured during this experience. Also‚ there are always other choices. As I mentioned before‚ abortion is dangerous for a woman’s body. Recently‚ many people try to have an abortion; it causes
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“weed” is legal in Washington‚ California‚ and Colorado so far in 2014 and this number is going to most likely increase. Cannabis should be legal in all of the states in United States for many convincing reasons. Cannabis is used by a large percentage of Americans in the United States. But sadly‚ most of the percentage is consuming the natural herbs illegally. So I ask why most something that is not that harmful‚ makes people feel good be illegal. We all know it can cause some harm to the body but
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