coal‚ nuclear energy produces less carbon emissions when producing electricity. Although Latvia doesn’t possess any nuclear power plant‚ Latvia imports nuclear energy to supply the demand of its citizens’ electrical consumption. The dangerous thing about nuclear energy is when it is turned to a weapon. Latvia‚ being forced into the Soviet Union‚ knows first hand the devestating effects of nuclear weapons. Ever since regaining its independence from Russia‚ Latvia joined the European Union and
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slowly and folded my arms across my chest. When I leaned back against the wall‚ she stopped what she was doing and sat on the bare mattress. She and I both stared at the pile of soiled linen on the floor until I broke the silence. “So‚ is he the only one that you’ve been having sex with?” She didn’t say a word and continued to stare at the pile of sheets. “So I guess that’s a no‚” I said before I sat down on the bed next to her. “Are you using any birth control?” “Yeah‚ but no one knows. I went
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reveals about William Wilberforce is it reveals that when he was a young boy‚ he probably thought that he could do so much‚ such as ban slavery. With this said he just did it anyway. Born on 24 August 1759 in Hull‚ England‚ William Wilberforce was the only son of Robert Wilberforce‚ a wealthy merchant‚ and his wife Elizabeth Bird. He was named after his grandfather William‚ who had made the family fortune in maritime trade and had been elected mayor of Hull twice. Wilberforce lost his father when he
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animals‚ it would take a lot of funds and research‚ causing us to forget about other research projects. In Mrs. Zielinski’s article she told us that it could cost millions of dollars to resurrect a species. We could use the funds to do more research on things to benefit us‚ like cancer research‚ which is an actual problem in today’s world‚ unlike this made-up problem. If we go on with this‚ we could forget about endangered animals‚ since we could revive them. Organizations could lost what little funding
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evolve based on the environments in which they are spoken. Baldwin claims that‚ “people evolve a language in order to describe and thus control their circumstances [...] [People from different regions] are not saying‚ and cannot be saying‚ the same things: They each have very different realities to articulate” (1). Essentially‚ people’s environments play a large role in the way they speak their language. The different areas in which a language is spoken all have different environmental and circumstantial
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Why Instagram is Not All that Bad In a world where digital products have more and more effect on people’s daily lives‚ certain software or media products inevitably become the center of the public’s attention. Moreover‚ they become the part of an individual’s lifestyle. Along with Facebook‚ Twitter‚ or YouTube‚ which already are daily companions for millions of people‚ there is one more application that causes debates and conflicting assessments – Instagram. Though it has many opponents‚ Instagram
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salaries of Americans. He proclaimed how the reason of inequality is not education‚ but power. He also stated that there are many actions that could be taken to "redress the inequality of power; only if there is a major party willing to move policy in exactly the opposite direction" i quote him. The thing that I disagree with the author is how he claimed that knowledge is not a reason for inequality. I believe that this problem is due to lack of knowledge or "skills gap" - in which skills of the
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Whenever I hear the phrase "college isn’t for everyone" my mind cringes at the thought of all the lazy people who walk amongst this earth. There are many things people deal with on an everyday basis that "aren’t for everyone". Cancer isn’t for everyone‚ losing a loved one isn’t for everyone‚ and being put in situations‚ you don’t ask to be put in certainly aren’t for everyone. However‚ as human beings‚ we have to continue living our lives to the best of our ability. There are no excuses in the real
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Writing a Précis Why Isn’t Wall Street in Jail? A Précis is a short summary of the essential ideas of a longer composition; the basic thought of a passage is reproduced in miniature‚ retaining the mood and tone of the original. Your summary must be intelligible to a reader who has not seen the original and should have solid compositional worth. 300 words is the desired length of a précis. How to write a précis? First‚ write an outline of the main ideas – those you see as most important
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The following essay If Black English Isn’t a Language‚ Then Tell Me‚ What Is? Written by American Novelist (1979) James Baldwin addresses the debate about Black English. Baldwin’s piece first appeared in the New York Times during an era when Americans fueled over the validity of Black English. In his piece‚ Baldwin argues that white Americans opposition towards Black English‚ a birthed language‚ is due to their lack of understanding the language and failure to realize its reality. White Americans
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