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Air Pollution
Air pollution is a chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. The air surrounding the Earth or the atmosphere is made up of many different gases. The atmosphere is about 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% miscellaneous gases. All human beings, a....

Air Pollution
Air pollution is nothing new. Ever since the discovery of fire, less-than-desirable substances have been vented into the air. One of the first air-pollution regulations dates back to the fourteenth century, when King Edward I banned the burning of sea coal in lime kilns. U.S. air-pollution regulatio....

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Air Pollution This essay identifies and explains the problem of pollution on humanity today. It also shows some causes and effects and some possible solutions to the growing problem. Air pollution is the release of environmental contaminants, generally resulting from human activity. Common....

Alaska, The Final Frontier
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Alternative Energy
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Alternative Energy
Alternative Energy Ethanol fuel and Biodiesel have emerged as new alternative fuels which could save our world from the unpredictability and harm of fossil fuels. These alternative fuels have many advantages over traditional fossil fuels; they are renewable and can be produced in the United States....

An inconvenient truth
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An Inconvenient Truth
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An Inconvenient Truth Reflection Paper
I love the whole world. Its such a brilliant place. The last words of Discovery Channels commercial on how individuals love our home. Would we say the same things as they did? What are we doing at this time to show the proof of what we call our love of the worlds brilliance? This....

An inconvinent truth
The film features a warmer and more spontaneous Gore who, in recreating the multimedia presentation he has shown all over the world, takes a passionate stand on the environmental issue he claims should have the highest priority in our political agenda. In his slide show, Gore displays the disappeari....

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The US is in the midst of an extraordinary national debate concerning the appropriate policy mix with which to address the challenges posed by Iraq. The iterative presentation of the US Administrations approach to settling the Iraq question lends itself to measurement against a decision model....

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Lately the earth’s capacity to tolerate exploitation and absorb solid wastes disposal has diminished, due to excess trashing. People dispose lots of stuff, and simply do not care. Therefore scientists found out a way to reuse things and that process was called "recycling". This new approach se....

Carbon Emmisions
The United States needs to legislate mandatory controls on carbon emissions in order to ensure that the world we live in remains intact. Global climate change is a major factor and we all must understand this concept and come up with solutions to prosper our environment. All of the differe....

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Coral Reefs
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Critically analyse Milton Friedmans thoughts on the social responsibilites of business
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Discuss how we might organize ourselves in order to create the type of changes in society that is needed as a result of Global Warming?
Global warming is one of the most serious challenges facing us today. Global warming is defined as a warming of the Earth's surface and lower atmosphere that tends to intensify with an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide. Basically, global warming is exactly what it sounds like; the warming of th....

Does CO2 contribute to the runaway greenhouse effect
The research problem being investigated is whether CO2 does contribute to the runaway greenhouse effect and in addition if raising the CO2 levels is great for plants. Since there is two procedures to this experiment., there will be two hypotheses being tested:- Part I - The enclosure (mini-atmosp....

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With environmental awareness currently at an all time high and everyone going green, it only makes sense to support ecotourism. Some will argue that ecotourism is not beneficial. However, with proper support and management, ecotourism not only benefits the environment but also the economy....

Effects of Global Warming
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Throughout the twentieth century, the United States has depended on oil as the primary source for fuel. When costs were lower, it was more economic to use oil and gas because of the high cost to efficiently produce alternative fuel sources. With todays sky rocketing gas prices, alternatives n....

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Every countries need energy to support their activities. In the near future, the need of energy is increasing, therefore we will need to do strategies for energy efficiency. Energy can be defined as the ability to put effort and enthusiasm into an activity. However, energy efficiency can be defined ....

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Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to determine whether or not now is as good a time as any to start a small business. After reviewing entrepreneurship I examine the current state of the economy including all the factors that affect the business segment. Such as unemployment, the effe....

Environment and pollution
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I. Business Overview of FORD Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903, in the United States, and has become one of the largest automakers in the global market today. Ford Motor Company is a family of automotive brands comprising: Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda, Jaguar, Land Rover and ....

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Global Warming
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Global Warming
How can the nations of the world work together multilaterally to successfully address the problem of global warming?The numbers are striking. No region of the world will be unaffected if Global Warming continues to increasingly grow. Yet day after day people take actions that can change the earth ....

Global warming
The health issues of global warming are causing the human population rate to decrease over time. The health issues are caused by infectious microbes, pollution by chemical and biological wastes. Many of these diseases will cause illnesses or even death in the future. In fact, many scientists and ....

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The issue is extremely interesting, scary and a bit of a shock as to how much we have abused and taken advantage of this Earth. First of all, it is important to know that the "greenhouse effect" is not a bad thing in itself. In fact, this planet would be a life-less waste land without its natural gr....

Global warming
The main gases that cause the greenhouse effect are water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), and methane, which comes mainly from animal manure. Other gases like nitrogen oxide and chloroflurocarbons, man made gases, get caught in the atmosphere as well. The decay of animals and respiration are two ma....

Global Warming
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global warming
Global warming is a serious threat to humans that has long been identified and is a problem that requires attention not only at a national and international level but primarily at an individual and public level. Global warming is a phenomenon analogous to the green house effect heat in the fo....

Global Warming
Global warming is the gradual increase in temperature of the Earth's lower atmosphere. This is a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. The temperature of the atmosphere near the earth's surface is warmed through a natural process called the greenhouse effec....

global warming
Global warming occurs when the levels of greenhouse gasses rise and less infrared light, or heat, escapes the earth's atmosphere. Thus, the temperature experienced on Earth begins to rise. Climate change is a part of the Earth's history. There have been dramatic fluctuations in overall average tempe....

global warming
The atmosphere is something that is around us everyday, but do we really think about the changes that occur in it. It isn't that we just aren't paying attention, but more of the fact that it is hard to notice slight changes over long periods of time. Everyday gases are released into the air by all....

global warming
The atmosphere is something that is around us everyday, but do we really think about the changes that occur in it. It isn't that we just aren't paying attention, but more of the fact that it is hard to notice slight changes over long periods of time. Everyday gases are released into the air by all l....

global warming
Global Warming The atmosphere is something that is around us everyday, but do we really think about the changes that occur in it. It isn't that we just aren't paying attention, but more of the fact that it is hard to notice slight changes over long periods of time. Everyday gases are released....

Global Warming
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Global Warming
Global Warming Global warming is the gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earths lower atmosphere. Temperatures at the Earths surface increased by about 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit over the twentieth century. Scientist believe that the earth is warming because of the large amount of....

Global Warming
Introduction: The earth is a closed system. The term ¡°closed system,¡± means that earth is continuously receiving heat, mainly from, sun while less goes out making it closed system. This quality is due to the atmosphere surrounding the earth. The atmosphere consists of various gases like Ni....

Global Warming
Is An Inconvenient Truth Really True? Global warming has begun to loom so large that I can no longer ignore it. I was moved by former Vice President Al Gores persuasive presentation. I checked it out with scientists, and they confirmed that scientific opinion is unanimous about the dangers....

Global Warming
GLOBAL WARMING Global Warming is defined in the Webster dictionary as an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere, especially a sustained increase sufficient to cause climatic change. Global warming is a serious problem and this paper will discuss what global warming is and w....

global warming
Dear Grandfather, The effect known as global warming occurs due to the phenomena known as the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere, allowing sun to enter, but keeps the heat trapped. This can better be explained with an example-cars left in the sun accumulate heat on the....

Global Warming
Scientists agree that global warming presents a very serious and severe threat to the health of the Earth. There is ample evidence that the Earth is already displaying symptoms of a warming climate due mostly to greenhouse gas emissions. Continued emissions of greenhouse gases present a clear and ....

global warming
Imagine it is the year 2100, the global temperature has sky rocketed by 6.3 degrees Fahrenheit and the sea levels have raised 12 inches. Plant and animal life will be on the fast track to extinction. Our world is a very different place and we are to blame. This is the reality of global warming. ....

Global Warming
"All across the world, in every kind of environment and region known to man, increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether or not climate change is real. Not only is it real, it's here, and its effects are giv....

global warming
Global warming Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. Natural phenomen such as solar variation combined with volcanoes probably had a small warming effect from pre-industrial times....

global warming
There is little doubt that the planet is warming. Over the last century, the planets temperature has risen by around 1 degree fahrenheit (0.6 of a degree celsius). The warmest since the mid 1800s was the 1990s. The hottest years recorded were 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003. The United Nations pane....

Global Warming
Global warming is not going to happen, it is happening. Ice is melting, temperatures are rising and people dont even realize. If this continues, there will be serious consequences. To save the planet, we need to step up and take control of our actions to the environment if we want to survive. Coa....

Global Warming
Over the years, there has been a heated debate over whether or not global warming is an increasing problem due to human contribution or our Earth. Some people believe that human actions, such as burning fossil fuels and automobile usage, have emitted an increasing amount of carbon dioxide into the ....

GLOBAL WARMING - A TRADGEDY OF THE COMMONS:
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Global warming, which is defined as the increase in the average temperature of Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century and its projected continuation, caused by greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere naturally or by mankind acts. Global warming is now well docum....

Global Warming and Its Affect on the World
Global Warming and Its Affect on the World The atmosphere is something that is around us everyday, but something which we really do not think about, especially the changes which it is undergoing. It is not that we just are not paying attention, but more of the fact that it is hard to notice slight....

Global Warming and its Effect on the Atlantic Conveyor
Each weekday morning over 102 million Americans hop into their cars and begin their lone commute to work. Oblivious to the enormous amounts of pollution their cars emit, they leave early only to sit in traffic jams. These emissions, as well as that of industrial waste, are putting a huge strain on....

global warming fact or fiction
Global warming fact or fiction Global warming is a natural process and is not as harmful to the earth as people think it is. Imagine that global warming triggers a new ice age, tornadoes flatten Los Angeles, New York is engulfed by a tidal wave, and the entire Northern Hemisphere is going ....

Global Warming Fact or Fiction
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Global Warming Issues
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Global Warming, can we fix it?
Pipes in the Sea Pipes Hung in the Sea Could Help Planet Heal Itself is an article based on an idea scientists have come up with to help solve the problem of global warming. The title of the article generally summarizes what the article itself is actually about. It is based on a sim....

Global Warming: A Catastrophe?
Over the past decade or more, a debate has arisen; whether global warming is real or not. This debate is over, global warming is real. Scientists from around the world have concluded so, including Tim Barnett of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Barnett says "the debate over whether or not th....

Global Warming: A Change is in the Air
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Global Warming: Overcoming Planet Earth
Global warming has been an increasing concern over the past 15+ years. It has been researched, discussed in schools, films, and political meetings. Our ozone has been damaged and our ecosystems compromised. In this paper will go over the predictions of Greenhouse gas (GHG) predictions as well as o....

Globalization - An Inconvenient Truth
The documentary film An Inconvenient Truth easily demonstrates the parallels between the neo-liberalism expressions of the International Relations theory of Globalization and the issues and stories depicted in An Inconvenient Truth. In its simplest form globalization can refer to anything from the i....

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Introduction: Information Technology has become part and parcel of the business processes across industries and the global pursuit of going Green will remain unachieved unless IT enables the reduction of Carbon-Footprints. Green-IT is an endeavor to shift to more efficient products and approach....

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The Greenhouse effect can be explained in two different ways . The greenhouse effect as a natural phenomenon that keeps the earth climate habitable or , the greenhouse effect as an addition of greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuel . Because of that many different things are happening in ....

Greenhouse Effect: The Greenhouse Gasses with the Largest Effect
Global warming is a very serious topic and it is important to realize some of the main factors that contribute to this horrible outcome. The warming of the planet is achieved because of the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is a natural way the Earth keeps water in its liquid form. If ther....

Holiday inn analysis
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The definition of lobbying is the process of trying to influence policymakers in favour of a specific cause1. The process takes its name from the lobbies or hallways of Parliament where MPs and Lords gather before and after debates in the Houses of Commons and Lords. Traditionally, people ....

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How serious is the threat that the Islam poses to the West, and vice versa? My thesis finds that the threats that Islam and the West pose to each other are very serious and can develop into a 3rd world war conflict. I support the opinion that a clash of civilizations is a real threat, which will ....

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Every passing day, the Great Barrier Reef along with other large reefs are getting closer to extinction. Coral reefs are very fragile ecosystems that can be affected by very little activity. The Great Barrier Reef stretches 1600 miles over the Northeast coast of Australia. It is known as one of t....

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We all live in an increasingly global society. With the development of new communication and transportation technology, todays societies have a level of connection with one another unprecedented in history. However, with these new connections, new challenges are also present. In The Terrorist....

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The effects of global warming have been a possible consequence and disaster waiting to happen for quite some time. Forecasts of decreases in crop production, melting of Arctic ice resulting in rising ocean levels, prevalence of disease in underdeveloped countries, and the possibility of increases i....

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In 1986, a panel of 150 scientists from eleven countries issued a report warning that human activities such as automobile use, the production of energy from burning fossil fuels, and deforestation could cause global temperatures to rise by intensifying the earths greenhouse effect. An essentia....

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Driving to the college one Saturday morning, I tuned into a non-profit radio station to which I enjoy listening. Instead of my favorite genre of music, a talk show was in progress. As my mind drifted, my consciousness was captured by the words so, are you saying that people think of The Mar....

Is the climate warming?
Yes. Global surface temperatures have increased about 0.6°C (plus or minus 0.2°C) since the late-19th century, and about 0.4°F (0.2 to 0.3°C) over the past 25 years (the period with the most credible data). The warming has not been globally uniform. Some areas (including parts of the southeaster....

Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol Global warming, a problem that has caught the world by surprise, has altered global climate and weather patterns, and compromised environmental niches. It began in the 1970s and has been increasing exceptionally within that time, and now the world must join together to put a....

Legalizing Hemp
For many years, the United States government has prohibited drugs such as marijuana from sale in the marketplace. Yet, with prohibition, marijuana use has decreased only minimally. Because of prohibition, the media has publicized only the bad aspects of marijuana use. What many people do not realize....

Libberals vs Conservatisim
Liberals Vs Conservatives I would like to start by saying that I consider it to be a tragedy that this assignment is necessary. I can not believe that so many people in our class do not know the liberal and conservative views on some of the most basic topics. I by no means think that everyone shou....

lucifer effect
Philip Zimbardo is an American social psychologist who has dedicated his life to researching and applying knowledge in order to improve the human condition. He has written more than 250 articles and books on a wide range of topics exploring different theories on why people do what they do. Most fam....

Maldives
Country: Maldives OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Maldives Geography Area: 298 sq. km. (115 sq. mi.), over 1,100 islands; twice the size of Washington, DC. Cities: Capital--Male' (pop. 70,000). Terrain: Flat islands. Climate: Hot and humid. People Nationality: Noun and adjective--Maldivian(....

minimum wage
Welcome to the land of Oz Conservatives and liberals envision two essentially different economic systems. Liberals believe that the rich have acquired their wealth at the expense of others who are paid second-rate wages, working in second-rate conditions, receiving second-rate health care. Libe....

modern age, e-accounting
Facing the modern age, the world is dealing with a lot of problems when it comes to pollution. The world is heating up because of global warming, corals and other marine life are dying because of oil spills and water pollution, and people with asthma are both dying and decreasing because of air po....

MODERN TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE WAY WE THINK, ACT, FEEL AND LIVE.
Moors law states that microchips will double the capacity every 18 months. At this trajectory, artificial intelligence and machines could acquire intelligence a billion times more than the human brain. The apocalyptic world of machines taking over the world presented in many science fiction film....

Nanotechnology Analysis using MarketingConsumer Behavior Concepts
Nano-technology is an innovation that some might think of as new, but research shows that scientist have been working with this creation for a while. Nanotechnology is not one industry sector in the common definition of the term. Nanotechnology represents more of an enabling technology that will hel....

Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters Australia is renowned for its extreme conditions and this report will illustrate two natural disasters: Drought and Fire. First, this paper will discuss the concept of an Australian drought and more specifically the 1983 drought in Southeast Australia. A drought is a susta....

Negative externality in consumption
In this modern age and time, vehicles known as cars are slowly but surely becoming an integral part of our lives. The Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary defines a car as a road vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a small number of people. The whole revolution of cars as an ....

Ningaloo reef
Over 30% of reefs in the world are severely damaged as a result of human influences such as development, over fishing, and in some cases global warming. The Ningaloo reef is one of the many few reefs left in the world, which has been kept safe. The 300km long Ningaloo reef is beautiful in man....

Nuclear energy as green and sustainable
Global energy consumption is increasing every year. As one of the energy source, nuclear industry is becoming popular to substitutes other energy sources those are not environmentally friendly. However, there are many concerns about nuclear power among the public. Public are concerning about nuclear....

Nuclear Fired Plants vs. Coal Fired Power Plants
There is a huge debate going on in the United States and it is about whether we should build more nuclear fired power plants or coal fired power plants. There are many sides to this argument including issues as big as the having another Chernobyl or Three Mile Island incident and some as minuscule ....

nuclear power
Nuclear Power: A Burden or a Blessing? When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, the world was thrust into the atomic age. Nuclear power had become a reality. It promised to provide clean, efficient energy for centuries to come. Despite all of the promises, nuclear power ....

NUCLEAR POWER: IS IT TIME TO RE-ASSESS?
NUCLEAR POWER: IS IT TIME TO REASSESS? INTRODUCTION Though the development of Nuclear Energy as a power generation source did not take place until the mid -1950s; by the mid-1980s1, it seemed highly probable to be destined for an early departure. The two major factors which caused a decline ....

Origins and Results of the Spanish-American and World War I
Introduction The United States of America waged a brief war against Spain from April 25th to August 12th, 1898. There were many factors that started this war making it a turning point in American history (Leckie, 1968, pp.53). 20 years later, The United States was involved again in another war,....

Petroleum Electric Hybrid Vehicle
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Fossil oil, the worlds limited resources, when it is being consumed, it releases harmful gases that would cause disaster and the current climate changes, so the actions need to be taken in respond to this threat before its too late. Scientists have come up with a solution, whi....

POLLUTION
In this modern world as the scientists are producing new technology for the welfare of the mankind but as the new luxuries are produced the attitude of people towards the environment is changing because they want more and more luxuries and they are destroying the environment for this reason. ....

Pollution
Pollution Pollution is an unwelcome concentration of substances that are beyond the environments capacity to handle. These substances are detrimental to people and all other living things. In this essay I will try to persuade the reader to become mor....

Population Growth Effects
Population growth has exploded over the past 50 year, going from 2.8 billion in 1955 to our current population of 6.7 billion people in the world. Even more impressive is the fact that one billion people have been added just during the last ten years. These impressive growths can be blamed for th....

problems facing the united states
There are currently many issues facing the United States. Issues range from strengthening forces over seas, ending the war in Iraq, healthcare, poverty, environment, energy, education to immigration and social security. Four major issues include the environment which includes global warming and clim....

problems with world food supply
Increasing the worlds food supply inevitably brings people into conflict with the marine environment. The collapse of the worlds fisheries could become the greatest environmental challenge facing the human race after global warming. Urgent action is needed to prevent species becoming ext....

Psychology and Health
The Multifactorial Model shows the wide range of factors that determine our health and susceptibility to illness. The first being the Biological factor that includes family history of illness, exposure to infectious organisms, the immune system, inoculations, medication history to ethnicity. ....

Qualitative Research
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Many people believe that language is a tool used to describe and report on reality. Language is not only content; it is also context and a way to recontextualize content. We do not just report and describe with language; we also create with it. And what we create in language ....

Rain Forests Destruction
Rain Forests Destruction Rain forests are the lungs of the Earth. How ever, Humans are destroying and destructing them like in Madagascar where almost 90% of its forests have been destroyed. Therefore, forests are in danger and rain forests destruction prohibition is essential. Cutting the tre....

Report on the tourism impacts in Thailand
1. Introduction This paper will identify and analyse the economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts of Thailand. Thailand occupies the western half of the Indochinese peninsula and the northern two-thirds of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia. Its neighbours are Burma (Myanmar) on the n....

Restoring America
President Bush and his administration have spent the last seven years tearing apart everything that the United States has been built upon. Although the Bush administration has not single-handedly caused every problem facing the nation, it has certainly stopped any forward progress that took place ....

Role of Philosophy in Education
The philosophy on education revolves around the seed. It is important to understand the logic of the seed in relation to education one has in life. It is the duty of students to utilize the training weve received and project it to the best of our ability and at the same time plant the seed elsewh....

social apathy
There is a young man crying in the back corner of his room, knife in hand and tears running down his cheek. He feels as if the world is against him and there is not a place to turn to for help. What has caused such turmoil? Society has developed a socially tolerable apathy for others emotions a....

Social Security Crisis
During its first fifty years, the Social Security systemsometimes referred to as the Old-Age Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI), was all things to all people. To the American public, it looked like a pension plan that yielded an excellent return on contributions. To advocates of income red....

Solar Energy
Solar Energy Introduction Our world has been in existence for billions of years and throughout all those years we have used the sun for basic energy needs. So why not be able to harness that energy and use it to power things like our homes or our cars? Many scientist have been d....

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