Arctic National Wildlife Refuge‚ or ANWR‚ is a refuge geared toward preserving national wildlife in northeastern Alaska. ANWR is about 19 million acres‚ in space‚ and contains a potential drilling spot for oil and petroleum. The potential drilling spot is a small area known as the 10-02 Area. It is only 1.5 million acres‚ or 8%‚ of ANWR‚ would even be considered for development (What is ANWR). The controversy surrounding ANWR is whether to drill or not to drill into the 10-02 area. Some people want
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Paper or Plastic? Can we answer the question? Why should we be worried about the kind of bag we use to carry our purchases? We have to make so many decisions when we are shopping that we should not have to be worried about how we will carry our things home. However‚ if you want to help the environment and our society to decrease the wasting of materials and pollutants‚ and as a consequence improve our quality of life‚ you should be concerned about the kind of bag you are using. According to the Plastic
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NON RENEWABLE RESOURCES [pic] A non-renewable resource is a natural resource which cannot be produced‚ re-grown‚ regenerated‚ or reused on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate. These resources often exist in a fixed amount‚ or are consumed much faster than nature can recreate them. Fossil fuel (such as coal‚ petroleum and natural gas) and nuclear power are examples. In contrast‚ resources such as timber (when harvested sustainably) or metals (which can be recycled) are considered renewable
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development of the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. By emphasizing the evidences that degrade the development‚ the author attempts to persuade the readers to also be engaged in preserving Arctic Refuge. In order to effectively convey his thoughts‚ author used various literary techniques including personal anecdote‚ evidences‚ and dictions. Considering that The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could sound unfamiliar for the readers‚ the author first provides brief introductions about what it is (“America’s
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The Energy Information Administration projects that domestic oil and gas consumption will grow significantly over the next two decades. In order to improve the balance of trade and make us less dependent on foreign countries for our oil‚ new domestic supplies of oil and gas are needed to be explored and produced. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge‚ located in the northeast corner of Alaska is considered for oil and gas development since it potentially holds billions of barrels of recoverable oil and
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In the time we live in today we still struggle with the issue of wildlife conservation. Wildlife conservation is important‚ as animals can not speak for the selves and need us to create a voice for them. Former United States President Jimmy Carter has a strong opinion towards wildlife conservation shown in a foreword to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land. In the foreword by Jimmy Carter‚ he uses effective rhetorical devices in his argument to persuade his audience that the
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today’s world‚ we are struggling to produce‚ export and harvest nonrenewable resources such as crude oil‚ coal and nuclear energy. People of the world depend on these resources to survive from day to day‚ either putting gas into your vehicle to get to work or producing coal to run our electricity. While most of these resources take thousands of years to form they cannot be replaced as fast as they are being consumed. We as consumers need to reduce our dependency on these non renewable resources. When producing
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writing about field research and trying to make it more enhanced for learning‚ the qualitative researchers have to organize the presentation of all the interrelated "pieces" which influence each other. For that‚ in addition to other approaches‚ qualitative researchers work within paradigms. In the simplest of terms‚ a paradigm is "a basic set of beliefs that guide action". However‚ paradigms are much more complicated than this simple definition implies‚ but it gives us a meek idea of how crucial
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whether oil drilling should begin in the largest refuge in the United States‚ Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge [ANWR]. High potential for oil within the refuge is estimated but the environmental impacts of oil drilling is harmful and destructive. Oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife refuge has pros and cons‚ however‚ cons are more significant as it deals with the environment and animals rather than politics and the economy. Pollution is a major consequence of oil drilling‚ oil spills
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Refuge of Peace‚ Antithesis of Industry There’s something about the way trees form a thick canopy over a quiet forest that whispers of barely contained power. The wilderness seems to hold its breath and hide its secrets amidst the incursions of curious humans. However‚ the lucky few‚ such as former president Jimmy Carter‚ are made privy to the innermost workings of Mother Earth’s mysteries through their time in nature. Ink becomes paint‚ pages become canvases and Carter becomes an artist in his
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