I. THE PROS and CONS PROS: New biological studies suggest that couples consisting of third cousins have the highest reproductive success. Scientists came to their conclusions after studying the records of more than 160‚000 Icelandic couples with members born between 1800 and 1965. The results of the study are constant throughout the generations analyzed. Women born between 1800 and 1824 who mated with a third cousin had significantly more children and grandchildren (4.04 and 9.17‚ respectively)
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Radioisotopes are radioactive isotopes of an element. An isotope is an element’s atom that has the same number of protons and electrons‚ but a different number of neutrons‚ causing the atom to be unstable. With radioisotopes‚ they can occur naturally‚ but most often are formed artificially by altering the atom. Scientists measure the rate of which radioisotopes decay at by using the term half-life. This refers to when one-half of the radioactive material has decayed. When the word radioactive comes
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‘Euthanasia: Pros and Cons’ Euthanasia is the practise of ending another person’s life in order to end them suffering. The person would feel no pain‚ and the word ‘euthanasia’ was first used to describe a painless‚ easy and happy death. Seeing a loved one in pain is something which no one wishes for‚ so most people would try to end someone they love’s suffering‚ even if that means ending their life. However‚ not everyone would‚ as this is a very controversial subject‚ and the act remains illegal
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Cons of Cloning http://bvsd.k12.co.us/cent/Newspaper/dec97/p6/stories/andrea-cons.html In this article "Cons of Cloning" by Andrea Castro‚ the point is made that there are many positive things about cloning; but there are also many bad things that could happen if men were to fool around with cloning. The main thing that was pointed out to be the negative part of cloning is that people would lose their individuality. Soon cloning the same people over and over and over and over again would create
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drilling‚ it is used to exploit any possible sources of oil and natural gas‚ beyond the major known well sites. It was introduced in the 1940s and since then the practice has become increasingly controversial regarding its environmental impact. The pros and cons of this procedure are very much linked‚ making it hard to rationalise or justify either opinion. Fracking can potentially be a solution to the global energy crisis‚ but only if we‚ as humans stop procrastinating and focus on searching for more
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torture only affects the tortured is short sighted as we forget about the people which often reluctantly are following orders of the senior leaders. Regularly‚ these personnel which must administer the torture will manifest similar psychological problems such as; anxiety‚ Post-traumatic stress disorder and impaired social and cognitive skills. This is shown by the Nazi doctors which preformed experiments on humans during World War Two. Although‚ effects did not manifest during the years of experiments
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Pros and Cons of Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is a philosophy in which the ends justify the means‚ or in which the morality of an action is determined by the function that follows the action. Although Utilitarianism has many good principals that are both logical and appealing‚ the contradictions of the philosophy make it incompatible with Christian ethics. The moral standards that utilitarianism is supposedly based on only work when a person doesn’t consider the personal emotions that might
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education should make the difference than any sport .Another problem would be the young athletes are interviewed by the media as a young athlete and the whole world is watching them. Have you ever noticed that the young players who do one year in college ‚and make it to the pros end up with not a good education.If the young players sustain a injury or even worse wouldn’t be able to play again they wouldn’t have a degree or a job .A Lot of pro scouts they look for strong ‚and mental demands ‚and most
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along with other interest groups saw the need for a new policy that could assist in helping the beneficiaries afford their medication. There was a lot to consider‚ where would the funds come from‚ what parties would be involved‚ what are the pros‚ what are the cons to passing this policy‚ who would be eligible for this policy‚ what will the cost be and what are the risks. All these things had to be answered and
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the articles‚ a clear disadvantage‚ yet the advantage is that one can view the changes made and view who made each change in addition to the information being highly up-to-date. Moreover‚ the two YouTube videos watched helped outline YouTube’s pros and cons. One of the videos was uploaded to a channel named Biointeractive‚ with many videos and subscribers‚ while an anonymous user uploaded the other. Anyone is allowed to upload a video and this can provide raw and unfiltered information‚ which can
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