Hydraulic fracturing‚ also termed hydrofracturing‚ hydrofracking‚ or simply fracking‚ is hotly debated for its economic and environmental impacts. Fracking is the process by which rock is fractured by a pressurized fluid containing water. chemicals and sand to access natural gas‚ petroleum and brine from great depths of the Earth’s surface. Fracking produces the economic benefit of more accessible hydrocarbons‚ not to mention the 2.5 million fracking related jobs that were recorded in 2012 worldwide
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"Salamander! Call it a Gerrymander." A federalist paper editor is said to have declared this after the signing of the 1812 redistricting law. Governor Elbridge Gerry had found a way to expand his political power by gerrymandering the districts. (Boston Gazzete) Even now‚ gerrymandering remains a threat as the power struggle sways back and forth between leading politicians. Is there a better way to redistrict? The answer is no. Gerrymandering will always involve politics since it in itself is
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Should we choose homeschooling as institutional education system to educate children? Homeschooling is an education where the parents are the primary responsibility as the teacher as different as public school (Cambridge Dictionary). Nowadays‚ there are community of homeschooling that the parents who homeschooled their children can join with such as HSLDA (Homeschooling Legal Defense Agency) in United States and Homeschooling and Alternative Education Association (ASAH PENA) in Indonesia to share
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Every day thousands of homeowners think about starting a new Landscaping project. While some of these individuals will get started right away‚ others say they can’t get started because the weather has been bad or they don’t have enough time. Some of them just say they don’t know where to start. Sadly things like this will cause many homeowners to never get the beautiful landscaping they desire. Luckily‚ there are a few tips that any homeowner can follow to make sure they are able to get landscaping
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Imagine living with smallpox‚ rabies‚ polio‚ and other fatal diseases running rampant. Imagine the fear instilled in daily life because of those diseases and that there are no cures or prevention methods. Fortunately‚ we live in a time with vaccinations. Vaccines save millions of lives each year‚ have eradicated smallpox disease‚ and substantially lessened the chance of contracting other diseases. Vaccines are considered to be one of the greatest medical achievements. However‚ whether to vaccinate
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The Constitution is not adequate for today’s times and needs to be updated to the technology and improvements that have happened throughout the years.. Many parts of it only work for the 13 colonies and not for today. The people of the United States do not have equal opportunities in work such as how they are paid and how they get treated in the workplace. The liberties of the population is not secured anymore due to the new government and the way people perceive the authority of those higher in
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A vast amount of students complain about not getting decent grades; that is attributed to many acts; one of the most poignant ones is cramming. By definition‚ cramming is the process where a student review high volume of information in a short period of time. This paper argues the inappropriateness of cramming specifically in regards to surface understanding and the use of time. There are two counter arguments promoting that cramming is an effective method of study. Firstly‚ students say that cramming
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September 11‚ 2001 was the deadliest day for New York. Thousands died because of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Two planes crashed into the twin towers while a third crashed into the pentagon and a fourth into a field in Pennsylvania. Something this big could not have been decided that morning‚ it needed to be planned. All the people involved need to know what they were going to do. This meant they had to have some form of communication along the way‚ whether it
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On May 14th‚ 1787 in the state of Philadelphia‚ the United States founding fathers met at the The Federal Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation‚ also known as the US first Constitution. On May 25th‚ after many debates‚ it was decided that the Convention would draft an entirely new frame of government and after several months of work on September 17th‚ 1787 the Constitution of the US was created. An integral section of the Constitution is The U.S. Bill of Rights which contains the first
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Telehealth is a continuously evolving system of methods for enhancing health care‚ public health‚ health education‚ and delivery and support using telecommunications technologies. Telehealth includes a broad variety of technologies and strategies to deliver medical‚ health‚ and education services. It is used in many different health settings. The telehealth system has strongly impacted health care in both positive and negative ways. Telehealth is transforming the healthcare system in the most effective
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