The Dangers of Mining Industry in the Philippines A Term Paper Presented to Mrs. Lorna Caponong Department of English CASS‚ MSU-IIT In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for ENGLISH 2 (Writing in Discipline) Second Semester‚ SY 2010-2011 by Charissa L. Abingosa Sittie Joharah Alulong Maria Reziel E. Cortes Jeff de Jesus March 15‚ 2012 TOPIC OUTLINE I. Introduction II. Mining Industry in the Philippines A. Brief History of Mining in the Philippines B. Scales of Mining Operations
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Dangers of Using Standardized Testing as the Only Measure of Student Achievement The measurement of student achievement is complex; one must ask themselves‚ what is student achievement and how is it measured? Standardized testing is often used as a measurement of student achievement. This form of testing serves an important role in education. While using standardized testing is not purposed to be a negative form of assessment its misuse as the only measurement of student achievement can be detrimental
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motorist from 2006 through 2012 (“Bicycle Accident Statistics”). Obviously cyclists are more susceptible to injuries involving these accidents. Since 1932‚ 44‚000 cyclists have died in traffic crashes in the United States (Dangers in Terms of Cycling Safety.”) The dangers of sharing the road with cyclists are obvious. Certain places are taking steps to make sharing the road safer. Just this month‚ England’s government promised 94 million pounds to be invested in making cycling easier (“Make Cycling
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The story “On the Danger of Reading Fiction”‚ Thomas Jefferson clearly shows his dislike for the world of fiction novels. Jefferson has stated that fiction novels are “time lost in that reading” and thinks it should be instructively employed. It’s apparent that anyone who is a fiction novel enthusiast could indeed become offended by the comments made by Jefferson‚ but at the same time need to understand that he made those comments in an entirely different era than today’s modern way of thinking.
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As a society‚ we know the statistics‚ but sometimes drunk driving still isn’t taken as serious as it needs to be; but with an annual cost of 50 billion dollars‚ alcohol related crashes are clearly still a problem. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers‚ especially if impaired‚ (Preventing). Impairment is defined as the amount of alcohol in the blood‚ (Drunk). The way the government/law enforcement can tell if someone is impaired is their BAC level. The government has also
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The Dangers of Tanning Beds Many times‚ a lack of education and communication can have detrimental consequences. For example‚ there are some incidents where one might unknowingly make a mistake‚ but by the time they realize the problem‚ it is too late to fix it. In Lord of the Flies‚ the author‚ William Golding‚ tells a riveting story about a group of young boys who feel that they are invincible and have the freedom to do what they want. This leads them into great trouble‚ and even death. Similarly
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Reactions to danger vary greatly in different types of situations and different types of people. A few known reactions to grave danger are actually in pairs of completely opposite reactions. What I mean by that is that is that in a moment of distress‚ one can act in ways that are completely different from each other. For example‚ one can either freak out or stay calm‚‚ freeze or keep going‚ run or stay‚ ect. These actions‚ of course‚ depend on the person‚ place‚ and situation. There are dozens
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Dangers of Radioisotopes: When radiation collides with molecules in living cells it can damage them. If the DNA in the nucleus of a cell is damaged‚ the cell may become cancerous. The cell then goes out of control‚ divides rapidly and causes serious health problems. Radiation warning symbol The greater the dose of radiation a cell gets‚ the greater the chance that the cell will become cancerous. However‚ very high doses of radiation can kill the cell completely. We use this property of radiation
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Speeding is not just exceeding the maximum posted limit but consists of driving too fast for road conditions (Pulse‚ The Dangers of Speeding). Speeding is illegal and dangerous. According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration driving too fast is the second leading contributing factor in traffic crashes behind impaired driving (Association). Speeding is a triple threat 1. It increases the likelihood of crashing 2. It reduces the amount of available time to avoid a crash and 3. It increases
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The Dangers of ALS and CTE While studying the diseases Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis also known as “ALS” and other disease that affects the brain such as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy also known as “CTE” my group discovered that both of these harmful head injuries have killed hundreds of athletes throughout sports and even just a simple fall or slip hitting the head that was not sports related but that’s not all our group researched‚ my colleagues have also researched and found about theses
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