have been made to reduce our dependency on foreign oil and ethanol has been an option. Ethanol is nothing new; in fact‚ it was first used in a motor built by Samuel Morey in 1826 (Ethanol History). Since the 1980s‚ the government started having oil companies add ethanol into gasoline to replace the previous lead additives to cut the carbon footprint it was creating. However‚ ethanol has brought on several debates regarding whether or not it is affecting our environment and economy negatively. One topic
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More than fifty countries all over the world are outraged over the multi-billion dollar biotechnology company Monsanto‚ and their attempt to control the world food supplies. It has been proven in various cases that their products could cause deadly defects‚ disorders‚ and are constantly harming the environment. They are eliminating small organic farm owners by accusing them of “stealing” their products and driving them out of business. On top of that‚ they are robbing the consumer’s right by refusing
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diseases or the creation of designer babies. The dilemma that humanity faces is do the pros outweigh the cons? Is the possible prize worth the risk? There are many opinions regarding this issue both agreeing with genetic engineering and others disagreeing. Humanity at this point in time should never even consider using gene editing on human embryos because the not only do the pros not outweigh the cons but the pros have chilling implications themselves.
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depower the brakes on their tractor and rely solely on the trailer brakes for braking action. Why would they risk their lives and safety this way? To save money. This unsafe practice is illegal and likely isn’t practiced by the reputable trucking companies. They have too much to lose by engaging in such a practice. Instead‚ it’s the small owner operator who is most likely to do this. It is especially
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The Citizens United vs FEC ruling was and still is controversial.The ruling’s effects are evident today. Six years ago‚ the Supreme Court of the United States of America ruled in favor of the Federal Election Committee. The ruling is seen as an opening for unlimited donations by unions and corporations in politics. President Obama even criticized the Supreme Court ruling during his 2010 State of the Union address. Stating that the ruling “open the floodgates” for special interest groups. The case
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The Affordable Care Act was signed into a law on March 23‚ 2010‚ by President Barack Obama. The United States‚ after long years of demanding Ever since the enactment of Medicaid and Medicare in 1965‚ this law is considered the most important administrative system of the United States health care system. This law was planned to help avoid terrible health care costs to the people who did not provide health insurance for themselves. The terrible health care costs can destroy the credit scores of the
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have increased more. They also pointed out that many of the exports consist of parts that are to be constructed in Mexico‚ meaning a loss in the supply chain for the US. Group 2 opened their rebuttal by returning to the claim that NAFTA has not done what was
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Pros and Cons of Inclusion in a general education classroom Inclusion in a general classroom is one of the largest controversies that schools face today. Most administrators‚ parents and teachers question the likely academic impacts associated with the placement of students with special needs into general educational classrooms. Inclusion is the educational approach that requires students with disabilities to learn together with non-disabled students. Rather than the segregation of students based
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Labor Productivity Grows by Increasing Investments in People What is Labor productivity: Labor productivity is defined by measurement of economic growth of a country. Labor productivity measures the amount of goods and services produced by one hour of labor. Specifically labor productivity measures the amount of real GDP produced by an hour of labor. Growing labor productivity depends on three main factors: investment and saving in physical capital‚ new technology and human capital. In order to
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morning ladies and gentlemen‚ I’m XXX from Tweleve Science 6. First of all‚ thank to God‚ because of His grace‚ I am able to deliver this speech‚ and also thank you to Mr. XXX for giving me this opportunity. Well‚ today I would like to talk about pros and cons of sex education. Why do I take this as my topic? Because all children will grow up to become adults and will require some basic knowledge of sex as well as pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases at some point in time. Sex education is basically
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