In 2008‚ Hurricane Ike made landfall to the east coast line in Galveston Texas. The storm surge water that Ike produced by flooding the east coast region of Houston and Galveston. It has been estimated over billions of dollars in damage to homeowners‚ business owners‚ and cause numerous of deaths. The mass destruction that Ike caused had people coming up with ideas to prevent or lessen the effects if a storm like this would ever occur in the future. A storm surge project have been drafted and
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The gas chamber method has killed five hundred and ninety-three people since 1608. Firing squad is the method that has been applied the least amount of times over history‚ one hundred and fifty-six times. This method usually consists of the inmates being bound to a chair with leather straps‚ across the body‚ then a black bag being pulled over their head. A doctor will locate the inmates heart with a target‚ and five armed shooters point their guns at the inmate and shoot. Death row is something that
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Institutional racism practiced in social and polictital facilities.While there is racism not everyone who makes a racial slur comment actual means what they are saying. When institutional racism is taking place it can be seen as a store hiring all whites‚ although an African American or Mexican applies for that same job and has all of the same qualities as the white person who gets the job instead. Racism is something that will never go away not only from the ignorant people in the world but our
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I totally agree with your discussion post. You have highlighted many important aspects of why it is vitally important to utilize drug testing despite if in some states marijuana has been legalized. Drug screening in my opinion is highly necessary to help institute safety and minimize risks associated with impaired employees. So I say why forfeit undermining the importance and significance of drug testing regardless of it is or isn’t a federal government contractor‚ When in some instances individuals
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Trophy hunting is where someone kills exotic wild animals for pure enjoyment. Many trophy hunters will hang up the animal’s skin or the head as a reward. Hunting on the other hand is mainly killing deers‚ bears‚ turkeys‚ boars and many other animals for food and clothing. Hunting is used for food and clothing which is helpful for us‚ but just using animals for their heads to say you killed one seems inhumane. Trophy hunting is unacceptable for several reasons. According to a 2015 Business Insider
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One of the most current issues concerning modern times would be climate change. Because of this issue‚ it has caused controversy among many people. In recent times‚ many scientists have agreed that climate change is a real phenomena. However‚ despite the current scientific backings by a number of accredited scientists‚ very little has been done to try to solve this predicament. To me‚ the problem of addressing climate change would be due to a variety of political reasons. Many politicians around
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott‚ I am writing this letter to inform you about why I believe Euthanasia should be legal in Australia. You as a human being should know that if you loved someone who was suffering a great deal of pain and they told you all they wanted to do was die‚ would you just stand there knowing there was nothing you could do or would you gain the dignity that would allow them to die in peace. So why is it that when it comes to the suffering of our human family members‚ no such dignity
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Trophy hunting is when someone pays to hunt animals for part of their body and puts it on the wall. This is unfair for animals because they don’t have a choice if they want to be killed or not. It also makes species endangered so more things will become extinct. Sometimes the rules aren’t always followed‚ animals are being hunted illegally by being lured out of safe areas. Then they hunt animals that are endangered‚ that gives a bigger chance of extinction. Which will eventually lead the humans
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America has all types of standards‚ and expectations bestowed upon you at birth‚ when you get older you have to pay taxes‚ attend some form of school‚ jury duty‚ all types of stuff that you have no say in. however there is now a debate of whether you should have a choice in if you can choose to not vote‚ which makes no sense seeing as our rights as human beings include our right to choose‚ not to become essentially a slave to our government. I believe that you should be able to choose if youd like
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As he was traveling‚ Ransom stumbled upon an old woman’s house. Where she was patiently waiting for her son to return from work. Ransom was travelling to a different city and needed a place to stay. So‚ Ransom and the old woman make out a deal. If Ransom goes to retrieve her son‚ she can give a place to stay. When he got to the University‚ some windows were opened and he heard the son‚ and two other males arguing. Ransom climbs through the window‚ and to help the old woman’s son. Ransom soon comes
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