Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the Earth’s near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century‚ and its projected continuation. Global surface temperature increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the 100 years ending in 2005.[1][2] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-twentieth century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic
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Writing for Wikipedia could be a problem for female contributors. The fact is that the majority of contributors on the site are male. A small group of the male contributors hunt for the female contributor’s voice and quickly take aim and fire off at their writing style. Surprisingly‚ this gender bias actually exist on the site. However‚ don’t blame Wikipedia. They encourage all writers to join their community. The site definitely needs more female writers and their slant on topics. Here is some timely
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Embrace Wikipedia In Mark Wilson’s article “Professors Should Embrace Wikipedia”‚ Wilson argues that despite the legitimacy of Wikipedia‚ educators should engage and take part in helping shape the direction of Wikipedia. In a test published in the journal “Nature”‚ articles in Wikipedia are said to be as revered as those in the “Encyclopedia Britannica.” Since the perceived lack of academic authority‚ Wilson suggests that those with research specialties should enroll as editors of Wikipedia to add
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Wikipedia and Its Impact on Language and Literacy As many people know‚ Wikipedia is the most popular and largest Internet encyclopedias in the world. When people want to search something‚ they may choose to search Wikipedia. The reason for why people prefer Wikipedia may be because it is free‚ has open-content‚ and allows volunteers to edit information. The name Wikipedia comes from Wiki is from Hawaiian word‚ which means “quick” combined with the word encyclopedia. So‚ the name highlights the
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ple was founded on April 1‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne[10] (and later incorporated January 3‚ 1977[3] without Wayne‚ who sold his share of the company back to Jobs and Wozniak) to sell the Apple I personal computer kit. They were hand-built by Steve Wozniak[11][12] in the living room of Jobs’ parents’ home‚ and the Apple I was first shown to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club.[13] Eventually 200 computers were built. The Apple I was sold as a motherboard (with CPU‚
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Over the years that Wikipedia has been running‚ there has been a continuous debate on whether it is a reliable resource or not and no one has been able to come up with a conclusion. However‚ there are many people who think that they have come up with a compromise‚ which includes Wikipedia being a good source for basic information but not for the sole information of any given topic. Especially for college students‚ Wikipedia can get tricky in the sense where it is easy to just read through and agree
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PS M122B / ENV M161 2013 Paper #1 Frayman‚ Daniel Issue: Affirmative Action After reviewing two distinct sources‚ Wikipedia and Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP)‚ on the issue of affirmative action‚ it is evident of the disparities regarding the content in each. These differences arise from the fact that Wikipedia is a “bottom up” foundation where its articles are created and edited by random public volunteers while SEP is considered a “top down” encyclopedia that has its information written
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April 15 2013 Michael Jordan VS Wikipedia Over the past twelve years there has been a great controversy on whether or not the website Wikipedia is reliable enough to get sources that are accurate enough to believe. Many seem quick to judge whether or not if Wikipedia is a credible source and cites the necessary about to make it a reliable source to get information from. In the article “Wikipedia”(2013)‚ unknown authors inform the general public about the Wikipedia website. The authors provide evidence
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11/2/12 Av atar (2009 f ilm) - Wikipedia‚ the f ree ency clopedia Avatar (2009 film) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Avatar is a 2009 American[6][7] epic science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron‚ and starring Sam Worthington‚ Zoe Saldana‚ Stephen Lang‚ Michelle Rodriguez‚ Joel David Moore‚ Giovanni Ribisi and Sigourney Weaver. The film is set in the mid-22nd century‚ when humans are mining a precious mineral called unobtanium on Pandora‚ a lush habitable moon of
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You’ve probably heard of Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ Botticelli‚ and Raphael. They are famous painters from the renaissance‚ with paintings so incredible that they are still known today. Lorenzo Ghiberti‚ Donatello‚ and Giotto di Bondone were amazing artists from the medieval time period. They have many differences‚ but they also have their similarities. Their differences are things such as the types of art‚ the purpose for art‚ and the characteristics of art. The similarities are topics such
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