navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites that orbit the earth at approximately 12‚000 miles above surface and make two complete orbits every 24 hours. Placed into orbit by the U.S. Department of Defense the GPS was originally intended for military applications‚ but in the 1980s‚ the government made the system available for civilian use. GPS works in any weather conditions‚ anywhere in the world‚ 24 hours a day. Today‚ the use of GPS has extended to both the commercial and scientific worlds
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Reserve System was created in part as a response to the severe financial panic of 1907 and to stabilize gold and create currency values. The gold standard broke down during World War I after countries except the United States had to abandon it for military spending. After the war‚ countries returned to the modified gold standard. Once the Great Depression hit‚ the Federal Reserve pursued a policy of deflation which it allowed the money in circulation to drop in relation to its gold reserves. This caused
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Even though there are several different types of pacifism‚ they all include the idea that war and violence are unjustifiable‚ and that differences should be settled in a peacefully. Some believe that pacifism is more than just an opposition to war. The argument is that it must include action to promote justice and also to promote human rights. The Pacifists beliefs are often thought of as totally against the killing of people; however they don’t necessarily have to be. A pacifist can logically
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Reframing: A New Method for Pastoral Care Introduction There are number of methods put forward in the ongoing research in Pastoral Counselling especially on the issue of change. Many suggestion has been proposed including the long term counselling. Donald Capps does not want to be left out‚ in his discovery; (in his work; Reframing: A new method of Pastoral Care; 1990). Capps proposes a new method of pastoral counselling which he calls “First-order and Second-order Change”. This essay will explore
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It sometimes seems only human nature for people to group themselves into categories. From Facebook groups for people that like cats to school science clubs‚ people tend to like other people with similar ideas and beliefs as themselves. Like Facebook groups and school clubs‚ nationalism strives to unify people with something in common‚ that being‚ but not limited to‚ one’s nation. As one of the most widespread ideologies‚ nationalism plays a huge role in the world today. Ultimately‚ it is a system
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They are generally in favor of abortion rights‚ and stem cell research. They support gay marriage and are against any anti-discrimination laws that do not protect LGBT against workplace discrimination. The left-wing domestic extremist’s groups are in favor of gun control laws‚ and they believe that background checks should be performed
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is what many animals go through every day of their lives for the sake of animal testing. Animal testing has been around since at least 500 B.C. when Greek scientists used animals to understand how various body organs functioned (Animal Testing Pros and Cons‚ 2014). Animal testing should be banned because it is cruel to animals‚ it is not always accurate‚ costly research and technological alternatives to animal testing now exist. The phrase “animal testing” is well-known to most people‚ and one often
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Marissa Treece Theology 20611 11/13/08 Destruction of Marriage Much of today’s practicing adolescent population would argue the accusation false. As a whole‚ the liberal population would probably concur. But despite their continuously supported “pros” of premarital cohabitation‚ it is partly—and largely—responsible for the destruction of marriage as a sacrament and as an institution in America. In the following pages‚ I will address the sexual ethical issue of cohabitation prior to marriage. While
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Pro Death penalty Men losing their lives‚ women losing their innocence and children living their lives without their parents or living their lives without a family to care for them and love them as they grow up. Over 131.4 million people are born each year and over 55.3 million people die or are killed each year‚ when the death penalty was enforced only half of that amount of people had been killed by murders. So the death penalty should be enforced in more locations. The death penalty has been
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THE PROS AND CONS OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE Nuclear energy is a powerful source of energy compared to other conventional fuels. All crude oil based fuels derive their energy from oxidation‚ which is a change in the energy levels of electrons outside the nucleus. However‚ nuclear energy derives power from changes in the nuclear energy levels of the atomic nucleus! Tremendous energy lies locked up inside a radioactive nucleus and nuclear fission is a way of tapping this energy. Nuclear power plants derive
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