Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch was fascinating to watch. As an individual who uses plastic every single day and comes into contact with simple objects like a receipt‚ which has harmful toxins in them‚ I was moved by this documentary. Angela Sun‚ an individual from California takes the time to get a closer look at the plastic pollution in the world. Specifically‚ she went to the Midway Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean‚ which is a wildlife refuge. Angela goes to this refuge to investigate
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The Tragedy of Commons Bite-sized trash were found in the North Pacific Ocean‚ known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Scientists from the University of California found more plastic bits than anticipated‚ and a San Diego press conference was held to document the harmful impacts of the trash on coastal marine life. Some trash travels a long journey all the way to the center of the ocean. They float on the surface and release potentially toxic chemicals while decomposing‚ bring disruption to marine
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Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific 1.0 Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific Region Citibank should launch the card product in Asia for several reasons. Firstly‚ Citibank can ride on the rapid economic development in the region via credit card products. Secondly‚ it is also an excellent way to overcome distribution limitations imposed on foreign banks in the region. Thirdly‚ it allows Citibank to expand its customer base from the upper income segment to include the rapidly
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LAWS OF KENYA The Traffic acT Chapter 403 Revised Edition 2009 (1993) Published by the National Council for Law Reporting with the Authority of the Attorney General www.kenyalaw.org 2 CAP. 403 Traffic [Rev. 2009 CHAPTER 403 THE TRAFFIC ACT ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS part I – prelImInary Section 1—Short title. 2—Interpretation. 3—Appointment of officers. 4—Classification of vehicles. part II - regIstratIon of VehICles 5—Records of vehicles. 6—Motor vehicles and trailers to
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USA Patriot Act Paper Nikki Peeler AJS/552 January 28‚ 2013 Shon Kuta USA Patriot Act Abstract September 11‚ 2001 America was changed forever. The United Stated felt the effects of terrorism and realized just how vulnerable we are as a nation. Having experienced such a horrific event forced our government to look at things more closely which brought about the USA Patriot Act. This allowed federal agents the ability to detain non-citizens while also monitoring such devices as email and
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Jamie Brissette Hist310 Tue/Thur 9am #2 paper The Stamp Act Riot‚ 1765 Francis Bernard wrote the document “Stamp Act Riot‚ 1765” about the colonies response to Parliaments stamp act. The colonies or the Stamp Act Congress questioned whether it was right for Parliament to tax the colonies. In doing so Parliament created a rebellion within the colonies who only wanted a say in their Government and decisions being made. If Parliament had treated the colonies better‚ respected their rights to govern
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Burlington Northern Railroad & Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF). Burlington Northern did willingly and knowingly breach employee personal privacy‚ as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) in conducting unauthorized genetic blood testing on unknowing employees. The court mandate that they pay $2.2 million to 36 employees is fair and just. To illustrate the fairness of the settlement‚ I will show the utilitarian perspective from Burlington Northern Railway offices as well as the employees’
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Charitable Acts The idea of giving rewards to people who exhibit charitable acts is a very popular idea. Some schools offer incentives‚ such as extra credit‚ in order to get the students to do service to the community. Tax reductions are even given to people who donate money or service to charitable organizations. The practice of offering incentives for charitable acts is unethical because it undermines the value of charity as being a selfless act. Schools that require students to do community
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The DREAM Act‚ which stands for Development Relief and Education of Alien Minors Act‚ is an American legislative proposal providing permanent residency to undocumented youth who entered the U.S. as children‚ graduated from U.S. high schools‚ and attend college or enter the military. Of the three million students that graduate from U.S. high schools every year approximately 65‚000 students are exported back to the country where they came from. For many of these young people‚ the United States is the
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Acts of Kindness Observation Gender 004 Olivia Thompson February 17‚ 2014 I would like to begin by saying I really enjoyed doing this assignment because it is something I feel a lot of people‚ even myself‚ receive and it doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Often times‚ people experience random acts of kindness on an everyday bases without even realizing it happened. Such acts that happen that may not cross our mind vary from general manners such as saying please and thank you
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