The topic in question is hydraulic fracturing‚ more commonly known as fracking. Said practice is vital to study because at the moment there are many questions about its potential negative effect on our environment‚ yet oil companies are pushing for its complete legality. The four articles used include Fracking practices in offshore California waters by oil companies probed by regulators (Jason Dearen and Alicia Chang‚ Los Angeles Daily News)‚ Fracking war: Sierra Club says bill not good enough
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and ‘volunteers’ to the Spanish Republic during their Civil War‚ it seemed as if Stalin was coming to the aid of international communism to defeat Franco. However‚ most modern historians believe this view is too simplistic and that the USSR’s aid was more motivated by the opportunity to advance the needs of their own foreign policy. Stalin attempted to regain support through Spain‚ which some historians believe was to unite international socialism against fascism although some believe it was to maintain
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penalty. With many views to cover and different types of view‚ this paper will be about pro death penalty. There is one point I will cover that will be against the death penalty‚ and that will be executing an innocent person‚ the rest will be cost to have inmates in jail and how incarceration does not rehabilitated inmates. Life or death is a very important decision that cannot be taken lightly. The reason I am pro death penalty is because back in time there were not so many crimes committed and the
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or a company. Some believe whistleblowers are traitors and should be punished: while others believe they are heroes and should be honored. Whistleblowers are being acknowledged as a great threat to companies and managers are realizing that they need to know who they are and what they will do if their company is faced with this situation. Summary Tim Barnett‚ Assistant Professor of Management at Louisiana Tech University‚ wrote an article expressing why he thinks companies should
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Pros for Animal Testing The major pro for animal testing is that it aids researchers in finding drugs and treatments to improve health and medicine. Many Medical Treatments have been made possible by animal testing‚ including cancer and HIV drugs‚ insulin‚ antibiotics‚ vaccines and many more. It is for this reason that animal testing is considered vital for improving human health and it is also why the scientific community and many members of the public support its use. In fact‚ there are also individuals
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the use of technology doesn ’t always result in greater efficiency. Companies that depend heavily on computer systems to conduct business can come to a virtual standstill if the system breaks down. There is typically a learning curve that accompanies the introduction of a new process‚ which can lead to a loss in productivity and disgruntled employees. For employees who telecommute and experience computer problems‚ it may be more difficult to receive timely technical support. Drawback: Need to Upgrade
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Globalization is said to be the connectedness and spread of production‚ technologies and communication globally. It is also what trends are for. Globalization is what all of us here in this world share in common. Personally‚ I can say that I am quite globalized. Our generation is‚ so to speak. I use many things that are commonly known and also practiced worldwide. I use social networking sites such as Facebook‚ Twitter and Instagram‚ which were created for us to communicate with everyone else around
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time and may feel estranged. Feldman mentions that one of the biggest issues is the misconception that refugee camps are temporary‚ since “most refugee situations last much longer than this‚ and 7.13 million [refugees] have been [in camps] for 10 or more years” (Feldman‚ 2010). Those camps may also lead refugees to become fully dependent on the aid from the camp‚ preventing
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They are concerned that millions of gallons of contaminated wastewater are produced from fracking methods and that there are currently no facilities operating to remove these pollutants. When separated by a mile or more from groundwater sources and the earth’s surface‚ the ancient marine waters along with naturally existing toxic compounds are not an issue‚ but “Fracking disturbs‚ distributes‚ and carries upward with the fracked gas ‘produced waters’ containing radioactive
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1.) What are the pros and cons of forced-distribution and forced-ranking systems? Pros: a.) Forced-distribution systems are a way to help match company and employee performance with compensation b.) A forced-distribution system also helps managers tailor development activities to employees based on their performance. c.) The use of a forced-distribution system is a way for companies to increase performance‚ motivate employees‚ and open the door for new talent to join the company in place
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