Despite the benefits that the tar sands bring to Canadians‚ they are destructive to the environment. One of the biggest disadvantages of the oil sands production is the negative effects it has on the earth’s environment. One of the largest sources of carbon dioxide emissions in Canada is due to the tar sands since they require a lot of energy to be produced. The energy needed in this production is to transport the sand‚ then break it apart and then heating water to separate the bitumen from the sand
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La Brea Tar Pits Introduction The La Brea tar pits have been well-known for over a century. Before the rise of European settlers‚ local Indian tribes used the tar to caulk canoes and waterproof tents. As the Industrial Revolution took off the early 1900s‚ the tar pits attracted oil men‚ as asphaltum is often associated with petroleum. Then‚ [w]hen W. W. Orcutt‚ the original organizer of the geological department of Union Oil of California‚ reexamined the area in 1901‚ he discovered "a vast
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First of all‚ before I will discuss this article‚ I will define first what is Economics and its kinds. Economics is the study of how the forces of supply and demand allocate scarce resources. Subdivided into microeconomics‚ which examines the behavior of firms‚ consumers and the role of government; and macroeconomics‚ which looks at inflation‚ unemployment‚ industrial production‚ and the role of government. In this news paper article‚ it talks about the condition of the consumer with the inflation
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Q1. Identify the target market for the clothing retailer Jack Wills Jack wills is targeted at young people aged 18 and over‚ and most of them are university students. Julia Werdigier‚ August 20‚ 2012‚ article‚ Bottling the feeling of youth Q.2. Discuss how their marketing strategy is aimed at their target market. Product: Jack Wills really focus on the design of clothing and season or style change. For example‚ male range includes jackets‚ hoodies‚ smart shirts‚ t-shirts‚ underwear and trousers
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Jack Kevorkian or Jack the Ripper? The ending of one’s life‚ terminally ill or not‚ should not be done purposely by another man’s hands. If such procedures were considered acceptable‚ every ill person with no will to continue living would try to find ailments that deem assisted suicide. Jack Kevorkian‚ also known as “Dr. Death‚” was a lifelong activist for physician-assisted suicide. Kevorkian was said to have assisted in 130 suicides of terminally ill patients during his life and is looked
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Alberta Tar Sands Sustainability Report Introduction Tar sands are a combination of clay‚ sand‚ water‚ and bitumen. As a type of unconventional petroleum deposit‚ tar sands are found in many places worldwide‚ the largest deposits are found in Alberta‚ Canada. The Alberta tar sand deposits contain more than 70.8% of the world ’s reserves of natural bitumen which representing 40% of the world’s combined extra-heavy crude oil and crude bitumen reserves. It is the only bitumen deposits that are economically
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Defining Childhood Obesity and its Impact on Children The key to defining obesity levels is the issue of how we should define childhood obesity. Three different classification systems are commonly used; each uses a version of the Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by the square of person ’s height in meters. Evidence shows childhood obesity to be associated with depression‚ especially among the very obese. Overall self-esteem is lowered and the cost to peer
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INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY CHAPTER 10 The Meaning of Crime: Social Conflict Perspective Learning Outcomes ∞Recognize the ways in which power conflict between social groups contributes to crime and criminal activity. ∞Understand the distinctions between a number of social conflict theories. ∞Identify those policy initiatives that reflect the social conflict approach. ∞Assess the shortcomings of the social conflict perspective. Marx’s Contributions -Not a sociologist‚ and
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1. There are many environmental forces that changed during Detective Rich Miller’s career. He talks about the veterans complaining about the Miranda warning‚ and the new emphasis on the exclusionary rules and other changes that gave defense attorneys more leverage in cases. He recalled a senior detective asking why anyone needed anything more than a high school education to do police work. He also included that entry into law enforcement required at least a community college degree‚ and his department
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Good Citizenship Values A good citizen is one who properly fulfills his or her role as a citizen. There are many opinions as to what constitutes a good citizen. Theodore said‚ "The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight." Education is sometimes viewed as a prerequisite to good citizenship‚ in that it helps citizens make good decisions and deal with demagogues who would delude them. Roger Solder writes that in a democracy
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