Air pollution – contaminants or substances in the air that interfere with human health or produce other harmful environmental effects. Read our “What is Air Pollution?” article for further information. Alternative energy – usually environmentally friendly‚ this is energy from uncommon sources such as wind power or solar energy‚ not fossil fuels. Alternative fuels – similar to above. Not petrol or diesel but different transportation fuels like natural gas‚ methanol‚ bio fuels and electricity. B
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PRICE GOUGING IMMORAL‚ IRRESPONSIBLE OR FULLY JUSTIFIED BEHAVIOUR??? By Alicja Weiss Abstract: Price gouging arises when‚ in the wake of a disaster‚ retailers roughly increase their prices for basic commodities to gain more revenue. The majority of people believe that price gouging is immoral others that it is a fully justified behaviour. The rationale of this document is to investigate a quantity of issues surrounding price gouging‚ and to argue that the widespread ethical
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Air Jordan is a brand of shoes and athletic clothing designed‚ owned‚ and produced by Michael Jordan for Nike’s Jordan Brand subsidiary. The shoes‚ informally referred to in the plural as Air Jordan’s or simply J’s‚ were first released for public consumption in 1985 after Michael Jordan wore them in 1984 as a rookie; thereafter‚ new designs were released annually. Since its introduction into the sports shoe market‚ the Air Jordan evolved to the original basketball shoes to models for different uses
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of the air that is surrounding us because it is usually invisible‚ odorless and tasteless when in its unpolluted state. One becomes aware of the air when the wind blows‚ when the temperature changes‚ or when visibility is reduced (Palomba‚ 1979). Polluted air‚ normally‚ reduces the intake of oxygen necessary for healthy physiological functioning of the body‚ and can have severe health impacts (Editor‚ 2007). Since the time of the Industrial Revolution‚ it has been evident that the air we breathe
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Rising prices Rising Prices is becoming an acute problem these days. One has to live from hand to mouth. It has made difficult for everyone to meet both ends. It has forced people to live a miserable life. Necessities are being sold at a great price. The hardest hit is the common man‚ that is‚ the average consumers and the below average consumers or we can say the middle class people and the poor people. Due to price rise‚ the purchase of essential commodities like pulses‚ rice‚ sugar or medicines
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There are several examples that come to mind when I think of price elasticity. Included in my list are fuel‚ cigarettes‚ electricity‚ and toilet paper. Price elasticity means that the behaviors of supply and demand are not affected when the price of that particular item rises (changes). Our local power companies experience price elasticity on the energy that we demand‚ when they continually raise prices but the amount of consumer usage is unaffected. In some parts of the country their may
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Christianity in East Asia When Europeans started sailing the globe looking for new land they wanted to colonize they had many tools that they could use‚ ships‚ the astrolabe‚ muskets and cannons for showing their military might‚ manufactured goods to show their economic power‚ and their last tool was religion‚ specifically Christianity of the Catholic and Roman Catholic denomination to counter the spread of the Protestant movement in Europe. Dominican‚ Franciscan and Jesuit missionaries successfully
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to the table in question 8. Suppose that the government establishes a price ceiling of $3.70 for wheat. What might prompt the government to establish this price ceiling? Explain carefully the main effects. Demonstrate your answer graphically. Next‚ suppose that the government establishes a price floor of $4.60 for wheat. What will be the main effects of this price floor? Demonstrate your answer graphically. Answer: At a price of $3.70‚ buyers will wish to purchase 80‚000 bushels‚ but sellers will
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dream of fame and popularity‚ they are often jealous of celebrities whose pictures appear on the covers of magazines and newspapers. However they do not realize that famous people who are always in the public eye do not have easy lives. There is a price to pay for fame. First of all‚ I would like to say that when a person becomes famous‚ he or she does not have much freedom. Normally‚ a celebrity is being managed by an agent. Celebrities have to follow what the agent has arranged for them. They
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The impact of the minimum price per unit of alcohol on the on and off trade. The Scottish Government has suggested introducing a minimum price per unit of alcohol to reduce binge drinking. The impact of this on the on and off trade will be researched. The Scottish government has introduced a minimum price per unit of alcohol of £ 0.45. www.bbc.co.uk [online] The proposal is to put the price up for really cheap alcohol‚ with that‚ less people would have access to that‚ for example a two litre-bottle
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