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Prince William Sound Christian Science Monitor
1,344 wordsThe Exxon Valdez oil spill in the Prince William Sound of Alaska proved to be a disaster on many levels. The coastline, wildlife, and people of the all area were all devastated by the spill. Ten years later, the area is showing remarkable progress. Because of the cleanup efforts and new regulations, the Sound is getting ever closer to recovery. A few minutes after midnight on March 24, 1989, the T/V Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound. A few minutes later the coast gua...
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U S Embassy U S State
1,401 wordsA civil war that has raged for seven years in the small West African country of Sierra Leone has turned increasingly brutal. (1, p. 1) Rebels are mutilating civilians without much response from the international community. A strong Nigerian contingency has tried to suppress the rebellion, but the rebels continue to cause major trouble in Sierra Leone. The rebels overthrew President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. However, President Kabbah returned to office on March 10, 1998 to face the task of restoring or...
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U S Immigration Illegal Immigrants
1,183 words... ea citizens tend to view them in a hostile manner because of the perceived notion that illegal immigrants are using resource meant for legal residents (Bean 204). The United States immigration policy does not allow people to immigrate if they are expected to be dependant on public services. Yet in 1993 approximately 12 % of the 5. 9 million recipients of Supplemental Security Income benefits were immigrants, which account for about 5 % of the population (Mont 15). Statistics such as these ad...
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World Wide Great Plains
1,477 wordsAt one time, bison were widespread from Alaska to northern Mexico. Now bison have been exterminated in the wild except in Yellowstone Park in Wyoming and Wood Buffalo Park, Northwest territory, Canada. The bison are gone in the prairie of the United States along with many of the ecosystem's species. Deep scars mar the landscape where the soil has been swept way by water runoff. The life of the rancher and farmer is vanishing. The body of the bison is huge. They are also tall animals and have two...
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Fossil Fuels Solar Panels
1,681 wordsShould Permission be Given for a Wind Farm at Gunson Height? Hills rolling across the countryside, lush green fields for miles, dozens of walk paths to appreciate the beautiful scenery, used by families for picnics and days out, as well as hikers wanting a view worth walking miles to. Or a piece of rugged, unspectacular England that is just like seven thousand other walks in the country? Dozens of 30 M tall hideous steel contraptions, cutting blades slicing through the air and making the noise e...
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Economic Impact Of A Sports Facility Feasibility Study
1,033 wordsBefore a facility's economic impact can be determined, a feasibility study should be done to excite the community members about the facility. The purpose of a feasibility study is to "provide research information about the community, special interest groups, and its use as a decision making tool in the community" (Farmer, Montgomery, Ammon, Jr. 12). In essence, this study is done to assure the community that building a sports facility is right for them and that their money will not go to waste. ...
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Tampa Bay Petersburg Times
737 wordsIt is wrong to suggest that the notion of poverty has universal properties. For example, the majority of Tampa's residents of Mexican descend, who live in the state of poverty, are being actually quite happy with their present living conditions, because they associate their native country with much lower quality of life. The fact that they were able to make it to U. S. and to get legalized, alone increases their social status in their own eyes. There can be no doubt that the gap between rich and...
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Congressional Quarterly Weekly National Catholic Reporter
2,504 wordsImmigration: History of American Policy The first move stopping immigration decided by Congress was a law in 1862 restricting American vessels to transport Chinese immigrants to the U. S. The Alien Contract Labor Laws of 1885, 1887, 1888, and 1891 restricted the immigration to the U. S. of people entering the country work under contracts made before their arrival. Alien skilled laborers, under these laws, were allowed to enter the U. S. to work in new industries. By this time anti-immigrant fell...
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Long Term Care Home Health Care
1,947 wordsAmerica has a highly developed health care system, which is available to all people. Although it can be very complex and frustrating at times it has come a long way from the health care organizations of yesterday. Previously most health care facilities were a place where the sick were housed and cared for until death. Physicians rarely practiced in hospitals and only those who were fortunate could afford proper care at home or in private clinics. Today the level of health care has excelled treme...
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Real Estate Agents Racial Diversity
2,222 wordsHousing Discrimination And Housing Policy Analysis Essay, Housing Discrimination And Housing Policy Analysis As we look back at the history of the United States, one of our worst legacies is our poor treatment of minorities. In our countrys earliest years we were importing and selling blacks into slavery, an issue that tore our country in two. Yet through trying and often tragic efforts, minority leaders have elevated the legal status of blacks. With the passing of the Civil Rights Act early thi...
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Puerto Rico Puerto Ricans
2,055 wordsA very massive group of levees may be all that is in the way of lower lying New Orleans and destruction with a visit from Hurricane Georges. Without the levee system and concrete flood walls Georges could have catastrophic effects in New Orleans. But with this man-made hurricane protection system protecting the city people. New Orleans is spared the casualties and damage past storms have wrought. The levee system is important because the city is like a saucer 6 feet below sea level and is surrou...
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U S Immigration Legal And Illegal
2,355 wordsWriten by Randy j 11 / 28 / 00 This paper was writen for political Life 1110 America has, is, and will always be a nation of immigrants: the great melting pot. In the years that have passed since Emma Lazarus poem was inscribed on the Statue of Liberty the golden door Americans have seen times when the door was open wide and times when it was close shut to most immigrants (Sure 4). Many people look at the present immigration problems as a purely modern dilemma. The truth is America has always st...
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Illegal Aliens Illegal Immigration
1,037 wordsImmigration into the United States during the mid 1800 s was increasing at an alarming rate causing over population and cheating U. S. citizens out of jobs. The first move stopping immigration decided by Congress was a law in 1862 restricting American vessels to transport Chinese immigrants to the U. S. The Alien Contract Labor Laws of 1885, 1887, 1888, and 1891 restricted the immigration to the U. S. of people entering the country to work under contracts made before their arrival (23 Carney). L...
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One Can Easily Factors That Affect
1,360 wordsSocial Factors Affecting Inner City Poverty Poverty has stricken the country with thousands of inner city families facing dilemmas that contribute to their inability to reach a higher economic social status. Each year, the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services issues updates for the U. S. Federal Poverty Measure. These updates report thresholds that determine eligibility for particular federal programs, and also is used to set an income measure which allows the National Census Bureau to ...
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Lives Of Its People Human Rights State
401 words9. We have seen that human rights rely heavily on both utilitarianism and cultural relativism. They present the nature of human rights, the benefits of human rights, as well as a choice of benefits related to these rights. Problems arise when a balance must be formed between the rights of the individual against the good of the community. The utilitarian view is that of the greatest good for the greatest number. We must decide if the state can command lives of its people and forfeit them for the ...
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Multicultural Society Cross Sectional
709 wordsIs Third world immigration a threat to Americas way of life? Is Third world immigration a threat to Americas way of life? I do not believe it is. I agree with Isbister. He argues that cultural impacts of immigration are positive, constructive changes, that most Americans will benefit from living in a more multicultural society, and that tension between the different ethnic groups can be alleviated. I for one am a Filipino-American and proud of it. My parents came to America from the Philippines ...
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People Of The Town Story The Reader
914 wordsThe Lottery, a short story written by Shirley Jackson, is a tale of disturbing evilness. The setting is a small village consisting of about 300 residents. On June 27 th of every year the members of the community hold a village-wide lottery in which everyone is expected to participate. Throughout the story the reader gets an odd feeling regarding the residents. Although they are gathering for a lottery drawing there is an air of nervousness about the event. From start to finish there is an overwh...
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Air Pollution Acid Rain
1,090 wordsProblems Caused By Air Pollution Some people think that air pollution is not harming the earth or the people, but it is doing worse, by killing the earth and getting people sick. Air pollutants, according to Gay, are known to cause respiratory diseases, cancer, and other serious illnesses (12). Air pollution not only threatens the health and life of humans but also causes damage to the environment (Gay 13). First, air pollution causes a great deal of health problems. Wanting clean air is a good ...
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First Two Lines Open The Door
897 wordsRobert Frost s House Fear In the Poem House Fear Robert Frost portrays the anxiety of a couple coming home to something residing in their home. The poem carries a dark, frightful tone as the suspense and curiosity builds throughout the reading. The author uses imagery, ambiguity, and sound to emphasize the feelings theses people have every night as they open the door and allow whatever it is that is in the house to be off in flight. Robert Frost opens the poem by painting an ominous picture of t...
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