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Washington D C Solid Waste
1,183 words
Thesis: After reading this essay, I will fully
understand the issue of recycling and the three
solutions I have found. Purpose: To provide myself
with the information necessary to choose the
proper recycling program I feel is the most
efficient and effective. Carless, Jennifer. Taking
Out The Trash: A No-Nonsense Guide to Recycling.
Washington D. C. : Island Press, 1992. This book
discusses the fundamentals of recycling, for
individuals, businesses and communities. It also
describes the history ...
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United States Senate Presidential Candidate
1,592 words
Throughout much of his life in politics, Pinchot's
name had been occasionally thrown around as a
possible Presidential candidate. It never
happened. He was eventually elected to public
office as Governor of Pennsylvania in 1922,
largely through the support of rural counties and
the new women's vote. During his 1923 - 1927
administration, his major goals were the
regulation of electric power companies and the
enforcement of Prohibition. In a crusade for
"clean politics, " he reorganized state gov...
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Oil And Gas Endangered Species
648 words
A half-dozen conservation organizations today plan
to file a petition under a little-known state law
seeking to have Cook Inlet beluga whales
Conservation groups filed a request to have the
whales listed as a federal endangered species this
spring. The National Marine Fisheries Service has
until next spring to make a decision on that
request, but representatives for the groups said
they decided to seek a state designation under
Alaska's Endangered Species law to add another
layer Jack Sterne, an...
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Theodore Roosevelt The Great Environmentalist
1,045 words
... to good citizenship. Chief among the qualities
necessary for the continued health of American
democracy was, according to Roosevelt, "manliness.
" For Roosevelt, conservation was in part the
preservation of American manhood. He wrote, "Every
believer in manliness and therefore in manly
sport... should strike hands with the farsighted
men who wish to preserve our material resources,
in the effort to keep our forest and game
beasts... " (Internet 3) Roosevelt's construction
of masculinity was ...
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Franklin Roosevelt Agricultural Adjustment
1,616 words
On July 2, 1932, at the Democratic National
Convention, the crowd listened intently to the
phrase, I pledge you, I pledge myself to a new
deal for the American people. The New Deal name
was soon applied to the program of reform and
recovery instituted by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
During the early part of the Great Depression, the
economy had ground to a halt as a result of the
stock market crashing and the unemployment rates
skyrocketed as businesses shut down. Only a very
small portion of the ...
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D C Heath Angular Momentum
1,531 words
Angular momentum and its properties were devised
over time by many of the great minds in physics.
Newton and Kepler were probably the two biggest
factors in the evolution of angular momentum.
Angular momentum is the force which a moving body,
following a curved path, has because of its mass
and motion. Angular momentum is possessed by
rotating objects. Understanding torque is the
first step to understanding angular momentum.
Torque is the angular "version" of force. The
units for torque are in N...
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Federal Emergency Relief National Labor Relations
1,332 words
The New Deal was a political and social plan that
was the presidential campaign platform of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt. Although Roosevelt was very
vague about what it was and actual measures to be
taken while running for president, the New Deal
was the shinning hope for many Americans who had
lost their jobs or were living in poverty. After
the United States had plummeted into the greatest
depression to face this country while Herbert
Hoover lead the country, many voters were looking
for anyone ...
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Species Of Bird The Roseate Tern
835 words
Like many other species the Roseate Tern is also
endangered. These creatures are some of the worlds
most beautiful animals and are slowly being killed
by man and nature. The Roseate Tern somewhat
resembles a sea gull with a slender body and short
reddish legs. They have pointed wings and long
streamer tails, like the streamer on a kite. Their
bodies are a pale gray and are white with a pink
tinge on their underside in the early breeding
season. This tinge however, is not a good way to
tell if a ...
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Fur Bearing Animals Endangered Species Conservation Furs
1,672 words
The fur Industry is an area of commerce that
encompasses farming or trapping certain fur
bearing animals, processing their skins for sale
to manufacturers of fur garments and marketing
finished garments to retail outlets. The term fur
refers to any animal skin or part that has hair,
fleece, or fur fibers attached, either in a raw or
processed state. Skins of fur bearing animals are
also called peltries or pelts. From earliest
times, fur has been a prized commodity.
Exploration in the New World m...
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Social And Environmental Indigenous Peoples
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... Last, and Korea of Siberia. The art and
culture of these peoples is remarkable and is
characterized by resourcefulness, adaptability,
and innovation. The chief groups are now the Lapps
of Europe; the Samoyedes (Nentsy) of W. Russia;
the Yakuts, Tungus, Yukaghirs, and Chukchis of E.
Russia; and the Eskimo of North America. There is
a sizable Caucasian population in Siberia, and the
people of Iceland are nearly all Caucasian. In
Greenland, there is a mixture of Eskimos and
northern Europeans, ...
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Kinetic Energy Net Force
1,017 words
Durbin said "In order to accelerate, you need a
net force. As soon as I let go of the bowling
ball, it's accelerating. As soon as your fingers
are out of the holes, the ball is at its highest
point of acceleration. " According to the author,
gravity is the net force acting upon an object,
which means it is accelerating. The swinging of my
arm (back the forward) being the net force. When
my fingers leave the hole, it's accelerating. Now,
how fast it goes is determined on how fast you
swing your a...
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Human Beings Latin America
562 words
An interesting facet of the human point of view
toward animals in myth and folktale, and sometimes
in art, is that people seem to sense that they are
relative newcomers in the world, that many
animals-armadillo (often an old man in myth),
crocodilian, turtle are millions of years older
than Homo sapiens. They represent the primordial
earth, which man discovers and explores in myth.
These old animals personify the ancestors of the
tribe. They are ancestors because they were here
before. It is usu...
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Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Effect
687 words
How Can We Protect Environment Nowadays protection
of the environment is very crucial, as the world
is moving into a new era without considering any
of the major problems of pollution with rapid
industrialization. The best way to protect the
environment is conservation. Conservation is the
philosophy and policy of managing the environment
to assure adequate supplies of natural resources
for future as well as present generations. The
primary conservation concern here is with fossil
fuels. Solutio...
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Endangered Species Tropical Forests
827 words
Issues that surround the dramatic declines of
species are complex, often conflict-laden, and not
easy to reverse. However, one can learn from past
practices, improve performance, and avoid the
problems common to endangered species
conservation. Outline Introduction Body Species
extinction causes Florida panthers Tigers and snow
leopards Turtles Conclusion Endangered Wildlife As
human population and needs (real or perceived)
expand, the globe becomes scarred by a deadly
scythe. Our planet is losi...
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National Forest Environmentally Friendly
414 words
Conservation and Preservation Bridger Teton
National Forest is rightfully considered by many
people as national treasure, which needs to be
protected. However, we need to understand the
difference between national parks and national
forests. The creation of national parks is meant
to preserve the unique environmental balance in
uninhibited areas that contain rare flora and
fauna. This is why; there can be absolutely no
mining or logging activity in American national
parks. The Bridger Teton Nati...
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National Labor Relations World War Ii
858 words
THE GREAT DEPRESSION In the advent of 1930 s, the
United States of America suffered huge loss from
the period of what is now known as the Great
Depression. As early as October 1929, the stock
market of America crashed down that led to
obliteration of at least 40 percent of the paper
values of common stock. As it was expected, the
Great Depression came to worst. The value of stock
on the New York Stock Exchange downgraded to less
than a fifth compared to what it had been at its
peak in 1929. Busi...
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Sources Of Energy Carbon Dioxide
1,346 words
How Can We Protect Environment Nowadays protection
of the environment is very crucial, as the world
is moving into a new era without considering any
of the major problems of pollution with rapid
industrialization. The best way to protect the
environment is conservation. Conservation is the
philosophy and policy of managing the environment
to assure adequate supplies of natural resources
for future as well as present generations. The
primary conservation concern here is with fossil
fuels. Solutio...
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Grapes Of Wrath Works Administration
772 words
Movie: The Grapes Of Wrath The people and the
Depression In the movie The grapes of Wrath, the
Joads undergo the hit of the depression, they have
to leave their farm. They go to California for
jobs, but find there are few jobs, and it pays
little, or at least less then what they were told.
The government tried to start programs to house
and employ people like the Joads. Since the people
who already lived in the cities in which these
developments were put didnt want them there
anyway, they tried ...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Soil Conservation
744 words
When Franklin D. Fdr FDR When Franklin D.
Roosevelt took office in March 1933, the country
was in horrible economic condition, banks were
collapsing, businesses were failing and the stock
market continued to plummet. Promising the New
Deal in his candidacy, he took bold action as
leader of the country against hunger,
unemployment, and the other problems of the great
depression. In Roosevelt s inaugural address he
spoke, First of all, let me assert my firm belief
that the only thing we have to fe...
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Animal And Plant Billion Dollars
795 words
Perhaps we take it for granted that our beautiful
homeland will be forever changed because of the
effects of modern civilizations. The environment,
local animals, plants, and neighboring niches are
all being affected by a few factors. The
insensitivity of humans towards our fellow living
creatures has caused the Everglades to shrink
dramatically in the last one hundred years. The
health of the everglades has been compromised
because we as humans need more space to live on,
bigger roads, and adve...
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