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- 491: Sports in Society
- ... is a skill called self- talk. This is indeed a skill. This should be done when the athlete is spending quiet time with themselves. This is the time when an athlete must throw out all modest tendencies and falsehoods. This is a time when the athlete must be completely honest with themselves and their performance. This is also the time when the athlete must allow themselves to be their own best ...
- 492: Welfare
- ... direction. In the past few years, the federal governments and state governments have tried to change and improve the welfare system. The Clinton Administration campaigned to "end welfare as we know it." The Administration's proposal limits AFDC benefits to two years, during which employment services would be provided to recipients. Nearly 20 welfare reform bills have been introduced in the 103rd Congress. Besides the above mentioned bill, three major proposals ...
- 493: Knights and Chivalry
- ... act as they should. The Knight was an honest and a just person. He would have fair fights, treat people with respect, and he would not brag about what he accomplished, he was a very modest person. Most people today are rude and ignorant, you'll be lucky if a person holds the door for you. The way the Knight lived is better than the way most people live today. You ...
- 494: Keeping The Snake River Dams
- ... all because of dwindling numbers of salmon in the Pacific Northwest. Four species of Snake River salmon were put on the Endangered Species List. As a result, four dams on the Snake River are under proposal to be removed. Today Im going to let you know why there is debate and why we should fight to keep the dam. By the end of my speech you will be aware of ...
- 495: The Depletion of Ozone Layer
- ... Molina, both in chemistry department of the University of California at Irvine released a study proposing that CFCs percolated through the troposphere into the stratosphere, altering the chemistry of the protective ozone layer. That proposal sounded an alarm. Atmospheric scientist in many nations followed up with studies that confirmed the finding of Rowland and Molina. At the same time, the possible threat to the ozone layer caught the attention of ...
- 496: The Invention of the Telegram
- ... begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the united States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal or alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona ...
- 497: Steps Towards an Ecosociety: Dealing with Air Pollution
- ... mix towards more fuel efficient vehicles. Or the manufacturer can trade emission allocations with other manufactures in the same manner as ECTs (Bryner, 176). It is important to note here that this is a different proposal as to what is already in existence. The second method by which automobile pollution can be reduced focuses on internalizing the costs of pollution into the driving experience. The most effective and efficient manner is ...
- 498: Thoeries of Evolution
- ... have demonstrated a definite periodicity to smaller periods of mass extinction, and in particular a 26-million-year cycle of eight extinctions over the past 250 million years(Wilson 34). Controversy has arisen over the proposal made by some geologists that mass extinctions are related to periodic catastrophes such as the striking of the earth's surface by a large asteroid or comet. Many paleontologists and evolutionary theorists reject such hypotheses ...
- 499: Nuclear Energy: Uranium Fission
- ... that needs to be isolated from the environment for many years (Gale 22). This small quantity makes the task readily manageable. Even if the fuel is not reprocessed, the yearly amount of 25 tons is modest compared with the quantities of waste from similar sized coal-fired power plants. And, the spent fuel could be stored and then reprocessed many years later if the need arose. For comparison, a 1000 MWe ...
- 500: The EPA: Can It, Will It Save Our Environment?
- ... cancer, which the tobacco industry representatives said were inconclusive. The Clinton administration then doubled the list of chemicals that must be publicly reported under community right-to- know laws in 1994. There was then a proposal to cut their budget by $1 billion from a Republican controlled Congress, to the level it was 15 years ago. "The Environmental Protection Agency has made the country a better place for people to live ...
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