Global Warming and the Polar bear
Global Warming and the Polar bear It was realized that in 1988 that mankind was transforming the atmosphere of our planet (Pearce, 1). Global Warming is a big concern to scientists aside from pollution and is certainly under way. According to the National Academy of Sciences, the Earth's surface temperature has risen by about 1 degree Fahrenheit in the past century, with accelerated warming during the past two decades. Global warming has risen within the last 50 years because of the result of humans activities. These activities have distorted the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the buildup of greenhouse gases - primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide (EPA, The Climate). What is the cause of global warming and if it serious what is being done to end it. What will be the effects on earth if global warming continues, and last but not least what is occurring around us at this very moment from global warming? Many of these questions are being asked by scientist and are being researched to find more plausible answers and predictions for us. Global warming is found to be caused by the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect has been described, by the US Vice President Al Gore, as the potentially most dangerous environmental problem facing mankind, with consequences second only to nuclear war (CS, What is the Greenhouse Effect?). The Green house effect
Nigeria's Black Gold and Black Market.
Nigeria's Black Gold and Black Market Africa has often been referred to as a black continent. Allusively, it would be correct to refer to Nigeria as a black nation. A country with immense human and mineral resources, this great nation which is widely acclaimed to be the 'Giant of Africa' has great innate but latent potentials. Although, some have called it the 'Sleeping Giant', whether this giant called Nigeria is sleeping or not, it remains a giant. Unfortunately, because it is the giant of Africa, it naturally has giant problems and obstacles bedeviling it. Or how else can we explain the subsisting problems of poverty, political violence and politically motivated hired assassinations. I recall that a few days ago, the Ekiti State governor was almost assassinated. There remains also endemic to this country, the problem of fuel scarcity and the erratic fuel hikes by successive governments. And ofcourse we are already tired of talking about bad roads, NEPA and blackouts. Some have posited that Africa's problem is genetic or traceable to the colour of our skin. That is, that we are black. Others have argued that the colour of one's skin has nothing to do with the success of a people. The strength of argument of those who claim that our problem is rooted in our colour is that it is difficult to point to any black country on earth that has successful and reckonable
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Mitchell Goulding Professor Solomon Major International Organizations 6 August 2007 UN and Iraq: The Weakest Coalition As the United Nations plans to reintroduce itself into the political landscape of Iraq, many realists argue that the United Nation's intervention, much like the intervention of the United States, will fail. While the United Nations argue that the multilateral approach they offer is what Iraq needs, they also submit that the United States will still shoulder much of the responsibility in Iraq. For this reason, Iraq will react with the same fervor at the UN's interference as they do to the United States': mass bombings and civilian casualties. While UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon argues that the organization of many foreign ministers to help initiate reform in Iraq will work, he also submits that the safety of his officials will remain "of paramount concern." The submission reveals the most important flaw in the United Nations' plan: Iraq has become overridden with violence ever since both the United States and the United Nations entered the war. In fact, following the United Nations announcement of intervention, the death toll of the "quadruple bombing in an area of mud and stone houses in the remote northern desert on Tuesday evening reached at least 250 dead" with "350 wounded making it the deadliest coordinated attack since the American-led invasion
Economic Management and the European Union
Economic Management and the European Union Report The European Union was formed on November 1st 1993. The Treaty of the European Union (also known as the Treaty of Maastricht) was ratified and the 12 member countries from the European Community became members of the European Union. These 12 countries were Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. The European Union is dedicated to improving economic integration and improving cooperation, trade and relations between the member countries. Austria, Sweden and Finland took the total number of countries in the European Union to fifteen, when they joined in 1995. The total increases to 25 on May 1st 2004, when 10 new countries join the European Union. These are Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. Previously, the European Community consisted of 3 separate organisations. These were the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) formed in 1951, the European Economic Community (EEC) which was formed in 1957 and the European Atomic Energy Commission (Euratom) which was formed in 1957. These 3 institutions merged in 1967 and the European Community was formed in Brussels. The European Community Council agreed on a treaty in Maastricht, the Netherlands in 1992 after much bargaining
Loneliness in Of Mice and Men
Comparing 'My Last Duchess' & 'Porphyria's Lover' Robert Browning was writing in the Victorian period and is known chiefly for his dramatic monologues which were poems with a specific protagonist speaking mostly to a specific auditor in a dramatic situation. These two poems are good examples of dramatic monologues whereby a setting is conveyed to make atmosphere. In my last Duchess a distinct sense of place and time helps to recreate the drama to make the audience feel more involved in the poem. However Porphyria's lover is less distinct. The details of time and place are vague and this helps to focus the readers mind on the drama of the action. In both poems a central character discusses the murder of their wife or lover. In the poems it is through their descriptions of this action that the characters are conveyed. In Porphyria's lover the mans character and presence appears concealed in a state of limbo until Porphyria arrives 'I listened with heart fit to break' this gives an impression that he is obsessive about Porphyria and has no control over his life. It is Porphyria's presence that lights up his life. It is she who murmurs 'how she loved me' in other words Porphyria appears to be the active partner. It is Porphyria who is making the choices. He sees himself when meeting with Porphyria as silent and passive. 'When no voice replied she put my arm about her waist',
Textual analysis and Critical Political Economy
Media Studies (COM1010) Assignment 2 (2000 Words) Mohamed Sidhrath 21813515 This essay will highlight the following news items based on textual analysis and critical, political economy. The news item addresses the issue related to war in Sri Lanka between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the Tamil tigers. An online news publication and video reports is compared in this essay. The video news report by Al Jazeer reported on 12th May "Concerns rise over Sri Lanka civilian deaths " and the news article published by CNN on May 5th "Sri Lankan president declares success over rebels " is more likely to give its readers with different opinions based on textual analysis as well as the critical, political economy. The video report shows concern towards the war and death of civilians, which a viewer will instantly get by the title itself and in depth after viewing the report and listening to the report saying that Tamil tigers using civilians as human shields and government attacking them. However the CNN report title seems to give another impression as it says the crisis is more successfully tackled which however doesn't seem to take into account the government's failure to provide civil safety due to war. As in textual analysis, there is no absolutely accurate or wrong answer. The readers based on the cultural background, general understanding of the
Psychology of coaching and sports performance.
Psychology of coaching and sports performance. Learning outcome two. "Examine the role of motivation in sport." Student: Stuart Smith Assessor: Colin MacGregor Length: 1200 words max Due: 27/3/03 Motivation. Motivation is a way of increasing some individual or group of individuals' reason to do something that they are already doing. Motivation has always been in sport in one form or another and sports psychologist has been trying to find the perfect technique for many years but have never been able to find what they have been looking for. What they have been able to accomplish is what makes effective motivation and how it can differ from one person to the next. There are two kinds of motivation that has been classified as intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic is motivation that comes from inside the athletes themselves. It is caused by their reasons to participate in sports such as personal satisfaction and increasing fitness. It can also be attained by gaining knowledge of their performance such as through the media or from their coach, families and friends. Extrinsic motivation is gained through knowledge of results such as winning or feedback. It is also external reasons for participating in the sport that comes under extrinsic motivation such as money or seeking social status or fame. For the majority of athletes, their motivation derives from intrinsic forms. This
The role and importance of stakeholders
Unit 2 - People and Business Introduction In this coursework, I have been given an external task about two businesses I must choose, in order to investigate the value of stake and interest in the company and how the stakeholders affects its business. The two businesses that were exhibited for decisions were Tesco PLC and Guilford Spectrum. However, the business I have decided to investigate about is Tesco PLC because it is known in existence and it is one of the biggest retailers in the UK, whereas it has a wide range of stakeholders and information to consider the facts about Tesco PLC. Task 2A The role and importance of stakeholders In this part of the coursework I will be identifying Tesco's stakeholders, their relationship with Tesco. I will also be showing how stakeholders and Tesco's interest clash and how they solve this. People who are affected by the company or can influence it but who are not directly involved with in the company work. Examples are Managers affected by the day-to-day running, Owners, People who work there, internal departments that support the day-to-day operation, customers, suppliers, and financial department. Common and conflicting interests of stakeholders The different stakeholder groups have different interests some in common with other stakeholders and some in conflict. Examples of common interests: * Shareholders and employees have
Self-Monitoring and Behaviour Change Report
Self-Monitoring and Behaviour Change Report Vicki McGill Introduction: A person's lifestyle and health are often influenced by their behaviour. Often one will intend to change their lifestyle but in the end, they are unable to change their behaviour through a lack of motivation. Sometimes people change their behaviour for a period of time but are unable to sustain this change due to other influences. In this experiment, I will try to change my exercise regime and sustain this change for fourteen days. My null hypothesis is that I will not change my exercise regime from my baseline period and therefore will not sustain any change. My alternative hypothesis is that during these fourteen days, I will increase my exercise regime and exercise every day. My motivation for changing my exercise regime is to lose weight and become fit. Method: I first measured my baseline period of exercise during seven days. This baseline period was a control for this experiment. During this period of time, I had to consider what aspect of my lifestyle I was going to change. The behaviour that I decided to change was the use of my car when going lectures and into town. I decided to only use my car after dark and to walk to lectures. Also I decided to attend regular aerobics, step and spinfit classes at my local gym. The independent variable measured in this experiment was my motivation to change
Sense and Sensibility Chapter 4 Summary
Chapter 4 Summary: Marianne questions Edward's taste in drawing; Elinor is perfectly content that he is not as obviously passionate about art as Marianne should hope, though she knows that this is one of Edward's failings with Marianne. Elinor says she is perfectly happy with his tastes and education, and even Marianne cannot find fault with his good nature and kind heart. Marianne says she would like Edward even more if he were to get married to Elinor; Elinor knows that her sister and mother believe that there is an attachment between herself and Edward, but does not wish to confirm it because she is not sure of feelings being exactly mutual. Elinor also admits that there is something in Edward which suggests he does not love her as much as she loves him. She believes that it might have something to do with the expectations and overbearing nature of Edward's mother, though of course Elinor cannot be sure. Fanny is especially displeased by this attraction, and comments to Mrs. Dashwood about how there are high hopes for Edward, and he must marry a woman of high birth and much wealth. Fortunately, Mrs. Dashwood then receives a letter from a relative of hers, offering her a cottage on his property very cheaply. The letter is very friendly and urges Mrs. Dashwood to come to Barton Park, his estate in Devonshire, to have a look at the nearby cottage and see if it is suitable.
