TEST ESSAY 2
London Mayor Boris Johnson has said his proposal for an island airport in the Thames estuary is not dead, despite the Airports Commission rejecting the idea. Commission chairman Sir Howard Davies said the huge cost, economic disruption and environmental concerns made the proposal unviable. The mayor called this short-sighted, but said plans to expand either Gatwick or Heathrow airports would fail. These plans face huge opposition and no government would back them, he claimed. The proposal for a Thames Estuary airport - dubbed Boris Island because of the mayor's strong backing - would have led to the development of a four-runway airport on the Isle of Grain. 'Serious doubts' But Sir Howard said in the commission's report: "We are not persuaded that a very large airport in the Thames estuary is the right answer to London's and the UK's connectivity needs. "While we recognise the need for a hub airport, we believe this should be a part of an effective system of competing airports to meet the needs of a widely spread and diverse market like London's. "There are serious doubts about the delivery and operation of a very large hub airport in the estuary. "The economic disruption would be huge and there are environmental hurdles which it may prove impossible, or very time-consuming to surmount," Sir Howard said. The least ambitious version of the island scheme would cost
Productivity of Grass
Environmental Systems and Societies Internal Assessment Biomass Productivity Aim- The aim of this experiment is to determine the productivity of a piece of grass within a five week period. Hypothesis - I think the productivity of the grass will show a gradual increase over the weeks that we measure it, because the grass it photosynthesizing all the time thus increasing in mass. Photosynthesis is a process by which green plants use the light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into the simple sugar glucose. Variables Controlled * Area of sample * Time between each measurement Independent * Different sections within the bounded area. Dependent * Biomass of the grass * Size of sample Method- To determine the productivity of an area of grass in our school we measure the biomass of a controlled size of grass every week. To do this first we measured and bounded aarea of grass within the school premises. Our initial aim was to find the biomass of a area but we realized during the first week that this area is far too large to measure the biomass accurately, it also didn't fit into the oven we wanted to dry the sample in. So we decided for the next four samples to measure the biomass of a sample and multiply our result by 25. And since we couldn't fit the first sample into an oven and had to dry it in the sun, we did all the other samples in this way to
Who are the Zoroastrians and what is Zoroastrianism?
Who are the Zoroastrians and what is Zoroastrianism? Considered the oldest monotheistic religion in the world, Zoroastrianism is believed to be influential to the ideas of Judaism, and therefore Christianity. To explain and define what Zoroastrianism is, first, I need to tell the story of who is responsible for this ancient religion's existence, mankind's role in the doctrine of Zoroastrianism, and how it relates to more popular and dominant religions of today. Iran is the setting and the origin of the Zoroastrian faith. Ancestors of the Zoroastrians of Iran (pre-Islamic) were members of the Indo-European family known as the Aryans. These people called themselves Zoroastrians because they believed in the teachings of the first Aryan prophet, Zarathushtra. Zarathushtra's religion was the prominent one in Iran until the conquest by the Arabs, around 1300 years ago, who converted Iran to Islam. In response to the Arab invasion, a band of Zarathushtrians sailed to India in order to preserve the Zoroastrian faith. Upon their settlement in India they became known as the Parsees. Zarathushtra was the first prophet to teach a monotheistic religion. He was born in Iran about 8000 years BC. He revealed through his sublime hymns, the Gathas, that there was only one God, Ahura Mazda, the Lord of Wisdom, Wise, Good, and Just. Ahura Mazda, taught by Zarathushtra, was a friend to
In the article Suffering in the Indian Consciousness written by Chitta Goswami, the author discusses the Indian perspective on death and suffering.
Bryan Auer TA - Morales Section - M 7:10 Essay # 3 In the article "Suffering in the Indian Consciousness" written by Chitta Goswami, the author discusses the Indian perspective on death and suffering. By focusing on the religions of Hinduism, Buddhism and other smaller religions, the author reflects on suffering and how it is addressed. Both the author and I would argue that suffering is seen very differently in Buddhism and Hinduism. The focus of this essay will explore the different perspectives that these two religions take regarding suffering and death. In the religion of Buddhism, all of the teachings revolve around the four noble truths. Goswami points out that "the first of the four noble truths...is that life is suffering.1" This would suggest that Buddhism revolves around the idea of suffering, and that religion serves as a way of recognizing this. Surely by acknowledging that the first noble truth is that life is suffering is placing great emphasis on the subject. The author continues to point out that "there is the prospect, almost the promise, of release from suffering, and a discipline has been prescribed to achieve it." This would suggest that there is a defined probability of releasing this suffering if one is disciplined in their practice of Buddhism. This allows the followers to achieve this discipline and therefore release themselves from
Outline the stages involved in research, development and testing of new pharmaceutical products
Emina . Outline the stages involved in research, development and testing of new pharmaceutical products. Within the outline include potential costs and a general time frame for the process. AstraZeneca They have spent $12 billion for every drug they got approval for. Discovery phase -4years . The pharmacy will try to discover potential medicine. They will first identify the unmet medical need and the market opportunity, find a potential medicine through laboratory research, that is potent, selective and absorbed into and safe in the body. Begin the process of seeking patent protection for the potential medicine. The pharmacy will also collaborate with academia and external clinicians to access the best external science and medial opinion. These third parties may be involved throughout the medicine’s life-cycle. 2. Safety and initial efficacy studies. Studies in the lab and in animals to determine if the potential medicine is safe to be introduce into humans and in what quantities. In this phase they start to understand the likely efficacy, side effects and maximum dose estimate in humans. Development phase – 7years . Phase 1 studies – Studies typically in small groups of healthy human volunteers to understand how the potential medicine works in a human body, distributed around it and excreted. Study to determine a safe dosage and identify side effects
Tradition or outdated habit
Tradition or outdated habit Is uniform a good tradition or an outdated habit? Does school allows us to explore the ideas, do they let there students to wear what they like, or impose a uniform? Some students are complaining about the school uniform, they are saying that the school uniforms are not comfortable, they should be able to express themselves not wanted to be look alike, we don't all want to grow up like sheep just following the leader and student wants the uniform should be banned from the school. "The teacher always said wearing uniform is a good thing because it makes you look smarter, it represents the school" but sometime the students are not always wearing as what the school want us to, sometime students have they shirts hanging out or maybe not having they ties look nice as they were scruffy so that would make other people think this school is bad and the students are bad attitude. Students does judge other students because of the wealth and maybe because of they fashion so that the Uniform does not stop other being judged on how they look, no matter what you dress students in; they will always find a way to judgment, they could judge you because of social class. If one avoids buying name brand clothing, clothes can be relatively affordable, they don't need to have to buy designer labels, no needs to pay lots of money just because of what other thinks;
Confucianisms Influence. Confucius is Chinas most famous and influential political philosopher and teacher.
Jiayue Wang 1063369 GenEd 110 Jan. 21, 2010 Confucianism's Influence Culture is a term which has a very complex definition. For each individual, culture has its own interpretation. In my point of view, culture is a reflection of human life, activity and history. It is a supporting framework that helps people understand the nature and think about their own. Culture includes some ideas and theories which can help people to identify and follow the ethics, morality and order. And it is also a guideline gives people ways of living and the meaning of survival. Ideas and theories are the soul of culture. Any kind of culture contains idea and theory, or it could not exist. In social life, people developed a common understanding of concepts and ideas followed certain rules, norms and orders. And this is what we called culture. Culture is the human population as a whole ways of life and life processes. The main components are symbols, values, and social norms. Symbol is something that can deliver information on a sign. It represents certain information or meaning in daily life. The existence of culture depends on human creativity, and the ability to use symbols. Values is that people judge things in everyday life and behavior standards, determine the distinction between right and wrong behaviors. Social norm is a guide to action under a specific environment, which influences
Discussion of Maori Rights in New Zealand Society
Why Maori Deserve Open Entry to Universities First of all, we should consider the reasons not to open universities to Maori. Essentially, there is one major argument here, which is that it's 'unfair' that they should not have to work. On a more minor note, there is some contestation about courses with competitive entry. To deal initially with that minor point, we should assume that this applies exclusively to open entry courses, and only in the first year: it wouldn't guarantee Maori a spot in second year medicine or law, for example. Now, let's consider this notion of 'unfairness'. Under the status quo, Maori live what is essentially an 'unfair' existence: over 40% are under the poverty line and their lack of qualifications breeds a stereotype of stupidity which leads many of them not to get jobs, even when they are qualified. This actively encourages many not to succeed. But let's return to our 'poor Maori contingent'. Currently, because statistically they are very poor, they go to very poor schools, receive very poor education and overall, do very poorly. This is the reality of our unfortunate school zoning system. Less than half of Maori boys achieve Level 1. This is not a reflection of natural intelligence, but more the product of the system not being remotely conducive to success. In short, Maori do worse because they are poorer and have fewer opportunities. We should
Religion Essay Celtic The Celts of Europe were an Indigenous, polytheistic religion and culture with a very distinctive worldview. They had an understanding of the world around them and their meaning of life and death
Religion Essay - Celtic The Celts of Europe were an Indigenous, polytheistic religion and culture with a very distinctive worldview. They had an understanding of the world around them and their meaning of life and death both came from their core beliefs and rituals. This was also linked to their myths and stories. Celts believed that the earth had spiritual powers. They believed it was especially evident in trees and water. As a consequence Celts worshiped in natural areas such as springs, water beds. They carried objects or amulets to ward of evil sprits. They also believed that this world was situated between other worlds and natural places were rich with portals into these other worlds. The Celts had shrines which were situated in remote areas like hilltops, groves and lakes. Celts believed in the existence of another world which was a domain of Celtic deities or supernatural beings such as the "Fairy People". The other world was considered to be a Celtic version of heaven. There were portals to these places which were situated in all types of areas. They could be located on dunes, islands, dun-hills, forests, rivers and lakes. Normal time would not pass in the other world, a year may seem to pass in the other world but centuries had passed in the real world. Time seemed to have stood still - people who went to these other world seemed to stay forever young. The
The Multicivilizational World: Reaffirmation of Cultural Identities
The Multicivilizational World: Reaffirmation of Cultural Identities Historical accounts and contemporary events underscore that either as individuals or in groups, people are continually on the move. Individuals' movements between countries may be voluntary or forced, sojourns may last 1 week or a lifetime, and rationale may be economic, political, or pleasure seeking. The outcomes may influence present or future careers, marriage partners, relationships with extended families, and leisure pursuits. Regardless of outcome, all who participate in cultural transitions are subject to a dizzying array of experiences collectively labeled as culture shock, adjustment, cross-cultural adaptation, or acculturation. Although these concepts are used frequently, they differ both structurally and temporally face the transition process. Very important question I try to answer is what is cultural identity? Cultural identity is the identity of a group or culture, or of an individual as far as one is influenced by one's belonging to a group or culture. This is like the trade mark for one nation. The cultural identity is one of the less breakable things in term of history lasting of a nation. You can conquer land or country, you can put your laws and regulations in there, but you can not change or make disappear the culture situated on that place. If we look back in history we can see, that