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    Bits Of Wood

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    Roxton 1 Evan Roxton Hadley English 2H Per. 6 14 August 2017 Sembene, Ousmane. God's Bits of Wood. Heineman Publishers (Pty) Ltd, 1960. Set in the 1940’s Sembene Ousmane 1923-2007 Key Quotations “Real misfortune is not just a matter of being hungry and thirsty; it is a matter of knowing that there are people who want you to be hungry and thirsty” This quote sets the stage for the whole book showing that the reason to be angry is not simply that there are no resources, but that they are being…

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    Nuclear power, is it the best way to approach our increasing demand for energy? This is a great way to generate power, but some may argue the cost for a power plant can be avoided by creating cheaper renewable energy sources. Reactors are now currently being worldwide in countries including Russia, Japan, China, United States, India and many more. Coal was and still is the worlds leading energy source, and must be stopped or it will continue to destroy the environment and cause many more health…

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    public interest in terms of management of public owned interest and exploitation must be protected by the government. The apparent permissiveness in enforcing uranium regulations, the public as well as the government have had to contend with the negative environmental impacts of uranium mining. Since the 1940s, the United States started the uranium industry in Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New…

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    The Political Cyber Warfare: Stuxnet It is no exaggeration to say that the development of the Internet leads the world in the twenty-first century. The Internet globalizes the world quickly by forming a network among countries. However, the advancement of cyberspace makes international information flow abnormally fast. As a result, governments cannot monitor and control what information is exchanged in their countries. The aspect of the difficulty regulating the network generates cyber-crimes…

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    Future Of Nuclear Energy

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    Simply by hearing the word nuclear people immediately steer away from the topic or dismiss it entirely. The word is tied to death and destruction but over all else fear. We think of the atomic bombs the U.S. dropped on Japan. We think of Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and most recently Fukishima. All three melted down leaving destruction and untold consequences in their wake. Although these events were indeed disasters, they were cause by unknown factors and were the worst case scenario; Yet…

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    Rio Tinto Ethical Issues

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    After close inspection of Rio Tinto, there have been widespread allegations against the company with regard to its bad behavior as a corporate citizen. Rio Tinto is a global mining company with extensive operations in Africa. Their “products” are the stocks that they currently allow people to buy to invest in the company. Ways that Rio Tinto’s social impact affects their company is as follows. If Rio Tinto was to in any way harm its image and integrity as a company, everyday people will then…

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    The Cameco Corporation is an international uranium producer accounting for about 16% of global production (Cameco, 2015). With mines in Canada, the United States and Kazakhstan, Cameco has approximately 429 million pounds of uranium reserves (Cameco, 2015). The uranium industry (specifically in Canada) is composed of firms that mine, refine and convert uranium ore into uranium dioxide and uranium hexafluoride both of which are used to produce fuel bundles for nuclear reactors across Canada…

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    will not stop the spread of nuclear power to other countries where its benefits will be much appreciated if strict rules and laws are developed such as the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and if the technology involved utilizes the use of natural uranium in reactors as in the case of Canada n the “CANDU” technology (UOL,…

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    Solar Energy Standard

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    The Minimum Standard of Solar Energy Energy sources are the center of political debates at state and local levels of government. When communities, organizations, and political entities give their opinions, there will be issues arising from many directions. Choosing the most appropriate energy source, in terms of sustainability, cost efficiency, and economic prosperity is a complex task. Choosing what to incentivize and what to get away from is a more realistic approach. For the state of Colorado…

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    World population is growing faster than ever, and as all civilizations, it is needed energy to power their development. Nowadays, we count with powerful sources of energy, fossil-based fuels, which have been highly effective but pollutant since they were discovered. Moreover, alternative energy sources such wind and solar have appeared to complement fossil- based fuels in order to cover our demanding economies’ energy needs and lessen their impact in the environment. However, there is still an…

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