We hear warnings of theoretical doomsdays and mutant clones yet, the reality is genetic engineering on this level could change lives and families in the very way treatments deemed ethical already do. For hundreds of years, people have died from mosquitos infected with the Malaria virus yet, we havn’t had any way to cure. It affects the poverty stricken regions of Africa and currently kills hundreds of thousands each year. In recent years a new technology has surfaced called Crispr, a genetic editing
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Dolphins have the second highest brain power in the animal kingdom, just behind humans. The academy award winning documentary, The Cove did a wonderful job on shining a light on the questionable hunting practices on dolphins in Japan. Dolphin hunting in Japan as practiced in The Cove are unnecessary and cruel. Dolphins killed in the Taji dolphin drive hunts are several times greater than those in the antarctic and most other seas. (WDC Dolphin Hunts). Almost 23,000 dolphins and other sea mammals
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I think that they should keep allowing us to have a sponsors because we could use some better stuff in this school. If we had more of them we would be good and this would give player some motivation to play better and so they look nice when they play. Pepsi is doing well by supporting us and sponsoring us with our sports that we play. Well the kids that are in sports and Drama, and all the other activities in the school. I think that it’s good that we already have a sponsor because if it wasn’t for
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Vaccination: Healthier Kids For a Healthier Tomorrow Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent diseases, due to the fact that childhood vaccination rates exceeded 90% for most recommended vaccines by the World Health Organization (Gartner). In essence, a vaccine is a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute treated to act as an antigen
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Remember the “Welcome to Medicare” Program is Only Available for the First 12 Months As Baby Boomers we lived in an era of love and peace. We loathed violence and war and said so loud and clear… but in a peaceful manner of course. Some considered us scandalous due to our music, clothing, and nonconformity. Our response to them was generally flashing them a smile and a peace sign. Many people who lived in that era consider it the best time of their lives and feel lucky to have been there. In 2011
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Compassion is often considered to be a value that lies at the core of our humanity. Yet, when we are given the opportunity to apply this principle to a practical situation, society on the whole repeatedly fails to demonstrate the ability to feel compassion for the exact group of people that need it the most — child refugees. Thus, despite Australia’s profound history of acceptance and multiculturalism, as a society, many believe that we have failed not only one another but also ourselves; as we continue
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Tony Hawk, a professional skateboarder and an amateur, once said “I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. ‘Action sport’ would be the least offensive categorization.” About 85% of teens hangout in malls during weekends, assuming they are too old to go to sports clubs, dance clubs, or even art lessons. The UAE Donner should build an indoor skatepark with free consoling sessions, internet access, with music, and dancing workshops. So why invest in a skatepark? As Tony Hawk said
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Nathan D. Wolfe, an American virologist, founded the Global Viral once said, “If we can provide even a few months of early warning for just one pandemic, the benefits will outweigh all the time and energy we’re devoting. Imagine preventing health crises, not just responding to them.” Worldwide outbreaks of infectious disease will always be a threat to humanity, but additional issues around pandemics is the news broadcasting about current outbreaks. Media broadcastings are such a common thing that
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The Holocaust Imagine that you are walking into Auschwitz with a gun to your back for your first and final time. You have been plucked from your friends and family, and you are now being choked by the Almond-like odor of the pesticide Zyklon-B. This is how millions of people died in an event known as the Holocaust. The inhumane way that people were killed and how Hitler came to power will never be forgotten. First, Hitler rose to power after slowly climbing up the ladder to the top. Hitler was
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Sustainablity Though the sustainability of RO desalination is dependent on many factors, the most decisive is probably the environmental impacts. The process has the ability to impact the environment through pollution of marine ecosystems and greenhouse gas emissions. According to the Future Directions International, desalination plants taking in massive amounts of water from marine ecosystems can kill small fish and other organisms when they get caught in the filter . The Australian and U.S. desalination
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