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Advantages & Disdvantages of Solar Energy
With natural resources growing increasingly scarce, governments and corporations are turning to renewable resources as a means of providing energy. Solar power ranks among the most prominent; it harnesses sunlight to provide clean, renewable electricity. Individuals can make use of it by...
Nigerian Ozymandias
Like a whirlwind, they came. Like the dangerous tsunamis, they flooded the land. Like the hurricane, they swept off the landscape. Like earthquakes, they left destruction in their paths. It was called mainstream politics. Theirs was not to appeal. It was not to plead with the people. It was not to s
Primary Lesson Ideas
Teaching primary classes is extremely rewarding, but that doesn't mean you won't hit snags with a difficult class or have trouble wangling an especially disruptive child. The best way to keep your primary class interested in the lesson is to make learning as fun as possible and give out incentives f
Power Corrupts As World Leaders Posture in Copenhagen
As world leaders seek to make political gain out of the Copenhagen summit in preference to making genuine progress on climate change, what can you do to help your children's future? Plenty is the answer, simple technologies available to everyone can contribute to improving the climate and even
How to Conduct a Constitutional Search of Property With a Warrant
The Search and Seizure Clause and Warrant Clause of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution authorizes an officer to carry out a search a judge has described in a warrant. For a search to be constitutional, the officer follows the judge's warrant. At the place named, an officer looks
What Exactly Is The Deal On China
We need to be cognizant of the intentions of the Chinese in regards to future military actions.
Why Didn' t We Bomb Iran
It seemed at one time that the only way to prevent the Iranians from building their nuclear reactor was to bomb them out of existence before they could be opened.
10 Ethical Dilemmas
Ethics is a subjective field where everyone has a different idea as to what is right and what is wrong. The best way to determine where your ethics lie is to pose theoretical dilemmas to yourself; these dilemmas help you consider what you think is acceptable and what is not, which helps you fine-tun
The Commonwealth
History has many things to tell us. After England established its colonies in many parts of the world, the infamous Briton remarked: "it is true the sun never sets on the British Empire". An empire here implies "big" or a government that extends over a large geographical area. Th
Equal Rights for Women in the Military
In 1948, Congress passed the Armed Forces Integration Act, authorizing the enlistment of women in all branches of the military. Despite the fact that women were able to enlist, the law still restricted their ability to serve in higher ranking positions. The law also restricted the amount of female e
Black Female Politician in Texas Scandal; Race Card?
There is now yet another politician under indictment and this one is in Texas. Things are a little different however, as she is a black lady. Some of her followers say she was set up in an entrapment scheme with trumped up charges? But why is it whenever there is an issue with a black person they th
So The US Is Pulling Out Of Iraq
Does Blair know this? Of course just because the US House of Representatives have approved a bill making further funding of the war in Iraq conditional on a timetable for a US Troop pullout doesn't mean that this will happen.
California County Creates Building Incentives
Six years ago, the San Benito County, California Board of Supervisors approved an affordable housing ordinance that required new housing developments to include a certain percentage of affordable units. Unfortunately, the ordinance didn't produce the Board's desired affect. Developers were
No Comparison Between Occupy Wall Street Vs Tea Party
Any comparison between Occupy Wall Street and Tea party must be made with the proper details on hand. The Occupy Wall Street protests began in September 2022 in New York, with their goal of demanding a proper distribution of jobs between the public, and avoiding the money concentrating in the rich p
The Differing Routes To Public Office
So far I have stood in two MP selections and on both occasions I did not even make it to the shortlist. It is not easy to win selections, however, there are a number of differing routes into public office that you may find useful to know about. Here they are.
Is Politics Serving Us Today, And If Not What Needs To Change?
If the financial needs of the political parties are increasing the sway that the corporate sector has in defining political strategy, then where does democracy fit into this new environment? At a time when we face the biggest threat to our survival as a species, through climate change, are we fully
Global Warming As a Nationalistic-Globalism Theme - A Case In Branding
Although I am not one to believe in global warming theory which is defined as; mankind's emissions of CO2 causing the ambient atmospheric temperatures to drastically heat up to a point it will melt all the icebergs, and drown 30% of our civilization which lives by the ocean. It is my contention
Primary Voting Rules of Ohio
Voting is a privilege granted to U.S. citizens.vote america image by Pix by Marti from Fotolia.comVoting in the United States constitutes a fundamental privilege on which our society is based. Women and blacks fought long and hard to win the right to vote, so each of us must use these...
Will Healtcare Costs Doom The United States?
The United States faces huge deficits and must deal with them now. Healthcare costs are only going to increase and add further to the huge deficits. It is time for America to face it problems head on. Its future depends on it.
The Purpose of Solar Energy
In an age when being green is paramount, it is important to understand how to harvest efficient and clean energy. Amidst many, many competitors, solar energy is arguably one of the greatest resources this galaxy has to offer. What better than to harness the power of the most powerful source of ligh