Aqa Unit 1 Understanding and Producing Non-Fiction Texts June 2011

To her, life was like an encompassing doom. It was bleak and she hates every second of it. Falling asleep hoping to get better and waking up still feeling the same is like a routine to her. She has to keep face and put up a strong front, putting on a mask and pretend that her life is perfect and that she is in fact happy.

If a risk has been identified then it needs to be acted upon so as to minimise the level of risk involved. If this is not done then there is a higher level of risk and more chance of a negative outcome.

With these risks highlighted then reduction of risk, both positive and negative can be identified.

We cannot protect bad risks or dismiss all our losses, but we can diminish them for minimal business impact; allowing us to soar over risks of fines and lawsuits. Let me break this down a little more:

Although some risks can be predicted and prepared for pre-emptively, there are always random variables and unknown factors which make it hard to predict the outcomes with certain precision. While the preferable course of action is to prevent these risks from arising in the first place, it should be accepted that certain risks will always exist and will need to be corrected accordingly instead of ignoring the issue completely.

However, when she went to her room alone to compose herself, she felt a bit have happiness as she realized she could be free. She had great hope for her new future where she would not be held back by someone and could do anything she wanted. Before her husband had supposedly died, she did not want to live a long life, but with this new freedom, she wanted to live for a long time to

date, and that a new risk management plan must be developed. Because of the importance of risk

Everyone can agree climate change is real but not everyone agrees whether it is an issue that needs solving. One side of the argument states that the rate of climate change is worrying and that this is caused by the mass burning of fossil fuels. Whatever a person 's stance on the topic is they both agree that mass use of fossil fuels are unsustainable. Research into renewable energy sources has been done at exponential rates every year. This research has led to the argument of which renewable source is the most effective. Two lead candidates for this spot is Wind and Hydropower. Each one of these sources has trade-offs when it comes to reliability, energy output, and environmental impact but both energy sources would work better together.

I believed the government should encourage environmental protectionism, including offering incentives for renewable energy, and advancing a cultural shift towards a more eco-friendly mindset. In theory, if the government relied less on resources like fossil fuels, and encouraged investment in offshore wind farms, the world would be a better place. However, my debate coach always reminds me, every solution holds a consequence. My solution to coal generated electricity was offshore wind farms. Undoubtedly, the wind turbines could generate electricity, reduce global warming, and produce jobs. It was a marvelous, one-sided plan, that missed the other side of the debate. The nuances I later discovered affected my precious wind farm idea. For example, although humans may profit from offshore wind farms, there is a great chance of damaging marine life and ocean biodiversity. Ironically, in an effort to improve the environment, there is a chance that the attempt could devastate it. Although I begrudgingly acknowledged the harms, this discourse was essential to develop my understanding of the issue. Subsequently, I carried on the determination to discuss the flipside in order to expand my knowledge.

In Folbre’s article the author brings up a very good point, if we were to look at the new wind farms as a good thing we can realize that the wind farms are helping people get jobs and also help save the environment by creating more “green” energy. Although, in the words of Gulen, written by Lomborg: “respected individuals do not always see the new jobs as a good thing: “Gulen concluded that job creation ‘cannot be defended as another benefit’ of well-meaning green policies.” (Lomborg). In Lomborg’s article the author referred to the college professor Gulen as someone who did not agree with the new jobs. Gulen’s statement was not truly correct because the new jobs created would be a benefit because it allows people who don’t have jobs to get jobs from the people who decide to leave their current job to go work at the wind farms. Either way, the wind farms are a win-win for people and jobs; however, there will be a moment in time when the economy falls because of the people leaving their current jobs, but there will be a rise in the economy because as one job gets lost two more jobs can get filled, a job at the wind farms and a job at the place where the position was vacated. The jobs that are being added are a good addition to the

After researching about the pros and cons for ocean wind farms, these are the facts that I had came up.

One other environmental factor regarding wind turbines, especially the wind farms, is that “erecting and maintaining wind turbines can also necessitate clearing land: ridgeline installations often require a fair amount of deforestation, and then there's the associated clearing for access roads, maintenance facilities, and the like”. (7) Although we are trying to help the environment by creating a safer and cleaner source of energy, the actions of clearing our forests, and whatever ecosystem that lived in that forest, in order to save the environment appears to be an oxymoron. “But there are also now a great many turbines situated on farmland, where the fields around their bases are still actively farmed”. (8)

Article: James Nash, 2008, Advantages and Disadvantages of Wind Power, viewed on October 1, 2011, retrieved from: http://jamesnash.articlebase.com/environment-articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-wind-power-535693.html

Global warming has turned itself into a global issue. While turning back the clock is impossible, slowing down the accelerated effects of global warming is not. Reducing our carbon emissions and our carbon footprint will greatly reduce the stress we have placed on the world’s ecosystems. Renewable energy has become an ever increasing important solution, but that does not mean that any kind of renewable energy is the outright solution. Wind farms have the capability of producing large amounts of power, but it has several glaring drawbacks including cost, space efficiency, noise, and wind. These huge wind farms do nothing if the wind is not blowing, which is a huge problem. The turbines are so loud that no one can live nearby, forcing these farms to be placed on farmground or hills, away from everyone. Pouring millions of dollars into a massive wind farm takes a large portion of land for turbines that may only turn half the time. While wind power may not be the energy solution of the future, hydropower just might be. Hydropower is not without its drawbacks, though. Huge dams cost millions of dollars, and the reservoirs they create can destroy acres upon acres of land. This was a major concern when the Shasta Dam was built, as it destroyed much of the sacred land of the Winnemem Tribe during World War II. According to Winnemem Wintu, “The Winnemem not only lost our villages on the McCloud River when the Shasta Dam was erected during WWII, we also lost many of our sacred places

no guarantee that risks are being controlled and will not lead to injuries or ill