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    Literature Review, Wind Energy as an alternative to Fossil Fuels Introduction Granting that wind energy has many environmental benefits when compared to fossil energy, there are many arguments that have been exposed by researchers to critically and empirically show the sustainability of each source of energy. While the fossil fuel energy remains as the most used in the production of electricity required to run different industries, sources suggest that effective implementation and management of wind

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    their effort to create a bomb that would assure destruction of enemies, the world super powers of this century have created a legacy that could presumably destroy the entire world as we know it (Schull 6). During the course of the last fifty years, nuclear weapons have continually become an increasingly detrimental threat to our own health and environment. Consequently, laws have been proposed and bills have been signed to end this senseless build-up of arsenal and testing of havoc-causing atomic was

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    Dark Ages Universe

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    When stars died, chemicals other than hydrogen and helium formed, which led to the next level of complexity—Heavier Chemical Element. Most stars spent about 90% of their life over billions of years on during protons and hydrogen nuclei into helium nuclei. When they run out of fuel, the furnace at the center of the star stopped supporting the star, and gravity took over. Small stars did not have much pressure at the center. They burned hydrogen slowly over billions

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    turned on, this is due to fossil fuels. When a person up your computer or laptop to surf the web or do homework, this is also due to fossil fuels. Fossil fuels control the world as we know it today from powering our electronic devices, running our cars, improving our health and taking us into the depths of space. Without fossil fuels, society would inversely live like the people before the industrial era. However, as revealed just a few decades ago, fossil fuels are not without unintentional negative

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    Throughout the tides of time, mankind has been pitted against such foes as the plague, the ice age, and the toba supervolcano. The ability of humans to thrive even in the harshest conditions through the power of their minds has come to be their hallmark. Today, mankind has to conquer perhaps its greatest foe yet: global warming. Though the future is fraught with uncertainty and humanity has many imperfections, mankind will prevail against this foe through its ingenuity and ability to adapt. One of

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    Throughout the past century, China has powered through the obstacles of famine, unrest, economic dislocation, and enormous construction costs to continue its rapid development. Now a preeminent world power, China faces yet another development challenge: climate change. Current and past trends suggest that China will treat this problem as it has the other issues, ignoring damage to public welfare while maintaining an obsessive fixation on projecting an image of modernity. The one potential saving

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    who think space exploration is a waste. These people only think about negatives that are associated with space exploration, for example, the cost. Sometimes you have spend money to gain knowledge. How else would we be where we are today if we hadn't spent money on space exploration? In an article by the International Space Exploration Coordination Group 2013 it says, “The first satellites, outlined the study of space environment and tested capabilities in Earth orbit, provided important knowledge and

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    Andrade 26 April 2015 Adaptations The Cold War The post-war relationship between the United States of America and the Soviet Union became known as the Cold War. “The two nations that emerged with the strongest militaries when World War II ended spent the next 45 years waging multi-layered competitions, first in Europe, then Asia, Africa and Latin America” (Brinkley). The major events of the Cold War consist of the start of the war, the end, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and

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    realm of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) hazards. Within this particular subset, there are innumerable methods a terror cell may use to accomplish their goals and a careful analysis of available materials, capabilities, desired effects, and costs versus benefits helps narrow the most likely forms

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    Based on the information in table 1.4a, one can determine that the average annual total petroleum imports for 2007 to 2016 is 23.8024 Quadrillion Btu. One can also determine that while the monthly price spent on gasoline is fairly low compared to the price of Residential electricity, at 15.71 dollars per million Btu (including taxes), it still suggests that gasoline represents a large part of consumer spending, and that consumers rely heavily on it. The

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