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- 2731: Changes in the Earth's Environment
- ... it is human activity that is contributing to this long term threat and the future of the planet as a whole (McCall,1992). It has been suggested that when the history of the 20th century is written, environmentalism will be judged to be the single most important social movement of the period (Brenton,1994). While the threat from humans to the ... faster than any scientist had predicted. The threat is no longer just to the future, the threat is here and now. References Brenton, T. (1994). The Greening of Machiavelli: The History of International Environmental Politics. Earthscan Publications, London. Burton, I., Kates, R.W. and White,G.F. (1978). The Environment as Hazard. Oxford Uni. Press. New York.. Chapman, D.M. (1994 ...
- 2732: Malibu Fires
- ... it merely is following its course. As a result, we must learn to coexist with it. Fire is a naturally occurring phenomenon which humans have learned to deal with throughout history. Yet when fire burns uncontrollably, there is great potential for monumental damage to all surrounding biomass. The Malibu wildfires are an example of one such instance. Historically, wildfires had been ... long dry summer, relative humidity can drop below 10 percent. Once a fire starts, it is nearly impossible to contain, until the Santa Ana winds die down. Malibu has a history of wildfires which "historically follow well-defined wildfire corridors. When large and damaging fires occur you'll find the wind and fire corridors perfectly aligned." (report 4) This makes it ...
- 2733: Animal Experimentation
- ... issued guidelines and statements on the humane use of animals; for example, the American Physiological Society, the Society for Neuroscience, and the American Psychological Association. PRESENT SITUATION Despite the long history of concern with animal welfare, the treatment and use of experimental animals remain controversial. In recent years a great expansion of biomedical and behavioral research has occurred. Simultaneously, there has ... animals, like humans, have inherent rights" (Regan, 1983; Singer, 1975). Their use of the term "rights" in connection with animals departs from its customary usage or common meaning. In Western history and culture, "rights" refers to legal and moral relationships among the members of a community of humans; it has not been applied to other entities (Cohen, 1986). Our society does ...
- 2734: Oxygen
- ... ozone is violet-black. Oxygen is very reactive and capable of combining with most elements. It is essential for respiration of all plants and animals and for practically all combustion. history of oxygen Leonardo da Vinci suggested that air consists of at least two different gases. Before then, air was felt to be an element in its own right. He was ... to the advancement of the phlogiston theory of combustion, which influenced chemists for a century or so, and which delayed an understanding of the nature of air for many years. History (Gr. oxys, sharp, acid, and genes, forming; acid former) For many centuries, workers occasionally realized air was composed of more than one component. The behavior of oxygen and nitrogen as ...
- 2735: Devastation of the Rain Forests
- ... Eduardo Albuquerque Barbosa There is a constant war that is being fought in the rainforests of South America. The death toll is one that far surpasses any other war in history. Vietnam and World War II had minimal loss of life compared to this never-ending battle. It is predicted that by the year 2020, the casualties will reach 150 per ... started a forest fire of 20.6 million square feet (3,900 square miles). The fire ragged out of control and was later marked the largest forest fire in Brazilian history. This 1974 fire is now considered small to others in the past recent years. On average the burning season lasts up to four months out of the whole year. During ...
- 2736: A Critique Of the Stanford Experiment
- ... obedience experimentsthat were performed in 1963. Though both experiments vary drastically, both have one grim outcome, that is that, "it is ordinary people, not psychopaths, who become the Eichmanns of history." The Stanford experiment was performed by psychologists Craig Haney, W. Curtis Banks, and Philip Zimbardo. Their goal was to find out if ordinary people could become abusive if given the ... Milgram years earlier and put them to the test. They subjects obviously failed because all of them showed that, "it is ordinary people, not psychopaths, who become the Eichmanns of history."
- 2737: UFOs
- ... still does not give bearing for what is out there and the numerous life witnesses of extraterrestrials. The UFO enigma is "the most 'well- kept and explosive secret in world history (Stacey 36). " The next issue that is going to be covered to prove the existence of UFOs is Sightings of UFOs. 'Flying Saucers' , 'fireballs' , or 'Unidentified Flying Objects '. Whatever the ... the existence of aliens on earth over the next 20 years to be culminated with several documentaries to be realeased during 1985-1987 period of time. These documentarieswould explain the history and intentions of the EBEs. The discovery of the 'Grand Deception' put the entire plans, hopes and dreams of MJ-12 into utter confusion and panic. Meeting at the 'Country ...
- 2738: Comets
- ... which did not become incorporated into planets. This material is from when the planets just started forming. This makes comets an extremely interesting topic to scientists who are studying the history of the solar system. In comparison to planets, comets are very small. They can be anywhere from 750 meters (or less) to 20 kilometers in diameter. However, lately, scientists have ... nucleus of a comet. The part of the comet we see is the tail. The tail of a comet can be over 10,000 kilometers long. In all, comets, the history of comets, and comets waiting to be discovered is very interesting. I think that one day we will get to see the nucleus of a comet, and be able to ...
- 2739: Could Gambling Save Science: Encouraging an Honest Consensus
- ... the daughter, not of authority, but of time". Actually, most people believe that opinions on most questions of fact usually convergence with time, evidence, and sincere study. We hope that history will prove us right. We debate and discuss, essentially saying "I'll bet if we talked it out, you'd see I'm right". We take the advice of experts ... With patents we must decide who owns an idea, and so a centralized legal system must make a great many subtle decisions with insufficient evidence and expertise. We must examine history to decide who contributed how much to the idea. We must define some sharp legal boundaries that determine what it is to use the idea. With present patent law, we ...
- 2740: The Influence Of Writers On Charles Darwin
- ... 1809-1882) was the fourth child of Dr. Robert Darwin and grandson of Erasmus Darwin. Much of Charles' childhood was spent collecting insects, coins and reading various literature on natural history, travel and poetry. Charles Darwin was not a scholarly student during his years at Edinburgh Medical College. He disliked what was taught and found most of the lectures boring, yet ... studies and works in the field of geology. Both Charles Lyell and Charles Darwin were devoted believers of Uniformitarianism which established that "no forces had been active in the past history of the earth that are not also working today" (Nelson & Jurmain., 1991, p.36). The work that brought Charles Lyell acclaim was Principles of Geology . This was published when Lyell ...
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