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compared to the European Union’s forty percent. Another sixty-nine percent is put into landfills while the European Union puts almost half as much of their waste into landfills (Lacey figure 3). Although some landfills around the United States are creating technology to generate electricity from methane emissions, only about one third of the greenhouse gases are actually turned into electricity. The rest of the gases are either burnt up or not captured at all (Lacey…

Parts 2 and 3 of the mini-series explained how the classic argument of racial and ethnic superiority is absurd and baseless. Within the heat of the history of mankind, as it unfolded, it is easier to understand how the Europeans felt this way. They were not familiar with the cultures, history, or climatic conditions of other indigenous peoples, and upon first contact with these people they didn’t have much versing outside of their own cultural perspectives, which is all…

genetically engineered form of rice was made by the combining together one gene from a maize plant and one gene from a bacteria that thrives in soil. These two genes enable the rice to produce beta-carotene. Golden Rice is being developed because in some countries such as Asia, there is shortage of dietary Vitamin A so this is one way in which people can get some Vitamin A into their diet. (al, 2012). Up to 500,000 children per year worldwide go blind due to Vitamin A deficiency (al, 2012).…

Polish Immigration Immigration is a term commonly heard throughout the United States, being that this is a country built upon immigrants. Beginning with the Europeans, others such as the Irish, Chinese, Germans, Africans, Mexicans, Syrians, Polish and many more have migrated to the United States and put their roots in it’s soil. In a new country full of innovation, immigrants of all nationalities were able to start a new life and provide better living conditions for their families. People in…

populations as well as how they continue to treat them will serve as important gauges for the advancement of Democratic principles in both nations. Freedom of independent media depends on government institutions to actively protect free speech. Both countries require an actively free press in order to present a broad range of views within the realm of political discussion that questions both ends of the political spectrum. Democracy cannot fully be achieved without an informed public, and…

when heavy metal cooking pots were made in mills, several metals were melted down and fused together to create one strong pot. This is where the melting pot metaphor originated. Some melting pot theorists contend that the United States is a stronger country in large part because it welcomes people from all parts…

In most cases of human rights abuses, it’s easy to identify the problem, but it’s infinitely more difficult to find viable solutions. What’s difficult about the Roma rights crisis is that it’s difficult to convince people that a problem even exists in the first place. The question for the average French citizen isn 't "How do we solve the problem?"; it more closely resembles “Is there a problem?” or “Should we fix it?” This is not unprecedented: those who benefit from a system of oppression…

An interview given days before the President outlined a view for the next four years of foreign policy through trade, immigration, and a push for stronger military and borders. The interview focus on the topics of immigration or refugees and the European Union to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to domestic and international relations importance of trade and military. These different topics can be analyzed through international relation theories of realism, constructivism, and…

With home to more than one thousand million individuals, India is world's biggest democracy. India is additionally one of the establishing members of the UN. It signed the declaration by the United Nations at Washington on 1 January 1942 and furthermore, took an interest in the notable UN convention in San Francisco from 25 April to 26 June 1945. India has reliably upheld the purposes and standards of the UN and has made huge commitments to authorizing the objectives of the UN charter,…

Imagine this - you’ve just left your home country to live in the United States. You’re coming to your first stop and you see a beautiful green island. Looks great right? That’s what you’d think. Until you got on the island, you didn’t realize you would stay there for months, and at some point you would be deported and sent back to your country in shame. Starved, tired, and lonely is how all the immigrants felt who passed through Angel Island, which was an immigration station from the years 1910…