Lists of philosophers

How can animals facing extinction be helped using modern science? Identification and description of the problem Extinction is referred to as the death of the last organism of a certain species; thus ending those organisms altogether. However, since most species are globally spread out this is something that takes careful consideration of every fact such as ‘is there a possibility the organism may have has a chance of survival somewhere unexpected?’(Hawking, 2012) Biologists have been trying…

projections, and as such, the Hyacinth’s risk of extinction is not as imminent as predicted” (Shire, 2016). This source is significant because it focuses on a specific species, the Hyacinth Macaw, that was recently listed on the Endangered Species list as a threatened species. Not only is the Hyacinth Macaw protected by the Endangered Species Act, it is also protected under the ‘Wild Bird Conservation Act’ (WBCA) and the ‘Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species’ (CITES). This…

of waters. Their numbers have been in decline due to many mostly man-made factors like pollution, climate change, ect. In 2002, spotted handfish were listed as "critically endangered" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, though the problems stay A recent survey in the species' final numbers, the Derwent river estuary, counted just 79 spotted handfish…

basic ways to achieve this is the party list system and the multi-member district system. With the party list system the parties each list their candidates according to that party 's determination of priorities. In closed list systems, voters vote for a list of candidates, with the party choosing the order of candidates on the list. Each party is allocated seats in proportion to the number of votes it receives, using the party-determined ranking order. In open list the voters may vote, depending…

The disadvantages of nuclear energy are; national risk, environment problems and negative effect one human life. The first reasons why nuclear energy is a disadvantage for people is that it poses a national risk. There are many factors in life that may cause national risk. One of big factors which can play a big part in national risk. Nuclear products many factors to make life better, but people also use it to produce many dangerous materials; for example, weapons that are a threat to human life…

Introduction The nuclear meltdown in Fukushima is one of the biggest nuclear disasters known to man. It is considered to be the most disastrous nuclear event to a powerplant behind Chernobyl. It is interesting to see the thoughts behind the actions made by Tepco abbreviated to tepco for the remaining of the paper. This essay tries to answer the research question. To what extent does the Rational Actor Model explain the events during the Fukushima disaster. The Rational actor model in the…

The home of many was destroyed, filled with crushed memories and family members that are no longer able to rescue from the war. Earth was blown up from war, it was set a flame and was left to be burned out, as people observed it on Mars in the book. It was highly similar to what occurred on April 26th, 1986 in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine due to a devastating explosion. Ray Bradbury drew attention to the fascination of abandoning cities due to his novel, The Martian Chronicles.…

The two sides are debating the support or fear of nuclear power plants. After the events at Fukushima, the earthquake and tsunami, the power plant sickened a lot of people due to its radiation. Professor George Monbiot and Melissa Block discuss the opinion to support nuclear power plants. He states that if so many people can die or become injured due to mining, then how is that any different than people dying or becoming sick from nuclear waste radiation? He said that coal was a bigger issue…

“I am become death, destroyer of worlds.” These famous words were uttered by the J. Robert Oppenheimer - creator of the atomic bomb - at its first test in 1945. A few months later, two bombs were dropped onto Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the world was changed forever. Now, over 70 years later, we are using this same destructive power, but we are using it for supposedly peaceful and harmless purposes, such as creating electricity by splitting the atom. We seem to have forgotten what this power was…

The use of nuclear power has been under debate for many years; with issues such as environmental impact, safety, cost, waste management, and efficiency, the cons clearly outweigh the pros. Nuclear power plants have been supplying electricity to the population for nearly 60 years, but all things must come to an end as better options emerge and humanity develops as a species. It 's only natural for things to become outdated, or be replaced by better options as they become available. Nuclear…