Geothermal energy is one of the most recommended sources of renewable energy for electricity. It is more useful especially in areas where there is a lot of volcanic activity. Since geothermal energy is extracted from deep within the earth’s surface, it is safe, clean, reliable, and environment friendly. However, despite all these advantages, this type of energy suffers from its disadvantages as explained below. Disadvantages of geothermal energy Location It’s not easy to find the most…
“Famil[ies] strengthen each other during storms. They help us be strong. After all, it is a family tradition. Our roots are deeper, our hearts are stronger. We never give up.” Lifting our families up during tough situations is one of the most important concepts in life. Once a loved one passes away, the whole family falls apart. Being there for family and helping them out even if it means taking sacrifices is a must. My entire childhood was spent with my grandpa, Bader, if anything, more time…
middle class unexpectedly expanding due to suburbanization, unemployment rates were decreasing, and the United States will become the most powerful country in the world due to the technological creation of the nuclear bomb which won’t last very long because the Soviet Union will test their nuclear weapon in 1949. The 1950’s deserves its reputation as an age of political, social, and cultural conformity to a great extent due to Eisenhower needing to enhance old policies, the eagerness of America…
pregnant women had their child born with cognitive disabilities; some children were born underweight and others with microcephaly. When it came to the environment, everything seemed to be decimated. Many were afraid that the two cities would become nuclear wastelands, and that nothing would ever grow there again. However, in 1946, some hope was reborn when the oleander flower began to grow again, and the cities began to be…
What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Fossil Fuels? Man’s needs for fuel, since the old times, have been met through fossil fuels, which are extracted from the organic remains of prehistoric animals and plants. Comprising mainly of coal, oil and gas, they are used for most of the world’s electric power and other energy demands, but are foreseen to be in short supply in the future, as our fuel needs continue to grow at a fast rate. The use of fossil fuels is one of the most popular…
Imagine loud crashes and destruction all happening in a single second, causing your world to blur in one moment, did you know before that you were about to suffer the worst of all types of pain? The lives of your family were beyond what you could do, they laid motionless and few ashes remain of a few people. That’s how many innocent lives would live today if we had never taken these Atomic bombs seriously. Atomic bombs have been created but only legalized in wars because they are so dangerous to…
War War is a theme continuously revisited and explored in both modern and classic literature, as it is a major issue in our society today; being that it is such a powerful and destructive force with the potential to wipe out entire cultures, and societies. While it is true that everyone suffers from the effects of war, it is also worthy of note that war does affect everyone in the same way. For example, some people have to run away from their homes and families, to run from everything they know,…
Bear Grylls once said, “Survival can be summed up in three words-- never give up.” This is exactly what the characters do going through a nuclear war. The drastic experience takes the characters on an emotional journey as well as help them take a look at the world through a different perspective. Alas, Babylon, a classic apocalyptic novel by Pat Frank, utilizes psychological situations and common knowledge to show that survival of the fittest brings out the true nature of people The characters…
Millions of people die each year due to Cancer and AIDS, if this could be prevented simply by trading 3,000 involuntary humans to aliens for tortuous and lethal medical experiments, would it be morally justifiable? Depending on the different ethical approaches, the answer to this may vary. John Stuart Mill, a utilitarian, believed that good comes from human pleasure and that an act should benefit the majority of society for it to be good. Immanuel Kant studied deontology and believed that good…
The Oxford dictionary defines home as “The place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household”. Although it has a formal definition like other words, the word home holds a uniquely different meaning to each and every one of us. For me home is a more than a place. Home is an idea, and more importantly a feeling. The word home has been used since the ninth century, but the idea of home has existed for far longer. Since the beginning, protection against weather and…