Seawater

“Sea levels can rise by two different mechanisms with respect to climate change. First, as the oceans warm due to an increasing global temperature, seawater expands” (NOAA) it makes them have to take extra steps to insure the safety of what they build which is costing more money for the state and the people that are living in it, states on the coast are always losing homes and towns to the constant threat…

Sacrifice by fire; this remains the meaning of the Greek word holocaust. The Holocaust, also known as the persecution and murder of six million Jewish people by the Nazi regime and its collaborators, remained a game of superior and inferior. To the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, Jews lived as an inferior race and an alien threat to the German race and community. After years of Nazi rule in Germany, during which Jews got consistently persecuted, Hitler’s “final solution”–another meaning of the…

As research continues, newer and better technologies are invented. This new technology is being used in almost all aspects of life, from day-to-day life, research, military, medical and many other fields. One such technology is the development of nuclear power. Nuclear energy is “the energy held in the nucleus of an atom; it can be obtained through two types of reactions – fission and fusion”1. Recently nuclear energy has become more important because of its various uses and applications, its…

“Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations will continue to rise, potentially reaching 940 parts per million by 2100 and absorb enough heat to significantly boost average global temperatures.” (Choi). The ocean absorbs carbon dioxide-causing seawater to acidify. The acidification process also causes many coral reefs to dissolve, and the behavior of bony fish is disrupted. Very little is known about shark reactions when it comes to ocean acidification, so scientists exposed catsharks…

My sisters run toward the palm tree to take a picture while my mother strolls to the shore line to hunt for a prized shell. My father wades in the seawater; saturating the salty goodness like a sponge saturates water. I remain behind and wait, soaking in the tranquil purity by inhaling the healing scenery. I examine the volleyball players in the corner of my vision. As they insistently dive for the…

Zaynab Abdullahi CHEM 1700-91 CO2 Emissions Global warming is the gradual rise of the earth’s temperature within the atmosphere. The rise of heat is due to the greenhouse effect, which is caused by increased levels of Carbon dioxide. The earth already produces CO2 in different ways, but too much of it is harmful and causes global warming. There are many things that contribute to the cause of global warming, which affects human lives and health in many ways . Scientist’s agree that the main…

Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society. According to dictionary.com, nonviolent resistance is the “refusal to obey a law considered unjust” (dictionary.com). Throughout history, this type of resistance has been used in a positive manner to help maintain a free society. Ranging from walking for salt to taking bus seats, these protests resulted in positive changes for the many and proved to those still facing oppression that violence is never the answer. Mohandas Gandhi is…

Since the beginning of the industrial era carbon dioxide or CO2, concentrations have been dramatically increasing. Today we are facing the highest amounts of CO2 in our atmosphere and in our oceans in over 650,000 years. There are a great deal of effects increased CO2 concentrations will have on this planet. When the ocean absorbs CO2 chemical reactions occur that eventually reduces their pH, carbonate ion concentration, and saturation states of important calcium carbonate minerals. This is…

structures in order to observe the amount of light absorbed by components, such as proteins and nucleic acids, as a way to determine their concentrations. Another application of Beer’s Law was its use in ascertaining the concentrations of nitrogen in seawater. This was done through the analysis of ammonia concentrations in oceans with the purpose of recording the nitrogen abundance for underwater microorganisms, such as vegetable plankton, to use for…

The Lifeboat Dilemma There were several issues involving ethics in The Queen v. Dudley and Stephens case. The case facts are subject to a major ethical issue involving whether it is ethical to kill a man to save three. Some would argue that when given a situation where at least one person will die, we should try to save as many human lives as possible. Others should state that the value of human life is immeasurable. Who are we to decide if one life is equal to another? To decide my position on…