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situation, delineating their interests, as well as which stakeholder should have the priority position. Finally, it will discuss the effect on State regulations if the Federal government, through the Environmental Protection Agency, changes the standards for air pollution…

The United States of America (USA) is one of the top carbon emitting countries. In 2011, the Union of Concerned Scientist reported that USA released approximately 5490.63 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. In addition, the USA has one of the highest per capita for carbon emission, which is around 17.62 metric tons of carbon dioxide per person. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that carbon dioxide emissions are causing the gradual heating and change of the Earth’s climate since…

Furthermore, the groups with no privilege had a mean of 4.38 and standard deviation of 1.44 while the group with white privilege had a mean of 4.52 and a standard deviation of 1.64 for belief in White privilege. The data for this table strongly supported the hypothesis in that it displayed a higher number for life hardships in the group with White privilege than…

the form of action for damages occurred such compensation. Negligence is the unintentional commission or omission of an act that a reasonably prudent person would or would not do. It is a form of conduct which is caused by the carelessness of the standard of care on reasonable members of the society; In the medical field it is consider malpractice. The person who shows negligence does not use their best judgment against possible risk. For example, in the case Dr. Haskins did not examine Kelly…

Risk and Return Student: Institution: For this assignment I shall use the financial records of Noni B Ltd 1. Calculate the monthly returns for your (assigned) company’s shares for the 12 months ending 30th June 2014. You should calculate the capital gain/loss yield only; that is, ignore dividends. Get the necessary share price data fromDatAnalysis.(2 marks) The following extract from the balance sheet is used to explain the monthly capital gain Equity 2013 2012 Issued…

California Wildfires: A Burning Problem California, as of recent decades, has a warming relationship with wildfires. The state has seen an increase in wildfires which some believe to be attributed to anthropogenic climate change. Climate change is expected to result in more variable weather patterns that are likely to lead to longer and more severe droughts (“Climate change”, 2016). Generally in late spring through autumn California has a dry, windy, and frequently hot climate. At times…

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate whether different colour tones of red and green affected sweetness perception. An experimental design was engaged where 95 first-year Psychology students voluntarily sampled four 20mL coloured liquids and rated their sweetness on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being no sweetness distinguished and 10 where the liquid was extremely sweet. The major results indicated that light red samples were perceived sweeter than dark red, and that light green…

The Central Valley has played an important role in California being the strongest economic state in the country. The Central Valley, which population centers comprise of Fresno, Clovis, Modesto, and Visalia, have contributed substantially to California’s economy by being one of its leading agricultural producers. In contrast to its city-orientated “brother” in south California, or the “Bay area,” the Central Valley does not typically have busy streets, tall buildings, sandy beaches, and…

To the government of the People 's Republic of China (PRC), any negotiation with Taiwanese government was allowable expect the independence of Taiwan. One china, the idea that Taiwan was a territory rightfully belonging to China, served as the baseline attitude of the PRC. However, the concept of One China became continuously ambiguous in recent years especially when Taiwanese formed their own cultural, political system and understanding about Chinese nationalism. However, the PRC government…

A mixture sample of females and males could have possibly provided a difference in the results. The tool to examine the collected was through the SPSS 21. The tools were measured by the percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The mean values were used to infer the results under three categories: Below Average = (0-0.67), Average = (0.68-1.33), and Above Average = (1.34-2.0). These values were given in a number to indicate the students’ ability of…