Tank Girl

Did you know that during 2006 the ratio of girls to boys playing videogames was 38:62? In addition, over the past 8 years it has it has increased to 48:52. Even though the gaming community has always been a place for girls just as much as boys, there is still a lot of sexism in it. It has been said that by next year women will become the majority in the gaming community. Sexism in videogames is posing a problem in many more ways than one. It has created hostile gaming environments, overly…

Introduction The commercial viability of an industry, is its overall ability to succeed and be profitable over time. The Riverina region’s dairy industry, consists of twelve farms, producing almost thirty million litres of milk per annum, supplying not only the region but also is a significant contributor to Australia’s manufacturing and export trade of dairy products (Department of Primary Industries, 2014). The sustainability of dairy farming in the Riverina is influenced through significant…

A highly debated topic is what the minimum wage should be for workers in America. This is the bare minimum that a person needs to live or that is its intent. Some people feel that it is too low, and that we should raise it. The United States Department of Labor says the raising the minimum wage will be good for the economy and also good for business (Minimum Wage Mythbusters). However some people think raising the minimum wage will be bad. The CATO Institute, in their Four Reasons Not to Raise…

Freshwater management has been of major concern in New Zealand, particularly during the last two decades. There has been consistent decline in water quality and quantity in Canterbury during this time. Consequently, work has been made to improving the way water resources are managed. This report will discuss the consent conditions for the Lincoln University Dairy and Research Farms, consent number CRC143396, and how the consent is monitored. The Resource Management Act (1991), the Dairying Clean…

It accumulates so much solid waste over time, and needs to be looked over by a professional to avoid any damage to your home and to the overall system. A septic tank needs to be emptied every three to five years, so if you are going to buy a home, you need to make sure that this has been fulfilled. Make sure that the septic tank has been emptied before you buy your home, so that's not an issue you need to worry about for a while. A septic inspection is 100% necessary to do when you are going…

Understand How Your Septic Tanks Works So You Can Avoid Disasters You may imagine your septic tank takes a long time to fill up after you've had it pumped out, and once it's full, it's time to pump it out again. If so, you may be surprised to know it only takes a few days for the tank to become full again. The key is what's inside the tank. If it's mostly water, your tank is okay. It there is only a small amount of water squeezed between a thick layer of sludge on the bottom and a layer of oil…

about gender roles, “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munroe reveals the story of a nonconformist girl (whose name is intentionally omitted) and her confrontation with the dominance of the male in the house and females obedience. The 10 years-old unnamed girl protagonist grows up in a fox farm in Jubilee, Canada back in 1940s along with her younger brother, named Laird ( from Lord) and her father, whom she is helping with the farm and the mother who wants her to be a traditional girl that wears dresses…

Equity focuses on the distribution of resources in an “equal” and fair way amongst the members of a society. Efficiency, is defined as the optimal production and allocation of resources. While at first glance, these terms may be hard to grasp, if you take a look at the Canadian dairy farm industry, you will see a great example of how these terms unfold in reality. It illustrates the outcomes of the market when each is in play. To glean a closer look at the effects of efficiency and equity on…

The Spice Girls were an iconic girl band that held major influence over fashion choices for young girls in the 90’s. The five “Spices” each embodied a unique symbolic attitude that clearly encouraged an individual diversity of style (Fuller, 2013). In a sense they offered the freedom to choose from a series of personalities that embodied the style of femininity. The girls were trendsetters with their unique sense of style, still inspiring us today. The prominent idea for the five girls style…

Perhaps it is because the Tank Man, bravely standing in front of the Chinese government’s tanks, halting their advance, shifting to consistently block the tanks might have invoked rebellious feelings in a manner through which the written word could not…