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Global warming, pollution, and dwindling fossil fuels will always be the conservational problems if nobody starts to buy local grown foods. Katherine Spriggs, author of the essay, “On Buying Local,” explains how having a large variety of foods at all times of the year is not worth the negative effects in the communities and their…

Is Overpopulation a Serious Problem?This question seems to be question that is asked quite frequently lately. In the last two centuries, population has skyrocketed. In 1800 the world population was only at 1 billion, and today it’s estimated that the world population exceeds six billion people. With overpopulation, many problems have arisen. Some believe that…

Although it is the same story, the war of the world’s book (1898) and film (modern) have their differences and similarities. Differences A major difference between them is when it is set and the location. The difference between 1898 and 2005 really changes the story. In 1898 people are fleeing from the tripods in horse-drawn…

Student’s Name 1.                  Identify topic, who the author(s) is, where the article first appeared. What is the authors focus and basic opinion? How does the author bolster this basic opinion?             The article written by author Thomas Friedman talks about the direction that globalization is taking. It honestly looks into the reasons that the world…

Our Changing World Was it only a decade ago that a blackberry was a mere summer fruit? That green was just a colour, and reality TV was that one show sandwiched between music videos on MTV? There were, of course, huge political and social upheavals that roiled our world in the past decade. But there…

1. What principle does Lutz use for creating his four kinds of doublespeak-that is,what mainly distinguishes the groups? Lutz’s principle of classification is the intention of doublespeakers.Those who use euphemisms are trying to “mislead or deceive” with inoffensive words. Those who use jargon seek to give their words “an air of profundity, authority, and prestige”…

The great was also known as World War 1 was a massive war that included many of the major powers of the world at the time. It is also the first time that the United States was seen as a major world power. It had more deaths than any other war up to this point…

Text Exercises Champion of the World Questions on Meaning Answers 1. I believe that the author’s purpose in the story is to prove that African-Americans, who have been historically abused and have been victims of racism and discrimination, can also make an impact on the world like the their white American counterparts. In this case,…

The Mongols: How Barbaric Were the “Barbarians”? The Mongols were a nomadic, militaristic group that conquered numerous lands and established the Mongolian Empire. Despite their brutal practices and laws, they also brought about positive changes in the territories they conquered. Although their actions may have seemed barbaric, such behavior was likely a means to assert…

What is militarism? policy of military preparedness and building up weapons 2. How did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead so many nations into war? Russia mobilizes army to help Austria-Hungary against Serbia, Germany thinks Russia is attacking Austria-Hungary, Declares war on Russia & then on their ally (France) then Britain declared war on…