... Thomas B. Cochran of the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C., estimates that a bomb requires between three and 25 kilograms of enriched uranium or between one and eight kilograms of plutonium. A Kilogram of plutonium occupies about 50.4 cubic centimeters, or one seventh the volume of a standard aluminum soft-drink can. In addition to this, analysts have found that security is much to lax in even the supposedly "most protected locations". For example, the Russian stores in particular suffer from sloppy security, poor inventory management and inadequate measurements. Then there is the virtually nonexistent security at nuclear installations that ...
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... small brief in the second page of The Los Angeles Times' Metro Section (Cart). In the last three years alone the list of the accused included Dante Bichette, Barry Bonds, John Daly, Scottie Pippen, Jose Conseco, Bobby Cox, Mike Tyson, Warren Moon, Michael Cooper, Darryl Strawberry, Duane Causwell, Olden Polynice, Robert Parish, and OJ Simpson( Callahan, Sports Ilustrated). And these are only the pro athletes whose wives had the courage to report the violence. Madeline Popa, president of Nebraska National Organization for Women stated, "Athletes are role models to small children. [Viewers] worry about the violence on television, but generally that is make- bel ...
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... of family or peers. Acknowledging thus, marriage as a result of love is not just a more popular type of marriage but also is a much more rewarding experience that an arranged marriage. Dealing with the ideal marriage, the last thing a person should be rationalized is the issue about money. We are all aware that marriage should always accompany of financial issue but we also have to remember that this is not just about financial stability, but also about emotional security. More often than not, have movie stars and the rich and famous, been on the television screen with news about their broken marriages and drug overdoses. These people seem to have everything ...
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... Another of the effects of alcoholism is also trouble with the law. If a kid is drinking and driving or just have alcohol on them they can lose there licenses for a 6 months or more. They can also be put in juvenile hall or be kicked out of school. An alcoholics lifestyle also leads into other things such as drugs and sex. Once a teen gets into this party lifestyle it can lead them into stronger stimulants such as pot and stronger drugs. Now a days more and more kids are trying drugs and liking them. Almost every kid once in his or her life will try drugs. Most kids that try drugs like them and will continue on with drugs which will sometimes lead into stronger ...
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... Often if we do not feel the problem, if some emotional response is not made, we are not moved to seek solutions. We are often unmoved to even recognize the questions. We cannot afford to keep walking by. "Work is a fundamental condition of human existence," said Karl Marx. In punch-the-clock and briefcase societies no less than in agricultural or hunting and gathering societies, it is the organization of work that makes life in communities possible. Individual life as well as social life is closely tied to work. In wage labored societies, and perhaps in every other as well, much of an individual's identity is tied to their job. For most people jobs are ...
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... to develop with less calcium through good supply by developing a gene in which calcium was obtained by the body to the bones in many ways. The species’ bone was clearly stronget and more solid than any other creature. The lungs where genetically alreed to increase capability of filtering out dangerious chemicals caused by pollution, such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and many others. The lungs’ ability to consume oxygen was enhaced, but was not fully capable of filtering all chemicals. The muscles and the body frame were much larger than those of humans. They believed that in order to survive this new era, a species capable of defending and hunting for its ...
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... We can see that Bullet, a cross country runner is talking to a team-mate named Pete. It is indisputable that Pete has some antagonism towards blacks. He treats them with very little respect and uses the racist term "nigger." This helps to justify that blacks are treated with considerably less appreciation than other races of people. Let us also look at the fact that blacks are often socially outcasted because of their race. We see this in The Runner. "You're telling me you won't work with him because he's a negro?" "That's right."3 As we can see the above exert clearly shows how the black person was outcasted. Bullet's coach asked him to train with an ...
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... of the rapists. Since there is still social injustice between sexes and the biological difference between the genders, she conflicts with feminist arguments such as equality of men and women, sexual freedom, and ability of both sexes going any place any time. Academic Feminism is lost in the mist of social constructionism and we are not the products of the environment. Furthermore, according to Paglia men and women are in a war in which men are masculine, fighting for their identity. Women are trying to explain to men that they are different; they are women. The author delivers her message regarding date rape, commonly occurring in college campuses, by ...
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... In Bajasthan dessert in Northwestern India, boys are married at 10 to girls at the age of 7. These arranged marriage ceremonies are a custom to their culture. When they reach their teenage years they may not have mush education and not a lot of hope of reaching their highest goals. This may happen because they will be confide to their marriage and paying respect to their elders. This boy experiences traditional culture and the other culture is modern. Modern culture incorporated with economy has made child marriage irrelevant to those who have the background of modern culture. Teenage boys in Brazil are customed to soccer because of their geography. Boys ...
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... is that they feel insecure and think that the "right" clothes will give them a feeling of being accepted by the group. This phenomen has a negative side. What if a pupil can't afford to buy these clothes? Will he or she be excluded from the gang? Some schools in various countries have tried to solve this problem. They have introduced a rule that allows pupils to go at school only if they are dressed in a specific school-uniform. But many students don't like these uniforms. They want to decide for themselves how to dress. During the last years it has become more usual for parents to divorce. Some people think that this conflict may have a positiv effect on kids, ...
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