...How realistic is it for the UK government to think nuclear power has a role to play in plugging the energy gap? Introduction In recent years there has been much debate about the energy gap in the UK. According to Black (2005) the “energy gap” is the shortfall of fossil oil, natural gas and other fossil fuels, and this phenomenon is due to there is an increase trend for the need of fuels in Britain. However, we must face the phenomenon that fossil fuels will run out in the near future. Due to this energy gap, we need to look for alternative sources of energy, and the UK government wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, so they believe that nuclear power can close the energy gap. However, critics have pointed out the dangers of using nuclear power. This report will examine how realistic the UK government is being in believing that nuclear power can successfully close the energy gap. It will begin with a literature review highlighting the main advantages and disadvantages of using nuclear power. Next the key issues will be analysed and discuss. Finally, a conclusion will be drawn. Literature Review One of the main arguments in favour of using nuclear power to close the UK energy gap is that are 70 per cent of our low-carbon electricity comes from nuclear energy in UK. (Nuclear Industry Association, 2012) In addition, the Nuclear Industry Association (2012) have showed the nuclear stations reduce 7% to 14% of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK, and...
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...However, their struggle left a permanent impact on the Constitution. How was this accomplished? • Explain what you think were the best reasons for ratification. Then, explain what you think were the best reasons against ratification. • Would you have voted to ratify the Constitution as written in 1787? Explain your answer. • How were the disagreements over slavery solved at the Convention? • Do you think there were any other ways to resolve these disagreements about slavery? • What kinds of people were represented at the Philadelphia Convention? What people were not represented? • Why were the meetings of the Philadelphia Convention kept secret from the American people? Do you agree with this decision? • What basic ideas about our government are included in the Preamble to the Constitution? • Why were the framers so hesitant to give the president and the executive branch any powers? UNIT 4 PRACTICE Follow-up Questions for Congressional Hearing • Explain what a federal system is. • Explain some of the advantages and disadvantages of a federal system of government. Which responsibilities would you give to the federal government? Which responsibilities would you give to the...
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...have been surprised at how much power the government has and the way the government works. There have also been a lot I have already known about the way the government works. I will discuses some of the ways they work and how I think they can improve so areas. I have found in doing this class that there are many ways I think they can improve. Consider the challenges to democracy I think the challenge that poses a particular threat to our current system of government is lack of separation. The lack of separation between parliament and the executive is a particular threat to our current system of government. According to (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2011) “Such a separation limits the possibility of arbitrary excesses by government, since the sanction of all three branches is required for the making, executing, and administering of laws”(para 1). In America the discloser of separation of powers is more a name than a description. None of these three branches of the national government are separate from one another. A crucial problem is that split power inevitably entails split accountability. No wonder then that so many difficulties in American government spring ultimately from its divided power system. We have a lot of civic power groups that have powers in today’s society. The American civic values and what I appreciate most about our democracy is that country is running. They all seem to do their job and help make the country run. I think the civic values win. We need these...
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...Anatasia Manesis Ms. Connolly Government April 11, 2013 1. Democrat a. I feel that President Bush took a foot instead of an inch when he sent troops to Iraq after the 9/11 incident. The war led to a great amount of debt which did not need to happen and the losing the lives of our citizens. I think that the war lasted for too long which just had more problems Obama had to fix when he went into office. b. I feel like people’s perspective of Bush’s presidency affected how Obama was viewed when he went into office because people had already had no hope for the American govt. Obama’s approach to the national debt was handled greatly with the new reforms he made- for example the health care laws he tried to put into effect. c. The power of the President has definitely changed. I think that with changing times the president should stay up to date especially with keeping his presidency more modern than what it used to be. 2. Democrat a. It is hard to say whether or not the president has too much power or not because people do not truly know what it’s like to be president until they can actually experience it. I think that as the leader of our nation, Obama is under a lot of stress. We cannot forget that he is trying to fix a country that was basically ruined and it is going to take time for those changes to take action. b. With all these problems happening with North Korea, I feel that Obama should have more authority. I feel like the citizens of this...
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...thinking styles are power at percentage of 65. My back-up percentile was humanistic-encouraging at 63%. The results for my power thinking style is at a medium percentage compared to others that have taken the test. I didn’t think that power would rate as the highest percentage for me, though I did think that it would fall in the median level compared to others. I don’t see myself as using or wanting much power at my job. I don’t see that power is manifested much while I am working, but I do see it manifested in other things outside of my job. I currently dislike my job and have no desire to be a part of the company; therefore, power is not anything that is manifested through my job. While I am working, I am more of a laid back person and I don’t feel the need to contribute any ideas. When I am working with others, I try to ensure that we are all at the same level, making others feel welcome and not make others feel as if they are inferior. When working with my peers, I try to establish equality. On the other hand, when dealing with management, I tend to exercise my own power in that aspect. Unfortunately, I am working for a company that demonstrates bad management practices. Management at my job tends to try and intimidate others, and most staff members are afraid to speak up and are very timid. I was like that when I first started, but I realized how my company operates. The management team likes to exercise power, control and authority...
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...(DQ1) Do you think the judicial branch is the least dangerous branch of government, as the video discusses? Why or why not? Discuss one example you think demonstrates the power of the Supreme Court. Jina’s Response: The Judicial Branch was called "the least dangerous branch" by Alexander Hamilton because they could not be influenced by one side or another, simply have the job of give the "right and necessary" decision on the cases. They can not or will force, their decision will be for judgement. Thus, it's roles and power would be limited. Although, the power is for judgement, they are truly slow. When a case is chosen, it pass months and more months after the decision can be reached, and for me, if they are there for judgement, why the wait?; I understand, the cases are several, but taking months for a decision is just "ridiculous" for me. The opinions about the power they have are really disperse. Some think the Judicial Branch has not power at all, as Alexander Hamilton once said, just for judgement, because the Congress has control over almost all. But many others think that the Judicial Branch it is the most dominant branch of the government, because its power influence each individual of this Nation. I agree, in part, the Judicial Branch has become very powerful, but surely is not the most powerful. Other branches of the government have clearly more power and control of many issues of the society. For example the Executive Branch or the Congress...
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...TYPES OF POWER ESSAY MOTIVATION AND LEADERSHIP 1/20/13 BRIAN PHARRIS I learned a lot in watching the types of power videos. I learned that it is five different powers you can display as an individual. Those powers are referent, reward, legitimate, coercive, and expert. These powers are all intriguing to me. Referent power means being trustworthy and going above and beyond the call of duty to do a job you’re ask to do. Reward power is offering something of value to get somebody to do something. Legitimate power is showing authority of power with a certain position or rank. Coercive power is being demanding, intimidating, and using some type of fear to get what you want. Lastly expert power is being comfortable to influence others because of expertise, knowledge, or skill. The type of power I find most effective is reward power. I think reward power is the most effective because usually when you offer somebody some type of reward or something of value it usually motivates them to do their job a lot more. The types of power I think I have as an individual are two types of power. The first power I exude as an individual is referent power. I consider myself to be a very trustworthy, hard working, and going above and beyond to do what ever it takes to get a job completed. The other type of power I display is reward power. As a manager I tend to give my employees certain rewards for goals they make each month hoping that it will motivate them to come to work...
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...Experience Zhiguo Li Indiana University South Bend Abstract Power abuse happens a lot in our society. As the most powerful members in a family, parents always make the choice for kids or impose their thought to kids. In Rodriguez early life, he had a very bad experience for being a dark skin Mexican. His mother would get angry and yell at him if he doesn’t take care of his skin. His mother also tried to prevent him from either labor or lower class out of her purpose. Rodriguez experience showed Broody’s theory are well seen even in family. People who have power usually don’t realize the power they have and abuse it for their own purpose. After analysis what happened to Rodriguez, it alarming people that be aware of the others power and always think about it instead of fully trust to avoid being a victim of power abuse. Key terms: Power abuse, Experience, Purpose. People come to the world as a baby with no experience and knowledge. As they growing up, they will be told a lot from their parents, teachers, friends, or experts in a specific field. Parents tell them what to do, teachers teach them which is right, and friends tell them what is good for them. In Broody’s theory, power abuse happens in medical area. Experts use their medical knowledge give patient advice, but sometimes it’s not necessary, sometimes just because it’s good for physician themselves. Broody, the writer of “The Social Power of Expert Healers” talked about Opal case and the Bakers case to explain...
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...Throughout many pieces of literature, the use of themes, rhetorical devices, and figurative language impacts the meaning of each piece. In The Fish by Elizabeth Bishop, Sonnet 57 by William Shakespeare, and I heard a fly buzz by Emily Dickinson, there are many examples. Some of the examples include the theme of love, the use of mood and tone. The theme of The Fish by Elizabeth Bishop is power. In the beginning of the poem it seems like the speaker has the power but as you read more you realize that the fish has most of the power. It is not a physical power but it is some power over her mind. “He didn’t fight. He hadn't fought at all.” (lines 5-6 Bishop) The fish didn't fight at all which makes it seem like the fishermen has all of the power....
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...Power can never be controlled for an abundance of reasons. There are different examples that can be pass through The Chrysalids when a character is capable of obtaining an from people, objects, or the environment. The power that is achieved can also be lost or stolen by people. Someone That has power only because of others giving them it, but can also be taken away. Having an object can give an individual power, but can also be taken away. Misinterpreting a text can give an individual the wrong idea, and affect the environment. First and foremost, as powerful as a person can be, people of a society can take it away from anyone. By losing Waknuk, Gordon lost his power. Gordon thinks that “Waknuk should be [his]”(160). Gordon lost power over the Waknuk people taking it away from him, proving that majority can decide on who should have full power. The individuals that decide how much power you should have limited the full control so no absolute power is obtained. As a society or a group do give opportunities to full power. Full power is not achieving unless the society agrees....
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...Where does government get its right to govern, according to the natural rights philosophers? • What is a social compact? Do you think this is the best way to create a government? Why or why not? • What beliefs about rights were important to the American colonists? • What rights do you think people should have? • What is republican government? • Why did Montesquieu believe that the powers of republican government should be separated among different branches or groups in the government? • What was the purpose of balancing the powers among different groups in the government? • Why should each group...
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...August 25, 2010 Bridgette Mack The Alternative video talked about different types of renewable energy wind power, solar power and biofuel. Wind power a method that solely depends on if there is wind that will make these very large turbines turn and if there is no wind they don’t turn. Another type of renewable energy would be solar power and it depends on the sun and uses panels that collect sun light beams and with the use of generators to form energy. You also have biofuel that is use to produce ethanol which comes corn scientist want to use other materials from farmers after they have harvest their land to see if it can also be made into liquid fuel. Having a different method of energy I think would be good especially if these methods aren’t harming our environment but with the good there is some bad. The challenges I think would be with wind energy this object depends on if the wind is blowing strong enough to turn those turbines and what if there isn’t any wind at all that mean there no energy to produces and the solar panel I think would be costly in the begin and they may off in the long run but it would have to take many miles and much land to produce enough of these panels to supply everyone with solar power and what it there is no sun what then. One other source of renewable would be water power which you can produce power from the use of water. I think that we need to start now to find some other way to produce energy because we are running out of things like natural...
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...Nuclear Power During a time of hatred, indifference, and excessive pride for one’s country there was a war, a war between the Axis of Evil of WWII the major players being Germany, Italy, and Japan against the United States and its allies. The war caused a lot of deaths and casualties in addition to the destruction of whole cities during the combat. On the morning of August 6, 1945, Hiroshima, Japan was bombed with the most lethal weapon in world history, “The Atomic Bomb.” Not only did this seal up the victory for the U.S. and the world, but it also destroyed the lives of many innocent people of Japan. This part in history brings up the controversy that we are still facing today. Is pursuing nuclear power the right way to go? Some proclaim that it is a great alternative to electric power, an alternative that can help the economy by way of reducing cost. According to the report of a major European study of the external costs of various fuel cycles, focusing on coal and nuclear, was released in mid 2001. It shows that in clear cash terms nuclear energy makes about one tenth of the costs of coal (ExternE). But there is another group of people who think that nuclear power is harmful to the earth and the military uses from it can cause nations to fall and the earth to be heavily contaminated. With the thought of earth in the picture the use of nuclear power not only can harm this planet but it can also help it as well. This is because researches have found out that nuclear...
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...essay I am going to write about if the president have too much or too little power? In my opinion I personally believe that that in some ways the President has too much power today and the amount of power given to any one individual should carefully be monitored, some people might think that he has too much and others think not enough, I think it must be in moderation, becasue too much power could lead to corruption. I also feel that the power the president has should be limited. People says that the president has taken so much power from the other branches of government that this threatens our democratic system, the U.S. Constitution is supposed to prevent the president from using power in the wrong way. Article II states all the things that a president may do and some of the things that he or she may not do. People expect the president to deal with a huge number of problems. If there is economic trouble, they expect the president to cure it. Modern presidents don't just try to administer the laws passed by Congress. Nor do they merely recommend measures to Congress as required by the Constitution, through staff members, they often bring pressure on Congress to pass favored bills, including some actually written in the Executive Department. In Washington's day, many people thought the president's powers were only those directly mentioned in Article II of the Constitution. The first believed that the powers of the president were few and limited. Presidents of this type thought they...
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...The conflict theory focuses on the negative aspects of our changing society. This Theory rests on the premises that the history of society of class struggles, and over Powered with wealth and power, throughout this paper I will explain my personal View of sociology and provide evidence of the conflict theory, which will lead to The reasons for choosing this theory. Karl Marx (1818-1883) argued that it is tension and conflict that motivates us to Think and act differently (Vissing, Y. 2011). My personal view of this theory is that it Argues that the competition of individuals and groups for wealth and power is Fundamental process shaping social structure. There are so many people that are Overthrown with wealth and power until they forget the society and what it faces. Our economy is suffering with no help from those with all the power, rather than Working together to solve the problem, they are fighting against one another, our Attitudes and behavior plays a great deal in the way we think and look at society, Such as, what we wear, eats, and lives, all based on gender, race, religion, violence, Group behavior and personality. It is evident that a conflict is always concerned with a Distribution of power. An exertion of power is prerequisite to the retention of a share in the determination of Future relations---as well as for the acquiring or retaining of other...
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