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Chadbourn's argument for fantasy's dominance in modern publishing

Mark Chadbourn's (2008) assessment of the popularity of fantasy and science fiction is somewhat true.

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Political theories and environmental policy in the United States

The Ancient Athenian Citizen Oath (Bartleby.com) clearly lays out the responsibility of citizens and government; but since the people made up the government -- and the government reflected citizens' values -- the future was respected on a formal basis.

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Rising gas prices and the global shift toward alternative energy sources

Today, the world is coming to terms with the reality of a global oil shortage. The petroleum which has constituted the dominant and exponentially consumed energy source of the last century is becoming scarcer and more costly.

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Aviation's impact on the stratosphere and ozone layer

This is an examination of the harm the aviation industry has in the context of the earth's natural environment. It explores how aviation fuel affects ozone production based on introducing high levels of CO2, NOx, and Sulfur emissions into the vulnerable stratosphere.

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Kepler's elliptical orbits and the history of astronomical observation

Johannes Kepler made important contributions to astronomy in the decades after Copernicus.

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Wind energy potential and production in Michigan

I first became interested in the energy of the wind as a young girl flying kites. At that time I didn't think about wind as an practical source in the sense of turning turbines to generate electricity.

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Arctic sea ice melt and human-caused global warming

Arctic Melt Unnerves the Experts" by Andrew C. Revkin, printed in the New York Times on October 2, 2007. Its focus lies on the Arctic ice cap -- particularly, on the rapidly decreasing amount of floating ice there.

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Political and economic globalization: China and India comparison

The following work is of the nature that focuses on comparison and assessment of the impact of political or economic globalization and specifically as related to two particular countries which are those of India and China.

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Theoretical causes and effects of global warming

It has been almost impossible in the past decade to avoid media mention of the issue of global warming.

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Photochemical smog: formation, composition, and health effects

Smog is a form of air pollution. It is made up of a combination of smoke and fog. In the old days smog was mainly caused due to the burning of coal. The mixture of smoke and sulfur dioxide is what resulted in the formation of smog.However, the modern age smog does not originate from coal.

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