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Comment/Letter to the editor - Topics! (Climate Change grafik (climate…
Comment/Letter to the editor - Topics!
American Dream or American Nightmare?
American Dream
from rags to riches
classless society
liberty/freedom/equality
American Nightmare
no social welfare for people in need
many homeless people
a lack of healthcare
its difficult to move up (a declining middle class)
job competition
low wages
outsourcing
technology
Social Media - Bless or Curse?
Advantages (Bless)
You can promote yourself
You can keep in touch with friends and family
You can share information with a large aurdience
It is a source of information
Disadvantages (Curse)
cyber bullying
hackers can steal personal information
no face to face communication
a lack of privacy
social media stores data
complicated settings
The Mexican-American border- Immigration policy!
Advantages
Intensifying the border controls leads to less deaths
Mexicans die while they try to cross the border
dehydration
snake bites
hypothermia
prevents drug smugglers and human trafficking
creates new jobs
Disadvantages
families are separated
rising racism
rising costs for border patrols
people feel observed
surveillance
GM-Food
Advantages
better qualified food
animals are modified to give better milk or lean meat
economic benefits
shorter time to produce the desired product
pesticide and herbicide resistant crops
reduce of harmful pesticides
fewer herbicides are needed
Disadvantages
environmental damage
more noxious herbicides/pesticides are used
new diseases can emerge
antibiotic resistance may be transferred
risk to the food web
may unintentionally harm other creatures
Climate Change
climate friendly transportation
car sharing
e-cars
public transportation
consume less
consume less electricity
eat less meat
renewable energy
solar energy
wind power
Globalisation
Advantages
companies can sell their products in other countries
raising competition
cheaper products for consumers
you can work and travel nearly everywhere
more interactions between nations
Disadvantages
the loss in industrialised countries
growing gap between rich and poor
weaker nations are exploited
is one of the causes for global warming
airplanes
ships
more transportation of products
