Essays Tagged: "downside"

Q: Evaluate the impact of humans on evolution in society and the environment. Compare Darwin/Wallace and Lamarchin theories of evolution. Discuss how society has reacted to these two theories.

to the ecosystem, one of the most drastic being the extinction of plants and animals alike. Another downside of the clearing is that it reduces the variation in species because they all need specific ...

(2 pages) 133 0 4.8 Sep/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Charles Darwin

Java Will Be the Dominant Handset Platform

d an open platform that guards against vendor lock in. The openness of the Java platform may have a downside, however, for many developers. Game developers, in particular, will be forced to optimize a ...

(2 pages) 120 1 4.3 Jun/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Can Capitalism Lead to Human Happiness?

stem is that the creativity, inventiveness, and questioning spirit that make itdynamic have a moral downside and impose a heavy human cost, sometimes even on top executives and investors. Recognizing ...

(4 pages) 106 0 2.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Beyond the Sole Proprietorship. Home Office Computing

e to start up and the owners are able to report their losses on personal income taxes. However, the downside to operating a sole proprietorship is the owner has unlimited liability and can be held per ...

(2 pages) 80 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Response of idea that marijuana has gotten more potent over the years and the media portrayal

in the 1970s. Our 8th graders now are in what would be the 11th grade English class in the 70s. The downside to this is that our generation is also starting to drink and do drugs earlier in their chil ...

(2 pages) 22 1 3.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Modern perspective of American government and politics.

a government fulfills the duties that it has toward its respective city, state, or country. On the downside, a government's constituents also possess their own self-interests and egoistical motives w ...

(6 pages) 169 1 4.6 May/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Prisoners of War - Chapter 12

ad.I heard him chuckling over the phone, which almost made me want to vomit again. "That's the only downside to that drug man, and of course the reason I only smoke bud."I smiled remembering that I st ...

(9 pages) 20 0 4.3 Aug/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Currency Hedging - MGT 448

xpenses are valued in different currencies. Exchange rate risk naturally has an upside as well as a downside, but the experience of most developing countries has usually been depreciation against more ...

(2 pages) 429 0 3.4 Aug/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The Future of Radio

bers were claimed. The satellite radio signal goes from coast to coast without commercials. But the downside to this radio is the monthly fee, and the several hundred dollars spent on the equipment to ...

(2 pages) 85 1 3.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

One of the most fascinating revolutions in American history has to be the e-mail revolution

ect of this e-mail revolution, many people can call it a success, even though e-mail does have it's downside as well.E-mal has really destroyed the English language for many people, especially the pre ...

(5 pages) 42 1 3.5 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The Costs and Benefits of the Mexican War

cularly Britain, that looked down upon the American military as week and ineffective. The war had a downside, however, it created more conflict over slavery, and basically trained American troops for ... ce to be reckoned with by any nation that provoked it.Military growth in the Mexican War also had a downside, however, the fact that it essentially served as a training ground for the troops that woul ...

(4 pages) 45 1 3.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Cooperative vs. Preemptive Multitasking

l to the operating system, which in turn assigns priority to the next program or process. The major downside to this type of processing is that each program may have a subjective view of the aforement ...

(1 pages) 30 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Green party Canada.

a government fulfills the duties that it has toward its respective city, state, or country. On the downside, a government's constituents also possess their own self-interests and egoistical motives w ...

(13 pages) 40 0 3.7 Aug/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Contrast Essay on Internet Shopping.

ne is incredibly simple and proficient. It is also a plus to be able to shop at any given time. The downside on the other hand, is that the quality might not be what you had expected, which gives you ... ww.wall-mart.com is the better alternative.Sad to say, everything in this world is not perfect. The downside with online shopping resides in quality issues. Images can't indicate what a product actual ...

(2 pages) 63 1 3.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Economic Outlook

signs of slowingand many corporations continue to pour money into them, especially Alberta. The onlydownside thus far is that it may be expanding too rapidly and places like Fort McMurrayhave grown to ... and technology have continued togrow nicely and have helped pull the overall economy along.A major downside in the economy as we sit now is our dollar, this is simply becauseexports go down as our do ...

(1 pages) 1053 0 3.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

E-Waste and How It Affects the Environment

ology that is hailed as a crucial vector for future modern societal development has a not-so-modern downside to it: E-Waste. Many authors writing about globalization emphasize the importance of comput ...

(4 pages) 111 1 4.7 Mar/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Bradford

lso shows God's involvement in the acquisition of material goods. However, he eventually detected a downside to materialism when he noticed a decline pattern, concluding that prosperity made them fall ...

(5 pages) 33 0 5.0 Jul/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Napster

t. Specifically, I mean downloading music of the net. In my mind this sort of crime really has no downside. First of all, the record companies for years have been pushing prices for music higher by ...

(2 pages) 970 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues

CadMex with payments for royalties and other fees incurred once the epidemic is under control. The downside to this option is that Gentura would lose money since the profit margin on Gentura's part w ...

(3 pages) 436 0 3.5 Aug/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Computer and Electronics Companies

Golden Eagle Airlines Case Study

n the Cash flow size. More specific, Capacity of Scheduled flight is the parameter with the highest downside effect.The least important uncertain parameters are Operating Cost/hour and Ratio of charte ...

(3 pages) 25 1 4.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies