anonymous
- Greenhouse Effect
Because of human activities, there is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today than in the past hundreds of thousands of years. Burning fossil fuels has released great quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Cutting forests and clearing land has also increased carbon dioxide let into the atmosphere because these activities reduce the number of autotrophic organisms that use up carbon dioxide in photosynthesis.
anonymous
- Recycling Carbon
Why is recycling carbon important? Recall that carbon is the cornerstone of organic compounds, the compounds necessary for life. But do organisms make their own carbon? Do they have the genes that encode proteins necessary to make carbon? No. In fact, there are no such genes. Carbon must be recycled from other living organisms, from carbon in the atmosphere and from carbon in other parts of the biosphere.
anonymous
- The Carbon Cycle
Burning of fossil fuels, such as oil, releases carbon into the atmosphere. This carbon must be cycled - removed from the atmosphere - back into living organisms, or it stays in the atmosphere. Increased carbon in the atmosphere contributes to the greenhouse effect on Earth.
Max Born
- Intellect
Intellect distinguishes between the possible and the impossible; reason distinguishes between the sensible and the senseless. Even the possible can be senseless.
Kevin Smith, How the Stock Market Works
- Stock Market Crash of 1929
Many people had been using stocks as collateral for loans they had taken out at banks, so when the stock value dropped, the banks would often ask people and businesses to repay their loans, causing a massive wave of bankruptcies. This is how the crash in stock prices spread to the economy as a whole.
Jihan Mour.
- Material Possessions
Many say that a step to being at peace with oneself is to get rid of material possessions, but I have found that this claim is not true. I know a person who has been ready to step in front of traffic since they were seven, but has not for 17 years. They wanted to hear the new music months off from being released, and they wanted to have time to play a videogame. These material possessions were the only thing that kept them alive, and yet we say that material possessions are worthless?
Jihan Mour.
- Stereotypes
The stereotypical American is loud, fat, gluttonous, greedy, and sometimes the embodiment of lust. They are pasty white and have no regard for personal space or others' feelings. The stereotypical Frenchman only eats baguettes and croissants with the finest, most expensive red wine. They only ever say "oui oui oui, hon hon hon." How infuriating is it to know that another country looks down on your entire existence?
anonymous
I swear by all the evil on this planet, if you open your mouth one more time I will shove a sword through your abdomen, and I'll make sure that you bleed out as slowly as possible. Shut up and listen to the plan. If you don't like it, then get out.
Jihan Mour.
- A Declaration
I declare to you, all of you weak-hearted men who cannot even face themselves in the mirror. To you, who lies in bed at night with fear of the monsters lurking in the dark alleys. I declare to you: my bones are made of more than steel, more than titanium. I will not allow my resolve to crumble as quickly as you have all fled to safety. I shall stand tall and face the beast that you are so quick to cower under. My bones do not break nor bend. I will not allow myself to be defeated so quickly.
Jihan Mour.
When I walk through the hallways lined with lockers, I feel small. Outnumbered. Everyone is so much taller than me; I take up so little space in this world. I'm only one of seven billion, right? What would it matter if I just... ceased to exist? I wouldn't be dead, no, I'd never have been in this universe or any other. That way no one can mourn me, and no one can celebrate me. I am irrelevant, and I have always been. I have been told this my entire life through actions and facial expressions.
Jihan Mour.
- Some People
Some people are soft and gentle, gazing at the world with stars in their eyes. They look at the moon like they were underground for their entire life. But others... The world is their enemy, and they made it that way. They like it that way. Their vision is red, and they want to see the world burn. They would watch the trees burst into flames and the earth crumble beneath everyone's feet, not batting a single eyelash. Some people can save you, while others... They do not want to be saved.
Hajime Isayama, Attack on Titan chapter 25
- Make a Choice (Levi Ackerman)
The difference between our judgement and yours is experience. But... you don't have to fall back on that. Choose... Believe in yourself, or believe in me and them... The Survey Corps. I don't know the answer. I never have. Whether you trust in your own strength... or trust in the choices made by reliable comrades. No one knows what the outcome will be. So, as much as you can... choose whatever you'll regret the least.
