The average car contains more than a ton of iron and steel, 240 pounds of aluminum, 50 pounds of carbon, 42 pounds of copper, 41 pounds of silicon, 22 pounds of zinc, and more than thirty (30) other minerals , including titanium , platinum and gold Now consider that hybrid cars contain MORE minerals than the average car. For example , hybrids use twice as much copper than gasoline powered cars . Minerals must be mined , extracted from Earth , and mining minerals produces environment pollutants and degradation just as drilling for oil does . How then do we justify the benefits of hybrid cars over gasoline powered cars?

1. what other famous event was going in on africa in 1994? 2. why does the country of rwanda use francs as their currency? 3. when paul s neighbor (victor) gets attacked, what does paul do? why? 4. what was the significance of the phrase "cut the tall trees"? 5. when violence breaks out, who comes to ? who gets ? who does t get ? 6. when paul realizes no one is coming to the rwandan refugees, he tells them there is only one way for them to get . what is it? 7. what deal does george try to make with paul? 8. why didn t any foreign countries try to stop the hutus? 9. what event sparked the beginning of the genocide? who does that event get blamed on? 10. who was supplying the hutu army? 11. what did 19th century imperialism have to do with this 20 century genocide? 12. where did the classifications of hutu and tutsi come from in rwanda? 13. why are some people being and others are not? 14. if you were in paul s position, do you think your reaction would have been the same as his? explain. 15. how did the international community fail the people of rwanda? why were they so reluctant to act? what is our responsibility as global citizens in these kinds of events? how are events in rwanda and darfur conceded to 19th century imperialism?

Which evidence is most likely used to indicate the beginning of solar system formation? a. materials combined to form a mass. b. materials were pulled together by gravity. c. water condensed and collected to form oceans. d. different species of microorganisms lived on earth.

Complete the activity titled "comparative urban environments." every city is shaped by different cultural forces. in one to two paragraphs, contrast the culture of two different cities from this activity: new york and buenos aires. what makes these cities stand apart from each other culturally? what is unique about each city’s attitude, language, habits, foods, or architecture?