... fifty years have passed since the U.N. General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in that time the doctrine of human rights has come to play a distinctive and in some respects an unexpected role in international life. Perhaps the most visible is the increasing willingness to regard concern about human rights violations as an acceptable justification for various kinds of international intervention, ranging from diplomatic and economic sanctions ... to military action. Human rights have served as bases for standard setting, monitoring, reporting, and advocacy ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... two weeks, but it can also suddenly decrease in that same amount of time. These claims made by the United Nations" weather organization and the WMO have made me more aware of what is happening to our world. The increased size of the hole in the ozone is created by the use of common pollutants such as fuel and CFC's. I think we should all try to cut back on using ... these sources as much as we can and warn other people about what most of the world is doing to ... our atmosphere. Global warming has been a concern of mine for a couple of years and I think it is time we start cutting back...

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• Grade Level: High School