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A laser weapon of mass destruction!

Luckily for the world a British secret agent foiled the evil doctors plans! However the aftermath of the scare has created a population fearful of lasers. The United Nations intends to ban the use of ALL lasers. 

You are a member of a committee that is to advise the UN on the matter, before voting occurs.

The committee consists of:

a medical expert

a communications/ computer expert

a research scientist

a military expert

a graphic artist

a stage and recording star, and a

a member of the general public

As one of the committee members, you have been given the task of collecting information about the benefits of using lasers in your  life. You must then prepare a presentation, along with the other members of your committee, for the UN council that will convince them that lasers are an important part of our world, and that with a total ban people would be worse off.

Your presentation is a group presentation. As a group you must convince the UN council (ie your class) that the conclusions you have come to about the issue of the use of lasers are the correct ones. To do this, you will have to present to the council a comprehensive summary of the findings of each member of your group. You must explain to the council the conclusions you have come to as a group, justifying each of these conclusions.

This presentation must be presented in as professional a manner as possible. A PowerPoint presentation or at least the inclusion of overheads should be considered. Remember that even with audio and visual aids YOU must still speak to the audience. At the end of the presentation, you must be prepared to answer questions from the UN council members.

The following links will be useful to you during your research, but are by no means the only sources of information available to you:

The Laser Adventure http://stwi.weizmann.ac.il/Lasers/laserweb/Labs/Labindex.htm

Applications of Lasers at Encyclopedia.com 2002 http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/section/laser_applicationsoflasers.asp

Lasers uses http://outreach.rice.edu/~trsler/students/6science/web7z/#anchor489725

The Uses of Lasers in Today’s Society http://users.netconnect.com.au/~jackt/uses.html

Uses for Lasers http://www.cyberstreet.com/laserone/lasers/uses.html

Laser Applications page http://stwi.weizmann.ac.il/Lasers/laserweb/Apps/Ap_frm.htm

Applications of Lasers http://laser.learning.center.ws/applications/

Laser Instruments and Applications http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/laserlia.htm#liaint0

Lasers - Everyday life http://www.hugall.fsnet.co.uk/stemoptics/laexa.htm

Laser Applications http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/optmod/lasapp.html

Holography Lasers and Holograms http://www.holoworld.com/holo/links.html

Using Lasers to Study Our Atmosphere http://oea.larc.nasa.gov/PAIS/LaserSensing.html

Lasers communication http://essay.studyarea.com/old_essay/science/lasers.html

Lasers plastic surgery http://www.sasakimd.com/lastversion/lasers.htm

Laser for Haemorrhoids!! http://www.hemorrhoid.net/laser.htm

Information About Laser Eye Surgery http://www.lasersurgeryforeyes.com/generalinfo.html

LASIK Laser Eye Surgery - Procedure http://www.1-lasik-laser-eye-surgery.com/lasik.html

LASIK Laser Eye Surgery - Detailed Description and Pictures http://www.lasik1.com/LASIK_Detailed.html

Today's Laser Eye Surgery Treatment Options http://www.best-ranking.com/general.html