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Ecology Essays and Term Papers
Myths About South Africa"Africa is (dangerous) wildlife", and the most compelling reason to travel to Africa is to see the wildlife. Most wildlife is not dangerous. More importantly, Africa is more than wildlife. Wildlife constitutes a very small part of Africa and only a very small portion of Africa contains wildlife. ...
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Jimmy Carterwas born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia. He was the first president to be born in the hospital (the Wise Clinic in Plains). His parents were James Earl Carter (born 1894, died 1953), and Lillian Gordy Carter (born 1898, died 1983). Jimmy had 3 siblings, Ruth Carter (Stapleton), Gloria ...
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Star MarsSince the boom in space technology about 30 years ago, man has found the
method for expanding his existence beyond the many once thought "unbreakable
barriers." Together with this development in space technology came a large
quantity of information and discoveries of the compounds of the ...
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ZoologistsJob Description:
study animal life. They study the development, origin,
structure, heredity, classification, population, physiology, ecology,
disease, and behavior of animals. Most of the time, they study the
functiom, process, and structure of a particular animal. The duties of
zoologists vary ...
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The Study Of BiologyBiology is the science of life. The term was introduced in Germany in 1800 and popularized by the French naturalist Jean Baptiste de Lamarck as a means of including the growing number of disciplines involved with the study of living forms. The unifying idea of biology received its greatest ...
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The EPA: Can It, Will It Save Our Environment??
Pollution of our environment is an issue that concerns each and every one
of us. "The threat of environmental degradation now looms greater than the
threat of nuclear war." Patrick Henry said, "I know no way of judging the
future but by the past." In the past man has trampled on the ...
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Hurricane GeorgesA very massive group of levees may be all that
is in the way of lower lying New
Orleans and destruction with a visit from Hurricane
Georges. Without the levee system
and concrete flood walls Georges could have catastrophic
effects in New Orleans. But
with this man-made hurricane protection ...
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VietnamAfter thinking about all the things we would learn this year in American
history I decided to do my project on the experiences of War
veterans. There is a lot of controversy as to whether or not the
War veterans are given enough recognition for what they went through. I have
heard horrible ...
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PlantsPlant, any member of the plant kingdom, comprising about 260,000
known species of mosses, liverworts, ferns, herbaceous and woody ,
bushes, vines, trees, and various other forms that mantle the earth and are
also found in its waters. range in size and complexity from small,
nonvascular mosses, ...
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Fire 2Fire is a topic on which most people can comment. Fire is a widespread phenomenon. Most of us have seen fires in natural vegetation, or their effects; stark, blackened vegetation or a smoke pall. Because fires such as these can have damaging economic and social effects, can spoil forestry ...
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Deciduous ForestsINTRODUCTION A deciduous forest, simply described is a forest that is leafless
during the winter. Eury species make up this type of forest, meaning that the
species can tolerate a wide range of conditions. In the extreme northern
latitudes, the growing season is short causing the trees to be ...
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Literature Of Native CanadiansIntroduction: Literature offers a strong and passionate voice for
the past. The literature of the Native Canadian is a voice we, the people
of Canada, can no longer ignore. There is little to be gained by dwelling
on the past. Nevertheless, there is much to be realized by accepting what
has ...
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Book Critique Of The Logic OfWhy do trains crash when the signals are working? Why does a nuclear reactor melt down with all operators alert at their posts? Why do so many of well-planned professional and personal plans frequently do not accomplish desired results?
Dietrich Dorner, considers why we make mistakes which ...
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Carnivorous PlantsIn a world where plants are at the bottom of the food-chain, some
individual plant species have evolved ways to reverse the order we expect to
find in nature. These insectivorous plants, as they are sometimes called, are
the predators , rather than the passive prey. Adaptions such as odiferous ...
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Ben And JerrysDue to the societal shift in the twentieth century toward material gain and capitalism, there has been an overwhelming emphasis put on monetary accrual and the pursuit of wealth. To generalize, people are no longer satisfied with familial happiness and achieving status through such things as cars ...
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The Importance Of InsectsInsects are commonly categorized as harmful or beneficial, but such sorting is done arbitrarily, as all insects' effect our lives greatly. That is not to say that certain insects may not be of a more obvious and positive use to us than others may be, as many have functions which translate ...
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Quintana Roo, Mexico has become an internationally acclaimed tourist development area over the past six years. This may be a difficult concept to grasp considering the states economic condition at the end of the 20th, and the first decade of the 21st century. The current status of a tourism haven was not ...
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Ebola Virus 4Ebola virus, a member of the Filoviridae, burst from obscurity with spectacular outbreaks of severe, haemorrhagic fever. It was first associated with an outbreak of 318 cases and a case-fatality rate of 90% in Zaire and caused 150 deaths among 250 cases in Sudan. Smaller outbreaks continue to ...
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The Importance Of National SecurityIn today’s rapidly changing world, one of the most important issues is national security. It is the responsibility of a nation’s government to protect it’s land and it’s citizens from outside threats. Unfortunately, the way the world is today, for the US, national security requires nuclear ...
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