Extinct Species: Dodo Bird Joseph Sulaiman Pd.2 The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves‚ it stood about a meter (3.3 feet) tall‚ weighing about 20 kilograms (44 lb)‚ living on fruit‚ and nesting on the ground. The dodo has been extinct since the mid-to-late 17th century. It is commonly used as the archetype of an extinct species because its extinction occurred during recorded human history and was directly attributable
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Chapter 2 Chapter Notes FREQUENCY TABLE A grouping of qualitative data into mutually exclusive classes showing the number of observations in each class. You can convert class frequencies to relative class frequencies to show the fraction of the total number of observations in each class. BAR CHART A graph in which the classes are reported on the horizontal axis and the class frequencies on the vertical axis. The class frequencies are proportional to the heights of the bars. The most
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the next century (Lindsey‚ 2007). Jungle burned for agriculture in southern Mexico. (By Jami Dwyer via Wikimedia Commons) Deforestation has many negative effects on the environment. The most dramatic impact is a loss of habitat for millions of species. Seventy percent of Earth’s land animals and plants live in forests‚ and many cannot survive the deforestation that destroys their homes (National Geographic‚ 2015). The forests are the home to a large number of animals; trees are also an important
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Clark 1 John Clark Bryan Russell PHL 105 Thursday 1pm The Truth Will Set You Free! Today I will be your guide as we embark on a quest of a lifetime‚ This journey begins First by Presenting a Kantian argument that lying is never permissible. After the presentation of such an argument I will begin to Revise the thesis‚ in the light of some objections by other philosophers ‚ as well as my own personal opinion on this one philosophical argument and how it works. Kant presents two arguments why
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Hurting Animal Species The extinction of animals in the world is a problem that is increasing. Every year‚ thousands of animals die. Many things that humans do are causing these extinctions and that is something we must avoid. There are three things that people do that hurt animals such as destroying their habitats; using their skin for human benefits and contaminating their environment. The destruction of natural habitat is one of the main threats faced by most of the animals’ species in the world
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pursuit of Happiness." Just as the founding fathers of our country united the thirteen colonies‚ thousands of citizens unite to make America a better place. Service is done out of the goodness of each individual. We don ’t just do it for people we know or love‚ but all those who are in need of help. With each and every one of us doing something of this nature‚ we are not only being righteous beings but also allowing our nation to prosper. As the honorable Bruce Golding‚ prime minister of Jamaica‚ stated
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Jennifer Smith English 111 February 16‚ 2011 Essay One - Revised “What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?” We are usually asked this question very early in life: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s one of the biggest questions asked of children‚ from toddlers to teenagers. It’s always asked to help encourage kids to think of their future. After all‚ how many children really know what they want to do with the rest of their lives? Oh yeah‚ there are those lucky few who have a
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of an individual against another individual within the same species. In life‚ there is an imperative need to be the best of the best. In order to fulfill this goal‚ animals must compete against one another to claim the higher position. For example‚ in wolves‚ there is an organized social structure where at the top sits the alpha-male‚ the strongest and most skillful wolf in a pack who has won his way up. Likewise‚ in Origin of the Species‚ Darwin said: “as more individuals are produced than can possibly
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What do you think is unethical? The countrywide approved everyone to get their loans‚ no matter they have jobs or not‚ no matter they have income or not‚ no matter they have assets or not. The criteria they use may be unethical. They don’t care whether the documents are valid‚ whether they can verify the income‚ whether the appraisal is any good. They just care about getting the loan closed‚ in order to do another loan. The underwriters/ contractors looked through the loan as quick as they can.
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time. The evolution of our earth‚ and it species has been a very debated topic over time. There is a lot of evidence that supports evolution and you have found a lot of great evidence that proved this theory to be true. The proposal that species variation locally‚ globally and over time was your idea‚ and is agreed with widely today. Natural selection is one of your other theories that is known all over the world today. Both natural selection and species variation have helped develop the theory
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