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    Global Warming Essay 1 (100 words) Global warming is a major atmospheric issue all over the world. Our earth’s surface becoming hot day by day by trapping the sun’s heat and rise in the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The bad effects of it increasing day by day and causing major problems to the living of human being. It has become one of the subjects of big social issues which need social awareness to a great level. People should know its meaning‚ causes‚ effects and solutions to solve it immediately

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    but there is a lot of evidence to show that the change in climate is global and is seriously dangerous. Because climate change has been‚ and is still is being; extensively researched. As the climate gets warmer‚ the more extreme the weather will be and 97.4% agree that human activity is a significant factor in changing global temperatures. I am exploring the reviews and research of many people who have thought towards global climate change. What they feel is affecting it: Humans‚ natural

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    A Balanced Ecosystem - An Aquarium The term ecosystem describes both the living and non-living components of an area that interact with one another. All the components are inter-dependant in some way with each other. An ecosystem may be aquatic or terrestrial. In an aquatic ecosystem rocks are needed for shelter and plants provide oxygen for fish. An ecosystem is balanced when the natural animals and plants and non-living components are in harmony- i.e. there is nothing to disturb the balance.

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    Enumerate and discuss the direct and indirect threats to Philippine biodiversity. Direct Threats • Illegal logging • Mining • Pollution • Oils spill •  Introduction of invasive species • Overexploitation Indirect Threats • Infrastructure development • Rapidly increasing human population against a limited land base ➢ Indiscriminate logging literally changes the forest landscape. Although there has been a decline in logging

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    McCluskey et al. cite the following benefits of mentoring: 1. Meaningful connections (i.e.‚ time‚ support‚ and direction) for vulnerable children and youth. 2. Hands-on training for pre-service teachers. 3. Professional development opportunities for pre-service and in-service teachers‚ as well as for community and agency partners. (2004). A lack of trusting relationships in schools impairs learning and forces students to concentrate on self-preservation. One study investigated how cultivating

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    Amazon Rainforest Part 1 1. The name of the ecosystem you are researching? Amazon Rainforest ecosystem. 2. A map of the area where the ecosystem is located. 3. An explanation of the key abiotic components of the ecosystem? That are non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment‚ which affect ecosystems. A good example is that a lot of small bushes and shrubs would not be able to live here because all the really tall trees would block most of the sunlight causing a lack

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    in 2011 when he became involved in a climate change course along with a group of others under the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Climate Project led by Nobel Prize winner Al Gore. Sewell believes that the lack of resources in a developing country increase strain on climate change‚ therefore presenting that climate change affects developing countries more than anyone else. Sewell also believes that small business do not address the issues of climate change because they are simply not aware of

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    *YOUTH* Are we a burden to the society or a blessing? ‚ We are the ones who will choose our own way‚ but we must see to it that the path that we are heading will not lead us to destruction. Many youth of today are engaging in worthless things like vices: smoking‚ drinking‚ alcohols‚ using drugs and etc. we are not aware that those things are just a waste of time‚ money and most of all it will ruin our future. We became a burden to our family and to our surrounding instead of being a blessing

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    Climate change has been an issue for many years‚ but it is now starting to affect our future and the way we live. Some people have put down this problem and ignored it‚ however‚ the warming of the planet and the change in weather patterns proves it is a concern. If climate change is not solved‚ in the future it may kill many species of plants‚ animals‚ and cause more natural disasters. Humans are in fact the main cause of climate change. Cars and factories produce smoke‚ which sends chemicals and

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    Effects of Climate Change on Developing Countries “Over the past two centuries‚ the average temperature of our planet has been rising faster than at any time during the last 1000 years. 1997 was the hottest year ever recorded and 13 of the warmest years in the 20th century‚ occurred since 1980”. This problem has to be solved by the developed countries because they produce the higher gas emissions and they are the main cause of the global warming. Developed countries have the responsibility

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