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    Over five hundred thousand years ago‚ the Great Barrier reef began its lifelong journey of destruction and creation. Through many changes and disasters‚ the reef has remained. From glaciers to sunscreen‚ the problems the Great Barrier reef has dealt with‚ and continues to fight‚ vary in size but are equally devastating. Although‚ with the support of many marine biologists‚ scientists‚ and conscientious people working together‚ the reef can one day return to its thriving and colorful ways. The Great

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    Question 1. 1. Analyze the history of weapons of mass destruction (WMD)‚ biological weapons‚ chemical weapons‚ and nuclear weapons and the future threat of WMD. Weapons of mass destruction These are weapons which include chemical‚ biological and radio active (nuclear) weapons‚ that have the capability to cause death and have extensive harm and destruction to the humans‚ their structures and the natural environment. The history of WMD would be better

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    place in Alabama during the year 1933. The author Harper Lee describes how life was like in Alabama during The Great Depression. Life during this time was very harsh. Especially for African Americans. What is Destruction of Innocence? This can only mean one thing. The destruction of your or someone else’s innocence. Here is an example.

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    In Frankenstein‚ the relationship of creation and destruction impacts Victor tremendously when the monster asks him to create a female monster companion (Shelley 104). The female monster’s creation leads to the Victor’s destruction. Victor refuses to create this monster‚ but the monster threatens Victor: “…I will work at your destruction‚ nor finish until I desolate your heart…” (104-105). The monster is filled with hatred‚ and he threatens to destroy everything that is close to Victor if he does

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    The destruction of the Fahrenheit 451 society When major or even minor problems are found within a society‚ they can cause a huge meltdown and even the destruction of the whole society. In the book Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury‚ the society has to deal with some very big problems. The Fahrenheit 451 society was destroyed through its disregard human life‚ inability to think‚ and absence of imagination. In the book Fahrenheit 451‚ the society has to deal with some big problems that eventually

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    . “Entrepreneurship is a force of creative destruction whereby established way of doing things are destroyed by the creation of new and better way to get things done” Explain your views. Answer: The process whereby old sources of competitive advantage are destroyed and replaced with new ones is referred to as creative destruction. Entrepreneurship by its very nature makes old knowledge redundant and introduces new knowledge

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    A Surplus of Violence Leads to Destruction Sometimes violence can be a positive thing in a culture derived on strength and aggression‚ but at what point will that violence cause a man to unravel and lead to his destruction? In the novel Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe‚ the characters live in a culture that is based around the strength of a man as the “head of the household”‚ and the honor a man can bring his family with a certain degree of aggression and violence. The protagonist Okonkwo

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    would not allow them to retreat and they were ordered to hold their ground at any and all costs (Truman 3). Unable to break out‚ the Germans also had to face the winter. Temperatures dropped to well below zero and food‚ ammunition and heat were in short supply. With winter setting in and food and medical supplies dwindling‚ Germany’s forces grew weaker. Hitler declared that the Sixth Army would be supplied by the Luftwaffe‚ but the air convoys could deliver only a fraction of the necessary supplies

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    writers of the two novels‚ Orwell and McCarthy‚ incorporate imagery of destruction when describing the setting‚ and create characters that are motivated for negative reasons to survive day- by- day. Both authors use imagery and character motivation to emphasize a pessimistic world. Imagery of destruction plays a large role in describing the setting of both novels. In The Road‚ the post-apocalyptic landscape is surrounded by destruction and darkness. Cities are destroyed‚ and there are little to no plants

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    The Great Gatsby: The Destruction of Morals In The Great Gatsby‚ the author F. Scott Fitzgerald shows the destruction of morals in society. The characters in this novel‚ all lose their morals in attempt to find their desired place in the social world. They trade their beliefs for the hope of being acceptance. Myrtle believes she can scorn her true social class in an attempt to be accepted into Ton’s‚ Jay Gatsby who bases his whole life on buying love with wealth‚ and Daisy‚ who instead of marrying

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