On the evening of Good Friday in the year 1300‚ Dante is travelling through a forest‚ when he gets lost. In the morning‚ he finds a mountain and tries to climb it‚ but is stopped by a lion‚ a wolf‚ and a leopard. The spirit of the poet Virgil appears and offers to take him to the top of the mountain to Heaven when his love‚ Beatrice‚ is‚ but the way first leads through Hell. Virgil and Dante enter through the gates of Hell and see a crowd of people along the banks of the river. Virgil tells Dante
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There are many factors that are limiting the strength of our ecosystem. These factors have made many environments around the world very vulnerable. The main ecosystem I will focus on will be the habitats that tigers live in. More specifically I will focus on the effects that tigers have on their ecosystem and what would happen if tigers we to unfortunately go extinct. The tiger is one of the biggest components in its ecosystem besides for humans. Without tigers in their ecosystem their environment
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Desert Saguaro Cactus Scientific Name: Carnegiea gigantean Habitat: desert slopes and flats Range: Sonoran Desert Observations: The shape and appearance of the Saguaro Cactus is easily recognizable in countless movies set in the desert. The cactus is a producer‚ using photosynthesis to create its energy needs. Since it doesn’t have leaves‚ its photosynthesis takes place in the top layer of its green stem. The cactus uses a number of adaptations to survive in the dry desert conditions. They
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for their source of income. Emperor Kangxi became known as one of China’s greatest emperors. He suppressed the Revolt of the Three Feudatories‚ forced the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan to submit to Qing rule‚ blocked Tzarist on Russia on the Amur River and extended the empire to the northwest. The compilation of the Kangxi Dictionary was just one primary example of the emperor’s many accomplishments pertaining to the subject of literature. During Kangxi’s reign his country experienced long-term
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Cheetah ~ Charles Eglington Indolent and kitten-eyed‚ This is the bushveld’s innocent The stealthy leopard parodied With grinning‚ gangling pup-content. Slouching through the tawny grass Or loose-limbed lolling in the shade‚ Purring for the sun to pass And build a twilight barricade Around the vast arena where; In scattered herds‚ his grazing prey Do not suspect in what wild fear They’ll join with him in fatal play; Till hunger draws slack sinews tight And vibrant as a hunter’s bow; Then‚ like
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Question 1 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Russian imperialism in the nineteenth century was aimed chiefly at: A.Persia B.Central Asia C.China D.Canada E.Eastern Europe Question 2 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Russia’s railroad network radiates outward from Moscow‚ thereby providing the city with a high degree of: A.inaccessibility B.centrality C.diversity D.continentality E.complementarity Question 3 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following cities is located in Italy’s
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on your personal hard drive has become a necessity. The following is going to be an explanation of some utilities that the end-user might find beneficial to managing their hard disk‚ and also an explanation of how to install Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard. Let me go right out and say that when dealing with Macs‚ I am definitely a little out of my comfort zone‚ but I felt that I needed a challenge. Most of my
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Does true altruism exist in nature? Within nature Darwin has proposed the notion of natural selection as the driving force of evolution. Individuals acquiring traits solely designed for their survival and reproductive fitness. Accordingly‚ animals act selfishly to survive and pass along their genes to future generations. Since then‚ controversy has circled around the idea of organisms acting out in a selfless manor decreasing their fitness for the success of another member’s fitness. Its puzzling
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I. Thomas Jefferson a) Born: April 13 th ‚ 1743 Goochland‚ VA b) Died: July 4 th ‚ 1826‚ Monticello‚ II. VA Educational and Occupational Background a) College of William and Mary b) VA delegate to Continental Congress (1783-1784) c) VA House of Burgesses (1769-1774) d) Governor of VA (1779-1791) e) Minister of France f) Secretary of State for George Washington (1790-1793) g) Vice President for John Adams (1797-1801) III. Terms of Office a) First term: 1801-1805
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