extinction. Records from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) show in 1985 there were approximately 155‚000 giraffes. In 2015‚ it was discovered that there were only 97‚000 left. Some of the major causes of the species population decline are poaching‚ political strife‚ and loss of habitat in Africa. Prior to 2015‚ giraffes were listed by the IUCN as “least concerned” status. The problem is giraffes are curious creatures‚ which makes them easily accessible to hunters. They are a valuable
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In the article "The Decline of the Date and the Raise of the College Hook Up"‚ written by England and Thomas‚ the authors examine how the dating scene has changed for college students. England and Thomas attempt to explain how and why the dating scene has changed and what kids are dong instead. To determine the answers‚ an experiment was conducted. A few of the essential questions in the experiment were "is the traditional date dying?"‚ "What is the hook up?"‚ and "where do relationships come from
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A Society In Decline There are many debatable aspects of American society. While America has had multiple achievements throughout the years in medicine‚ law‚ entertainment‚ industry‚ etc.‚ there has been a noticeable decline within certain aspects of its society. In 2006‚ Mike Judge directed a movie titled “Idiocracy” which poked fun at a future america where individuals in its society had become remarkably less intelligent. Some critics say the movie is completely off base with modern day America
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changes in the American life such as better income chances. He uses the focus of the article that the fact the young Americans interest in art has declined a substantial amount. This draws in the readers to show that there is a serious matter with the decline of the art interest. Gioia uses paragraph 5 to utilize a reference by 2 different arguments that strongly supports his main topic. It shows that the talents that are required in this
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Although F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays various themes throughout The Great Gatsby the most prevalent theme is the decline of the American dream in the 1920’s‚ or as he calls it the “jazz age.” The American Dream is the idea that any person despite however adverse their background may be can become successful through hard work. During this time period that the movie is set in World War 1 has recently ended which caused the stock market to flourish and the ban on alcohol to lead to a booming underground
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The Punic Wars led to the rise of Roman Empire and the decline of the Carthaginian Empire‚ a once advanced and wealthy empire. The three wars led to annihilation of Carthage and resulted in all remaining citizens to be forced into slavery. On the other hand‚ Rome was also able to gain control of both Corsica and Sardinia and eventually become the dominant power in the Mediterranean Region. The first Punic War started when Messana asked for the Romans to aid them in preventing the Carthaginians in
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Mongol empire‚ Confucianism started to greatly influence China. The fall of the Mongol empire also led to a lot of poverty and poorly maintained cities‚ along with many new‚ rising empires. New technologies and political policies made the Silk Road decline and fall for several reasons: Most importantly‚ the Chinese government strictly limited international trade to only coastal areas in the 1500s‚ taking away one of the most important destinations on the Silk Road. Secondly‚ the Mongol empire collapsed
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1. Set after World War I‚ A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams reflects many of the social and cultural changes that occurred after the war. 2. Immediately the time of day (“first dark of an evening”) accentuates the background of socio-economic change as it symbolically represents the death of an old value system and the birth of a new set of social values. 3. The play takes place in the French Quarter of New Orleans which is immediately depicted as an impoverished yet cosmopolitan
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lasted nearly five hundred years. The Eastern Roman Empire went on to last another one thousand years. Both the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire enjoyed times of immense prosperity during their golden years. They both ended in chaos. How were their declines similar? Augustus‚ the first emperor of the Roman Empire‚ brought order to the vast lands Rome had conquered and brought an end to over one hundred years of civil war. He disbanded the large armies that had been recruited during the civil war
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The Fading Feline The jaguar is a magnificent creature. It owns a prized fur and holds a top speed of sixty-four miles per hour. This powerful‚ poised‚ and potent cat species is gradually diminishing. In the later years of the twentieth century‚ “…around eighteen thousand jaguars were killed [each] year” (Miller). Due to habitat loss‚ human intolerance‚ and poaching‚ there are only an estimated fifteen thousand jaguars left in the wild. Although there are specific organizations and government funds
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