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    “Splish! Splash!” The sound of bottlenose dolphins jumping and swimming around their tank excites a family at SeaWorld as they wait to experience their first encounter with the dolphins. Every year‚ bottlenose dolphins bring joy to hundreds of people in both captivity and the wild‚ but what do people truly know about them? Bottlenose dolphins are actually unique and interesting creatures. Bottlenose dolphins are one of thirty-two species of marine dolphins (World Book 297). Their scientific name

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    each personality traits I did find I leaned more towards the conscientiousness‚ emotional and openness to experience. These are the three things that my personality shows the most. The one that I believe fits me the most is conscientiousness. I am the type of person that is very thorough with everything I do and carefully try to plan things out as best as possible. I work hard to make sure that everything is planned out and try to get everything to play out like it should. The other personality that

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    1. Explain the rationale behind the Miranda decision. The rationale behind Miranda decision is police officers are required to inform defendants their constitutional rights before or during arrest. Police officers also need to communicate certain constitutional laws protecting the defendant prior to arrest‚ interrogation‚ or interviewing. 2. Do you believe the Miranda warning is still a valid concept? Why? In my opinion i strongly believe Miranda warning is still a valid concept due to the fact

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    Did you know that dolphins has its own signature whistle to distinguish it from other dolphins‚ much like a human fingerprint? Dolphins have complex brains and signs of self-awareness. In this‚ you will know few about the anatomy and senses of dolphins‚ and their behavior also. So‚ dolphins have a streamlined fusiform body‚ adapted for fast swimming. The tail fin‚ called the fluke‚ is used for propulsion‚ while the pectoral fins together with the entire tail section provide directional control

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    earth’s water (0.024%) Aquatic Biomes: characterized by salinity‚ depth‚ water flow (fast/slow) Salinity  Freshwater: streams‚ rivers‚ lakes‚ wetlands Saltwater/ marine: estuaries‚ coral reefs‚ open ocean Rivers & Streams (Lotic= flowing) fast vs. slow water and air mix dissolved O2 rates correlate Lakes & Ponds (Lentic= standing water) littoral zone- shallow and near shore‚ very productive and morebiodiversity limnetic zone- where photosynthesis take place...very productive profundal

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    Personal trait 8/15/10 There are five personal traits‚ they are openness‚ conscientious‚ extraversion‚ agreeableness‚ and neuroticism. Everybody has at least one of these traits in their personality. Openness personal trait is when someone is curiosity. These people use saying like “I have rich vocabulary” or saying like “I have vivid imagination.” These kind of people usually get low scores. So they use this sayings to make them feel better. Conscientious personal trait is when someone

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    Halloween & Christmas? Similar or Different? When you think about Christmas and Halloween you think that they are two completely different holidays. But are they really‚ are they completely different or are they the same thing just celebrated at different times in the year. Well thats what we are going to find out. Christmas celebrated on December 25 and Halloween celebrated on October 31 very unique holidays with many questions to be answered. Lets start with Halloween since that comes first

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    Similar Business ’s in Different Worlds Economic Environment in Wales A good economy needs to have stability and growth‚ there needs to be a decrease in inflation and low interest rates to ensure there is access to the appropriate supplier of labour. The welsh government usually uses taxes and spending as a way to control the economy. As the banks work for the government they are able to alter the quantity of money that ’s available‚ in 2009 they provided them with more money to be able to lend

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    EVOLVING DOLPHINS The Evolution of Dolphins JD Biology 101 January 16‚ 2011 Professor: Abstract Dolphins are a fun and playful species. They have evolved to be well suited for their aquatic environments. Over many years these animals have gone from land dwellers to deep-sea divers. These amazing creatures are considered one of the top predators in the marine ecology system. The Evolution of Dolphins Imagine you are at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom swimming with the dolphins. The trainers

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    defend the basic philosophical rationale behind Progressivism? The progressive movement of turn of the century America wanted to address economic‚ political‚ and cultural inequalities that had grown during the process of American industrialization. Progressives believed that the government should be on the forefront of addressing issues‚ such as the uneven balance of wealth between big business and ordinary workers; protecting the social welfare‚ human life‚ and well-being of the citizenry; the

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