Has the average temperature for seconds seem to be changing for the years? “Global warming” refers to the global-average temperature increase that has been observed over the last one hundred years or more. But to many people‚ the term carries that mankind is responsible for that warming. Global warming is a man made problem that has been progressing over the years and is getting worse and worse. Believe it or not‚ very little research has ever been funded to search for natural mechanisms of warming…it
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Animal that has gone extinct ( Alasmidonta mccordi The Coosa elktoe‚ scientific name Alasmidonta mccordi‚ was a species of freshwater mussel‚ an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae‚ the river mussels. This species was endemic to the United States. [pic] I didn’t manage to find any specific ecological role of Coosa Elktoe‚ however I found the ecological role of mussels. Mussels play a key role in aquatic environments and are considered to be "ecosystem engineers" because they modify
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St.Kyle Lind St. Lucia 1. It is an MDC because It is a small island developing state with all the inherent challenges such as a narrow economic base and a high vulnerability to external shocks and natural disasters. Agriculture in St. Lucia is in a transitional state after tropical storm Debbie hit the island in 1994. The country’s economy is traditionally based on agriculture (bananas and other crops)‚ but has a growing services sector centred on tourism and a manufacturing. There are also
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BUKIDNON Brief History Bukidnon is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Malaybalay City. The province borders‚ clockwise starting from the north‚ Misamis Oriental‚Agusan del Sur‚ Davao del Norte‚ Cotabato‚ Lanao del Sur‚ and Lanao del Norte. According to the 2010 Census of Population by the National Statistics Office (NSO) the province is inhabited by 1‚299‚192 residents. The name "Bukidnon" means highlander or mountain dweller. Bukidnon
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CONTEXT: Frankenstein Biographical Context: Mary Shelley * Parents renowned for their writing – intellectual philosophers of their day. * Mother was a feminist who argued against gender inequity * Father was known largely for his writings on the French revolution * Both experienced unhappy affairs * Shelley studied & published work of both her parents from a young age * Her literary background/parental influence encouraged her to act outside social expectations‚ ahead
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How to Distinguish Representational Art From Non representational Art Read more: http://www.ehow.com/how_2141287_distinguish-representational-art-nonrepresentational-art.html#ixzz2Zg3V66LN All art was representational -- that is‚ it depicted recognizable objects -- throughout most of human history. The prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux depict horses‚ bison and bulls. Ancient Egyptian and Minoan art gave even gods recognizable faces and bodies. In the early 20th century‚ abstract art -- art
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Aristotle Name: Aristotle Occupation: Philosopher Birth date: c. 384 BCE Death date: c. 322 BCE Education: Plato’s Academy‚ Lyceum Place of birth: Stagira‚ Chalcidice‚ Greece Place of death: Chalcis‚ Euboea‚ Greece Synopsis Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle was born circa 384 B.C. in Stagira‚ Greece. When he turned 17‚ he enrolled in Plato’s Academy. In 338‚ he began tutoring Alexander the Great. In 335‚ Aristotle founded his own school‚ the Lyceum‚ in Athens‚ where
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ensure compliance to a given norm. Sanctions may be positive (the offering of reward for conformity) or negative (punishment for behaviour that does not conform. (Haralambos and Holborn 2000 pg. 205). Deviance is not all that different to crime. In fact sometimes crime and deviance are the same thing‚ but not in every case. Deviance may be defined as non-conformity to a given set of norms that are accepted by a significant number of people in a community or society (Giddens‚ 2001 pg. 203). We can
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of men but none so much as the Plato’s story about the Lost City if Atlantis. So is this story fact or fiction? Well nobody really knows‚ but there have been a lot of guesses and theories over the years‚ some with evidence and some without. It was Plato who first gave us the story about the city of Atlantis around 355 B.C. In Plato’s books he uses a type of writing where he used conversations between different people to express his ideas. In the story of Atlantis there is a man named Kritias telling
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1. I. Cause in fact‚ sine qua non R. To prove the defendant negligent‚ one has to prove that the plaintiff’s injuries would not have happened if the defendant did not place their foot on the accelerator before being rear-ended. Evidence needs to be shown that if the defendant did not move his car slightly‚ his car would not have been pushed out further into oncoming traffic and thus hitting and injuring the plaintiff. A. Because Burg’s foot was off the accelerator at the time of impact‚ it
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