Morgan Johnson Evangeline Alexander English 113 Wednesday‚ February 3‚ 2010 Narrative Paragraph Turtle Accident One day when my little sister Lindsay and I were younger we had a babysitter who taught us sometimes at the same elementary school. Rachel Henkelmann was her name. She came over to our house around six or seven that Saturday night. A few hours later‚ we all decided that we wanted to order some pizza from Dominoes. When the pizza guy came to our house and rang the doorbell‚ Rachel
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Philippine Endangered Animals that need to be Saved The Philippines‚ a Southeast Asian country with more than 700 islands‚ is in dire straits. Mainly because of urban planning‚ corporate progress and human greed‚ some of its animals are soon to be extinct. The sad thing about this is – regardless of the help from various local and international help – government support on animal conservation is little to none. Here are some traits of these endangered species‚ to give you an idea on why they need
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Though the tiger is one of the most powerful mammals‚ it also faces the worst chances of being extinct. In fact‚ as many as three subspecies of tigers have become extinct in the last 30 years and there is danger of even more of the species becoming extinct. Recent estimates put the population of all tigers (including the ones in captivity) at somewhere between 5000-7500‚ with only about 3200 in the wild. At the beginning of the century‚ this number was closer to about 100‚000. This shows how fast
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living in the wild a century ago‚ compared with no more than 5‚000 today. Now‚ a new conservation idea is being discussed that could stop wild tigers from becoming extinct? As people change forests to cities and farms‚ tigers have lost their living areas. On top of that‚ poaching—the illegal hunting of wild animals—is a major threat to the cat’s survival. People sometimes hunt endangered species‚ like the tiger‚ to illegally sell the animal’s body parts for souvenirs‚ medicines‚ and even food
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Are Endangered Animals an Issue? There are around 41‚000 endangered species‚ and around 16‚000 of them are on the edge of extinction. There are many reasons for animals to go endangered‚ such as habitat loss‚ pollution‚ disease‚ predation‚ illegal killing‚ and poaching. Habitat loss happens by a mixture of things logging‚ agriculture‚ the building of roads and cities‚ and forest fires. Habitat loss affects China’s giant panda because of the expanding buildings in China. Pollution is affecting fish
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The effects of being short "I wish I were taller" is the thought that I have when all my friends are towering over me and when things are out of my reach. Even thought I am still in the stage of adolescent‚ I knew I am destined to be short like all of my family members. I used to be frustrated with my height‚ however‚ as I grow up‚ mentally‚ I realize the benefits of being short exceed the disadvantages. Since short peoples tend to have short arms and legs‚ the obvious disadvantage of being short
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successful; they work long hours during the week and even on weekends‚ so they are called “Workaholics.” In addition‚ workaholics may not spend enough time in leisure activities.Therefore‚ workaholics’ lifestyles effect their families and health. Firstly‚ workaholic’s lifestyle has an adverse effect on their families.Families need financial support but they also need emotional support as well Spouses need time alone to talk and be intimate with one another.When one person in a relationship is consumed
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my bibliography paper i am going to talk to you about the critically endangered Vaquita. I will tell you there habitat‚ food‚ amount of reproduction‚ conservation activities‚ physical description‚ man’s impact on the vaquita‚ and how many are left. ¨The vaquita lives in the River Delta Biosphere Reserve in California.¨ The vaquita likes to stay close to shore so they can get fresh water from the little rivers that dump into the sea. Vaquitaś like to live in tropical upwelling habitatś. There habitats
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Practicing a sport is much more than the sole act of pushing your body through exhaustion or using your skills to reach your goal. There are many effects that show after you get involved in a sport‚ physical‚ human‚ and social. The purpose of this paper is to discuss those effects. The first major effect of practicing a sport is that you will develop physical abilities. Your body will be in better shape‚ and you’ll be able to achieve things that physically you couldn’t accomplish before. For instance
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Endangered Languages CONOR MCDONOUGH QUINN Languages that are threatened with the loss of natural generational transmission are referred to as endangered languages. Language endangerment generally occurs in the later stages of language shift‚ that is‚ when a speech community moves away from their earlier variety‚ dialect‚ or language to a new one or new set thereof (Fishman‚ 1991). While the processes of endangerment and extinction have likely been constant throughout the history of human language
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