venom reduces blood pressure‚increases blood loss and sends the prey into shock. The prey becomes too weak to fight and then the venom keeps eating it up until it gives up; Giving the komodo dragon chance to feed. How Can The Komodo Dragon Blood Help Save Humanity? Scientists have discovered that the blood of the komodo dragon is filled with Catonic antimicrobial peptides(CAMP’s). This is an all purpose bacteria and infection fighting substance produced by all living creatures.It is an essential part
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insisting President Lincoln free the slaves immediately. In Lincoln’s reply he wrote "If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves‚ I would do it‚ and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves‚ I would do it‚ and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone‚ I would also so that" (Voices of America‚ p.138). Lincoln had one thing at his mind during that time and that was to save the union. Also‚ Lincoln‚ took this upon
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Wildlife includes wild animals and plants collectively. As a human being‚ we need to live in amity with other living things on the Earth. It is glorious that Malaysia is a habitat of much wildlife such as tigers‚ elephants‚ lions‚ leopards and many more. We have to appreciate that our country has such balance ecosystem. It is reported that some wild animals encounter extinction. Those animals mentioned are white tigers. Humans should be blamed causing this problem occurs. Cutting down the
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“Save the Children”: Societal Sickness in Lu Xun’s Diary of a Madman The New Culture movement was a revolutionary movement in China during the 1920s where many young Chinese intellectuals wanted the government‚ based on Confucian classics‚ to be exchanged for a more modern one. Lu Xun being one of these scholars was a major participant in the May the Fourth Movement‚ “led by a group of young intellectuals who advocated the use of vernacular Chinese in all writing and the repudiation of classical
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Mangrove swamps are forested intertidal ecosystems that occupy sediment-rich sheltered tropical coastal environments. By trapping and stabilizing fine sediments‚ mangroves control the quality of marine coastal waters. Aside from maintaining coastal food webs and populations of animals‚ mangroves have an important role in pollution control through their absorptive capacity for organic pollutants and nutrients‚ and they play an important role in storm
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Do any selfless people exist? Flannery O’Connor opposes this notion through the utilization of the short-story The Life You Save May Be Your Own. Throughout the plot of O’Connor’s story‚ many instances illustrate the notion that people appear more kind and selfless than they actually are. Author O’Connor utilizes details‚ symbolism‚ and allusion to convince readers that although people may appear kind and selfless; people live extremely selfish lives. To commence‚ writer Flannery O’Connor provides
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During the way‚ people were urged to save oil for the explosives. In figure 5‚ instead of throwing out used oil‚ in the image oil is poured out in the explosives. The oil is making the bombs active. Therefore‚ the message is clear that the left over oil that people may think that it won’t work anymore‚ and it is good enough to be thrown out‚ people must take it to the dealer instead where they can use it effectively. The message is mostly intended for women‚ seeing that they are the ones who cook
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killings of elephants for their ivory‚ the widespread pollution across the ocean‚ and the careless behavior towards nature are all things that people are contributing to. Mary Kate Frank‚ the author of both “Saving the World’s Ocean” and “The Race to Save the Elephants” believes that people’s lack of respect towards the elephants and the ocean is resulting in negative effects to the U.S and other diverse nations‚ such as a dramatic drop in trade and transportation‚ and an economic breakdown. Although
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In the story‚ “The Life You Save Might Be Your Own” to be grotesque means that you’re disgusting‚ bizarre and twisted. It also has to do with an obsession. The character that is the most grotesque is Mr. Tom T. Shiftlet‚ the drifter. Mr. Tom’s words that make him grotesque are that he says “People do anything” and “People don’t care how they lie”. Actions that make him grotesque are that he only marries Lucynell for the money and car‚ basically he used her. Also the first thing he mentions when
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While reading “The Life You Save May Be Your Own‚” I couldn’t decide who was worse between Mr. Shiflet and Mrs. Crater. When I finished reading I decided Mr. Shiflet was worse because of how manipulative he was. Mr. Shiflet was able to manipulate how and what people thought and what people talked about with him. When Mrs. Crater would ask Mr. Shiflet a question about why he is at her house he would respond with a different question or tell her a story about the doctor in Atlanta that cut a human
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