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    In the content of Natural Selection‚ published by Darwin and Wallace‚ the theorem of evolution is clearly defined: Creatures will evolve by natural selection. Nature selects‚ the fittest survives. We can not only see the evidence of the fossils of the horse in a long time scale‚ but we can see the short-time evolution on cichlid fish. Another support is the evolutionary tree. It shows us all the creatures has its own ancestors‚ and then we can find the similarity or the common point in either gene

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    Easter Island Tragedy

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    Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean near South America‚ suffered the Tragedy of the Commons‚ which caused the natives of Easter Island to go extinct. The tragedy of the commons is what happens when people don’t communicate and are not conservative of their resources. The islanders cut down all of their trees‚ resulting in the loss of many resources. According to Ralph Faggotter‚ when the people arrived‚ there were large forests and palm trees‚ along with many species of birds and seals.

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    Three Mile Island

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    Name Class Teacher March 15th‚ 2011 The Policy Effect of Three Mile Island Though we have had worries and issues on how to handle our power situation in the future‚ nuclear power has always been a sparkling prospect. It has been gleaming there just waiting to be tapped. After the bombs and destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki the world started to explore other avenues to use the science and power of atoms and came to discover nuclear power. Although this technology seemed like a god

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    Catalina Island is a beautiful island getaway with tons of fun activities to do. Though it is only 22 miles long‚ it is still extremely rich in history‚ and extremely rich in beauty. Filled with crystal blue waters filled with fish‚ and very little developed land filled with tons of animals‚ the island is the perfect place for a fun filled‚ beautiful getaway into nature. On the island‚ is a camp named Emerald Bay Mountain Sea Adventures. This camp has generous accommodations‚ pleasing food‚ and many

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    The Island of Dr. Moreau

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    In 1896 H. G. Wells had the first edition of “ The Island of Dr. Moreau” published. The book took place primarily on an island in the Pacific Ocean. On this island Dr. Moreau and his assistant ( Montgomery) performed dangerous‚ secret experiments on humans and animals. When Wells wrote this he knew nothing about DNA‚ cloning‚ or chromosomes but he did use his scientific imagination. Wells realized that society was beginning to rely on science too much in the late nineteenth century

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    better their living. When the immigrants arrived in the United States they had a choice to either go to Ellis Island or Angel Island. These islands were both considered stations or entry points where immigrants were either being examined and questioned. During the 1800-1900 Ellis Island was formed‚ immigrants at Ellis Island were known to be treated unfairly than Angel Island. Angel Island was considered to treat immigrants more fairly. Ellis

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    BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is that country’s second-largest bank‚ trailing only Metropolitan Bank & Trust. It is also the Philippines’ oldest bank and one of the oldest of all Asian banks. BPI offers a full range of commercial and retail financial services‚ including corporate finance services‚ asset management‚ and brokerage and other financial consulting services. BPI’s retail network includes more than 700 branches throughout the Philippines‚ as well

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    Professor Radcliffe Geology 1 Lab Report December 10‚ 2012 Geology of the Caribbean Islands Have you ever wondered how the famous tropical land masses located in Central America‚ known as the Caribbean Islands‚ came to existence? Well geologists have dated some of the rocks in the islands such as‚ Cuba and Trinidad‚ as far back as the Jurassic time period. This means the rocks formed about 145-200 million years ago‚ therefore the eldest islands from the Caribbean date way back to the time

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    Hawaiian Island Geography

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    The Hawaiian Islands formed through volcanic and tectonic activity. Tectonic plates shifted down into the Earth and went to magma level. This would allow for a volcano to pop through to the surface and create islands around themselves. The islands may have started as just one island‚ but over time more formed more (8). There are currently six Hawaiian Islands‚ Hawai’i‚ Maui‚ Lanai‚ Molokai‚ Oahu‚ and Kauai (1). The Hawaiian Islands lie in the Central Pacific Ocean‚ 2‚390 miles from California and

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    History of British Islands

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    History of the British Islands The study of the British Islands helps us to understand the foundations on which our society is built on. The present life of the British Islands is the result of the accumulated past; and if we understand the past‚ we can understand ourselves and also determinate our future. The History and Culture of England helps us to answer questions that ask for the remains of the past‚ such us: Who built a dolmen? Who built a hill-fort? What was a castle? Etc. Therefore

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