Rainforests The rainforest is under threat from destruction but why is it being destroyed? An area the size of a football pitch is being destroyed every second. Structure of the Rainforest The rainforest is made up of 4 layers: Emergent Layer- The tallest trees are in this layer they can be 200 feet above the forest floor. These trees can also have trunks that are 16 feet round. Animals found here include eagles‚ bats‚ monkeys and butterflies. Canopy Layer- This layer forms a type of roof above
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The Consequences of the Death of Nero Problems of Succesion‚ Loss of Military Control‚ Financial Problems Succession * Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus – Died 68 AD‚ leaving his only daughter Claudia Augusta. * No law of succession‚ no method‚ the choice belonged to senate and people of rome. * Mommsen on the Principate “not only in practice‚ but in theory‚ an autocracy tempered by legally permanent revolution.” * No obligation for the senate to choose a princept
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Premarital sex is considered immoral as its consequences leads to other immoral behavior and also breaking of the law. When people engage in unprotected premarital sex‚ it will lead to unwanted pregnancies and children born out of wedlock. This leads to mental and emotional stress for couples who are not ready to bear the responsibility of having children. As premarital sex often occurs throughout teenage years and among teenagers and adolescents‚ many are not ready for unwanted pregnancies after
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Male/Female Conversation In all marriages communication is an essential part that keeps the marriage going strong. How can we possibly live without speaking to one another? In Deborah Tannen’s essay‚ “Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversation‚” she argues that communication between men and women must be viewed as cross-cultural. She discusses several conversational style differences that shed some light on the reasons for misunderstandings between men and women. My observations and experiences reveal that
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The Psychological Consequences of Money Kathleen D. Vohs‚ et al. Science 314‚ 1154 (2006); DOI: 10.1126/science.1132491 The following resources related to this article are available online at www.sciencemag.org (this information is current as of November 17‚ 2006 ): Supporting Online Material can be found at: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/314/5802/1154/DC1 A list of selected additional articles on the Science Web sites related to this article can be found at: http://www
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Assignment 1: Age‚ Crime and Consequences Submitted: June 14‚ 2013 “Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime” - John Ruskin There is one‚ and only one‚ thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely‚ repressive justice. Simone Weil Age is one of the strongest correlates of criminal behavior therefore an important variable in defining‚ explaining and responding to official acts of rule breaking in
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Soc-100 September 9‚ 2012 Deviance and Its Consequences on Crime One may wonder what exactly deviance is? - What is deviant behavior? - Who defines what is deviant? - and Are they even the same type of behaviors or do people even consider deviant in all historical errors in all social contests? Deviance is referred to as violations of the social norms (that which would include legal norms) but many sociologists reject this type of behavioral or normative definition of deviance and see deviance
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The case against has always been the same: Fighting is a useless‚ vicious anachronism providing no benefit to anyone. The challenge for new USHL commissioner Bob Fallen and all league heads is deciding on a course of action without knowing the consequences: is fighting part of hockey’s culture and integral to the fabric of the game or a sideshow that can be cast aside as an outdated relic? The problem with making statements that
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cyclic event that normally releases one egg each month‚ accompanied by cyclic changes in hormone secretion‚ and cyclic changes in histological structure of the ovaries and uterus. Egg development resumes in adolescence. Embryonic development of ovary: female germ cells arise from yolk sac‚ colonize gonadal ridges the first 5 to 6 weeks of development‚ differentiate into oogonia and multiply until the fifth month‚ transform into primary oocytes: early meiosis I‚ most degenerate (atresia) by the time the
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The government of that country should be responsible for setting up educational programmes‚ where citizens of that particular country can be informed and educated about the importance of a balanced diet‚ as well as the different consequences and risks of an unbalanced diet. The programme should also supply protein supplements as well as the various vitamins and minerals to the citizens of the country However‚ due to financial constraints in the government in these underdeveloped countries
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