is a keystone species on the verge of extinction. It lives in the northern regions of North America‚ specifically in Canada and the United States. Its status on the IUCN red list is endangered. This species is very beneficial‚ but is racing extinction due to people not seeing the importance it does to both humans and the ecosystem alike. The benefits of these beavers are that they prevent water floods and regulate water flow which fulfills their keystone niche and is also a human benefit. Ther
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country willing to help other countries to achieve this goal of world peace especially‚ countries that are capable like the United States. The United States has a moral obligations to help other countries because we are the last superpower‚ we signed the United Charter‚ and President Obama has formally stated our country has obligation to help other countries.
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There are a few main reasons on why elephants are endangered. These reasons being the illegal killing of them‚ the destruction of their habitat‚ and unsustainable practices by humans. Many elephants are illegally killed for their ivory tusks. Because these tusks are sold for a great fortune‚ the killing of African elephants have become tantalizing and tempting. Once they’re killed and their tusks have been detached‚ their bodies are left there without a purpose to slowly decay. Unfortunately‚ you
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Emily Soper Book Review Mr. Friend 4/21/11 Just a young girl The book “A Diary of a young girl” by Anne Frank is a must read and a re-read kind of book. There are so many interesting and heart retching events that occur throughout this book. Anne made it very easy for the reader to get hooked on the novel and not want to ever put it down but‚ there are also some point as if she is rambling. While reading the book you almost felt as though you were Anne’s best friend “kitty (what she called
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Moral Obligations about Charity views of Peter Singer and John Arthur By Amy Gallaher The fact that we can afford to provide for ourselves even beyond our basic needs bring an important question. Is it then our duty to provide financial assistance to those who do not have enough to provide for their own basic needs? Peter Singer‚ in his piece‚ “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality” would argue that we ought to prevent bad things from happening without sacrificing something of equal importance
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Invasive Species Benefits For centuries‚ invasive species have been recognized as a threat‚ torment‚ and even a nuisance to society. Invasive species are any species that is not native to a specific ecosystem (7). The majority of people believe that invasive species are harmful; causing economic damage‚ disrupting ecological food webs‚ and out competing native species for food and land. The benefits of invasive species are overlooked and tossed aside by many people. Invasive species have the ability
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A keystone species is a species that has a disproportionate effect on its environment relative to its abundance. Such an organism plays a role in its ecosystem that is analogous to the role of a keystone in an arch. While the keystone feels the least pressure of any of the stones in an arch‚ the arch still collapses without it. Similarly‚ an ecosystem may experience a dramatic shift if a keystone species is removed‚ even though that species was a small part of the ecosystem by measures of biomass
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Many believe that humans are the perfect species. Many believe that no other species in the universe can compare to the intellect and emotional stability of humans. Although this is the popular belief for the majority of the public‚ many philosophers say this is not the case. Humans are far from perfect and various authors and journalists‚ directors and philosophers exemplify how humans are flawed daily through their works. Alexandre Dumas and Homer are two particular authors/philosophers that not
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Invasive Species Threatens the Ecosystem Every life form all over the world depends on the ecosystem for its survival. However‚ the ecosystem can be threatened when there is an excess or drop in resources. Many people will argue that human beings are the primary cause of this economic imbalance‚ but are people the root of this problem? No. There is evidence that many invasive species all over the world has also threatened the ecosystem. All organisms have the potential to become invasive
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What is the moral status of non-human animals? Do they have rights? This question‚ and all of it’s complex entities‚ stands at the forefront among the most debated and philosophically dissected issues. To prove whether or not animals have rights without a doubt would forever change our treatment and use of animals as well as the world in which we live. The consequences of a definitive answer to the animal rights debate are numerous and profound which is why the issue continues to be argued for
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