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    At the Sombrilla‚ there were tents set up from various organizations to get people hyped for the Homecoming football game that Saturday. Everyone was comradely‚ there were free giveaways‚ and laughter was in the air. There was an inflatable game/obstacle course set up by one of the student organizations. Everything had a positive effect on my mood and it felt nostalgic and hopeful. Friends were congregating together‚ there was a group of slackers walking a tight-rope‚ a girl swinging on a swing‚

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    In the book ‘Homegoing” the Author Yaa Gyasi reveals the theme of culture throughout her novel by showing how the characters strive and adapt to these various oppressive environments and the different struggles that they face due to either‚discrimination‚heritage or slavery. For the descendants who continue living in Africa‚ parts of Akan culture must be protected from Western interference. Effy end up marrying James Collins a white man and lives in the Cape Coast Castle.Culture especially appears

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    one species another species who depends on it could go extinct or over-populate without the other to control it‚ causing a domino effect that disrupts the balance of life as a whole and the overall biodiversity of this planet. The Alligator Snapping Turtle is one of those various species which helps to promote life and maintain a balance in the cycle of life. It is a fascinating and fierce species which can be located in numerous southern states including but not limited to Georgia‚ Florida and some

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    In Harold Pinter ’s "The Homecoming" one of the important themes is power. Many of the characters try to exert power. Many of the characters try to exert power over others through various means such as sexuality and intelligence. The use of violence within the household is believed by the men to be the most important tool of power. However‚ when Ruth‚ the only woman in the play‚ enters‚ she appears to defeat the men ’s power‚ but not with violence. Her sexuality and apparent intelligence become part

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    QUESTIONING THE WISDOM BEHIND SPENDING ON TURTLES…… Hasan Hanif &; Daniyal Motan Pakistan has been blessed with a coastline that extends up to 1‚050 km (650 mi). Of these 250 km fall in Sindh province and 800 km in Baluchistan. This gives one an idea of the scope of the effort needed to protect and conserve the Green Sea Turtle which nests along the length and breadth of this coastline. The problem is compounded by the fact that the Makran coast‚ in Baluchistan consists of steep mountains that

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    hawksbill sea turtle is a critically endangered reptile and only comes to land to lay theeggs. The hawksbill sea turtle as a unique physical structure and lives mostly in tropical coral reefs of the Atlantic and Pacific ocean. This animal mainly eats sponges and may sometimes go deeper to hunt for small squid. The hawksbill turtle got its name for its hawk like beak(S1). Did you know that the hawksbill sea turtle can change colors(S16)?!?! This proves that the hawksbill sea turtle has many different

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    The Hatchling Turtles is a story about both the journey of a turtle coming home to lay her eggs on the beach and the hatching of her eggs. The turtles instinctively know to come home to their own original ancestral hatchling site during the month of February to lay their eggs. Now‚ it is time for this turtle to return to her beach on Bimini Island to lay her own eggs. Before she reaches the shores‚ she will overcome various obstacles during her travels to reach her final destination determined

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    their details but there are some that are completely different like “The World on the Turtles Back” and “Birth in the Dawn”. “The world on the Turtles back”‚ which is a Iriquios myth‚ tells us that in the beginning there was a pregnant woman from the sky world that was craving delicious foods. While trying to get the fruit from a sacred tree she fell through a hole in the sky world and landed on the back a large turtle. Later the woman had a child‚ it was a girl. When the child grew up she was impregnated

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    The Green Sea Turtle. Introduction: The Green Sea Turtle is one of only 7 species of sea turtle‚ with all being in danger of becoming extinct. It is one of the largest sea turtles and has the highest migratory area. This report will cover from its physical description through to the specific role that it plays in the environment‚ as well as solutions to bring the creature to a least concern of extinction. Animal Profile: The Green Sea Turtle’s carapace (shell) has a mottled brown top‚ with

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    Green Sea Turtles Green Sea Turtles are very unique‚ kind and harmless creatures. Although‚ some people do not understand their harmfulness. Many people‚ such as poachers‚ want to kill sea turtles for their meat‚ eggs and shell. Fortunately‚ people have started organizations that help and track sea turtles. Green sea turtles‚ also known as Pacific Green Sea Turtles‚ Black Sea Turtles and Chelonia Mydas‚ their scientific name‚ belong to a scientific group called Cheloniidae‚ a group of sea turtles

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