Desert Saguaro Cactus Scientific Name: Carnegiea gigantean Habitat: desert slopes and flats Range: Sonoran Desert Observations: The shape and appearance of the Saguaro Cactus is easily recognizable in countless movies set in the desert. The cactus is a producer‚ using photosynthesis to create its energy needs. Since it doesn’t have leaves‚ its photosynthesis takes place in the top layer of its green stem. The cactus uses a number of adaptations to survive in the dry desert conditions. They
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Cheetah ~ Charles Eglington Indolent and kitten-eyed‚ This is the bushveld’s innocent The stealthy leopard parodied With grinning‚ gangling pup-content. Slouching through the tawny grass Or loose-limbed lolling in the shade‚ Purring for the sun to pass And build a twilight barricade Around the vast arena where; In scattered herds‚ his grazing prey Do not suspect in what wild fear They’ll join with him in fatal play; Till hunger draws slack sinews tight And vibrant as a hunter’s bow; Then‚ like
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Samuel Burke English 111 2/5/2014 Profile of Oahu Imagine a place where the water’s clear‚ the sand is warm‚ and the wildlife is everywhere. That place is Hawaii. It’s one of the most beautiful and exotic places. But more specifically than Hawaii‚ we’re talking about Oahu. It is the third largest of all the islands but it is the most populated of them all. It also has the state capital‚ Honolulu. There is an abundance of beautiful plants and animals but there are also dangerous ones living
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on your personal hard drive has become a necessity. The following is going to be an explanation of some utilities that the end-user might find beneficial to managing their hard disk‚ and also an explanation of how to install Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard. Let me go right out and say that when dealing with Macs‚ I am definitely a little out of my comfort zone‚ but I felt that I needed a challenge. Most of my
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Does true altruism exist in nature? Within nature Darwin has proposed the notion of natural selection as the driving force of evolution. Individuals acquiring traits solely designed for their survival and reproductive fitness. Accordingly‚ animals act selfishly to survive and pass along their genes to future generations. Since then‚ controversy has circled around the idea of organisms acting out in a selfless manor decreasing their fitness for the success of another member’s fitness. Its puzzling
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Exam1 Spring 2015 Key 1. Nelson’s Landscaping Services just completed a pro forma statement using the percentage of sales approach. The pro forma has a projected external financing need of -$5‚500. What are the firm’s options in this case? With a negative external financing need‚ the firm has a surplus of funds that it can use to reduce current liabilities‚ reduce long-term debt‚ buy back common stock‚ or increase dividends. If acceptable opportunities exist‚ the firm might also use the extra funds
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I. Thomas Jefferson a) Born: April 13 th ‚ 1743 Goochland‚ VA b) Died: July 4 th ‚ 1826‚ Monticello‚ II. VA Educational and Occupational Background a) College of William and Mary b) VA delegate to Continental Congress (1783-1784) c) VA House of Burgesses (1769-1774) d) Governor of VA (1779-1791) e) Minister of France f) Secretary of State for George Washington (1790-1793) g) Vice President for John Adams (1797-1801) III. Terms of Office a) First term: 1801-1805
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of international importance. It is also the single most important site for the survival of golden languor‚ pygmy hog‚ and hispid hare. The diversity of the life forms in the Manas National Park include elephants‚ rhinos‚ wild buffaloes‚ leopards‚ clouded leopards and the incredibly beautiful and rare black panthers. The birds found in the sanctuary are ones I have never heard of with some of the most exotic names‚ to name a few; there are Jungle Fowls‚ Bulbuls‚ Khaleej Pheasants‚ Scarlet Minivets
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Belgian Congo was a Belgian colony set in central Africa‚ which started in 1908. In 1960 it got independent to what is now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Before Congo got colonized the only language that was spoken was the Kongo language‚ but when the Belgians came‚ the French language was introduced and taught to Congo. The same thing happened with religion. When Belgian came‚ Congolese were first introduced to Christianity which is now the most practiced religion in Congo.
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