Chand Lin 1-Sec A06 17 May 2004 Cherokee: An Endangered Language In the United States‚ an emphasize in learning the dominant language‚ English for example‚ can inevitably put other languages within the country in extinction. In reality‚ there are many other spoken languages in the United Sates‚ like those spoken by Native Americans‚ that are becoming endangered because of the immensity of more used languages. One may ask‚ what is an endangered language? According to Michael Cahill (Bonvillain)
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First published on November 24‚ 1859‚ The Origin of Species (full title On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection‚ or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life) by English naturalist Charles Darwin is one of the pivotal works in scientific history‚ and arguably the pre-eminent work in biology. In it‚ Darwin makes "one long argument‚"with copious empircal examples as support‚ for his theory that "groups" of organisms‚ (now called populations) rather than individual organisms
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Origin of species; Critical Evaluation of Darwinian Theory Cristina Nava North Salinas High School Instructor: Mr. Zelensky Charles Darwin implied in his book‚ On the Origin of Species (1859)‚ a theory for evolution and its mechanisms. In his book Darwin intends to convey the reader that descent with modification and natural selection‚ part of the evolution theory‚ has occurred. He also writes about the “problem of purpose” idea and how evolution and natural selection solve
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The species richness is when we talk about the actual number of species in a community. For example‚ if you go to a bottom ground forest you might see only sugar maple. Therefore‚ the species richness is only 1. Shannon Index measures species diversity too‚ but takes into account species evenness. Species evenness is when the relative abundance of the species in that community are more similar to each other. So by knowing that you have more similar species‚ this allows you to more accurately determine
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Summary of “The Sanctuary of School” by Lynda Barry In Lynda Barry’s narrative essay‚“The Sanctuary of School‚” Barry describes how schools have become a refuge for neglected children across the country‚ as well as how the ongoing budget‚ and extracurricular cuts are destroying their refuge. Barry grew up in a neglectful household‚ which she stated‚ “The high levels of frustration‚ depression‚ and anger in my house made my brother and me invisible‚”(pg 1). Being a young child at that time‚ Barry
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Intro: A Wildlife Biologist is someone who studies and observes the habitats and behaviors regarding wildlife. This job mainly consists of field work‚ although there are a few biologists who spend most of their time in a lab. Education: To be a Wildlife Biologist there is a lot of education required. For this job the minimum requirement of education is a Bachelor’s Degree‚ along with an undergraduate degree in the field of choice. In order to exceed the entry level positions either a Master’s
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turtles‚ and Asian elephants—these are just some of India’s animal species in danger of extinction. Consider the largest land mammal‚ the elephant. The elephant’s ivory tusks are very much in demand. Japan is one of the largest users of ivory‚ and there is similar demand in China‚ where ivory chopsticks are still popular. How has the demand for ivory had an especially adverse affect on the Asian elephant? Some time ago The Times of India explained: “Unlike African elephants‚ only males among the Asian
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The Arctic Wildlife Refuge‚ in Jimmy Carter’s opion " is one of America’s last truly great wilderness". The former President uses his personal experiances to show why the Arctic Wildlife Refuge should be left be. Also he enacted legislation to help protect the wilderness from further development‚ with bipartisen support. Jimmy Carter want this area to be protected from industry destroying the natural beuaty‚ along with keeping around for future gernations to enjoy. While the president was
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their name from their painful stings and bites. They are a special type of ant that is actually a health threat and an environmental threat as well. They are small yellowish-red to black ants‚ all in the Genus: Solenopsis. The two most important species are the Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA)‚ Solenopsis Invicta‚ and the Solenopsis xyloni. It is found in the family Formicidae. This small insect can mean big problems for people and animals. The habitat of the fire ant has contributed to its rapid
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Elephant Poaching Elephants were once a common species to see around Africa and Asia‚ but due to ivory trading elephants have become critically endangered. Every day elephants become more and more endangered and soon they will be extinct. Elephants are killed everyday and used for ivory. Elephants are beautiful creatures and it would be shameful to let them go extinct. Elephant poaching is a serious problem and is not being stopped. According to the 96 Elephants Foundation‚ “96 elephants are killed
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