Quercus agrifolia also known as Coast live oak comes from the family of Fagaceae. Comprised largely of non-native trees like the ficus‚ magnolia‚ eucalyptus‚ and the iconic palm.Before the first human set foot here: the sycamore‚ the California bay laurel‚ the walnut‚ the oak. Of these‚ the oak tree especially has been a powerful force in shaping the region’s human history. Oakwood became an integral part of many communities’ material cultures‚ and‚ more importantly‚ acorns gathered from oak trees
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Technology in the lives of Teenagers Kevin Palmieri Friday Sept. 26‚ 2008 ENG 4U Ms. Murray Introduction Technology in the lives of teenagers: for better or for the worse? According to Jake Willard‚ an established English teacher at West Mount Secondary School‚ “Teenagers now are far more obsessed with technology- they cannot be without their cell phone or iPod” (Willard). This topic was chosen because from personal experience‚ students appear to be more disruptive and unfocused in the classroom
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Intro to Academic Writing Caitlin Pierpoint Summary of Organ Sales Will Save Lives In the essay “Organ Sales Will Save Lives” by Joanna MacKay‚ kidney failure is the main topic. In her thesis‚ MacKay states that‚ “Governments should not ban the sale of human organs; they should regulate it (92).” The thesis is supported by one main reason: it will save lives. In America 350‚000 people struggle each year from this situation. MacKay also states that with the legal selling of organs‚ more people
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Intro: The House We Live In: Race-The Power of an Illusion is a 2003 film by California Newsreel about how there is social differences and a wealth gap between people of different skin color. The idea of race is something that our culture has come up with. Purpose: The purpose of the film is show how different people of different colored skin have more advantages over others simply because of the color of their skin. It also demonstrates how race is something that we have learned to distinguish within
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Our lives are gradually improving and our money need for daily life is thus on the increase. It is obvious that money is very helpful to us‚ but in addition to their benefits‚ there are many downsides that it has brought to life. Firstly‚ money brings about a lot ot advantages as seen from the fact. We use it to equip our houses with furniture‚ to buy food‚ clothes and all other things we need to live comfortably. Money is an essential condition for every student to go to school and for every
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Lives on the Boundary: An Assessment of the Flaws in Our Educational System In the opening chapter in Lives on the Boundary‚ Mike Rose points to an underlying issue in our educational system; how to deal with the diversity in our schools of students’ knowledge and comprehension of taught material. Imperfections in the educational system makes it rigorous for certain students to learn what is being taught. Since each student is different‚ ideally each student should be taught in the way that suits
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What will you do if you only have 24 hours to live? Time is a precious gift God has given to each of us. It should not be wasted nor spent extravagantly. It’s a treasure‚ a limited treasure while we are on earth. Each of us have time for everything according to what and where we want our time to be used at. And each of us will be given the last 24 hours to live. In my part‚ given the last 24 hours to live I will make use of my time wisely. I will be using it for the best purpose a person should
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Who Are They? Live Lighter is a Western Australian campaign that aims to encourage Australian adults and families to have a healthier lifestyle. They not only help these people by helping them understand why they need to have a healthy lifestyle but how they can achieve it through some simple changes. The Western Australian Department of health‚ partnered the Heart Foundation WA and Cancer Counsel WA to create a new campaign that promoted healthy eating‚ physical activity and to maintain a healthy
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Metaphors We Live By Association by way of symbolic relation can fundamentally assess metaphorical methods of speech. Lakoff and Johnson capture a captivating perspective on the subject matter in their volume of Metaphors We Live By. They touch on the comprehension of symbolic concept theories and their ability to expand outside the standard range of almost habitual means of literal response methods in both speech and philosophy. Figurative means of language do not merely create our thoughts
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Learning to Live Well By Miss Ruth F. Corro The Horizon‚ p.7 Happiness is not a destination but a day-by-day journey. I read this message on a daily devotional book I have been subscribing for years. I was touched by the story of a lady named Tamer Lee Owens who credited “laughter‚ the Lord‚ and the little things” for making it to her 104th birthday celebration. Of course‚ not all of us will be able to live 104 years. Some will barely make it to 60‚ 70 or 80 years. But no matter how
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