Castor canadensis‚ otherwise known as the North American Beaver‚ 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
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THE ORIGIN OF SONY Founded by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita in 1958‚ the Sony Corporation has come a long way since its first transistor radios. Being innovative thinkers‚ the founders realized a need for a global brand with mass appeal. Hence‚ as the company grew‚ it was simply logical to establish production facilities in their respective regions. Since its inception‚ very few have been able to match Sony ’s track record for invention and innovation. These include the first Trinitron color television
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they can realize truth for themselves. A person can develop a worldview from a variety of different sources that contain different meanings to them and over time have varying levels of influence (Weider & Gutierrez‚ 2013). The Question of Origin Buddhism teaches the process of evolution on how mankind came into existence. Buddhist believe that man is responsible for everything he chooses to do and that scientific discovery of the development of man follows the worldview of Buddha. From
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P.M.S. RENUGA‚ M.A.‚ M.PHIL‚ (Ph.D) LECTURER‚ JAY SHRIRAM GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS‚ 61‚ GURUNATHA GOUNDER STREET‚ TIRUPUR-4 99948-40111 Protecting the Endangered Species: Marine Awareness in Tim Winton’s Shallows The earth is surrounded by two-third of water in the form of oceans‚ lakes‚ rivers‚ seas and ponds. The oceans are blessed with an amazing diversity of marine mammals. Today‚ the marine mammals face threats because of man’s greed. We believe that the first creature created
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Candidates name: Ahlam Abdisalam Candidate number: 0004 Topic: We are not sub species Question: “Teenagers deserve more respect than what they are given”‚ Write an article expressing your views on the above statement? Date: 3/12/2013 Deference to teenagers The meaning of the word “teenager” is losing its touch with stereotypical judgments made by adults mostly. The word “teenager” can be defined as someone who is in the ages thirteen to nineteen‚ not for someone to be going under any emotional
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Introduction: Pakistan is home to a number of endangered species‚ including the woolly flying squirrel‚ markhor‚ blue whale‚ Pakistan sand cat‚ the ibex wild goat‚ and several species of birds‚ whales and turtles. Certain mammals which could be found in abundance at one time have now become the rarest mammals in the world‚ such as the snow leopard‚ the Marco Polo sheep and the Indus river dolphin. ......................................... “Indus River Dolphin” The Indus River dolphin is endemic
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In the book‚ “The Handbook of Texas” Dan Dickey writes that in the late 1940’s and 1950’s when “Tex-Mex” music became commercialized‚ so did the Music called “corridos”. Back then it became popular to hear songs about drug smuggling and violence. Music from the genre corridos which was about drugs and drug smuggling was called narcocorrido‚ which some would say is “Mexico’s style of gangsta rap”. An excellent example of narcocorrido would be “El Avión de la Muerte” (The Plane of Death) performed
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Labeled Plant Cell Plant Cell Organelles Amyloplast A major component of plants that are starchy in nature‚ the amyloplast are organelles that store starch. They are classified as plastids‚ and are also known as starch grains. They are responsible for the conversion of starch into sugar‚ that gives the starchy plants and tubers energy. Function: Synthesis and storage of starch granules Cell Membrane or Plasma Membrane The cell membrane is a thin layer made up of proteins‚ lipids‚ and
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Question 1: Explain the beginning of Judaism. Judaism originated with three men‚ known as the patriarchs. These men were Abraham‚ his son Isaac‚ and his grandson Jacob. Abraham was born in the city state of Ur by the name Abram. Abram’s father was Terach. In Terach’s time‚ people worshiped idols and a monotheistic religion did not exist. They worshiped idols. When Abram was a little boy‚ he took a hammer and broke all of the idols with a hammer except for the largest one‚ and told his father
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Terrorism involves activities such as assassinations‚ bombings‚ random killings‚ hijackings‚ and skyjackings. It is used for political‚ not military‚ purposes‚ and by groups too weak to mount open assaults. Terrorism reaches back to ancient Greece and has occurred throughout history. In the 20th cent. acts of terrorism have been associated with the Italian Red Brigades‚ the Irish Republican Army‚ the Palestine Liberation Organization‚ Peru ’s Shining Path‚ and the Weathermen among many groups. It
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