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    The Endangered Species Act: Facing Extinction It is found that “ninety-nine percent of currently threatened species are at risk from human activities‚ primarily those driving habitat loss‚ introduction of exotic species‚ and global warming” (“The Extinction Crisis”). The Endangered Species Act was put into place in 1973 as citizens of the United States began to realize the harsh effects of their everyday living on the living species around them. Plants and animals began to disappear‚ causing discord

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    important to make sure that no species die out so as to not upset the environmental balance. When we protect all species‚ we are protecting the entire habitat. Therefore‚ we are maintaining the safety of our own environment as humans. To help protect threatened species‚ then-president‚ Richard Nixon‚ signed into law the Endangered Species Act in 1973. Yet after 34 years‚ some still argue that this Act has been a failure. So the question is‚ "Did the Endangered Species Act have more negative effects

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    The Origins of Vernacular Language and Its Spread Keturah Lindsey American Intercontinental University ABSTRACT The term vernacular can be defined as using a language that is native to a country or province‚ rather than a cultured‚ foreign‚ or literary language. The vernacular languages would also be considered as the large family of contemporary “Romance” languages (Matthews‚ 2007). These vernacular languages would one day be known to use as Spanish‚ French‚ Italian

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    Endangered Species are animals that are almost at near extinction of its own kind. These Endangered species are being poached and killed for the things that they have‚ and that poachers see as a profit for money. Poachers seem to forget though that once all of those animals are killed those animals cannot be reborn again‚ they are completely gone from our world they are extinct‚ and this is where the Endangered Species Act come into play to help these species from becoming extinct. The way the organization

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    Hari Raya Haji History and Origin Two of the most anticipating day in Islamic calendar is Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha. While the former marks the end of fasting month of Ramadhan Al-Mubarak‚ Eid-ul-Adha marks the end of Hajj‚ the sacred pilgrimage to the holy city Mecca. It is compulsory for every able Muslim (as prescribed in the Five Pillars of Islam) to go on a Hajj at least once during his lifetime. Also popularly known as the Festival of Sacrifice‚ this Muslim holiday Eid-ul-Adha commemorates

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    Amber Lee January 21‚ 2015 Beginning Aerobic Dance/W 10:00-10:50 Michael Snapp The History and Origin of Aerobic Dance Aerobics is composed of a system of exercises to prevent sickness that was first developed by Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper‚ a physician in San Antonio air force hospital in Texas. After Dr. Cooper wrote and published his book on aerobics in 1968‚ Jackie Sorenson developed dance exercises known as aerobic dance. This dance would improve the overall cardiovascular fitness. Because of

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    According to Raup (1991‚ p. 3f)‚ “except that the human species still living literally forever‚ it will some time stop to exist. The future of humanity is easy to explain about extinction such a long-term. An estimated 99.9% of all species that ever existed on Earth are already extinct.” There are two distinct ways in which the human species could become extinct: first‚ it is by evolving or transforming into one or more new species or life forms‚ amply particular from what came before so as not

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    The Origins of American Government November 11th‚ 1621 marks the day when English influence took its first steps onto Cape Cod‚ a miniscule piece of land that after over a century would become part of what is now the United States of America. The pilgrims brought forth with them a system of government of which had experienced centuries of evolution in England‚ but as time lingered on‚ they realized that an end to the English crown had to be eminent. After challenging the crown in a deadly war

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    SPECIES DIVERSITY IN POOL AND RIFFLES OF A LOTIC TROPICAL SYSTEM Abstract This study looked at species adaptations to different substrate type‚ current velocity‚ dissolved oxygen and depth that allows for the specialized utilization of the microhabitats found and how this was responsible for similarities and differences in species diversity in pools and riffles. The riffle was seen as the more diverse mesohabitat. Of the 47 species found‚ the riffle had 37 of these organisms present. The

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    Department of Biological Sciences Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Room # 123             The Origin of Chordates                    Reginald Bushner February 15‚ 2013 1 Abstract The word chordate originates from the word chorda or cord. Chordates are a very large group of animals with backbones. These animals have backbones or spines and inside are spinal cords‚ and an internal skeleton as part of their nervous system. It is believed that chordates have originated from invertebrates. It is difficult

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