progress for industrial and economical growth in American history. Many from the time period‚ as well as the present‚ viewed this progress as positive. In reality‚ the innovations of the era have become our downfall. To better our civilization‚ we eradicated species like the wolf‚ passenger pigeon‚ and the great herds of bison that once roamed the prairie. The land was raped and pillaged of natural resources‚ and industry polluted the skies‚ rivers and lakes. Some‚ like John Muir‚ saw these effects and fought to protect the yet untouched wilderness
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transportation and animal-powered vehicles. There are three kinds of animals trained for transportation: air animals‚ water animals and land animals. In the past‚ people have been using pigeons to send letters to their families and loved ones in faraway villages or countries. In wars‚ soldiers used pigeons to send information about the enemy. In water‚ people used dolphins to detect mines by attaching sonar that detects mines. They also used them to rescue lost or trapped humans. On
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started to experiment with pea plants to explain why certain traits that appeared in one generation did not always reappear in the next generation. During eight years Mendel mixed over 30‚000 plants by controlling their pollination and wanted to know why the results came to be. Mendel noticed that although there were some traits that were common amongst all the pea plants there was over a dozen traits that were not such as seed coat color and texture. By cross breeding pea plants‚ each with a certain
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statues‚ pedestrians‚ and buildings throughout the city. The passerbys enter into a full fledged panic as the plummeting pigeons break through various windshields and glass windows. This occurrence however‚ would prove to be the first physics failure in the film considering the average pigeon found in urban areas weigh in at only 13 oz fully grown. At their relatively small size pigeons flying in their average cruising range‚ between twenty and thirty miles per hour‚ would be unable to shatter glass‚
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used for his research was an experiment. He used the Skinner Box that consisted of a cage or box that is empty except for a dish tray into which food may be dispensed to experiment with pigeons and their behavior. Skinner Box is an apparatus for studying instrumental conditioning in animals (typically rats or pigeons) in which the animal is isolated and provided with a lever or switch that it learns to use to obtain a reward‚ such as a food pellet‚ or to avoid a punishment‚ such as an electric shock
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wonderful people and learned some extraordinaire things. Once college was over Mendel returned back to the chapel and started his studies. He started breeding peas; this was not a walk in the park. He planted multiple peas to find different outcomes. Through this study he was able to discover that characteristics could be transferred from one pea to another by dominant and recessive genes. After successfully figuring out how heredity works; Mendel decided to publish his work. However Mendel was ahead
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Summative Assessment – I‚ 2011 English Communicative Class - IX 410023 Maximum Marks: 90 Instructions: The question paper is divided into four sections. Section A: Reading Section B: Writing Section C: Grammar Section D: Literature Time : 3 hours 20 marks 25 marks 20 marks 25 marks Section A (Reading – 20 Marks) Q1. Read the following passage carefully: Although everybody has a creative spark‚ the potential is not always fully utilized. How does one recognize those who are developing
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“Brah! I don’t no whea 2 start’um”. Hawaii has a reputation of talking “Pigeon”. Pigeon is an english word with a slang or short abbreviation of an english sentence or word. Reputation is a huge thing in our world. For example‚ every states has its own reputation such as Hawaii speaking their own language “Pigeon”. So what is reputation in high schools in Hawaii. Every School is unique. High Schools in Hawaii have a “reputation” which stands out for their school for example‚ Kahuku high school has
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Symbols. 2nd Edition. 2007. Format. Grimm‚ Brothers. “Cinderella.” Introduction to Literature. Ed. J. Madden. New York: Pearson‚ 2010. 7-12. Print. “Axe.” Penguin Dictionary of Symbols. 2nd Edition. 1996. Print. “Bed.” - - - “Dress.” - - - “Pigeon.” - - - “Shoe.” - - - “Two.” - - -
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