4 Ways To Protect Windows from Hurricanes Windows are often a weak point of a home when a hurricane approaches‚ which is why they need additional protection. For climates that are hurricane prone‚ you will need to do something more to ensure that you do not have broken glass coming into your home. Here are 4 ways to protect your window during a hurricane. Plywood One of the most well-know‚ simplest‚ and cheapest solutions for protecting windows is using plywood. You can purchase the wood at a local
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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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The African wild dog is endangered and alone. Do you think these should be fine out in the wild? Did you think they have enough food? Well think again‚ the wild dog is very endangered. There is so much bigger and stronger competition for food‚ so that it is hard to catch. So to survive they have to try to take down some of the top predators in Africa. Including the mighty Lion and other big animals that would crush them to bits and pieces. Sometimes‚ or I should say most times they will try to hunt
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We just do not do enough to protect our planet. The temperatures are rising; the sea levels rise as well‚ and now there are many places that could simply disappear. The list is very long; we choose just few of them to show you. 1.Maldives: The continuous rising of the ocean level turn the alarm on for the beautiful islands. With the current ocean-rising dynamics‚ Maldives could disappear before 2050. 2. Bangkok‚ Thailand : The location also makes the city exposed to floods‚ especially in the
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GBB/GCB 1033 Management and Organizational Behavior Case Study 1 January 2013 Semester Honor Who To Protect? Don Riles‚ insurance claims adjuster‚ has the day off. He is playing with his 4-year-old daughter Erica when the telephone rings. At the other end of the line‚ Don’s supervisor‚ apologizing for interrupting his time off‚ pleads for his help. Will Don please visit a woman in his neighborhood who has made claims for bodily and mental injury resulting from a car crash with a person insured
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“The wolf comeback is due to its listing under the Endangered Spices Act‚ which provided protection from unregulated killing and resulted in increased scientific research along with reintroduction and management programs” (USFW 1). As of May 2011‚ the U.S. government and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife services have officially removed the gray wolf from the endangered species list calling the recovery‚ “one of the most remarkable success stories in the history of conservation.” “There are an estimated
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The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) also referred to as monkey-eating eagle‚ is an eagle subspecies that belong to the family of Accipitridae and is native to Philippine. These eagle display white-colored plumage together with the shaggy crest‚ averaging 86 – 102 cm (2 ft 10 in to 3 ft 4 in) in length. The weight of these species measure around 4.7 – 8 kg (10 – 18 lb). As far as the eagle’s length is concerned‚ Philippine eagle is the largest‚ harpy eagle and the stellar’s sea eagle being
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In my opinion passing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) was necessary to protect the extinction of wildlife. Scientists have proven that one extinction can cause a disruption in the food chain‚ which has a domino effect on other extinctions. These extinctions can cause harm to humans. In all the environment is related to humans‚ if we like it or not. My belief is that implementation this act has not only helped with the preservation of wildlife and ecosystems‚ but also has benefits on humans
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We all know that the United States attempts to make sure we protect our wildlife and endangered species‚ but what do these protection laws really address? It has been brought to my concern because I have lived in one of the best ecosystems in California‚ I have been interested in the Endangered Species Act ever since I’ve lived around the Tahoe area. First‚ the Endangered Species Act focuses on the conservation and protection of species that are considered at harm in their habitat. Secondly‚ this
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1) Ostler addresses the many factors that come into play regarding endangered languages. Explains the causes that are responsible for some of these endangered languages like imperialism. He defends globalization and mentions global languages are only an effect of globalization. This argument is based on a casual argument because its mainly based on a definition‚ globalization being one of them. It also carry’s some complexity to the argument which is a direct cause of casual arguments. 2) The structure
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