“Next stop will be New York Penn station everyone‚ New York Penn station.” The muffled sounds of the conductor’s voice echoed through out the train. Everyone seemed to rise in unison‚ as if it were rehearsed‚ to prepare for our arrival. The train comes to a screeching halt‚ and the hissing of the doors opening reveals Penn station. As I embark from the train on to the pavement‚ I am suddenly bombarded by a mob of people pushing in one direction‚ forcing me up the narrow escalator. I arrive at the
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Homework 6 – Siovhan Tan Referring to examples‚ discuss the threats to biodiversity hotspots and why these threats could prove critical (15 marks) Biodiversity hotspots are areas in the natural environment that contain some of the biggest concentration of flora and fauna in the world‚ often containing many rare and endangered species. However many of these ecosystems are threatened by the likes of climate change‚ increased urbanisation/land use and tourism developments which can prove critical
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Although smaller species such as the reindeer‚ bison and musk ox survived‚ larger species like the woolly rhinoceros‚ the woolly mammoth and the wild horse went extinct. The much larger cold-adapted species had a harder time to adapt to the temperature fluctuations (Voss). Larger organisms produce
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Nova Scotia in the North Atlantic Ocean‚ on Christmas Eve. At Christmas Canadians eat sweets called Barley Candy and Chicken Bones! They are really sweets made by local candy companies. Barley Candy is usually on a stick and is shaped like Santa‚ reindeer‚ snowmen‚ a tree and other symbols of Christmas. Chicken Bones are pink candy that tastes like cinnamon. You melt them in your mouth and once melted‚ they reveal a creamy milk chocolate
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lawns or a scarecrow propped up on a tree or even wreaths made out of the fallen leaves from trees. On the other hand‚ around Christmas time gleaming red‚ white‚ blue and green strings of lights hanging from gutters of homes‚ Santa Claus and his reindeer stooped accordingly in the yard‚ and red and white stripped candy canes lining front walks are all quite natural to see around this time. Decorations such as these make these pair of holidays really stand out. Food is part of the traditions for
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“Yesterday was horrible as can be./ Yesterday I made a pond full of tears./ Yesterday the world had been crushed into pieces. /Yesterday I had made sure that it wouldn’t come again.” Those words were part of my poetry book from fourth grade. One poem was titled‚ “Bad Guy‚” and I remember it was supposed to follow a rhyme scheme: AABBA. My illustration depicts a frightening one-armed man holding a child’s doll over a roaring campfire. The poem reads‚ “Jayvir is a really bad boy/ He broke all the children’s
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Y176 TMA 1 Describe the three different parenting styles and discuss how they might impact on children’s behaviour. Using the information based on Thomas and Rowanna’s family in chapter two I will demonstrate how the different parenting styles and certain changes in environment can affect children’s behaviour in their infant upbringing. How parents bring up their children can vary‚ often being very different. The three parenting styles are examples of the different approaches adults can use in
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relates closely to my mathematical aptitude. In today’s highly technological world‚ having a solid preparing mathematic is a tremendous asset‚ and it will open doors to the future. While my aptitude has contributed to my successful life‚ reading Rudolph F. Verderber’s
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game and is better than the competition. Adidas has a rich history in the sport of soccer. Adolph Dassler‚ the creator of Adidas‚ first made his mark in soccer gear when he developed boots with spikes on them. Later he and his brother‚ Rudolph Dassler‚ founded a sports shoe company that came to be Adidas. Having a rich history in a sport gives Adidas advantages over huge sports competitors like Nike and Puma. Adidas focuses more energy and time to soccer because of its history‚ so this
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Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mamalia Order: Primates Family: Homildae Genus: Homo Brain Size: Neanderthal people had a brain volume of about 1200 to 1800 cubic centimeters‚ equal to and even larger than modern human brains. Neanderthal skull reconstructions provide further evidence that they were a separate species to modern humans. Distinctive Neanderthal skull features were established in early infancy. Physical features in skull development
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