49 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth (The author wishes to thank his wife for suggesting he "get up and do something" to save the earth. This book is dedicated to her.) 1. TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. Even if you’re only going out of the room for a few minutes. Those kilowatts add up. (My wife groans when I say it‚ but‚ "It makes cents—with a c.") 2. UNPLUG APPLIANCES WHEN NOT IN USE. Some of them‚ with their complicated timers and instant start-up features‚ constantly consume small amounts
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Water for Elephants. by Sara Gruen. "Life is the most Spectacular Show on Earth!"- Sara Gruen‚ Water for Elephants. "All I can do is put in time waiting for the inevitable. Observing the ghosts from my past‚ rattling around in my vacuous present. They crash and bang and make themselves at home‚ mostly because there’s no competition. I’ve stopped fighting them." says Jacob Jankowski‚ who is now ninety (or ninety three). Mr. Jankowski reflects upon memories of himself as a young man‚ tossed by
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Taxa to explore – Elephants!! 1. Review terms (write definitions for these terms) Extant Species‚ families‚ or groups still in existence Extinct Species‚ families‚ or groups no longer in existence‚ end or died out Genotype Genetic make-up of an organism Phenotype Physical attributes of an organism‚ observable or measurable traits Synapomorphy Shared characteristic that are inherited from most recent common ancestor Background: There are three extant species of elephant: Elaphas maximus
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Position Paper on Child Survival 1. INTRODUCTION Save the Children is a child focused organisation that delivers immediate and lasting improvements in children’s lives. The organisation is committed to improve the health status of children in India and protect them from exploitation‚ abuse and ill health. In the current context‚ Save the Children’s primary focus is on supporting the system in accelerating the progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4 aimed at one-third reduction in child
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The Wood Stork Wood storks‚ one of the largest birds in the world‚ have a special appearance that people can easily identify. There are several species that are in the same family of wood stork worldwide. They are usually found in the wetlands‚ where they find their food. They use their powerful bills to catch prey in muddy waters with high concentrations of fish (Mel Baughman‚ 2003‚ p. 82). These endangered species are well adapted to their environment and are one of the top predators in their habitat
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Save the dolphins How many of you have been to a dolphin show at the zoo or aquarium? Have you ever wondered where the dolphins came from? Well‚ many people don’t know most of them come from Japan where every year thousands of dolphins are hunted and killed. The documentary film‚ The Cove‚ shows exactly what happens to the dolphins in Japan. It was my friend‚ Heidi‚ who first told me about this whole story and recommended that I watch this movie. Seeing how emotional and passionate she was about
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Save a Life TOPIC: Organ Donating ORGANIZATION: Problem/ Solution SPECIFIC PURPOSE: I would like my audience to believe that acquiring information about organ donating will save lives and encourage people to donate. INTRODUCTION: I. Attention Getter: You have the ability to save lives by simply dying. What am I talking about? I am talking about organ donors. According to the official U.S. Government web site for organ and tissue donation‚ about 74 people receive organ transplants
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Good Morning to my English Language Teacher and my fellow friends. I stand here today to give a speech entitled “Things That You Can Do to Save the Environment “. Our environment is facing a serious level of pollution. We are also experiencing the phenomenon known as Global Warming. I am sure all of you have seen effects and heard the facts about it. So what can you‚ as individuals do about it ? Can you play a role in saving our already polluted environment? Yes‚ you can. Start by doing
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my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it’s doable. A quotation of Mrs. Imelda Marcos campaigning Filipino’s to save mother Earth. Some people Saying that Saving mother earth was so very hard. Is anyone concerned with what our world will be like in years to come? With the effects of global warming is causing to the environment‚ it’s hard to say that our planet Earth will be the way it is today. Today I have talked to you about the need to save our mother earth. I want to
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Shooting an Elephant In life‚ everyone has their own choices to make. Most of the time‚ the side that one has to choose is not what they want but what they need. Just one wrong decision can even cost a life. Hence many choices are immensely difficult. A significant one could be choosing to follow one own heart or to surrender under the pressure of the society they live in. This is the one that occur in Orwell situation. In his essay‚ Orwell writes about the one who has the responsibility of managing
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