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    Elephant Helping Trunk

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    Elephants are intelligent‚ gifted‚ and exquisite mammals that can figure out tasks by themselves or cooperatively. In the article “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”‚ the passage “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task”‚ and the video “Elephants Show Cooperation”‚ the sources all argue that elephants are very shrewd animals that are capable of completing tasks. All of the sources say that elephants are considered to be cooperative‚ clever‚ prudent‚ and more. In the

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    Elephants over the years have been one of the smartest mammals. Starting from being able to paint‚ now to be able to work together. In the article‚ "Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk" the author informs readers of a new task that Elephants are capable of. In a video called "Elephants Show Cooperation" the video shows viewers the task being completed. In the last passage‚ "Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task" this tells readers the procedure and setup of the task.

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    Kent State Shootings

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    Sydney Ganus Mrs. Dunlop and Dr. Hinch Junior Exhibition 8 February 2010 Kent State Shootings (Research Paper) Faced with the problem of a violent protest‚ the Ohio National Guard chose to open fire into the crowd as a solution‚ but increasing security around the ROTC building and preventing its arson would have been a plausible solution. This event takes place in May of 1970 at Kent‚ Ohio. Richard Nixon has just been elected president‚ taking office in 1969. In the midst of the Vietnam

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    There are a few main reasons on why elephants are endangered. These reasons being the illegal killing of them‚ the destruction of their habitat‚ and unsustainable practices by humans. Many elephants are illegally killed for their ivory tusks. Because these tusks are sold for a great fortune‚ the killing of African elephants have become tantalizing and tempting. Once they’re killed and their tusks have been detached‚ their bodies are left there without a purpose to slowly decay. Unfortunately‚ you

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    Delgrosso 1 Biology and Society 12/02/13 In the present day there exists two species of elephants. These two species have many relatives that have come before them and died out. Several of these species are Paleomastodon‚ Deinotherium‚ Gompotherium‚ Primelephas which is a direct ancestor to the modern day elephant‚ Stegadon‚ American mastodon‚ and wooly mammoth. All of these species are considered Proboscidea which are mammals that have trunks “proboscidea encompasses the trunked mammals”

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    Mass Shooting Prevention

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    How Can we Prevent Mass Shootings Columbine‚ Sandy Hook‚ and Virginia Tech‚ all have something in common. When you hear these‚ you probably think “mass shooting.” You may even remember where you were when you heard the news‚ or‚ when you were told the story. Many people claim that guns are not the issue and mental issues are the only reason these tragedies occur. However‚ when you take an unstable person with psychological issues and combine that with a weapon‚ the outcome cannot be anything short

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    on. Nkunzi’s hated by at least half of KwaMashu... and you want me... to guess out of this half... Sbu‚ fair enough. I’m wondering... if Nkunzi... if Nkunzi’s shooting was related to what happened in the church. No... I’m confused now. You want me to mess up. I know how cops operate. You want to link me to Nkunzi’s shooting. Well‚ I don’t know anything. I’m innocent. Sbu‚

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    Elephants Helping Trunk

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    information from the different texts is presented to the reader through a variety of ways. First‚ in the article “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk" by Virginia Morell has a picture of elephants to help the reader have a better understanding of what is happening. The picture helps the reader understand by clarifying how the objects in the experiment were set up. Second‚ in the passage ¨Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task" Joshua M. Plotnik has a visual of a graph to assist

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    Demonstrate your understanding of the context and values of Modernism by close analysis of the techniques and concerns of Modernism that are reflected in one poem and one short story. Modernism as a movement is an artistic reaction to the conventional art and literature of mid- to late 19th century. World War I introduced advanced technology and the introduction of industrialisation provoked Modernist writers to express their concerns about the changing society and the complexities it of through

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    similar catastrophe happened again. There are several ideas that can be treatments which included improve security in school‚ notice the violence on social media and set up proper gun policy. One of the most effective way to prevent school massive shooting is to improve the

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