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    African Elephant Trunk

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    Due to their large size and low predation‚ other than poachers‚ the African Elephants special senses are being studied further. These creatures have been discovered to use their trunks‚ ears and their feet for various functions. The elephant’s trunk is the leading organ for smelling. Their trunk works with the organ inside their mouths known as the vomeronasal organ also knows as the Jacobson’s organ (Hia‚ 2013). This organ contains sensory neurons that cause their sense of smell to be exceedingly

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    Essay On School Shootings

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    Figure 1: The Increase of School Shootings (School shooting Trends). Since the year 2013‚ the number of school shootings in the United States has grown to a deplorable total of 160. The number of school shootings is rapidly increasing due to the increase of people with serious mental illness not getting the appropriate help they need. Also‚ students who are bullied in their academic years make up a majority of gunmen in the shootings. Lastly‚ having weapons easily accessible within ones home has

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    Safe School Shootings

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    school shootings are‚ these adjectives that I used in the previous sentences are familiar to many families across this country. A school shooter has one purpose and one purpose only: to shoot as many people as he/she can. With the growing rate of suburban school shootings‚ it is the school security’s responsibility to keep students safe and out of harm’s way. School shootings are becoming more prevalent in today’s society because

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    Elephant Helping Trunk

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    article‚ “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”‚ Morell gives a general overview of the whole experiment. She writes‚ “A team of scientists modified a classic experiment first administered to chimpanzees in the 1930s‚ which requires two animals to work together to earn a treat. If they don’t cooperate‚ neither gets the reward.” Next‚ the video “Elephants Show Cooperation” is quite different from the article when it comes to content. In the video‚ the host narrates as each clip of elephants during the

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    There are some problems with mass shootings‚ but with a little bit of changes those problems can be solved. There are many problems in the world today and mass shootings is just one of many. Mass shootings are deadly tragedies that happen to innocent people. Mass shootings are normally carried out with a person with a mental illness or some sort of disease. Most people who commit mass shootings have some form of mental illness or depression. They feel like they do not get enough attention or loving

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    American School Shootings

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    high-profile school shootings in the US. Are their concerns justified? Having examined a report by (Borum‚ Cornell‚ Modzeleski‚ & Jimerson‚ 2010) which addresses this question by reviewing a range of empirical evidence‚ I feel as though it is safe to say that American schools are safe and the publicity of the cases creates a grandiose perception of danger and causes unnecessary fear. The report also explains why there is a miscomprehension regarding the occurrence of school shootings and provides insight

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    Sandy Hook Shooting

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    Dalaney Renz Ms. Mendoza English 10 3/7/13 Sandy Hook Shooting Mainstream media claims that Sandy Hook shooting was a massacre and an intruder at the school took many children’s lives that day. But there has been strange behavior and evidence that the shooting was a hoax‚ planned and acted by the government so people would be persuaded to believe that guns are the problem. Therefore‚ the government would try and take away our second amendment rights. Friday December 14th‚ 2012 mainstream

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    Fort Hood Shooting

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    Fort Hood Shooting Jose A. Gonzalez HSM 433 October 1‚ 2012 Fort Hood Shooting Brief Description of Attack On November 5‚ 2009 at approximately 1:30 p.m.‚ a gunman opens fire inside the base’s Soldier Readiness Center at U.S. Army Base‚ Fort Hood‚ Texas. Soldier Readiness Center‚ is where soldiers who are about to be deployed or who are returning undergo medical screening (http://search.proquest.com). During the shooting the gunman killed 13 and wounded 31 others. The gunman was shot

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    Haruki Murakami‚ a standout amongst the most widely praised and generally read writers in Japan today‚ is named by numerous as a postmodernist. His short story "The Elephant Vanishes" is a prime case of why this mark has been put on Murakami’s work. It incorporates various attributes that are absolutely postmodern and manages topics that appear to be drawn from the day and age of the craftsman. In particular‚ Murakami utilizes the essential standards of a postmodern work: fuse of advances and the

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    Ending School Shootings

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    Justin Bizarro Mrs. Nye English 1301 14 November 2012 Stopping the Tragedy of School Shootings Every single day‚ millions of kids across the country wake up‚ get ready for the day‚ and head to school. The parents of these children trust the school with many things; a safe bus ride‚ a productive environment‚ and most importantly‚ keeping their kids safe throughout the day. School districts take pride in this‚ and on a normal basis‚ things will go smoothly. Despite all of their efforts‚ though‚ one

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