A Culturally Endangered Youth. Introduction The combined forces of colonialism‚ westernization‚ and modernization have perfectly combined to drive Igbo culture to the margins of existence. What is dominant among the Igbo now is the payment of lip service to culture‚ especially by way of tourism and so-called inculturation. The people most affected are the young ones‚ mainly because the usual framework of learning by participation is no longer available to a greater percentage of them. Since the
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the Orient Seas as the Wildlife Haven How many of the endemic species of our country do children know? Perhaps they have heard of the majestic Philippine Eagle. Of course‚ it is a national symbol. It is not only taught in Science classes but as well as in History classes. How much knowledge do Filipinos have regarding the species that are displayed at the back of our Peso bills? And for a while‚ the incorrect writing of these species’ Scientific names created a buzz. Are we that careless of these
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Elephant Poaching Elephants were once a common species to see around Africa and Asia‚ but due to ivory trading elephants have become critically endangered. Every day elephants become more and more endangered and soon they will be extinct. Elephants are killed everyday and used for ivory. Elephants are beautiful creatures and it would be shameful to let them go extinct. Elephant poaching is a serious problem and is not being stopped. According to the 96 Elephants Foundation‚ “96 elephants are killed
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popular film that entertained the notion that scientist could bring back an extinct species with DNA from mosquitos that were carefully preserved in amber. Now‚ a group of scientists are trying to bring back the great passenger pigeon‚ Ectopistes migratorious. According to the Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds‚ there were 3‚000 million passenger pigeons in the late 18th Century‚ making it one of the most abundant species in the world (p. 253). These birds relied heavily on large numbers to find food and
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Advanced Studies in Biology‚ Vol. 5‚ 2013‚ no. 7‚ 337 - 346 HIKARI Ltd‚ www.m-hikari.com http://dx.doi.org/10.12988/asb.2013.3315 Molecular Phylogeny of the Endangered Vietnamese Paphiopedilum Species Based on the Internal Transcribed Spacer of the Nuclear Ribosomal DNA K. H. Trung1‚ T. D. Khanh2 ‚ L. H. Ham2‚ T. D. Duong2 and N. T. Khoa2 1 2 Genetic Engineering Lab‚ Agricultural Genetics Institute‚ Hanoi‚ Vietnam Molecular Biology Division‚ Agricultural Genetics Institute‚ Hanoi‚ Vietnam
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Many animals today are becoming extinct or have already been considered endangered. Although there are many animal breeders in the world‚ the death rate of animals does not equal to the number of animals born each year. Animal cruelty is what makes our world less diverse because many animals are being beaten‚ left on the streets to die without care‚ or are getting killed for unlawful reasons such as animal testing. People do not realize how important it is to keep these animals safe because without
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Endangered languages: what is to be done‚ and why? The threat to linguistic resources is now recognized as a worldwide crisis. Language death is what happens when the last speaker of a particular language dies‚ or when a language community ceases to exist. It is an extinction that is happening on a massive scale and with astonishing speed. According to Krauss (1992a)‚ as many as half of the estimated 6‚000 languages spoken on earth are "moribund"; spoken only by adults who no longer teach them
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the next mating season begins. Red pandas stay in trees and due to deforestation they have no place else to go which is one of the reasons why they are an endangered species. There is less than 10‚000 red pandas left in the world. Their greatest threats are humans. Many baby red pandas do not survive to adulthood. The red pandas are endangered. They are now extinct in several countries. By cutting down trees in South Asia the red pandas are losing their homes‚ and boy the pandas not being healthy
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Preventing a Species from Extinction Whether should people prevent a species from being extinct or not seems not a controversial topic. Nowadays‚ a lot of people will agree on protecting endangered species. However‚ most people still have some questions. Why should people prevent a species from extinction? Is it Important? What can humans get from protecting rare species? We can answer these questions from three aspects. People should prevent a species from extinction because humans have the
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Bank supervision in Nepal needs to be improved‚ strengthened. Banks are the pillars of economy in real capitalistic market of a nation. They are prime sources of investment that play vital role in mobilizing resources to an optimum level in business world. The role of banking sector in economic growth and stability requires continuous and reliable service. In Nepal‚ Nepal Ratra Bank (NRB) is only an authorized body responsible for the monetary regulation and supervision of all banks and financial
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