Commonly Used Atrazine Herbicide Adversely Affects Fish Reproduction Dan Larson The herbicide Atrazine‚ one of the world’s most commonly used herbicides has now been shown to affect reproduction tracts in fish‚ according to a study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey. “Concentrations of atrazine commonly found in agricultural streams and rivers caused reduced reproduction and spawning‚ as well was tissue abnormalities in laboratory studies with fist‚” says Donald Tillitt‚ a USGS scientist and
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In her poem “The Sound Of Night”‚ Maxine Kumin recalls an experience outside with other people at night time when a whole other world comes out. She describes the many animals that thrive in the night and make noises that can be interpreted as threatening. The author appears scared of the unknown and what could be lurking in it’s dark depths. The title‚ “The Sound Of Night”‚ makes the reader begin to ponder what sounds they associate with night. I associate night with chirps and whistles and creaks
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Set in a recognizable yet crumbling Los Angeles‚ Butler’s “Speech Sounds” does not belong to the category of “hard” science fiction that includes fantastic machinery; the “technology” that the story investigates is human language‚ and more importantly human communication. In the short story‚ the consequences of language impairment are the loss of intellectual abilities‚ constant misunderstandings‚ murderous jealousy‚ violence‚ and the dissolution of society. In the first passage of the prompt‚ the
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Review 1. When a die is rolled‚ find the probability of getting a a. 5 b. 6 c. Number less than 5 2. When a card is selected from a deck‚ find the probability of getting a. A club b. A face card or a heart c. A6 and a spade d. A king e. A red card 3. In a survey conducted at a local restaurant during breakfast hours‚ 20 people preferred orange juice‚ 16 preferred grapefruit juice‚ and 9 preferred apple juice with breakfast. If a person is selected at random‚ find the probability that
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cause the observed symptoms? (4 points). Answer: 2. You have been called upon to demonstrate the technique for listening to valve sounds. (a) Explain where you would position your stethoscope to auscultate (1) aortic valve of a patient with severe aortic valve insufficiency (2) Stenotic mitral valve. (b) During which periods would you hear these abnormal heart sounds most clearly? (During atrial diastole‚ ventricular systole‚ ventricular diastole‚ or atrial systole? (c) What cues would you use to
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Dependent Variable: The growth of bacteria in each sample. Constant: The temperature and location‚ volume of music‚ and the time frame music is played at night. Background Information: Sound travels through waves‚ which are created by the vibration of an object which causes the air surrounding it to vibrate. These waves are unique to each sound you hear meaning they will have different patterns of vibration. As the speaker vibrates from emitting the music‚ the surrounding molecules vibrate as well in the same unique pattern affecting the growth of the
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Compare and Contrast Essay The Stories “A Sound of Thunder” and “Being Prey” both have a similar and different conflicts. They both involve very dangerous activities that could put their lives in danger. They both go into highly dangerous locations‚ but are in different time periods. Eckels is back where Dinosaurs were and Val Plumwood was in Australia. So both of these stories have different conflicts. Both stories they are both told not to do something. But as both did the same thing‚ they
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In the novel "Sound of Waves" there are foil characters‚ as well as symbolism and foreshadowing. The sea‚ hard-work and love are all motifs and envelop the novel. Shinji‚ the protagonist‚ is a hard-working young man who has never considered the world outside of Uta-jima. The sea surrounds his home and is personified as a beautiful and powerful protector. To Shinji‚ the sea is a compelling force that he cannot imagine being away from‚ nor does he wish to. The sea represents Hatsue‚ Shinji’s love
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Assignment 2: Recording‚ Analysing and Using Human Resource Information (3RAI). Task1 This assignment is based around a retail organisation. This organisation is in the fashion sector‚ primarily selling ladies fashion (although it does have some lines for men and children). The organisation has 34 stores‚ primarily based in the Midlands and South of the UK. It tends to employ significant number of students during the holiday period (to help cover staff holidays) and it always employs a number of
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My Analysis about A Sound of Thunder --By Lillian ( Class:2‚ No:2) A Sound of Thunder is a short story written by Ray Bradbury which belongs to the genre of science fiction. The story set in A.D.2055 when time travel is possible‚ this is the story of a travel agency‚ Time Safari Inc.‚ that arrangeed hunting trips back in time to hunt dinosaurs. It is also a futuristic story about how changing a small thing can result in a huge change somewhere down the timeline
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