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    distracted driving accident lawyer. The Dangers Of Distracted Driving The Center for Disease Control and Prevention believes nine people die each day as a result of distracted driving. Another 1‚060‚ according to their estimates‚ are injured. Sadly‚ these numbers might not accurately reflect the extent of this problem‚ as many accidents may be attributed to others causes when they are actually the result of a distracted driver. Although individuals know the dangers of driving and texting‚ a survey conducted

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    Lemurs are a type of primate that are native to Madagascar. There are many different species of lemurs and they are all endangered. There are several reasons why lemurs are facing extinction; lemurs are being put at risk by deforestation‚ hunting‚ and climate change (Dunham et al.‚ 2008). Deforestation in Madagascar is especially significant in affecting lemurs. Deforestation leads to habitat loss and habitat fragmentation‚ which may have negative consequences for lemurs (Craul et al.‚ 2009). Lemurs

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    “The Effect of Level of Activity on Clothespin Squeezing Amount Question: Does exercising/ resting affect the number of times you can squeeze a clothespin in a minute? Hypothesis: If the person DOES NOT exercise before the task then‚ they will be able to squeeze the clothespin more because not exercising/resting allows the body to relax and there are no buildups of waste products. Biological Explanation: Both the respiratory system and the circulatory system are involved within my experiment

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    Dangers of a Captive Audience Teachers have a significant role in American society as they help foster essential skills and instill knowledge into their students. Excellent teachers are responsible for the success of any modern country. Teachers selflessly serve for the interests of society rather than for their own interests. Though the vast majority of teachers are dedicated and honest citizens‚ they are some dangerous teachers whom take advantage of their students. The students are a

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    Endangered Species Act) Endangered Species Act “What is an endangered species?” is a question that needs to be addressed before getting known of endangered species act. An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct due to three possible reasons: it is few in numbers. According to the theory of Exponential Growth Curve proposed by Malthus‚ a lower population tends to have a lower reproductive rate and thus a higher risk of going extinct; or a species is

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    Dangers of Oil Spills (Article for Environment Awareness magazine) Oil slicks do so much more damage than just the initial havoc we see on the news; the effects can be long lasting. The recent Deep water BP oil leak disaster in the Gulf of Mexico well and truly eclipsed the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989 and now has the potential of being one of the largest oil spills on record. Latest official estimates state approximately 4.1 million barrels of oil contaminated the

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    Danger: Chemical Sunscreens Sunscreen is meant to be a product designed to protect the skin from the sun. The first form of sunscreen was a red‚ petroleum jelly like substance that was mainly used to aid troops during WWII‚ it then transformed into a sort of pasty‚ white substance of zinc oxide. As the years passed and society began to evolve into one that craved sun kissed skin‚ many companies started to brainstorm in search of a new kind of sunscreen. The formula they aimed for was one that protected

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    Why is the Pacific Ocean unsafe? In 2011‚ Japan suffered a major travesty due to the 9.0 magnitude earthquake‚ and tsunami that followed soon after. However‚ during that earthquake and tsunami‚ a nuclear power plant known as Fukushima Daichii was hit‚ and exposed to the community. Being exposed to a nuclear power plant is extremely harmful because of the symptoms that may occur from it‚ due to radiation. According to the 2013 edition of the Encyclopedia‚ radiation is a‚ “flow of atomic and subatomic

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    advocates of immediate change in industrial emissions‚ and those who believe that the increased temperature is a natural phenomenon. Advocates of immediate change believe that sudden changes in the earth’s climate can be attributed to human activities. Human made commodities such at power plants‚ factories and cars produce toxic emissions that are released into the air‚ causing harm to the environment. Scientist have done much research and are certain that if nothing is done to reduce the waste

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    What is our responsibility to the environment and to other species affected by human decision? It is our responsibility to repair the negative effects our actions have on the environment and on other species. I mean repair in the sense that we must be fully aware of the effects of our actions and not be greedy to the point where nature itself cannot rejuvenate itself. It is acceptable that humans use resources from nature for their own well-being; we constitute part of the global food chain after

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