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    Pigeon River Pollution The Pigeon River flows through North Carolina and right here into East Tennessee. The Pigeon River got its name from an extinct bird‚ which migrated through the valley of North Carolina. Although‚ the Pigeon River looks nice‚ there is something extremely harmful going on inside the river. The long-polluted Pigeon River in Cocke County has not been “fishable” or “swimmable” for over 100 years due to pollution. The river’s water has turned dark brown‚ and has a terrible

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    Dame Anita Roddick and The Body Shop: Getting Started The daughter of Italian immigrants born and raised in the UK‚ Anita Perella began developing her legendary work ethic and keen business sense at an early age as she and her siblings worked tirelessly in her parent’s café as children. It was very common in those days for immigrant children to labor as hard as (if not harder) than their adult counterparts and Anita was no exception. She was a hard worker but also garnered a reputation for being

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    For the first three years of their marriage‚ Roddick and her husband were content running their restaurant and eight-room hotel. She dealt with the customers while he took care of the behind-the-scenes management. However‚ after three years‚ the pair found themselves overworked and separated from their children. They decided to sell their restaurant and embark on their own pursuits. Roddick’s husband‚ an equally avid traveler‚ decided that he wanted to ride a horse from Buenos Aires‚ Argentina

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    Pigeon Plague Our Cities

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    opinion piece ‘Pigeon plague in our cities’ Jo Bonella from the city newspaper argues that pigeons are over populating in Melbourne and are posing a health concern to residents and to themselves. In a blaming tone- she blames humans for feeding the pigeons too much. The author tries to persuade the readers using a series of techniques. The writer asserts that there is an over population of pigeons both in Perth and Melbourne. She uses figures that “there are over 60 000 pigeons in the city”.

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    Human Impact On the Passenger Pigeon The passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was a unique species and was probably the most horrible example of human-caused extinction in history. There had been around three to five billion passenger pigeons‚ the total number of birds to be found in the United States today. The last passenger pigeon alive‚ named Martha‚ died on September 1‚ 1914 at the Cincinnati Zoo. Humans have always had a huge impact on their surroundings and when the Europeans arrived

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    Dodos and Passenger Pigeons are both extinct birds that died by human hands. They are both birds that look similar‚ but they were two different type of birds. They lived in two different areas of the world and their habits were different. The reason why they became extinct are two different stories. There are differences between the Dodos and Passenger Pigeons such as are how they became extinct‚ in their body size‚ and where they lived. Their extinction was caused by humans who were hunting them

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    Anita Roddick‚ The Body Shop Sylvia Whisenant Strayer University Dr. Johnny Maddox Business 302 November 24‚ 2011 Anita Roddick‚ The Body Shop This paper examines the management style of Anita Roddick‚ how her unique style of leadership helped her become not only a success in business‚ but a success in getting the world of corporate business to become green and socially responsible. The Primary Business The Body Shop‚ a world- wide cosmetics company‚ its products are made

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    The Revenge of the Pigeon One sweltering day while I was walking through the park‚ out of nowhere something hit me. Literally‚ something hit me! It was white and smelly. At that moment‚ I know that there was a pigeon‚ but I was wrong. Ten seconds had not elapsed when it suddenly got dark. I look into the sky and see something amazing. It was a swarm of pigeons. It was the most bizarre thing ever. We all ducked and ran for cover. Then it began flooding tons and tons of pigeons. They were just zigging

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    Jaywalking is a crime. What if a person wasn’t crossing the street‚ what if it was a pigeon? Pigeons jaywalk all the time as they know that a car is coming at them 65mph and nonchalantly walk towards the other side. Pigeons don’t care about street rules; (they make their own). Writing became my jaywalk. As a pen stuck to my hand it became a pigeon walking across a street with no fear. Expressing my creative side as I walk my pen against the dialogue of short films I made and poems about my insecurities

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    Anita Roddick (The Body Shop) Growing Business’ Weekly Round Up Inspiring profiles and best practices for entrepreneurs Twenty-six years ago the Brighton Evening Argus ran a story on a dispute between two funeral parlour owners who were upset about a new cosmetics boutique which had opened up next door. It wasn’t the nature of the business they were getting hot under the collar about‚ but its name. They thought the green shop front emblazoned with the words Body Shop in gold leaf might put off

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