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    Reserves for the Protection of the Giant Panda In the 1940s‚ the Chinese government began initial conservation efforts to protect the Giant Pandas. The idea was to set aside safe areas where the animals would be protected in their natural habitat. During the early 1960s‚ China’s State Council called upon the provinces to set aside land for the protection of China’s wildlife. Sichuan province responded quickly with a plan to create reserves to protect Giant Pandas and other animals in the area.

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    Introduction The giant squid reaches 59 feet in length. It has the largest eyes of the animal kingdom‚ and holds the title of largest invertebrate living. It has reappeared in human mythologies and stories from the Odyssey to Harry Potter; it captures the imagination‚ this deep sea creature with staring eyes and 39 foot tentacles lined with suckers. We certainly have our stories about the giant squid; they used to reach the shore on the lips of sailors‚ who rarely gave accurate information‚ and

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    Take Me Out to the Ball Game S. P. To inform the audience on two things you need to know when going to a Giants baseball game. C. I. Two things you need to know when going to a Giants baseball game are what to do before the game and what to do during the game. INTRODUCTION I. (Attention) Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Going to a Giants baseball game can be confusing with all of the choices there are to make. A. There’s so much to experience. B. It can be hard on your wallet

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    that humans innately have implanted within them. Self-interest‚ properly understood‚ is the standard of morality and selflessness is the deepest immorality. Human nature dictates that every action‚ no matter how selfless it appears‚ is inspired by a selfish reason. Science and religion both teach selfishness that the first rule of life is self preservation‚ which results in "me first" and the creed of materialism. Selfishness results from the original sin of separateness .Selfishness

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    The David: Symbol of the Renaissance When you hear the word renaissance what do you think of? You probably thought of the Mona Lisa‚ Michelangelo or Davinci. Many look at this time period in the lense of art and invention‚ It seems that everyone who was famous during this time was either an artist or an inventor‚ which is why many believe that the David is a perfect representation of Michelangelo’s works and the renaissance because of the amount of skill and thought put into it that shows the value

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    Why is survival selfish? Would you consider saving yourself selfish? Threatening situations in life can cause harm.All the people in the world that go through a life crisis struggle. In order to survive a crisis‚ you need to stay calm and don’t freak out because if you do‚ you cause more of a crisis. To survive a crisis it is important to stay calm because if you are calm there is a better chance of surviving no matter what is happening‚that is how the author survived. ”one way i dealt with these

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    Survival Is Not Selfish What would you do if you had no food‚ no water‚ no communication‚ and no resources? Would you just sit there waiting until it was your time to die? I sure wouldn’t‚ I would look for anything to help me survive. We all have the instinct of survival our ancestors probably had to survive on whatever they had. They didn’t have what we have today‚ our modern technology has made us dependent on it‚ so we don’t have to worry about survival. Survival is something natural‚ just like

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    the essay “Shooting an Elephant”‚ it gives away many symbols and a very important life lesson. The essay has many symbols‚ but three stick out like a sore thumb. These include the gun‚ the Burmese people‚ and the elephant. A main symbol that is easily noticed is the gun he uses. A small powerful rifle against a huge elephant. Orwell even noted “an old .44 Winchester and much too small to kill an elephant” (324). The gun isn’t mad to kill a giant beast like this elephant. It was all he had for protection

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    downstairs to find her husband alive and well. Mrs. Mallard then dies; the doctors claimed it was joy. Through the “Story of an Hour” it is discovered that Louise Mallard is a selfish yet strong character. When first hearing of her husband’s death‚ Mrs. Mallard “wept at once‚ with sudden wild abandonment.” (13) However her selfish side comes out when alone in her room. She overcomes

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    Book Overview The book Orbiting the Giant Hairball was written by Gordon MacKenzie in 1996. Originally self-published the book became a business "cult classic". Gordon was an employee of Hallmark Cards for 30 years‚ where he inspired his colleagues to slip the bonds of Corporate Normalcy and rise to “orbit” - to a mode of dreaming‚ daring‚ and doing above and beyond the rubber-stamp confines of the administrative mind-set. As a testament to his career and the level of creativity he maintained

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