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    Introduction There are a number of factors that can contribute to the growth of a population and these trends can be seen in a number of species. It is generally believed‚ from an ecological perspective‚ that populations will display either an exponential of logistic growth rate. If optimal environments are consistently maintained with no biotic or abiotic limiting factors (excess food‚ excess space availability‚ optimum climactic environment‚ no predation‚ etc) then a population will grow in

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    LIMITATION OF SIGHT AND HEARING INTRODUCTION Humans have sight and hearing limitation. Without any devices‚ our sight and hearing was limited. Most of the limitation of sight can be overcome with the help of certain optical instruments such as magnifying glass‚ microscope‚ binoculars and others. The range of frequency of hearing in human 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz. It was different according to the age of a person. Hearing limitations can be overcome by using devices such as microphone‚ stethoscope‚ earphone

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    the second amendment

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    The Second Amendment: In History and Today The Second Amendment is a controversial topic today‚ just as it was in 1787. There are so many different interpretations on what the congress meant when originally adopting this Amendment in the first place. Through the Second Amendment‚ this paper looks at the intent of the writers of The Constitution and the impact of this particular Amendment today. By looking at The Articles of Confederation‚ The Constitution‚ and current

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    27 Amendments

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    The 27 Amendments to the Constitution have had a profound impact on our country. Although all of the Amendments have had a direct effect on the citizens of the United States‚ there are three amendments that stand out above all of the others due to their impact and significance. The three amendments to the Constitution that I think are the most important to the American people are Amendments one‚ two‚ and four. #1 Freedom of Speech is to help people speak and write freely without any punishment.

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    Second Amendment: CIVIL LIBERTIES BEING CHALLENGED The Second Amendment has become the most talked about amendment in recent times. I am sure that this has become the forefront of most political person’s discussions in recent times because of the violence that has taken hold of our society. Is it that guns need to be controlled or the people using them? After all‚ it isn’t guns that kill people‚ its people that kill people. But as it pertains to the second amendment‚ is our current government

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    Failed Amendment: Protecting Slavery In 1861‚ an Amendment was proposed to protect the practice of slavery‚ known as the Corwin Amendment.. It would make it so not amendments could be made to effect the use of slavery. This is the only proposed Amendment that has the signature of the President‚ to not be ratified. The President’s signature is considered unnecessary due to the face the constitutional provision that on the concurrence of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress the proposal shall be

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    Fourteen Amendment

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    The fourteenth amendment provides a definition of a citizen of The United States. The fourteenth amendment was adopted on July 9‚ 1868 shortly after the Union victory in the American Civil War. It was adopted as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. It has many different clauses. The fourteenth amendment was adopted as one of the longest amendments to the Constitution with a total of five different parts. The Citizenship clause‚ Due Process Clause‚ and the Equal Protection Clause are some of the

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    The Thirteenth Amendment                                                            Nina Al Qoreishy                                                            Ms.Potina                                                          English IV­6                                                         March 28‚ 2013 The 13th amendment was one of the most influential Amendments to have ever passed in the U.S. The passing of this Amendment started its transition in the south in the 1963 and lasted for two years ending 1965

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    18th amendment

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    show that a majority of domestic violence‚ automobile accidents‚ and rape‚ all involve (many times) alcohol. Whether one thinks consumption is "right" or not has been asked by people for people from time to time. This would be the case of the 18th Amendment of 1919. The Act passed by those concerned with the above-mentioned problems‚ prohibited the vending‚ transportation of‚ and consumption of alcohol. The law was intended to be enforced nation-wide. Police raided and trashed many vendors to stop

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    4th amendment

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    searches don’t occur because police have probable cause. They occur because people get tricked or intimidated into consenting to search requests. Consenting to a search request automatically makes the search legal in the eyes of the law. And the 4th Amendment doesn’t require officers to tell you about your right to refuse. So if you’re pulled over‚ don’t try to figure out whether or not the officer has probable cause to legally search you. You always have the right to refuse search requests by stating

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