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    Evolution

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    theory of Evolution and natural selection. While on his journey Darwin made many observations. They were mainly about the different species he saw on the Galapagos Islands. Each island had a different variation of birds. He noticed that the beak sizes of the finches were different on each island because of the size seeds they ate. Darwin noticed that organisms reproduce more offspring than can survive. Each individual offspring has unique characteristics that can be hereditable. Most of

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    Free range farming can be controversial. It is expensive‚ but also offers a better life for animals. In this discussion you will be informed about the good side of free range farming‚ the negative aspects of free range farming. I will also inform you about the costs of both. There are a lot of good things about free range farming. One of many is that in the time span that the animals are living‚ they get a decent life. They get to interact with other animals and live a life like normal animals

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    of here characteristics were risk-taking‚ courageous‚ and kind. Mr.Ocax is a great horned owl‚ so I imagined him as having brown feathers with gray coloured feathers scattered around. I also imagined him with bright yellow eyes‚ and a shiny ‚ black beak. Those are my visualizations of Poppy and Mr.Ocax. For my final reading power I decided to go with question. My first question is: Why did Mr.Ocax want to hide his fears? I asked this question when I was not very far in to the book‚ so my question

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    Okefenokee Swamp

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    Passage one and Passage two are both about Florida’s Okefenokee Swamp‚ however they both have contrasting points of view. The author of Passage one is writing about the swamp as it is overall- in a disconnected sort of way- which is drastically different from Passage two which takes the reader right inside the swamp and shows the struggle of life that exists there. Thus‚ the authors of Passage one and Passage two‚ accomplish this task by an informative tone and formal diction in Passage one‚ versus

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    Porcupine Puffer Fish

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    “inflatability” due to their slow‚ somewhat clumsy swimming style which makes them vulnerable to predators.” (National Geographic 1996-2011) Porcupine puffer fish have a shape much like that of a baseball bat‚ with large eyes to see their surroundings‚ a hard beak-like jaw to crush crunchy crustaceans and scales which are modified into long spines‚ which generally lie flat against the body. These unique fish use their spine-covered body as a defense against predators that may be looking for a meal. When

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    Hard Hats

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    hats with pitch (tar)‚ and set them in the sun to cure. This was common practice for dock workers who were in constant danger of being hit on the head by objects being dropped from the deck of ships. There were also occasional items falling from the beaks of sea birds‚ who would pick up just about any item then drop it realizing that the object was inedible. Management professor Peter Drucker credited writer Franz Kafka with developing the first civilian hard hat when he was employed at the Worker’s

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    Biodiversity

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    Subject: AACB3214 Biodiversity and Ecology Experiment 7 Title: Study of Deuterostomes Aim: 1. To observe the external features of deuterostomes. 2. To study the characteristics of deuterostomes. Materials: 1. Sea urchin 2. Amphioxus 3. Dogfish 4. Caecilian 5. Lizard 6. Microscope Methods: 1. The specimen of sea urchin‚ amphioxus‚ dogfish‚ caecilian and lizard were observed. 2. The external features of specimens observed were drawn. Discussion: The Deuterostomia comprise

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    In the documentary‚ The Natural History of the Chicken‚ written and directed by Mark Lewis and produced by PBS‚ Lewis wants to show viewers that chickens are perceived differently by many and are not only entrées. Through a series of personal experiences and events‚ Lewis portrays the variety of roles chickens play in the lives of Americans. By showing the chicken farms‚ Lewis shows ethos and credibility because he actually shows that the information he is giving is true. It is sad when the little

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    Factory Farming

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    are crammed in to a cage that is the size of a folded newspaper‚ about 11"-14". Stress from the confinement leads to severe feather loss so the chicken will be almost completely bald in the cold cages. When the chickens are of egg-laying age‚ there beaks are cut off without any pain killers to ease the pain‚ they do this so the chickens don’t break their own eggs and eat them because the chickens are hungry. Broiler chickens‚ luckily for them‚ only live up to 7 weeks old until they are big enough

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    rattled and the sound of metal hitting metal was heard throughout the entire room. It was eerily silent except for the constant clang of chains and the soft snoring of a bird with fiery red feathers neatly tucked in her great expanse of wings with her beak facing the ground‚ her strong and scrutinizing eyes closed in a dreamless fit – the Philippine eagle‚ the Filipinos. After years of clanging‚ her eyes twitched before slowly‚ agonizingly slowly‚ opened them. The eagle looked around her cage‚ her

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