Intro The emerald ash borer is an invasive wood boring insect that originated in Asia. The borer is believed to have crossed the Canadian and American border in the early 2000s by way of Windsor and Detroit (1). They have now infested much of Southern Ontario‚ as well as‚ in small parts of western Quebec (2). Emerald ash borers destroy ash trees by eating all the ash species in Ontario which include green‚ red‚ white‚ black‚ and ash trees. When beetles eat ash trees‚ they leave 4-5 millimeter holes
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Mill would say to kill one person and let the other four be able to live. If Mill is going to obey his own theory he would say that only killing one person would be less harmful than killing all four of the people. If having one person die in contrast to having all five die a utilitarian would chose to kill one person and save four people. Mill’s decision would be solely based upon his own theory of promoting happiness to the greatest number of people. Personally I do not agree with Mill’s
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Deforestation has been taking places in every part of the world. Many forests have been cleared out without considering the effect to the world. Deforestation was‚ is and is going to be done with the reason to fulfill human’s need. Forest was used to cover around 50% of the total land in the earth‚ but sadly forest only cover around 30% of the total land. Can we still call earth the green planet if deforestation keeps on happening? I strongly believe that we need to stop deforestation before it is
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its Relations in Populism The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has caused quite a stir of controversy since it was first published in 1900. Written by L. Frank Baum‚ it was initially thought of to be only a magical story for children; but as it was later examined‚ there seemed to be more behind the well thought out novel than meets the eye. It appeared that Baum wrote an entire book as a metaphor relating to the populism of the 1890s. From the characters to the settings to
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Likewise‚ DePalma‚ and Poland‚ Peter Kareiva‚ a leading environmental scientist affirms that non-native species including emerald ash borer can have disastrous impacts‚ especially on islands. Kareiva also states exotic EAB and pathogens plants are causing immense economic destruction. For instance‚ “some plant invaders totally remake ecosystems — altering fire regime‚ nutrient
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writing using symbols and indirect suggestion to express ideas‚ emotions‚ people etc. The story gives a lot of symbols relating to the gilded age in American history which took place from 1880 1900. The main symbols are: Dorothy‚ the Land of Oz‚ lion‚ Emerald City‚ flying monkeys. <br> <br>The first person the story talks about in the story is Dorothy. She’s a girl that comes form Kansas and was carried by a tornado. In the story when the reader first meet Dorothy he finds out that she is very curios
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In Detroit‚ Michigan of 2002 many ash trees in the hardwood forests of Michigan and in urban areas were unexpectedly dying prematurely and researchers began investigating the problem. As they investigated trees‚ they found tunnels throughout the inside of the tree. The problem turned out to be an insect no longer than 12 millimeters known as the emerald ash borer. Many 10s of millions of dollars have been spent and more than 200 million trees have died or have been sacrificed in efforts to eradicate
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of the East after the Munchkins sent her a message about the incident‚ suggested Dorothy to see the Great Wizard in the City of Emerald and ask him for help. So then with the kiss of the Good Witch of the North on her forehead‚ and the silver shoes of the killed Wicked Witch of the East on her feet‚ she went to see the Great Oz. In her journey to the City of Emerald‚ she met the Scarecrow‚ the Tin Woodman‚ and the Cowardly Lion in different places. They decided to go to see the Great Oz together
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Witch of the North tells her that she has to go to Emerald City and ask the Wizard of Oz for help. As Dorothy follows the yellow brick road‚ she meets a handful of people all having problems: a Scarecrow‚ a Tin Woodman‚ and a Cowardly Lion. The Scarecrow wants a brain so he will be smarter‚ the Tin Woodman wants a heart so he will be more empathetic‚ and the Cowardly Lion wants courage so he will be braver. The four of them continue to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard to solve their problems‚ but
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she is still living with the old woman‚ waiting for me to come after her.” he wanted a heart because he would like to love and have feelings again (Baum 45-46).The cowardly lion story was "I suppose I was born that way. All the other animals in the forest
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