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    River Ecology Lab

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    Bio 1 River Ecology Lab Report Ecology is the study of relationships between organisms and their environment which includes both physical and biological factors. Humans have a major influence on ecosystems and this is very important in the waterways of California. The American River has been influenced greatly by humans by mining for gold‚ pollution through humans themselves‚ and an immense amount of other things (Becker 1992). We tested the growth of bacteria in the water of the American

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    What does the Mississippi river symbolize throughout the story? The river is a symbol of freedom in Huck’s journey to New Orleans. In the beginning of the story‚ the river was a form transportation in order to escape captivity. “I was powerful glad to get away from the feuds‚ and so was Jim to get away from the swamp...We said there warn’t no home like a raft‚ after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery‚ but a raft don’t.(Twain 18.6)” To Huck‚ the river portrays life without rules

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    that the diversion of the Mississippi River and man’s effort to resist it‚ and the great problem that was encountered because of it‚ as well as trying to control it. Instead of trying to resist it‚ why not just go with it? It seems easier and though one would have to adapt to the changes‚ the changes that occur could end up being for the better. Man desired to control the Mississippi River. You can’t indefinitely control water‚ or anything‚ much less a river. You could control it for a time but

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    The Indus river valley is now Pakistan and extends into modern day Indian states of Gujarat‚ Rajasthan‚ Haryana‚ and Punjab.  The Indus river valley is a big flood area.  There was a huge flood that killed thousands of people‚ others were injured and 150‚000 evacuated. In the future‚ something like this could happen again due to the unpredictable flooding of the Indus River. There could also be greater problems like water scarcity‚ droughts‚ and food shortages because of the growing population and

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    never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history. • When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago‚ Indians established Harappan culture in Indus Valley Civilization. • The name ’India’ is derived from the River Indus‚ the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. • Chess was invented in India. • Algebra‚ Trigonometry and Calculus are studies‚ which originated in India. • The ’Place Value System’ and the ’Decimal System’ were developed

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    The River Between Analysis

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    separation in the book The River Between. Are there religions that are better than any other? Should you stick to your beliefs or be a rebel? Is it worth to go against the flow? Does anyone have obligations towards his religion? This is some of the questions that Ngūgĩ wa Thiong’o deals with. Ngūgĩ wa Thiong’o is a social activist and a Kenyan writer who was born in 1938. He was educated in Kenya‚ Uganda and Britain. In 1965‚ Ngūgĩ published his second work titled The River Between. Besides having

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    that work in industry. The film “On Coal River”‚ emphasizes this dangerous situation. A Massey Corporation coal mine in “Coal Valley” West Virginia was built next to Marsh Fork Elementary. Parents began to worry about their children when black coal dust began covering the playground‚ and a one-hundred-foot dam was built behind the school that held hundreds of thousands of gallons of toxic waste. The dam also leaked toxic heavy metals into the local watershed‚ poisoning the community’s water. These

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    Indus River Dolphin

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    How To Protect Endangered Species? Indus River Dolphin Common names: Indus river dolphin‚ bhulan‚ blind river dolphin‚ Indus dolphin‚ side swimming dolphin‚ Plataniste de l’Indus (Fr)‚ Delfín del Indo (Sp) Scientific name: Plantanista minor What are Indus river dolphins? The Indus River dolphin (Platanista minor) is one of the world’s rarest mammals and the second most endangered freshwater river dolphin. The species is characterized by a long beak‚ rounded belly‚ stocky body‚ very small dorsal

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    Cauvery River Issue

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    ------------------------------------------------- Kaveri River water dispute Kaveri river flows in South Karnataka and then to Tamil Nadu. The sharing of waters of the river Kaveri has been the source of a serious conflict between the Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The genesis of this conflict‚ rests in two controversial agreements—one signed in 1892 and another in 1924—between the erstwhile Madras Presidency and Princely State of Mysore. The 802 km Kaveri river [1] has 32‚000 sq km basin area in Karnataka

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    River -Ak Ramanujam

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    A.K. Ramanujan’s poem “A River Theme The poet levels a scathing criticism against poets‚ both old and new poets‚ who eulogize the external beauty of nature while ignoring the deeper significance or the humanitarian aspect of the floods which destroy life and property. The old and new poets find the violent mood of the river more sensational and exciting and fail to write about the malignant aspect of nature .They are insensitive and callous towards human suffering. He criticizes the attitude of

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