How and Why Do Crickets Chirp? The cricket’s call‚ a sound familiar to almost everyone across the globe‚ can vary from isolated clicks to repetitive chirps to long trills. While the females are mute‚ most male crickets can be loud musicians‚ producing species-specific songs up to 100 decibels‚ about the same volume as a motorcycle or a power drill. They create their songs by a method that is very different from human vocalization. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/31/science/31obox.html?_r=0 Cricket
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WHY DO I WANT TO BE A NURSE Medical field had always been a childhood dream‚ I find the human body fascinating‚ as such‚ I wanted to be a Dr. Then nursing became an early interest as an alternative. becoming a nurse will help me achieve my professional goal. In Nigeria where I grew up‚ I saw many sick and hurting people including my Aunt‚ she was in so much pain‚ crying all the time‚ it sadden my heart to see her in pains‚ but I couldn’t help her‚ when she died‚ I knew I needed to do
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said‚ “true peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.” Indeed‚ people have been fighting for justice for over centuries because they want peace. Citizens often question the government on why their opinions have not been accurately represented or why they have to act against their will‚ and there is only one answer to these questions‚ according to Henry David Thoreau‚ “people have chosen [the government] to execute their will” (Jacobus 305)‚ yet they neglect the fact
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I have to recognized that we- human beings – can’t act as the dictates of reason and conscience in “our fear of being lonely or ostracized‚ or facing other unpleasant consequences”‚ but it does not mean that we do not have the option. It does not mean that we always are forced to choose obedience if may not like the choices we face. I believe that we can still make something different‚ otherwise we always have the option of being disobedient‚ as long as we are willing to face the consequences of
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the ancestors‚ in Zulu amadlozi. In the introduction I have mentioned the importance of knowing your izithakazelo‚ this is the reason why: Every single clan member needs to know their izithakazelo in order to communicate with the ancestors (amadlozi). One cannot ask someone else to communicate with the ancestors for you‚ you have to do it yourself and that is why your izithakazelo is important. Izithakazelo cannot be forgotten‚ if this happens‚ the clan will die out. I cannot imagine that such a
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Assignment Topic Why do students shy out and do not participate in classroom discussion? Submitted To: Sir Submitted By: Faiqa Attique Roll NO: 138 M.A (Education) 3rd Semester (R) Why do students shy out and do not participate in classroom discussion? Chapter 1 1.1 Abstract Research has shown that shy students participate less frequently
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THEORIES OF CRIME Uka 5 THEORIES OF CRIME Uka 6 Can I Have Some Theory With That Crime? Why do individuals commit crimes? Society today is very well concerned with this matter. In todays time‚ there are psychologists‚ criminologists‚ biologists‚ and sociologists searching for an answer. In reality‚ the answer to this question is very hard to find out. However‚ for centuries‚ researchers of all kinds have been persistent in analyzing criminals for an answer. The scholarly attention to crime from
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Cassie Ross Sociology 101 “Why Do People Get Tattoos?” Many people today get tattoos for different reasons‚ some being for their own personal reasons‚ and some being for the cultural and social prospectus around them. Men‚ women‚ and even young people today have different types of tattoos that have many different meanings. Miliann Kang and Katherine Jones write about different people and their tattoos. For young people‚ a general reason
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WHY DO FIRMS GO PUBLIC? Forthcoming in the Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurial Finance James C. Brau‚ PhD‚ CFA Professor of Finance Editor‚ Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance July 1‚ 2010 Department of Finance Marriott School Brigham Young University 640 Tanner Building Provo‚ Utah 84602 Phone: 801.318.7919 Fax: 801.422.0741 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1649008 WHY DO FIRMS GO PUBLIC? Six months after he founded Netscape‚ Clark agitated for the company
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Why do people join cults? It’s not like they wake up one day and think hey‚ I’m going to go join a cult today. Most people that joining a cult don’t even know that are in one. Most cults are very well thought out on the recruitment process and socialization process. People join cults like Peoples Temple because of charismatic leaders‚ life issues‚ and a sense of belonging. How can a leader of a group convince so many people to follow his or her beliefs? Most of the time it’s just good talking skills
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