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Crotalus Horrid Is A Member Horrid Is A Member Snakes
1,027 wordsThe following is a brief description, as well as know characteristics commonly associated with the Crotalus horrid snake family. The Crotalus horrid is commonly referred to as the timber rattlesnake, or in more indigenous terms, the canebrake or banded rattlesnake. Its genus name is a translation from the Greek word krotalon, which means rattle. The species is a Latin word meaning "standing on end. " (Breen, 1974). Together they illustrate the rattler's stalking posture. The Crotalus horrid is a...
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Hubble Space Telescope Universe Continues To Expand Energy
786 wordsThe universe begins with a cataclysm that generates space and time, as well as all the matter and energy the universe will ever hold. For an incomprehensibly small fraction of a second, the universe is an infinitely dense, hot fireball. The prevailing theory describes a peculiar form of energy that can suddenly push out the fabric of space. On a rare occasion, a runaway process called "Inflation" can cause a vast expansion of space filled with this energy. The inflationary expansion is stopped o...
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Endangered Species Human Beings
810 wordsCloning is the production of duplicate copies of genetic materials, cells, or entire multi-cellular living materials. For years cloning had only been a fantasy, but with new scientific research cloning can be very successful. Because there are so many advantages in areas like agriculture, medicine, and biological research in producing genetically identical organisms, artificial cloning has become the focus of attention with scientists today. "At last there is hope of saving endangered species. W...
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Mary Shelleys Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein
694 wordsThe modern motion picture Mary Shelleys Frankenstein, directed by Kenneth Branagh was mostly faithful to the books original story written by Mary Shelley in 1816. While Branagh attempted to stay close to Shelleys storyline a few scenes were changed to add more drama to the cinematography. The general plot of the story did remain true to the book. Determined to find a way to defeat death, Victor Frankenstein decides to pursue the experiments of his mentor Dr. Walden into the reanimation of dead t...
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Lord Of The Flies Dead Parachutist
753 wordsSimon is about 4 ft. , black hair and, brown eyes. His eyes were so bright that they deceived Ralph into thinking he was fun and wicked. His hair always seems to be straggly and dirty, but its actually not, its just the way he wears it. Hes approx. 85 lbs. , hes very skinny. He has a pointy chin, and a low, broad forehead. He wears mainly shorts that are always dirty from sitting on the ground, while looking for little creatures to play with and keep. His obsession with nature makes him somewhat...
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Food Chain Field Trip
718 wordsThe field trip to Elk Island Park taken by both biology twenty classes was an interesting and fun day. We learnt about many different types of plant and animal life in different ecosystems and how they contribute to their ecosystem. The two main ecosystems we looked at in detail were the marsh and the bog. We look at and recorded facts about the abiotic and biotic factors in the area to better understand the importance of these ecosystems. The first thing we learnt about was some of the biotic a...
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Endangered Species Wild Life
650 wordsIn 1914 the United States Congress approved the funding to destroy wolves. Many of the Government bounty hunters decided to help farmers to protect there livestock from the destructive creatures. Sixty years later the wolves are considered as endangered. In 1973 the United State Congress passed another law (Endangered Species Act) this act stated that all endangered species could not be killed by anyone or they would face a fine of one thousand dollars and as much as one year in jail. So many or...
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Ozone Layer Human Race
625 wordsOn this earth we have so many problems. There is a leak in the ozone layer, we are running out of oxygen, there is not going to be any more clean water soon, et cetera. Some of us truly care about these problems, they want to fix them so the human race can go on living. The human race honestly does not deserve to live on. There is a time when all must die, when all will perish, shrivel up, terminate. Soon it will be our time. It is nature. Even though we have twisted nature and killed what shoul...
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Child Grows First Time
1,221 wordsThe wedding vows we take are to "love, honor, obey, in sickness & in health, until death us do part. When we bring a child into the world and into our lives, we make a different, unspoken vow. To this child and to God, we promise to love unconditionally until our dying day. For the first few years its easy enough to keep that vow. Everything our child does brings pleasure and joy: the first time that tiny hand grasps our finger, the first pseudo-smile, the first light of recognition we see in ou...
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Grand Inquisitor Jesus Christ
1,118 words... f those holidays held most dear by humanity today, Christmas was made to correspond to the pagan celebration of the winter solstice. What we call Easter as Christians had virtually the same meaning as the pagan holidays Attis. " (Ellerbe 148). 8. The Prisoner uses the performance of miracles to influence the people and have them worship Him. Whenever the words He, Him, Thee, and Thou are capitalized in all grammatical cases, we have become accustomed to referring to God and / or Jesus Christ...
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Plot Of The Story End Of The Book
737 wordsPlot A. The main idea of this story is for the colonists that landed on the new earth to get out of the terrain's (an alien life that lives on the planet) underground city, that was thought to be built a long time ago. 1. One event that is really important to the plot of the story was, the colonists were wondering in the dessert for days. They were running out of water, their best bet was to follow their tracers to the nearest body of water. An underground city was the closest thing to having wa...
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2 Nd Amendment Bear Arms
472 wordsDear Legislator, I am writing on behalf of my thoughts and myself about gun control laws. My position on this topic is neutral leaning towards the "No Gun" law. The idea of a federal law to ban these guns is a good idea, but it could be better. I believe strongly that guns should be banned from our country in some kind of way, but there are exceptions like for law enforcement and hunters. This law could lower the murder and death rates drastically. The US would be a whole different and safer cou...
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The Bottle Nosed Dolphin
1,135 wordsThe Bottle-nosed Dolphin is the most studied and generally the best-known species of dolphin. Bottle-nosed dolphins are classified "Tursiops truncates" in scientific name, and belong to the family Delphinidae, in the suborder Odontoceti, order Cetacea. This animal is a very intelligent individual. Bottle-nosed dolphins are commonly found in zoos or marine parks because of their capability to perform tricks. They can jump through hoops 5 meters high because of their incredibly powerful tail. As w...
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Attempt To Show Thought Process
671 wordsWithin this paper, I will discuss the necessity of free will as Aquinas saw it. I will attempt to show why Aquinas feels that the will does not desire instead of having to or because it should but rather it simply wants to. I will also attempt to show why humans are able to make free choices where as other creatures cannot and then I tell you why Aquinas feels that animals act out of instinct rather than free will. Over time thinkers tried to narrow down the meaning of free will and in doing so ...
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Dantes Inferno Example F
1,009 wordsDantes Inferno Written in the first person, Inferno tells of the poets journey through the realm of afterlife: Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. It deals with the ideas that actions and practices taken up in this life will determine the punishment or salvation attained in the next. In the poem, Dante describes circles of hell of which these levels are assigned according to the severity of the sinner. Dante uses setting to display the different circles and further exemplify the ironic qualities asso...
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Moral Authority Religious Beliefs
838 wordsHomosexuality has been Homosexuality Homosexuality Homosexuality has been on debate for numerous years. It is mentioned in the Bible which is thousands of years old. But recently two philosophers have spoken how they feel about Homosexuality. Michael Levin and Richard Mohr's views on the subject are in conflict with one another. Levin argues that homosexuality is abnormal because it is a misuse of body parts that have evolved for use in heterosexual intercourse (Levin 354). Furthermore, because ...
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Gulliver Travels Human Beings
978 wordsA wise man once said, That which does not kill us only makes us stronger. Jonathan Swift obviously made good use of the moral of this quote when writing his book, Gulliver's Travels. In this book, Swift tells of Lemuel Gulliver's travels to fantastic nations that exist only in Swifts own imagination. However, as Gulliver journeys to these new places, his attitudes about the state of man and his morals gradually change. In every stage of his travels, Gulliver sees a new side of mankind that makes...
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Aggressive Behavior African Americans
1,149 wordsGenetically inherited or environmentally learned? The question has been asked for years. Is human aggression genetically linked or is it the environment that determines our aggressive nature? Over the years there have been many theories proposed supporting the idea that aggression has a genetic link in humans. " A century ago, Italian physician Cesare Lombroso claimed that sloping foreheads, jutting chins and long arms were signs of born criminals" (Toufexis 52). More recently, claims ...
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End Of Book Greek Army
1,604 wordsThe essay of Iliad, Homer finds a great tool in the simile. Just by opening the book in a random place the reader is undoubtedly faced with one, or within a few pages. Homer seems to use everyday activities, at least for the audience, his fellow Greeks, in these similes nearly exclusively. From the heroic efforts in the Iliad itself it is clear that the populace of his time were highly emotional creatures, and higher brain activity seems to be in short, and in Odysseus case, valuable, order. In ...
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End Of Book Greek Army
1,896 wordsIn the Iliad, Homer finds a great tool in the simile. Just by opening the book in a random place the reader is undoubtedly faced with one, or within a few pages. Homer seems to use everyday activities, at least for the audience, his fellow Greeks, in these similes nearly exclusively. When one is confronted with a situation that is familiar, one is more likely to put aside contemplating the topic and simply inject those known feelings. This would definitely be an effective tactic when used upon t...
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