Earth Summit International meetings aiming at drawing up measures for the environmental protection of the world. The first summit took place in Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil‚ in June 1992. Treaties were made to combat global warming and protect biodiversity (the latter was not signed by the USA). The second Earth Summit was held in New York in June 1997 to review progress. The meeting agreed to work towards a global forest convention with the aim of halting the destruction of tropical and old-growth forests
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Sources of History Sources of information provide the evidence from which the historian obtains facts about the past. In writing history‚ the historian not only relies on past thoughts rather re-enacts it in the context of analysing the documents and other records left. This is an indispensable condition in the quest for historical facts. Primary sources are those that have witnessed the event that took place or have been part of the incident being studied. These include written records
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The Scum of the Earth Some believe man to be the superior species of all organisms‚ Mark Twain profoundly disagrees. In 1896‚ Mark Twain composed "The Lowest Animal”‚ an essay describing Twain’s findings surrounding man’s role and ranking among all other living individuals in the world. Twain makes the point that man is the lowest animal‚ in terms of morality‚ of all the earth’s secures by exploiting a belligerent‚ cruel‚ and sadistic behavior exclusive to man. In the Lowest Animal‚ Mark Twain
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structures that higher cells may have. These are called prokaryotes. Basically all the life you see today‚ including plants and animals‚ belongs to the third domain‚ Eukaryota. Eukaryotic cells are more complex than prokaryotes; the major difference between the eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells is the nucleus. The nucleus in a eukaryotic cell is where genetic material is stored. These cells also contain their own source of energy‚ produced by an organelle called the mitochondria. An organelle is basically
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lean‚ tan figure stands out against the bland Earth around her. As she‚ once again‚ mistakes an energy conserving flower for a real one‚ she sighs as a look of disappointment and sadness absorbs her navy blue eyes. Her red peplum top is the brightest color anyone can see for miles as she places herself on a nearby bench. As she watches the blankness of the ground and listens to the distant buzz of hovercrafts above her‚ she reminisces of the days when it all started. The ultimate Goddess of the
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Content Booklet Origins of the Universe Origins of the Universe The Aztecs believed that it took the Gods five tries to create the world as it is today. Each of these worlds coincided with a sun and a sun God. It took this many attempts as the Gods always ended up fighting. This is how each world is destroyed and then born again. The fifth sun and its world is the one we live in and with today. This First Sun creation was the Jaguar Sun Ocelotl. Its world was ruled by Tezcatlipoca (Smoking
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The World Copper Factbook 2013 About ICSG The current members of ICSG are: Australia The International Copper Study Group (ICSG) was formally established as an autonomous inter-governmental organization on 23 January 1992‚ following a series of Ad Hoc meetings sponsored by the United Nations (UNCTAD) in 1986 and 1987 to review the world situation of copper and discuss the need for such a body. ICSG serves to increase copper market transparency and promote international discussions
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The Origin of Christmas Traditions Christmas is filled with traditions and events‚ but how did they start and why do we still do them? Traditions are often passed down throughout generations for centuries‚ but the origins are often unknown or forgotten. Christmas Christmas was originally called "The Feast of the Nativity of Jesus". The word "nativity" comes from the Latin word Natalis‚ meaning birthday. The observance probably does not date earlier than 200 AD and did not become widespread
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appreciation and gratitude for the natural world we come from‚ and have been doing our best to destroy it. In the poem “The Common Living Dirt‚” Marge Piercy uses descriptive imagery to convey the beauty of nature‚ and the idea that we must reconnect and appreciate the dirt and land that we all came from. Similarly‚ Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song” has a powerful message: stop the destruction of nature and society. Both “The Common Living Dirt” and “Earth Song” address the sabotage of nature‚ however Jackson’s
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is something wrong when a group of people group together but they do not communicate with each other. When people feel that they are boring‚ they will try to do some group activities; such as‚ conversation or games. “ ‘I am going to be a little boring.’ ” It is a good opening for conversation. Turkle said that‚ author responded. And then the conversation between them started. boring is good; it motivates us do more group activities and communicate with others. 2. Summarize Turkle’s argument about
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