Large trees have higher growth rates in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Introduction Tropical rainforests are one of the most endangered habitats in the world. Many factors threaten these forests‚ possibly leading to deforestation and decrease of species within a forest. In South-East Asia‚ the point where tropical rainforests can only exist as preserved fragments in nature reserves is approaching very fast (Aiken & Leigh‚ 1985). One example is a nature reserve named “Bukit Timah” in Singapore. Next to
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The integrative nature of Honors classes will allow me to expand my horizons intellectually. Unlike high school‚ the Honors classes at Penn State Berks create a connection between different fields. Notably‚ while English 30T is an English discipline‚ my professors are teaching me how to make connections to between English and Engineering. While the connections may appear irrelevant‚ they reinforce the development of critical thinking‚ a skill needed for my field. In addition‚ the Honors-level work
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to her eldest of three sons. Therefore‚ if one child in a family has a chromosomal abnormality‚ their siblings are not guaranteed to have the same condition. Fortunately‚ I did not inherit the disease. Understanding nature and nurture is vital to any career involving children. Nature and nurture play an important role in the way a child responds and adjusts to change. Since genetics play a great role in a child’s development‚ by understanding
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Essay Nature‚ in its core function‚ is the cause and effect relationship offered to things with "ascertainable objectivity"‚ happening without cause. From this we can easily conclude that the state of the nature of something that something being an object with “thing-hood”‚ as humorously described in class is its beginning purpose and generality. There are a few debatable definitions of nature‚ which at first glance are very similar. On hand‚ we have nature that is described as
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Is there a God? The problem with this question is‚ there is no definition of God‚ the perception of God is different in everyone’s mind. This is the one question that every human being asks themselves. The ultimate question. A question with a million answers‚ therefore I cannot tell you the definition of God‚ as an Atheist I don’t have a definition of God because I don’t believe in any gods‚ every concept of God I’ve been presented with‚ I have rejected as baseless‚ if I make up my own definition
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On January 30th‚ 1933‚ Adolf Hitler‚ the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (The Nazi Party)‚ was appointed as chancellor of Germany. In the following paragraphs I will write how Hitler’s dictatorial nature and the work of brilliant strategies had pushed his way into such success and power. In 1919‚ army veteran Adolf Hitler‚ thwarted by the post-war situation in Germany joined the German Workers’ Party‚ a political organization based on anti-Semitism and German nationalism
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Departments across the nation become too militarized? These questions that those like the ACLU and other entities would like to know. After recently reading an article written by Kara Dansky (Senior Counsel) for the ACLU‚ I am not sure that the true nature of the militarized
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Much like Buddhism and there belief of universalism‚ the doctrines of Daoism held a similar context – The religion offered believers the chance of spiritual immortality in the form of reincarnation in a celestial pantheon. As Daoism spread westward into Central Asia along the travel route‚ the religious facilities started traveling along with the believers‚ which was an important part of the spread
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Tzu‚ the great teacher of Daoism‚ is said to have wrote down his teachings when he was tired of society and was crossing the border to West China. (Mohammed‚ 153) His teachings were known as the Dao De Jing. It is said that he was reincarnated into a deity‚ but is not certain if this is actually true. The Dao De Jing contains lots of information that has had an “enormous impact on Chinese thought.” (Mohammed‚ 154) It is a very important book because it is what Daoism is based upon. It is where
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The Dao Essay ! While comparing Taoism and confucianism‚ there are many similarities and some differences. Right off the bat‚ the main difference is that Daoist believe that harmony with nature‚ yin and yang and the wu-wei is essential to create harmony with the Tao. On the other hand confucianism believe that in order to achieve harmony with the tao one must reflect harmony in their relationships. They also had different views on rituals and politics. ! First‚ both Taoism and Confucians had the
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