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    “everglades national park was overrun with pythons • Fortunately the alligator is a successful predator • 8.1- why were introductions of new species into Europe so popular long ago? • Today human introduction of species into new habitats is one of the most troublesome problems with life on earth • In 1749 Linnaeus was one of the first scientists botanists and father of modern taxonomy of plants sent a colleague to North America to collect plants • Western Europe’s climate was similar to the climate

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    Philosophy on Education “He‚ who opens a school door‚ closes a prison.” ~Victor Hugo “Every time you stop a school‚ you will have to build a jail. What you gain at one end you lose at the other. It’s like feeding a dog on his own tail. It won’t fatten the dog.” ~Mark Twain These two quotes go hand in hand because they have the same meaning. The meaning of the two quotes is an abstract meaning the meaning is that ignorance is itself a prison that education releases you from. What the quotes

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    In this essay‚ I will be focusing on how music was revolutionized because of The Beatles. The Beatles became so successful through their style of music. The band never copied a style of music from previous bands or artists. The music that the Beatles played made the recognisable and distinct to their listeners. Their songs never focused on one topic‚ usually being about love‚ they wrote their songs with a wide variety of topics (1). The Beatles were a rock group formed in Liverpool‚ England in 1960

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    December 7‚ 1941‚ Pearl Harbor was attacked in one of the worst attacks in American History. The attack on Pearl Harbor cost the United States 2‚500 lives‚ wounded 1‚000 people‚ heavily damaged or destroyed 18 ships‚ and destroyed or put out of action close to 300 airplanes (History). The USS Arizona was hit the hardest and lost the most. Almost nine minutes after being hit four times by Japanese bombers‚ the USS Arizona sank taking 1‚177 crew members with her (History). This is the story of the

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    a struggle for African Americans. However‚ it was much more than that. It was a passionate fight for freedom that all African Americans fought for. The Movement was mainly led through peaceful marches‚ because the African Americans would never get their freedom if they had a bad reputation in the eyes of the public. Brown vs the Board of Education if Topeka was one of the most vital parts of the Civil Rights Movement‚ because it was a turning point in the fight for African Americans freedom. First

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    Gettysburg: The Turning Point of the War On July 1‚ 1863‚ the Union Army of the Potomac engaged the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia which had advance into the north. This would be the battle of all battles; it would be the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Three days of warfare resulted in a Union victory at the cost was 51‚000 American casualties. The Southern reason for rebellion was to break away from the Union and become a separate country‚ the Confederate States of America. Up

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    The Civil Rights Movement was a time in which African Americans struggled from the mid-1950s into the 1960s to gain civil rights that made them equal to that of whites. The movement was intended to restore the citizenship of black people‚ which had been tarnished and tainted by Jim Crow laws of the South. These Jim Crow laws‚ also known as black codes‚ passed by Southern states‚ legalized segregation between blacks and whites. Later becoming the norm of the South‚ black codes regulated where black

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    The morning of March 4‚ 1861‚ was a turning point for America. Lincoln became the 16th president of the United States. On that day‚ Lincoln was called to present his inaugural address. His speech was an important one because he would be verbalizing not only as the first president but additionally as the Commander-In-Chief of a nation in crisis. For guidance and inspiration while composing his inaugural address‚ Lincoln turned to historical documents. All of them were concerned with states’ rights

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    years after the revolutionary War began‚ the United States government faced a small-scale revolution by some of its own citizens. As in the previous war‚ taxes were a central issue. And Alexander Hamilton understood that putting down this rebellion was critical to the life of the nation. In order to create a self-supporting and effective government‚ Treasury Secretary Hamilton knew he needed to find a steady source of revenue. He proposed an excise tax on whiskey produced in the United States‚ and

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    cultural for His time and is still considered countercultural in modern times. In order to show this‚ I will first deal with the culture of violence in modern times. Then‚ I will deal with the culture of violence in Jesus’ time. Finally‚ I will present and explain the context and message of the referenced scripture. Once I have done this‚ it should be clear that Jesus’ teachings about dealing with violence were counter cultural in his time and is still considered counter cultural today. Violence

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