Delgrosso 1 Biology and Society 12/02/13 In the present day there exists two species of elephants. These two species have many relatives that have come before them and died out. Several of these species are Paleomastodon‚ Deinotherium‚ Gompotherium‚ Primelephas which is a direct ancestor to the modern day elephant‚ Stegadon‚ American mastodon‚ and wooly mammoth. All of these species are considered Proboscidea which are mammals that have trunks “proboscidea encompasses the trunked mammals”
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People all over the world have to make choices that can‚ and will‚ change certain areas of their lives. Some will be more important than others. They can be defining moments in many’s lives‚ as it was for the narrator of "Shooting an Elephant." He made a decision in the moment‚ one that can be difficult to analyze. One must take the ethics of the action into consideration‚ as well as his motivation and how the action affected him after. Just figuring out the details of his decision can show what
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Lilly Davies History 10 11/3/14 Battle of Bunker Hill On our field-trip‚ we passed through many famous historical places‚ including Bunker Hill. Bunker Hill is significant due to the battle that occurred there on June 17 1775. It was one of the first battles to be in the Revolutionary War. Bunker Hill’s battle brought up many new leaders‚ such as Colonel William Prescott‚ and stirred up the legacy of The Battle of Bunker Hill. Colonel William‚ after hearing that the British were planning
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Fern Hill By Dylan Thomas Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green‚ The night above the dingle starry‚ Time let me hail and climb Golden in the heydays of his eyes‚ And honoured among wagons I was prince of the apple towns And once below a time I lordly had the trees and leaves Trail with daisies and barley Down the rivers of the windfall light. And as I was green and carefree
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Shooting an Elephant Life unexpected choices we’re forced to make‚ for the fear that one bad decision may have everlasting effects. In "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell‚ is set at a time during the 1800’s when the country of Burma was overruled and the British imperialist rule took over. Orwell expresses his internal battles when he recalls an event that changed him forever‚ how his pride was influenced by other forces and the true symbolism of the effect of imperial control. The first thing
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ever been to the circus and seen the amazing tricks the elephants and other animals do? They may look cool but these elephants aren’t born knowing how to do these tricks‚ they are tortured to learn them with whips‚ bullhooks‚ chains‚ bush knives‚ ear halters‚ and ropes to control them to do whatever the mahout (trainers) wants them to do. These wild animals are not meant to be tamed but to live a happy life in the wild. 1Bears‚ elephants‚ tigers‚ and other animals do not voluntarily ride bicycles
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The investigatory project intends to determine if rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.) seeds can be utilized to a new product. Similarly‚ the project was designed to utilized the rambutan seeds (wherein we consider seeds as waste after nibbling it) available in the community as source of commercial alternative coffee. The data to be gathered will be taken from experiments‚ such as the acceptability test of the product (rambuffee) to the consumers. Based on the findings of the study‚ the researchers
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the essay‚ at the first sight of browsing through the title ”Shooting an elephant‚” it stroke me as an issue discussing the protection of extinct animals and what came to my mind is the impression of how human beings ravage the habitat of animals. With the story moving ahead‚ I assumed that the narrator would not yield to the external pressure he had been given. Nevertheless‚ it turned out that he eventually shot the elephant in a brutal and cruel way. What happens in the story? The story took place
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The Elephant Man (Play) The Elephant Man opens with Frederick Treves‚ an up-and-coming surgeon‚ meeting his new employer Carr-Gomm‚ the administrator of the London Hospital. Ross‚ the manager of a freak show‚ invites a crowd on Whitechapel Road to come view John Merrick‚ the Elephant Man. Treves happens upon the freak show and is intrigued by Merrick’s disorder. He insists that he must study Merrick further; Ross agrees‚ for a fee. Treves then gives a lecture on Merrick’s anatomy‚ making Merrick
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Human Right - Children’s right to play Convention on the right if the child - article 31 Leisure‚ recreation and cultural activities The right of children to rest and leisure‚ engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to their age‚ and participation in cultural and artistic activities There are several other articles that support the right to play Article 2: Non-discrimination Respect‚ ensure and take appropriate measures to protect the rights of each child without discrimination
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