so numerous yet it became extinct in 1914(endangered species act‚ 2015). Awareness to protect species in the beginning of the 20th century began with Theodore Roosevelt establishing the National Wildlife Refuge at Pelican Island‚ an early step aimed at “protecting endangered and threatened plant and animal species”( Endangered Species Act‚ 2013). It took another 70 years for the Environmental Species Act to become law; the Endangered Species Act was signed into law on December 28‚ 1973 by President
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According to the dictionary‚ the word ‘alien’ can be used as either a noun or an adjective. As a noun‚ it can mean a person whose native country is not the one which they are currently residing in. It can also take the form of a noun meaning anyone who has become estranged or excluded. The final form that the word ‘alien’ can take as a noun is an extraterrestrial creature. ‘Alien’ can also at to describe something as extraterrestrial through the form of an adjective. Additionally‚ it can be used
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Endangered Species Study: Jaguars I. The jaguars of Central and South America have been being killed for game and protection. This cat used to have homes around the United States to Uruguay‚ but ever since the fears of extinction the jaguars have moved to the undeveloped rain forests in Latin America. Jaguars are being killed due to many people fearing for their own lives and many are also being killed to protect cattle. Jaguars do stalk and ambush their prey‚ however‚ they rarely ever attack
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Informative Speech: Laser Tattoo Removal Audience Assessment: Specific Goal: My audience will understand the history of tattoo removal as well as how modern day laser tattoo removal works and the best candidate for laser tattoo removal. Topic: Strategy: Explanation. Narrowed: (1) History of tattoo removal; (2) How laser tattoo removal works; (3) Laser tattoo removal results Ethos: Primary: I am an Aesthetician and work for Dr. Mark Taylor. Tattoo removal is one of the most
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Carex wahuensis The Carex wahuensis is a green leaf like plant that grows as its sedges grows sharp on the outsides and turns sharp enough to cut a finger running up against it. It grows about 2.5 feet in height. It lives about for 5 years and is native to Hawaii. It grows fuzzy like flowers that have seeds inside. The Carex wahuensis is a native plant to Hawaii‚ the leaf blades can drop down and reach four feet. It’s okay to touch the plant‚ but be careful‚ it has sharp blades as its leaves‚ the
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Talia Williams Mr. Hedges SPCH 1315 10:20 MTWR July 21 2010 INFORMATIVE SPEECH OBJECTIVES Speech Topic: Hydrocephalus General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about hydrocephalus and how it affects my brother‚ mines and my family Central idea: Hydrocephalus plays a big part in my brother
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Informative Speech on The Controversy Surrounding Pat Tillman’s Death Title: “The Facts Surrounding Pat Tillman’s Death” Exact Purpose: After listening to my speech‚ the audience will have obtained facts surrounding Pat Tillman’s. These facts will allow them to determine weather or not his death was the result of a freak accident or something bigger‚ and did the United States Government cover up his death. INTRODUCTION I. Who was Pat Tillman? II. Achievements and Accolades. III. Pat joins
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The Endangered Species Act was written to protect and recover the at risk species and the ecosystems that those animals depend on. It was passed in 1973 in hopes of recognizing the natural resources are very important to our nation and people. The U.S Fish and wildlife Service and the Commerce Department’s National Marine Fisheries Service are administrators of the act‚ and they both have their own responsibilities when it comes to implementing the ESA and the animals it protects. “The FWS has primary
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The invading Asian shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus)‚ has been a growing cause for concern for over a decade in Southeastern Massachusetts. It is suspected that the species was first introduced in the U.S. as adults or larvae present in ballast water discharged from incoming global trade ships. The first specimen in the U.S. was recorded in Townsend Inlet‚ Cape May County‚ NJ in 1988. The first appearance in Massachusetts was near Woods Hole on Cape Cod in 1992. By 1994‚ the Asian shore crab was
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Degrading Importance of the Endangered Species Act The purpose of the Endangered Species Act is to protect and recover imperiled species and the ecosystem upon which they depend on. Since 1973 the Endangered Species Act has saved endangered and threatened species from extinction. The Endangered Species Act‚ also known as the ESA‚ is a list of approximately 2‚195 endangered or threatened species. For a species to be considered endangered and listed onto the ESA‚ the species has to be in danger of extinction
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