Thieves of the Sea By: Alison Somers Professor French Composition 1 Blue 24 July 2012 Most people see pirates as swashbuckling and rum drinking bums. But over the years pirates have become a large threat to international waters‚ especially off the coast of Somalia. These new very dangerous pirates have devised ways to hijack cargo ships and take its entire crew and products hostage. They then use these products and crewmembers to their advantage
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Sea Food The sun glinting off the water was almost too much for his eyes. He almost didn’t get up this morning‚ but it was too important to his brother. Russell was always the one who wanted to get up and do things‚ but Henry was the kind of person most at peace when he was sitting at home‚ watching a good show. If Russell wasn’t his older brother‚ Henry wouldn’t even know him‚ that’s how different they were. And one of Russell biggest hobbies was fishing and he made sure that Henry went with
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The Leafy Sea Dragon is a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae‚ which includes the seahorses. The name comes from the long leaf-like growths on its body. Sea dragons are some of the most-well camouflaged creatures on the planet. They blend perfectly with the seaweed and kelp that they live in. Leafy sea dragons don’t live on tropical reefs‚ but in the cooler rocky reefs off the southern coast of Australia. Despite their name‚ seadragons don’t have any teeth. They suck their food with their long
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Conservation and Research of the Crested Ibis MENG GAO 300206414 Instructor: Dale Donovan 03/03/2014 Diversity of species plays an extremely important role in the human ecosystem. The extinction of one species may lead to the extinction of dozens of associated species. Thus‚ the demise of a certain species may result in the imbalance and even collapse of the entire ecosystem. Therefore‚ protecting and saving endangered species has a significant importance
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9/28/2010 Piaget’s Conservation Task Experiment In my experiment I chose to do the water glasses. I gave the test to my little brother and sister. My sister is eleven and my brother is nine. I also gave it to my next door neighbor’s kids and one is five and the other one is two. The results of the experiment were that the older kids guessed right and they were harder to trick and both the little kids got the test wrong. I think that Piaget’s Theory is fairly accurate based on my experiment
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105 24 September 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Evaluation Cowabunga! Everybody has that one piece of their childhood that always sticks with them. Everybody is in some degree young at heart. For many kids‚ this childhood piece is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a unique‚ comical‚ and action-packed idea that has been in comic books‚ cartoons‚ video games and more importantly‚ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie. This movie is a live-action film
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The importance of behavioral adaptations in turtles to thermoregulation and survival Katherine Whitehead Biology 301 Lab 7/15/13 Abstract Thermoregulation is necessary for ectotherms to survive. One important mechanism for thermoregulation seen in turtles is the ability to migrate between land and water habitats. This mechanism was studied using I-button data loggers placed inside marshmallow peeps to record temperatures in two different microhabitats; one in a stream and the other on the
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All living non-domesticated animals‚even if bred‚hatched or born in captivity are considered wild animals. India has many unique and rare animals‚birds and reptiles.However the pressure of growing population in various states of India has led to the increasing need of using land for human habitations and agriculture.This has led to the reduced habitat of many wild animals.Even though India is known for its tigers‚elephants and rhinoceros‚it is home to over 500 mammal species.Antelopes and deer(like
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20 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO CONSERVE ENERGY Whenever you save energy‚ you not only save money‚ you also reduce the demand for such fossil fuels as coal‚ oil‚ and natural gas. Less burning of fossil fuels also means lower emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2)‚ the primary contributor to global warming‚ and other pollutants. You do not have to do without to achieve these savings. There is now an energy efficient alternative for almost every kind of appliance or light fixture. That means that consumers
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Medicinal Plants Introduction Introduction “In All things there is a poison‚ and there is nothing without a poison. It depends on only upon the dose whether a poison is a poison or not”---------Paracelsus (1493?-1541‚ Switzerland) Chinese saying “Shi Yao San Fei Du” means “Any drugs have toxic effects”. Introduction: Why Study Medicinal Plants Medicinal plants and religions • Medicinal plants have played an essential role in the development of human culture‚ for example religions
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