I.Our environment is the sum total of our surroundings A photograph of Earth reveals a great deal‚ but it does not convey the complexity of our environment. Our environment (a term that comes from the French environner‚ “to surround”) is more than water‚ land‚ and air; it is the sum total of our surroundings. It includes all of the biotic factors‚ or living things‚ with which we interact. It also includes the abiotic factors‚ or nonliving things‚ with which we interact. Our environment includes
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development flourishes our life，but our environment is deteriorating with the growth of the economy. The present serious environmental problems are largely caused by rapid economic development. For example‚ land resource are shrinking because of industrial environment and the expansion of cites. We excessively exploit nature and ecology‚ which is threading future generation. We shouldn’t sacrifice environment to develop economy‚ because if we sacrifice the environment for economic development‚ we won’t
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Running head: NEGATIVE IMPACTS Negative Impacts on Our Environment Israel Ledezma Environmental Science July 10‚ 2013 Negative Impacts on Our Environment Nowadays‚ it seems that every action we take during our daily lives‚ in some way is affecting and harming the environment. Our Earth is a beautiful planet. The design and makeup of the natural world is an amazingly unfathomable. The world was perfect at one point before we as human beings began to damage and little by little are continuing
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Barn owls have acquired their name from roosting in barn lofts but can also be found in caves‚ and hollows in trees. Each day the environment becomes more contaminated by chemicals and poisons. The barn owl is threatened by these pollutants and has been negatively impacted. Day to day the land becomes further polluted by humans. The well-being of the environment is threatened by these pollutants. These pollutants include DDTs‚ PCBs‚ and organophosphate pesticides. DDT was once thought of as
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Macro Environment Forces An organization’s macro environment consists of nonspecific aspects in the organization surrounding that have the potential to affect the organization’s strategies. When compared to a firm’s task environment‚ the impact of macro environment variables is less direct and the organization has a more limited impact on these elements of the environment. Macro environmental variable include socio-cultural‚ technological‚ political – legal‚ and economic. A firm considers
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are all-star athletes‚ and some possess analytical skills that surpass all others. We are so good at so many things‚ adaptable‚ instinctual‚ and travelers. And with these skills‚ comes the ability to alter an environment‚ impact an environment‚ destroy an environment; destroy the environment. It’s not hard for us to alter the delicate ecosystems‚ in fact there have been uncountable instances where we have created environmental problems. Invasive species are among the environmental problems that humans
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On Tuesday‚ November 15‚ 2016‚ Auburn University’s music department presented an orchestral concert in the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. The art museum‚ with classical stone architecture‚ created a great aesthetic and acoustic venue for the orchestra. Howard Goldstein‚ the music director for the orchestra and conductor for the night‚ currently works as a Professor of Music at Auburn University. Dr.Goldstein decided to perform three pieces composed by Wirén‚ Mozart‚ and Schubert. To open
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Wichita native Dr. Brain Mueller returned to a Wichita stage for a marimba solo. Mueller‚ a Wichita State University graduate‚ joined the WSU Impulse Percussion Group for their Marimba Spiritual concert. The concert was held at Miller Concert hall Monday evening. Directed by Gerald Scholl‚ the IPG played a diverse set of seven songs. The first song‚ titled “Fractalia” was a beautiful piece. It was slow‚ but powerful and sounded as if the audience was transported to the rainforest. The next
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Nuova Consonanza - NC Berlino 1969 The piece begins with about 3 sounds occurring concurrently. I can identify a guitar or similar string instrument distinctly. I also hear a wind instrument drone. As the piece progresses‚ I hear random noises in the background. These begin with an object sliding down a wire‚ creating a downward scale effect. High pitched piano that is low in intensity is heard. Suddenly I hear a squeaky‚ high pitched sound that sounds like squeaking on glass with wet fingers
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Career Interest and Assessment My career assessments top 5 careers were composer‚ musician‚ singer‚ magician‚ and music teacher / instructor. All of these careers match up with my desires except for singer and magician. Other than that the career interest assessment was very accurate. Career Cluster My job belongs to the Arts‚ A/V Technology & Communications career cluster. This career cluster involves jobs like designing‚ producing‚ performing‚ writing‚ and publishing stuff like visual and
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