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As technology advances and our harmful effects on the planet are becoming obvious, humans are increasingly more self-aware than before. In order to combat the realization, we have rapidly developed conservation efforts and methods to protect endangered species. Unfortunately, our universal adaptation to “save” Earth’s species resulted in several devastating effects. The largest of which influences humans. This scenario is best observed in the Sundarbans, as expressed in The Hungry Tide by Amitav…

There is 65.3 million refugees throughout the world, that is one out of 113 people. Life in refugee camps around the world is awful, but the camps are a better way of life than the life they had to endure in their home country. Throughout the world, there is hundreds of refugee camps that host refugees for all different types of reasons. Some have come from nearby countries, while others come from across the world to seek refuge. The most commonly known refugee camps are in Syria, they are on…

Many people might wonder how did Ancient china survived so long,In this essay we will look at resources,inventions and their culture.One of the things that helped Ancient china was one of the cultural was culture has lead Ancient china to successful.Such as iron casting,it made people defend themselves better. Lastly the ancient Chinese has always eat rice for breakfast dinner and lunch. IRON CASTING Iron casting is a technique that was useful during the time of Ancient China…

The day after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941, the Japanese began invading Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Within a month, Manila was captured and the U.S. - Filipino Army quickly started to run out of necessary supplies needed for survival. People who are educated enough to know what the Japanese did back in the 1940’s have the mindset of them being cruel and vicious people. However, the Japanese are not as violent and brutal as they were in the Philippine Bataan Death…

The Vietnam War was the source of many conflicting political and social opinions, especially in the years leading up to its conclusion. The War was a result of North Vietnam and the Vietcong attempting to overthrow the South Vietnamese government. Veterans were drafted and forced to fight in what is know as “Americas Longest War”. Vietnam War Veterans were drafted and forced to suffer through harsh conditions brought on by the Vietcong, which included the daily realization that they or one of…

The Chinese pangolins (Manis pentadactyla) are mostly found in Taiwan and southern China in a wide range of habitats such as limestone forests, bamboo forests, broad-leaf and coniferous forests, grasslands and agricultural fields (Chao Jung-Tai 1989, Gurung 1996). It is one of eight species of pangolin, and they are all on the decline. The IUCN reports that the number of Chinese pangolins has declined rapidly over the past fifteen years, and this species is critically endangered nowadays due to…

Hironao Jacob Suzuki, my father, was born in Tsuruoka city in Yamagata prefecture, Japan. He chose to move to America because it was the most powerful/advanced nation, and it was the “leader” of all the nations. He came to America with other members in his church in Japan. The church was international so there was also church members in many other countries. He joined the church when he was only eighteen and he is still currently in the church with my family. In preparation before coming to…

Adult gorillas can be seven feet tall with an arm span of 8 feet (Hubert 1). “Gorillas have much larger teeth in the back of their mouth than humans do so that they can grind foliage, bark and bamboo’’ (Robin 1). Mountain gorillas stand out from the three other gorilla subspecies because of their thick coats, which insulates them from the cold of their cloud forest homes (David1). ‘’Communication between gorillas is accomplished by stomach rumbling…

Intro: Vladimir Lenin the Russian Revolutionary, once said, “If it were necessary to give the briefest possible definition of imperialism, we should have to say that imperialism is the monopoly stage of capitalism.” The beginning of imperialism is where the world began to self destruct. Superpowers used their overwhelming influence to manipulate smaller countries for only their benefit. Countries like the United States and Great BRitain danced on the global stage while the rest of the world…

INTRODUCTION – Gucci Gucci is an Italian brand acquired by French company Kering in 1999. It was founded by Guccio Gucci in 1921 in the beautiful city Florence. Guccio Gucci drew inspiration from horse saddle straps and opened his first store dedicated to luxury leather goods for horseback riding. He matched contrasting colours in his collections, giving rise to the iconic green-red-green stripe. In the 1970s, the fashion house entered into the Far East market, opening boutiques in Tokyo and…