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Picture yourself standing among the various dinosaurs 252 million years ago, when hurtling from the sky a massive meteorite colliding into the earth resulting in one of the largest mass extinction to come, commonly referred to as the Permian-Triassic extinction, in Earth’s history shifting Earth into a new era: The Mesozoic Era. Frequently mentioned to as “Age of Reptiles” due to the amount of reptiles that predominated the lands, however they were not alone; land-dwelling vertebrate animals and…

Death is an ever-present factor that shapes the fate of the living. The emotional gravitas that accompanies death influences the decisions and actions of all living beings, with all instinctive behavior oriented around the preservation of life and the postponement of death. This instinctive significance of death is portrayed poignantly in Jack London’s 1906 novel, White Fang, wherein the constant shadow of death spurs White Fang´s character progression through three main stages: fear, courage,…

future and will continue to be a positive trend. By doing so, this will help society to assimilate and become open minded in regards to accepting the “new” definition of what a family consist of, rather than continuing to base it off the Leave It to Beaver…

have to fight. Leper on the other hand, he did not want to go to war because he did not believe war was the right choice in any arguement he was considered a naturalist, Gene said “No real war could draw Leper voluntarily away from his snails and beaver dams (Knowles 65).” Until, one day Leper just decided to enlist. Leper struggled with his identity after he came back from being dishonorable discharged. Leper said to Gene “You’re thinking I’m not normal, aren’t you? I can see what you’re…

Wildlife Services For my Service Learning Project, I had the opportunity to work with a trapper from APHIS Wildlife Services. This was an interesting project for many reasons. Not only did I get to set two kinds of traps, but I got to learn about the job, what it requires, and all the different kinds of experiences it brings, along with play with some cute hound dogs. The first thing we did was visit a few of the ranches. When doing so, I had to keep my eye out for badgers and their holes.…

Behind every beautiful fur coat, there is a story with extreme pain. No matter where these innocent animals came from, fur farming took away their lives and caused them tremendous suffering. The fur farming industry is horrifyingly cruel where animals endure horrific and completely unjustified torture. Animals are beaten, suffocated, poisoned, strangled, electrocuted, or gassed fully conscious for their fur. Those are the cheapest methods available for fur farmers to use. Most survive after…

Alanna O’Neil ESS Greenwood Furnace Essay The presentation at Greenwood Furnace State Park was exceptionally informative with topics ranging from the history of the iron industry, to environmental history, and ended explaining the presenter’s research resources, techniques, and problems. As it turns out, the Juniata Iron District left a huge legacy behind that should be celebrated by many. The Juniata Valley became the principle iron-producing district in the United States, producing…

Research reported by Hay and Forrest (2006) showed that 84 percent of their findings illustrated a high correlation between self-control and criminal behaviors. The study used data collected from a sample of children within the United States. The study included children between the ages of 7 and 15. This study tested two hypotheses, the first hypothesis wanted to determine the initial point where most kids showed the greatest stability of self-control. The second hypothesis, “involved the role…

The biblical allegories and symbolisms in The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe Many books in the world contain their own meanings by many symbols in their stories. And they affect the readers to think and imagine about the symbols. After we realize the meaning of those symbols, then we learn some information from those meaning. But, can you believe that a story you have read contains the stories from bible? If you read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, then you would have learned the…

Delinquency for this group of offenders sharply decreases in early adulthood, between the ages of 20-29 (Moffitt 1993). Moffitt (1993) argues that adolescence limited offenders become delinquent in order to achieve more mature social status. Social maturity is mainly defined by adolescents’ level of independence and social responsibility. Adolescents who are allowed to assume adult roles (e.g., working outside of the home) and who are given the privileges and responsibilities associated with…