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    Two different types of seeds, Radish and Cactus, were grown using different concentrations of Gibberellic acid, to see how it would affect their germination time. The amount of germinated seeds were counted each day, and then compared with the combined data from the rest of the class. Gibberellic acid is a metabolic byproduct of the “Gibberella Fujikuroi” fungus. It caused the stems of rice to grow more rapidly than usual, so rapidly that the plant would collapse (Riley 1987) (Gupta, Chakrabarty…

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    This cactus fence is the attempt of the poet to show a physical form of the border that is discussed earlier. It is not easy to cross that cactus fence because of the thrones existing there. This is how poet has shown the hardship to cross the border of class distinction by wealth in the existing society and situation, then…

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    Did you know that western diamondback rattlesnake can be found in multiple ranges. for an example they can be found in Arizona,California,New Mexico,Oklahoma,and Texas. What they eat for diet can be Mice, rats, rabbits, gophers, ground dwelling birds, lizards and other small animals. Some of the Diamondbacks predators are Eagles, hawks, roadrunners, kingsnakes, coyote, bobcats, and foxes. the diamondbacks can live up to approximately 15-20 years in captivity. The Diamondbacks live…

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    English Dramatic Monologue Departure point- His first days at Barberton Prison (From P. 170 and onwards) (Sitting on the edge of the prison bed slouching. Sad tone) One, two, three. These three walls and fourteen metal bars are meant for encapsulating criminals. I’m no criminal. I’m no German spy. What a mess? The Alien Act? Being charged under open arrest? ‘Such stupidity’ I was right not to read that piece of paper. I have done nothing wrong. I am a professor, doctor of music. No need to…

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    Aztec Questions and Statements - 1 Statements 1) Positive – Statement - SS Itzcoatl’s successor Montezuma I took power over the empire in 1440. Montezuma was named the father of the Aztec empire. 2) Positive – Statement - SS The Aztecs ruled over 500 small states and their population was over 5 to 6 million people. They expanded by conquest or commerce. Conquest is when you take over people by force. Commerce is when you take over people by negotiation/deals. The city of Tenochtitlan at its…

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    West Of Loathing Analysis

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    to myself alot during my play through of the West of Loathing. The game is very humorous. I think most of the humour that I enjoy were puns or critiques on wild west culture or objects. The very literal pun of the Barrel cactus. Which in this game can be harvested to acquire cactus beer. Another pun I like was that the town doctor wouldn't come back to work unless the nurse showed up. It turned out that the nurse was…

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    Trailers: A Short Story

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    After she tried to rub the bruise out, she started walking toward the cactuses she rammed the pipe into the cactus and she thought water would come out but “It didn't”.she picked up a rock and repeatedly hit the pipe trying to get it in farther but it didn't just seem to work .Finally “Donna gave up collapsing to the ground thinking there is no hope”. She walked…

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    Woodpecker Research Paper

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    It has a brown face and neck with a black and white back. The Gila woodpecker excavates a hole in a saguaro cactus to form a nest. After it pecks the hole, it will wait months for the pulp of the cactus to dry before occupying the cactus. The Gila woodpecker feeds off insects, fruit, seeds and the occasional lizard. The Ivory-billed Woodpecker Is the ivory-billed woodpecker extinct? That's a question naturalists have been…

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    San Antonio Parades

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    the people decorated everything all around the city. There are different fiestas around town everyday as it is a ten day event. The three parades I would recommend are The Battle of the Flowers, NIOSA (a night in old San Antonio), and San Antonio cactus and xerophyte show and sell. The Battle of the Flowers started in 1891 when the people of San Antonio wanted to honor the people that fought in The Battle of the Alamo and San Jacinto so they decorated and threw flowers at and in the alamo. The…

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    Charles Darwin's Finches

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    Whether in the sea staring into the violet straight pupil of an octopus, observing a marine iguana washed by waves gnawing at algae, or facing a serene wizened tortoise-- any visitor to the Galapagos Islands can not help but ponder, "how did such creatures come into existence?" And they would not be the first. "Considering the small size of these islands, we feel the more astonished at the number of their aboriginal beings, and at their confined range... Hence, both in space and time, we seem to…

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