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    Guns, Germs, And Steel

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    In Guns, Germs, and Steel, a man named Jared Diamond is in New Guinea doing field work. He meets a New Guinean man named Yali. Yali and JD are both hungry for knowledge and goes exploring. While walking around, Yali asks JD why are the whites so successful and have so much “cargo” compared to the other locals. Then, JD rephrases the question: Why did the White Eurasians dominate over other cultures by means of superior guns,…

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    that Little Red Riding Hood a fairy tale that remains relevant in today’s society. It continues to teach children and adult’s important messages and morals that, relate to the modern world. Little Red Riding Hood is a classic fairy tale written by Charles Perrault, 17th century, with over 58 versions around the world. This fairy tale teaches young and old people to that you must make your own decision in life and go down your own path whether it is good or bad. Little red riding hood is a…

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    Once upon a time in a faraway land, there was a princess named Photosynthesis. Princess Photosynthesis adored for a prince named Respiration who watched over a nearby land. Princess Photosynthesis wanted to give a gift to her love and asked the townspeople for help. One old wizard recommended to give Prince Respiration glucose, a delicious sweet treat. All Princess Photosynthesis needed was water, Carbon dioxide, and the magical energy of light. The Princess already had water, but she didn’t…

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    The paragraph draws a conclusion that the fine lines discovered in a fossil skeleton did not certify that Sinosauropteryx was a feathered dinosaur. Whereas, the lecture rebuts this statement, and manifests that Sinosauropteryx has feathers. To begin with, the paragraph asserts that the fine lines were the fibers decomposed from skin preserved in the fossil instead of functional structures. Contrary to the reading, the lecture refutes that the fine lines are indeed functional structures,…

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    Reason and faith There are some clear differences between postmodernists and Christians. For example, the postmodern societies divide reason and faith from each other. Modernism seeks knowledge on the basis of human reason and investigation alone; you can work from a neutral starting-point and build upwards to truth. Accepting anything on trust is unnecessary and irrational. This is because they believe that there is a rational reason for things occurring, with scientific backing. Reasoning is…

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    Sickle-Cell Anemia

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    have the opposite effect, resulting in a higher frequency of the specific mutation in future populations. Mutations accumulate in species over time until they amass into a distinctly new species. Natural Selection is the process proposed by Sir Charles Darwin in which beneficial mutations are ‘selected for’ within a certain environment. The particular mutation builds up within a species allowing them to…

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    Evolution is the change in a period over time. Scientist use evidence of evolution to prove that there was a change in organisms over time. If the evidence is present, scientist would come up with theories that are reasonable enough to have support from the pre- historic time frame. The lab is to show the people how living things came to be in the present day. Including how fossils as evidence explain why there maybe certain functions were used in the early stage of an organism. Hypothesis: If…

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    Red Fox

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    Thick layers of hard snow covered the ground, easily supporting the weight of the fluffy red fox as it wandered through the forest in search of prey. As a fresh blanket of snow began to fall, the firm snow the fox was effortlessly padding through quickly began to soften. The air was cold enough that the warm breath of the fox created a small billow of fog around his muzzle, but the fox paid no mind to the bitter temperature. A long, heavy coat of auburn fur served well in keeping the fox warm.…

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    The idea of an offspring showing differences from their parents deals with the concept of descent with modification through natural selection. The concept of evolution through natural selection was first conceived by Charles Darwin and is used to explain how and why populations of species change over time (Laboratory Exercise 4 2015). Darwin’s theory was based on three conditions that are necessary and sufficient for natural selection. There must be variation in a trait in a population, the…

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    One year, Santa's elves were making christmas presents.There were 1324 presents made on Tuesday,but approximately ⅛ of the toys were made wrong.So, Santa came out and yelled at the builder elves after the wrapping elves complained to Santa that some were made wrong.The next week the elves were having a Christmas party and Santa said,”Me and some of the security will find who messed and make them unable to go to the Christmas party,but if u confess the you can go.”That’s when little Jimmy the…

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