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Aquatic Biomes are the homes to water animals all over the world. They hold the key to their lives by containing oxygen, nutrients, and other things that the fish require, just as the ground and air do for humans. Coral reefs are the most diverse biome on earth. This show just how important aquatic life is, not only to humans, but to the survival of the planet. The United States depends greatly on oil and gasoline. When North and South Carolina had an oil spill, there was no gasoline around –…

The 1996 film Lone Star, written and directed by John Sayles, is a neo-western suspense thriller set in Rio County, TX on the Mexican/American border. Chris Cooper plays a county sheriff, Sam Deeds, who returns home after his father, sheriff Buddy Deeds, played by Matthew McConaughey, has passed away. After returning home, Sam begins an investigation into the death of Charlie Wade, the long-missing and former sheriff of Rio County played by Kris Kristofferson. During his investigation, Sam…

Chris Babin Susan Browning 2017SP Eng 114-31 5/11/17 Charlotte’s Housing Issues Charlotte North Carolina is a rapidly growing metropolis with some really big problems. One of the primary issues is that of affordable housing. While there seems to be a constant growth in the building of homes and apartments in the area, many of these are priced out of reach for the average person. The average market price for an apartment in the Charlotte region has increased by nearly 35 percent. And there does…

Superheroes movie have had a major impact on the cinematic industry for the past few years, and things don’t appear to be changing any time soon. It’s a great time to be alive for Marvel fans. With dozens of film on the way in the coming years (maybe even another decade), there definitely won 't be any shortage of super heroes actions. With new films constantly being added to the list, here are a few that will have comic books fans feel like they’re in heaven. Ant-Man and the Wasp An Ant-Man…

From books to newspapers, TV interviews to Blogs, extraordinary individuals seize the attention of the masses. People are awestruck by their talent, success, wealth, and genius which in turn catapults them to even higher degrees of fame and prestige. These icons seem to have a spark or a gift, something unquantifiable, which distinguishes them from the rest of the population. However, according to Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers, that is not the case. While a degree of innate skill is…

cosmetics with ingredients tested on animals. Many other celebrities have attempted to stop animal testing including Kesha, Paul McCartney, Michael Vartan and more. Other celebrities who support animal testing include Keira Knightley, Lupita Nyong’o, Matthew McConaughey and more. Animal testing is currently happening in some parts of the world. Andrew Rowan, President and Chief Executive Officer of animal protection group Humane Society International thinks that animal testing is temporary. He…

unknowingly, Forrest exemplifies the trope of individual freedom by handing the girl her notebook and subconsciously encouraging her to succeed in her new life at the University of Alabama. Throughout the film, Forrest coins multiple sayings—similar to Chris Matthews’ maxims in…

become successful in life. In this novel many theories are discussed such as the Matthew affect, 10,000 hour rule, the trouble with geniuses, the three lessons of Joe Flom, culture, and demographic luck and compared with…

that was present at the time of its making. He covered issues like bullying and self-image with Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley) and Rachel Berry (Lea Michele). He also covered homosexuality and the bashing that comes along with it, by using Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer). He talked about teenage pregnancy, abortion, and adoption with Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron), Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith), and Puck (Mark Salling). Murphy’s unique way of blending these storylines in with the original plot shows how…

Bribery is operationally defined as “the offering, giving, receiving or soliciting of something of value for the purpose of influencing the action of an official in the discharge of his or her public or legal duties” (Lehman & Phelps, 2008). The practice of bribing generally stems from individuals who are ready to use illegitimate channels to capitalize on personal or corporate profit. However, there could be several other mitigating factors that drive people to partake in the act of bribery,…