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    Coral Reef Decline

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    The article “Forecasted Coral Reef Decline in Marine Biodiversity Hotspots under Climate Change” examines the suitability of habitats for coral reef development and growth concerning mainly the factor of thermal tolerance. Coral reefs are home to many species and these habitats are key for maintaining biodiversity, yet under climate change this highly diverse system is very vulnerable, especially to changing sea surface temperatures. A slight increase in sea surface temperature can lead to mass…

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    coercion to obtain some type of labor or a commercial sex act. Since 2013 the sex trafficking in Brazil has grown 1,500 percent according to the government, which means that increased awareness of crime, this indicates that it's a major problem. The hotspot city for sex tourism is in Fortaleza in the northern corner of Brazil, it was also one of the world cup host cities I chose this topic because it's a very serious problem that is happening all around the world, but I chose Brazil because…

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    During the early 1800s, many European powers had decided to pursue colonization in an effort to access territories and natural resources, such as coal and iron. The person who caused this frantic chase of colonization was King Leopold II of Belgium. Leopold hired Henry Stanley, an explorer, to travel “up and down the immense waterways of the Congo River basin” to set up trading posts, to build roads and to persuade illiterate African chiefs into signing treaties (Hochschild). Leopold II did all…

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    What is a Marine Biologist? According to Merriam Webster “marine” means of or relating to the sea or the plants and animals that live in the sea. A biologist is a scientist that studies things that are biotic, therefore, making the word “Marine Biologist” mean the study of ocean life. Approximately 70% of the earth is covered by water, while the rest is land. A marine biologist has a significant profession by studying the life in the ocean and all of its secrets. The secrets in the ocean could…

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    When the American Revolution broke out, the colonies in rebellion did not have a standing Army. Instead, the revolutionaries formed an inexperienced force of colonial troops, mixed together from different New England militia companies. They did not have a unified chain of command. The volunteer militia were supplied, led, armed, and financed by the colonies they grew up in. The U.S. Army was made on June 14, 1775 by the Continental Congress as an army that was unified so the colonies could…

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    John T. Edge reminisces in his essay of a time when he was a 17-year old freshman in college. He remembers the night where he gets pledged by a fraternity and stumbles drunkenly into an all-night diner. This wasn’t any old diner; it was the hotspot for young adults his age. He scarf down his food and rushes to the bathroom with no avail. He throws up on the floor and the owner yells at him to clean his mess up. In the beginning of Edge’s essay, he creates the setting, in the middle he develops a…

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    Comptech Case Analysis

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    1) CompTech doesn't institutionalize work details for the position of store director. Work details are left to the caution of locale supervisors working eight to thirteen stores in a land region. In any case, there is an example of procuring competitors with a MBA degree or possibly three years of experience filling in as store directors. With a specific end goal to approve both prerequisites, work relatedness must be investigated. Past execution information from all store directors can help…

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    Introduction This paper describes seven threats to a network belonging to a fictitious marketing company in Kansas City, Missouri. These threats are based on different IT infrastructure domains. The detail of these threats explains the possible outcomes and endeavors to point out “what is the worst that can happen” from that threat. Threats The first threat area is the user domain. The user domain consists of the actual users, or people, in the company, including subcontractors, vendors, and…

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    The biodiversity in the Philippines is in crisis. The Philippines is also one of the 34 global biodiversity hotspots, it means that our countries’ high biodiversity and endemism is facing a high level of threat. Less than 6% of our country’s original forests remains and 491 species are listed as globally threatened. Many species endemic to country are threatened…

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    A boy walks down the street, talking with his friends, thinking about what he is going to have for supper. Shots ring out and he suddenly falls to the ground. His friends look down at his suddenly still, lifeless body. He was the victim of a gang shooting. Even though he was a young, innocent boy, gang violence ended his life. Gang violence can affect even the most unexpected of people. Every year, over 2,000 gang-related homicides occur (“National”). By noticing how gang violence has changed…

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