Keystone

gray wolf has recently been re-introduced into the lower 48 states. This has sparked much controversy over whether this species should be encouraged to thrive or eradicated from their habitats. While wolves may endanger a few livestock they are a keystone species and are crucial to maintaining a stabilized ecosystem in not only Yellowstone but the entire mid-west. Wolves are a danger to livestock in the areas where they live. In 2010 a population of 566 wolves killed 84 heads of cattle and 64…

Objectives of Dingle oceanworld: Dingle oceanworld is a center of research and conservation. The facility was opened in 1996. The mission statement of Dingle oceanworld is ‘To develop Dingle Oceanworld as a National and International Centre of Excellence in the care, conservation and presentation of all forms of marine life for clean seas. We will conduct research which enhances the quality of marine life and educate our visitors to the best of our ability.’(Dingle Oceanworld, n.d.) Why…

the way to solve this issue is through violence. Question 6: Fanon understood the importance of liberation of nations and stated, “To fight for a national culture means in the first place to fight for the liberation of the nation, that material keystone which makes the building of a culture possible…” (Kiros, 2014, p.…

The Keystone pipeline protest was focused on President Barrack Obama strategy, to transport crude oil from Canada to the United States. The protesters were jailed due to their outright civil disobedience. Julian chained himself to the gates outside of the White…

Christmas break in my opinion is probably the second best brake that we have throughout our school year. The main thing I like about Christmas break is how long it is. But even though I like how long we are off school it's almost like we don't have a break because basketball takes over. We get a few days off but the rest of the days are hitting the gym early in the mornings for two to three hours a day. The days I have is the best thing in the world because I get to relax and do something fun…

Roman arches. Made of concrete, these arches added strength to the building without adding excessive weight. The windows on the courthouse are not vaulted but, keystone. This arch function was to make voussoir, blocks; it presses firmly against the surface of neighboring blocks and conducts loads uniformly, in which central voussoir, keystone, withholds against the gravity. Since the structure is built upon a foundation instead of compressed stone, the windows of the courthouse are for…

Endangered species such as sharks, often harvested for their fins, are known as a keystone species, a species of plant or animal that produces a major impact (as by predation) on its ecosystem and is considered essential to maintaining optimum ecosystem function or structure (Merriam Webster). Keystone species, such as sharks, can preclude a struggling ecosystem from collapsing, but can also directly affect an ecosystem primarily through its…

program. Lastly, civil disobedience can bring about the alteration or removal of potentially unjust laws or actions. This was observed when Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. crusaded for the civil rights of African Americans and when the Alaskan Keystone pipeline was rejected after numerous protests and sit-ins took place. Ultimately, civil disobedience allows citizens to express their distaste towards laws or acts they deem unfair while having the potential to improve current legislature by…

Slapstick comedy in films started around 1915 when the famous Keystone Cops silent movies were made. The silent era saw the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton who starred in some of the more memorable films such as “The Tramp” and “The General”. Slapstick comedy is an extreme form of comedy normally involving forms of physical acts by the actors, such as being poked in the eyes or pulling one around by his ears. In the 1930s slapstick was dominated by “The Three Stooges” and Laurel and…

than two thousand languages and is the most commonly read and significant body of literature in all of human history. The bible or what we call the Old Testament, which is the earliest and at the same time the most important of Jewish writing is the keystone of Jewish literature. It is written, for the most part, in Hebrew and extends over the period ending with the second century before the Common Era. It is most reliable and the fair reflection of the original characteristics of the Jewish…