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Species Extinction: A Pathway to the Sixth Extinction We have all played a game of Jenga, each player removes one block per turn and either the tower will remain upright, or it will all tumble down. This Hasbro game is an exceptional example of the sixth extinction. Simply imagine each block as a different species. Humans are on top while other species like rhinos, polar bears and lions are on the bottom. If one is removed off of the bottom there is a possibility of all of them toppling over,…

How can animals facing extinction be helped using modern science? Identification and description of the problem Extinction is referred to as the death of the last organism of a certain species; thus ending those organisms altogether. However, since most species are globally spread out this is something that takes careful consideration of every fact such as ‘is there a possibility the organism may have has a chance of survival somewhere unexpected?’(Hawking, 2012) Biologists have been trying…

of waters. Their numbers have been in decline due to many mostly man-made factors like pollution, climate change, ect. In 2002, spotted handfish were listed as "critically endangered" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, though the problems stay A recent survey in the species' final numbers, the Derwent river estuary, counted just 79 spotted handfish…

groups such as: Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Poison, The Go-Go’s and ABBA. This music is still very popular and widely played all across the country, bringing people like my Dad back to their glory days. I can still remember…

Often a heated topic among business professionals as well as hard workers fearful of losing their jobs, outsourcing is big issue portrayed in the media. Outsourcing is the act of having people in foreign countries perform work that could be or once was completed by the home country. Although people argue that the labor is cheaper, it leaves others with a sense of dread as they fear unemployment and the effects it has on the economy. To begin with, it is important to understand why companies…

source also focuses on and criticizes nationalism in a way that the selfish countries that are being cross-examined here only promote the interest of one’s state or people above all others. The aspect of nationalism that is being opposed here is the feeling that people have of their country that comes with the belief that the country is better and more important than others, while it is important for those selfish countries to abolish that childish idiosyncrasy in order to take action and…

truth. Developing countries are being shipped mountains of our e-waste to “bridge the digital divide” when in reality we just do not want to deal with these products that cost more to fix than they are worth. I will first explain what it is we are doing to these countries, how it affects them, and why it is being allowed in the first place. Then I will tie in my children’s book The Digital Divide and how it exemplifies what is happening in the world of e-waste in developing countries like Ghana.…

within this country is as different as the individuals listening to it. Of the major types of music played across the radio, the two most dissimilar types of music are Country and Rap. Obviously, the instruments used and the influences of each genre greatly differ. For instance, like the southern/western twang of Country’s rhythm or the jagged edginess of Rap, they both have individual ways of expressing their emotions and views to their audience. Even the stereotypical mournful songs of Country…

The country band Brooks and Dunn consisted of two vocalists, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn. They initially were formed in 1988 in Nashville, TN. Ronnie and Kix were both solo recording artists prior to forming a band together. The band Brooks and Dunn were influenced by many people and many kinds of music and they themselves had a heavy influence on others. Like many country music bands they used influences of Honky-Tonk, Mainstream Rock, and other Rock in their music. A major key aspect that is…

services from a country or international organization for the benefit of the recipient country or its population. Aid can be economic, military, or emergency humanitarian (Williams 2015). Aid has long been recognized as crucial to help poor developing nations grow out of poverty. Peace and war has the significant effect of distribution of foreign aid in the developing countries. The distribution of foreign aids is effected in several factors which are based on the relations amongst the…