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Who was involved in ratifying the 13th amendment and what happened along the ride? Let us start with the question, what is the 13th amendment? The 13th amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8th, 1864, and passed by the House of January 31,1865. The amendment provided that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction” (“13th…

the waves, a Costa-Rican winter is good for you. Wildlife is much easier to spot in the winter months as most of the animals are found near the shrinking water sources, and the deciduous trees thin the camouflage by dropping their leaves. Scarlet macaws in the trees, a sloth on a branch, white-faced capuchins seen rustling the leaves, or the howler monkeys; it's the dream of a wildlife enthusiast. In addition, you can find your winter sun on the pristine beaches of this fun tropical getaway.…

down and into the courtyard before jumping onto someone’s back. They had landed on the ground in a tangle of limbs, an inhuman screech bellowing from her lips. The whole school seemed silent for a moment before a huge crowd surrounded the two, the macaws the school owned screeching along with us. “Fight, fight, fight!” The crowd roared, although the words were pointless. Couldn’t they see they already were? They were writhing on the ground, seeming as if they were in the midst of a seizure or…

Fota Wildlife Park John Lawlor T00172305 Why is conservation important: Conservation is the protection and maintenance of populations of plants and animals. It requires the protection of ecosystems and the biodiversity in these ecosystems. 'Biological diversity – or biodiversity – is the term given to the variety of life on Earth. It is the variety within and between all species of plants, animals and micro-organisms and the ecosystems within which they live and interact.'(Wwf.org.au, n.d.)…

The beauty of armchair travels is that at any moment you can be any place in the world and discover new and wonderful things. From the Andaman Islands we step onto the mainland of India. Our first stop here is a lovely town Darjeeling, located in the West Bengal State of India in the Himalayan foothills. It is well-known for its distinctive black tea that is grown on plantations doting the surrounding slope. The town’s backdrop is Mt. Kanchenjunga, among the world’s highest peaks. The region’s…

The Amazon Rainforest covers approximately 2,650,000 square miles of land in South America, more than one third of the entire continent. It is full of natural resources, such as fruits, vegetables, pharmaceuticals derived from plants, oils used for perfumes and detergents, and woods. Comprised of the largest collection of living plant and animal species in the world, this rainforest is also home to hundreds of indigenous tribes, each with their own language, culture, and territory(USA TODAY,…