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    emphasizes the point that infrastructure, namely roads, in Central America can be beneficial on frog populations and should not be restored because amphibian species have learned to adapt to human intervention. (Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum 2016). The research states that active roads have a negative influence, but fortunately moderate infrastructural modifications may provide frog populations with more potential of breeding locations (Cosentino et al. 2014).…

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    Road Salt Research Paper

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    showed that road salt has negative effects on the survival rate of amphibian populations. According to Karraker, N. E., Gibbs, J. P., Vonesh, J. R., they found that large quantities of road salt decreased survival in both Spotted salamanders and Wood frogs. Survival of their embryos also decreased significantly. Amphibians have a lower chance to metamorphose, which is the process of an organism to develop into an adult, causing a lower a survival rate. Sanzo, D., and Hecnar, S. J. (2005,…

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    cause of her death.Cleopatra has always been the most memorable Egyptian Queen of Egypt, but her death has been questioned over again and no one is really sure how or why she died. Scientists have discovered a theory other than suicide, snake bite and poison, that I very much agree with, the theory of murder. Historically, Cleopatra has been mainly known as Egypt’s last Queen/Pharaoh, but no one has ever questioned her death.There…

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    Animal Behavior Studies

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    provided in the study done on the matting patterns and songs of male frogs (Klein et al. 466-472). In this study, the age old question of “Why do frogs croak?” is being considered. Although we know the general answer to this question is to find a mate, in this study another question is proposed. Does the inflammation of the throat attract females, or is it the song alone (Klein et al. 467)? In order to answer this question a simple frog robot was constructed. Of course in order for this male…

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    In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a pair of teenage lovers is introduced, whose love leads to their tragic demise. Whilst Romeo and Juliet are responsible for their own behaviours, Shakespeare demonstrates that other factors beyond their control contribute to their predicament. Being from opposing families, the toxic feud greatly influences Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. In addition, the concept of fate does not fall lightly on the lovers, however, it is evident that the lovers’…

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    The position of potentiality is an argument held to defend the morality of a fetus. People who defend the argument of potentiality usually hold to the belief that the beginning of a moral life happens at conception. Potentiality is the argument that whatever abilities or characteristics and adult has, they have them by the development of what he already possessed from the outset. It is claimed that what one can become is a possibility based on what one is. Becoming is based first and…

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    Halt's Peril: Summary

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    Halt, with a poison arrow. Will gets thrown into a race against time to reach Malcolm, a powerful healer, before Halt succumbs to the poison; all the while the leader of the Outsiders is slipping away. In this journal, I will be characterizing Will as loyal and smart. Throughout the book, Will can be characterized as loyal and smart. To start with Will could characterized as loyal. One example is, when Will attempted to capture the last surviving Genovesan to find out what poison was used on…

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    Concentration Camps… the place that tore families apart, the place where Nazi’s torchered, ruined, and killed Jewish prisoners. It all started in the month of May 1949. There were 24 concentration camps. Auschwitz, the largest concentration camp, was the worst of them all because of the many gas chambers, poor living conditions, and the death marches that killed millions of Jews. Most Concentration Camps contained one or two gas chambers. But Auschwitz had eight gas chambers. Auschwitz had…

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    Poison Control, Seizures and Tourniquets After taking this course in first aid, has proven to be very useful to people from all walks of life, like the busy parent and working professionals, that I am. There was many thing that I learned from taking this class, but the three things that I found interesting and or could be useful to have up to date knowledge about are, poison control, seizure and tourniquets. If you took a first aid class prior to 2010, like I did then, there’s a reasonable…

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    Resiliency Essay

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    I want to become an Army officer, because I feel that I would be a great asset to the Army Officer Corp. I am a determined individual, who has been through many bumps in the road, yet my goal to become both an officer, and veterinarian have never faltered. This is due to the resiliency that I have; I learned in Basic Training Combat that every good soldier needs resiliency in order to be successful. Without resiliency, how are soldier expected to successfully complete their mission? This past…

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