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Boakes, E. H., J. Wang, and W. Amos. "An Investigation Of Inbreeding Depression And Purging In Captive Pedigreed Populations." Heredity 98.3 (2007): 172-182. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 July 2015. The purpose of this is to show that the inbreeding in zoos is hurting populations of animals in zoos rather than helping them. The type of person that would read this article is someone interested in the breeding practices of zoos. Inbreeding has proven to weaken the immune system and breeding…

Travel can be an adventure of a lifetime. There are so many wonderful places to visit in every country, which become famous because of particular characteristics that make people feel curiosity about that site. These characteristics are related to different points of interest or topics such as, tourism, politics, economics, fashion, history, etc. in USA, for example, New York is the fashion city, Sandiego is home of dazzling beaches, Miami beach is the most popular Floridian city for tourism…

energy somehow right? Work Cited Eveleth, Rose. "School Really Should Start Later." Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution, 17 Jan. 2014. Web. 21 Feb. 2017. . Albright, Matthew. "Should the school day start later?" Delawareonline. N.p., 02 Sept. 2014. Web. 21 Feb. 2017. . Lewis, Danny. "Sleep Scientists Say School Days Should Start Later." Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution, 11 Sept. 2015. Web. 21 Feb. 2017. . "Should schools start later?" Debate.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 21…

Curses have been terrifying humans for centuries. Death, injury, financial ruin, and other misfortunes have plagued “victims” of curses. However, there is one curse that has centuries of bloodshed and misfortune behind it: The curse of the Hope Diamond. Despite the fear of the superstitious and skeptics alike, the Hope Diamond is not cursed, and was not the cause of the unfortunate events that befell its owners. Most people agree that the Hope Diamond was plucked from an idol in a mine in India.…

the FBI are considered professional staff and are given access to the most advanced technologies and equipment to work on the FBI's most challenging cases. Museums and research institutions hire anthropologist to examine and to catalogue important collectionsand sometimes to analyze and aquire new specimens. The Smithsonian institution's department of anthropology is on of the most widely know and respected anthropology centers in the US. Forensic anthropologist may also consider a career as a…

No one has influenced our knowledge of life on Earth as much as the English naturalist Charles Darwin 1809-1882. His theory of evolution by natural selection, now the unifying theory of the life sciences, explained where all of the astonishingly diverse kinds of living things came from and how they became exquisitely adapted to their particular environments. His theory reconciled a host of diverse kinds of evidence such as the progressive fossil record, geographical distribution of species,…

In chapter 2 of On Liberty John Stuart Mill argues in favor of liberty of thought and expression in the case of opinions and beliefs. He points out that opinions are structured as such that they are either true or false. If one adamantly believes that the opinion they hold is the truth they are assuming infallibility. Mill maintains that we should accept our mistakes. On the other hand he alludes to the notion that the admission of fallibility may lead to inaction. In the interest of Mills…

American history misrepresents the origins of modern electricity and radio. Thomas Edison is often credited with sparking the Electrical Revolution that led to the electrical systems in place today, and Guglielmo Marconi for advancements in radio technology, but both of these claims are misleading. Nikola Tesla, a Serbian-born immigrant, holds over 40 U.S. patents for advancements in alternating current technology, the type of electricity most used today. The U.S. patent office and U.S. Supreme…

accessories to the Smithsonian National Museum, where they are all on display to see. Ralph also created the game Simon, which is a saucer shaped toy with four colored buttons, which lights up and makes noises which the players have to redo. It is still being sold today. Baer is survived by two sons; James and Mark, and his daughter Nancy. Ralph’s wife of 53 years; Dena Whinston, died in 2006. Baer donated his prototypes and models to several museums, including the Smithsonian Institution.…

This is no coincidence and evidence of this has been prominent many times throughout history. An article from the Smithsonian magazine details the finding of an anthropologist about bureaucracy, “Spencer found similar evidence timing the rise of bureaucracies and the expansion of states when examining the archaeological record of the Moche state in Peru (c. 200 to 400…