Abstract The Amur tiger (Tigris altaicia) and the cougar (puma concolor) both belong to the Felidae family. While they belong to the same family, they have very different histories. The amur tiger is always on the brink of extinction and facing multiple threats to its population. While the cougar has only recently seen its population decrease. The amur tiger is the subject of many conservation projects while the cougar does not have any protection and is currently in a human-animal...
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Health insurance continues to stir controversy in the world’s top problems. The primary reason for the controversy is the high cost of insurance premiums and the economic recession, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic period (Vaida, 1). Although medical contingencies can strain the financial base of individuals, empirical research studies from health-related databases have asserted that health insurance should not be mandatory. Firstly, the inflated costs of paying the insurance premiums have an adverse impact on people’s financial stability. Secondly, health...
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Australia’s government has many similarities and differences to other governments. For example, Australia’s government and Indonesia’s are very similar. Some of the similarities are that both countries have elections for their government. Some of the differences is that Indonesia is a republic whereas Australia is a democracy. A republic is a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. A democracy is...
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Both ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and ‘Exposure’ deal with the topic of war in vastly contrasting approaches. ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ details the account of the six-hundred and seventy cavalrymen and officers that were given an ambiguous order to attack Russian troops armed with cannons during the Crimean War. Tennyson accentuates the cavalry’s bravery and heroism against the seemingly immeasurable enemy in ‘noble six hundred’ and ‘boldly they rode.’ Alternatively, Owen describes a different aspect of...
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There is no doubt, the media has the power to shape how we view a particular issue or belief, but the question must be asked, is it always impartial? The MEAA Journalist Code of Ethics states that writers must remain honest, independent, respect other rights, and be fair. Is the media following this code? And if not, what is their agenda? Australia Day is now well known for the overwhelming mass of articles and news reports that follow in its...
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Fia Cumming’s (2000) “Higher fuel tax slows us down; NEWS EXTRA” published by Sun Herald; a Sunday counterpart of the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH), illustrates the conflict between truck drivers and the dishonesty of the Australian government on the issue of increased excise rates for fuel. Cumming achieves this via applications of rhetorical appeals, predominately logos with statistical data, tone and structure. Likewise, Robert Muggah’s (2019) SMH “Amazon fires: the world’s lungs are filling with smoke” also demonstrates the divided...
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Did you know that if humans consume fossil fuel at the current rate, in the next 42years coal supplies will be exhausted forever? In the next 12 years we will most likely run out of indium, which is used in the production of touch screens and antimony which is used in the making of almost everything from drugs to fire retardants. There will be shortages in minerals like phosphorus, which is kind of a fertilizer for plant and shortage of...
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EPA article says, 'Generating energy that produces no greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and reduces some types of air pollution.' these benefits could bring many global situations to decrease and a better future. Over the years, earth has been taking damage and is increasing by human activity, which is affecting forests, animal life, and people as well. The reasons we must use renewable energy are that it minimizes types of pollutions, reduces the dependence on imported fuels, and a...
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There are no winners in war, it negatively affects those involved whether it be soldiers or just innocent civilians. Repetitive abuse on the physical and psychological boundaries can fuel one’s need to find an escape, with a combined effect of war it reveals the worst in one’s self. In the novel, 'Dispatches’ written by Michael Herr, his personal and truthful realism of the violence during the Vietnam War is developed by the psychological effect he displays in his writing, which...
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Protestant work ethic is a sociological concept developed by Max Weber in 1904-05. He looked at economic developments in regions of Europe and concluded that it was the result of religious belief that led them to success or failure. He suggested that Protestantism promoted a way of life and a daily code of conduct that pushed it ahead of Catholic countries. Acquisition and use of reported wealth is a major difference between Catholics and Protestants. This issue is studied in...
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The moment we laugh at something for the first time is the moment we change its truth value, undermining its solemnity, its accuracy, its authority, and become free to discard it. This is the effect Joseph Heller and Stanley Kubrick intended to evoke in their respective satires. Heller and Kubrick’s protagonists live in a world where individuals are subjected to the capricious authority of an impersonal and preeminent bureaucracy, and have no free agency of their own. In Catch-22, Heller’s...
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Major characters in A Thousand Splendid Suns are Mariam, Laila, Rasheed, and Tariq. Secondary and supporting characters can be seen in this book as the parents, friends, and children of our main characters. Mariam is the first main character that we get to know in the book. Her beginning story is that of an illegitimate child’s struggle in Afghanistan. Mariam’s life as an outcast growing up brought her very little knowledge about the outside world. Her childhood was heavily influenced...
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Glaciers are made of fallen snow that has compressed and thickened into large ice masses over hundreds of years. Some will move slowly in the water however, some can flow quickly, some traveling ten times faster than the normal rate of half a kilometre per year. They will grow and shrink in response to climate change but usually these changes happen over a long period of time (usually hundreds of years). By their movement, glaciers mark the change in climate....
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In completion of this case study, I got the help and guidance of some respected persons, who deserve my deepest gratitude. I have completed my case study on Ganga Pollution. I have worked with full dedication and studied the case thoroughly and searched for ideas for solutions myself. I studied causes of pollution, problems arisen, future outcomes, steps taken by Indian government in regard to it. I have also included some innovative thoughts for remedy. I would also like to...
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The debate among English teachers in Bataan Peninsula State University-Balanga Campus whether it is the standard to use literary theory to teach the literature for undergraduate with the specialization of English. In a mandated curriculum for undergraduate English majors there are typical textbooks for literature class. Those different textbook have almost the same structure, bibliographical information about the author, brief introduction and explanations of language work. Most of the time, language teacher uses approach that is not linked to any...
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A Chinese pet-cloning company has announced the birth of the world's first cloned Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos), which was carried to term by an unlikely surrogate mother – a beagle. The cloned female wolf pup, named Maya, and her beagle mother were unveiled to the world in a brief video at a press conference held September 19 by the Sinogene Biotechnology Company in Beijing, according to Chinese news site Global Times. The video was released 100 days after Maya...
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Commencing Margret Atwood’s revealing work of dystopian literature in ‘The Handmaid's Tale’, Passage 1 acts as an introduction to Gilead’s oppressive state, as well as offering an inside look into Offred’s contemplations on rebellion; a sentiment that carries across the rest of the following passages. Sleeping in “what used to be a gymnasium”, a sense of longing and clinging to the past fills Offred (“we yearned for the past”), as Atwood showcases the importance of gender roles and hierarchy in...
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Earlier this month, Alabama's governor, Kay Ivey, signed into law the most restrictive abortion legislation in the United States. The legislation bans abortion in nearly all circumstances, including rape and incest; with the only exception to the ban being when a woman's health is at serious risk. However, due to ongoing legal challenges, these bans have yet to be put into effect. It is imperative that women, men and civil rights groups continue to challenge this outrageous ban and to...
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Racism, classism, and internal conflicts are all symptoms indicative of a society with problems that affect some people more than others. The rapper Akala tackles all of these issues, using both personal experience and imitation of another person in his song “Find No Enemy,” released in 2011. He confronts the connotations of his mixed-race heritage in a society that’s supposedly post-racial, misconceptions about people groups like adherents of Islam or Africans, the bad sides of foreign policy, growing up around...
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The Call of the Wild is a novel of “devolution” which traces the process of releasing Buck’s savage, atavistic nature beneath its civilized veneer”(citation). Buck, a St. Bernard Shepherd mix, was a very loyal pet to his own family in California where life was easy and good. However, Buck is kidnapped during the time of the Klondike Gold Rush where sled dogs were in high demand ending this easy life. The novel progresses through tough times, not known to a...
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In both lost and the lord of the flies they ran into some issues. They are all stranded on an island ,and they have multiple problems including survival how would they survive and how did they survive? Society and organization,how did the rules and having a good organization helped keep them alive? Leaders, who stepped up on being the leader to keep everyone alive. The “beast” and or fear, how did the beast and the thought of fear throw the...
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After the tenebrous 911 attack on the World Trade Center, which claimed scores of lives and destroyed a vast valuable property, terrorism acquired a terrifying character and rose to become a major source of global anxiety. This fateful event has had a continuous effect on tourism and future happenings will most certainly determine future trends in business travel. Beyond newspaper headlines and media exaggeration, terrorism is an imposing reality. Statistic shows that in 2016 alone, there were about 11,072 attacks....
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Conservation is a discipline devoted to the preservation and restoration of the planet's biodiversity. Rapid action is necessary, and failure might have catastrophic consequences. Conservation techniques have developed from a singular focus on 'nature' to a broader socio-ecological view on 'people and nature', since conservation demands a harmonious link. Nature reserves, game reserves, and national parks all seek to protect wildlife and/or flora, however their strategies and efficacy vary significantly. A nature reserve is a defined area of land for...
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Boston is still one of the biggest and most influential towns in Lincolnshire today as it was in the medieval period, although interestingly there is no mention of Boston in ‘Domesday Book’ of 1086 (Russell, 2021). By the beginning of the 12th century, however, Boston had developed as an inland port thanks to its position at the head of the tidal River Haven, linking it to the North Sea. By the 13th century, Boston had grown to be one of...
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Women in sports, both beginners and professionals, have existed throughout the world for centuries in all multiplicities of sports. Female participation and fame in sports enlarged drastically in the 20th century, especially in the last quarter-century, reflecting changes in modern societies that emphasize gender parity. Is the future of women in sport supported in third world countries? Although the level of participation and performance still varies greatly by country and by sport, women’s sports are generally accepted throughout the world...
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Education should not be ignored because it is essential for growth, whether it is the development of a single person or the development of an entire nation. Peru suffers from a shortage of economic diversity, an underproductive population, and significant economic disparity, both of which are exacerbated by a woefully inadequate educational system. Public education in Peru is substandard, according to an article published by the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, because the government does not properly invest...
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Liberty, the freedom of the individual, has constantly been belittled and questioned throughout history. Such demonstrations can be seen in the European continent during the 18th and 19th centuries. Here, the motivational ideal of liberty is challenged by rulers and the bourgie as they subject much of the lower and middle-class populations. With the lower classes, so were the ideals of liberalism and those of the rights of the man and of the citizen. Only with the liberty of the...
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The Greek government debt crisis was the sovereign debt crisis faced by Greece within the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007–08. Widely known within the country because the crisis, it reached the populace as a series of sudden reforms and austerity measures that led to impoverishment and loss of income and property, furthermore as a small-scale humanitarian crisis. In all, the Greek economy suffered the longest recession of any advanced laissez-faire economy thus far, overtaking the US Great Depression....
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Death sentence has been elucidated as lawful imposition of death as penalty for a criminal offence. It’s been described as an extreme and irreversible form of punishment since it takes away life and any mistake while awarding the same cannot be reversed. It’s usually awarded in cases where the nature of offence is such that it cannot be abated without a death penalty. The offences for which death penalty is awarded are described as ‘heinous’; the term has not been...
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Why is homosexual a deviant and heterosexual a normality that everyone must if not shall subject and conform its behavior to it? And who made the standard and became the judge, God, the Church, the government, or the majority of people? This essay will make the effort to analysis the phenomena of viewing homosexual as a deviant, by using the conflict approaches and the examples from Hong Kong. What Is Deviance? Deviation is the act which does not conform to...
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