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    Phanerozoic Eras

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    Approximately 3/4 of all species on earth went extinct in this extinction (BBC Big Five Mass Extinction Events). A global cooling event, after bolide impacts, could have been the cause behind this extinction, as warm water taxa were mainly affected by this extinction (Wake, Vredenburg). This extinction event may have actually been a series of extinctions over several million years instead of one single extinction event (BBC Big Five Mass Extinction

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    Dinosaurs lived over 65 million years ago, part of their existence was in pangea which broke up 200 million years ago. There were three periods. The triassic period, the jurassic period, and the cretaceous period. The triassic period was the first period of the mesozoic era and happened between 251 and 199 million years ago. The triassic period was when other animals started to form that could walk on land and not in water. The jurassic period was the second period of the mesozoic era and happened

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    Comparing and contrasting the mass extinction and the current extinction. Scientist say that we are causing the 6th extinction. An extinction is when all of a certain animal or plant is gone and nothing left of it. In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting these 2 extinctions. Contrasting the mass extinction and the current extinction. The first big thing is that we are causing the 6th one because all the other ones before it was caused by natural causes and this one is manmade like on the

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    about our event project. I have participated in two golf tournament fundraisers for my high school, CrossPointe Christian Academy, and I really enjoyed helping with those events. I was very excited and curious on how a video game tournament would go. I was looking forward to the challenge, and the overall learning experience it would be. This paper is a reflection on the preparation for the event, and the actual execution of the event itself. I chose to join the sponsorship and non-event events group

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    New Year Eve Party Essay

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    New Year’s Eve has become one of the biggest days of the year for parties and events throughout the world. Therefore, an unlimited amount of events are planned and executed on the last day of the year; this year I attended a New Year eve party at the house of a co-worker. The party was held in a neighborhood just inside the city of Charlotte. It has been a while since I attended a house party, so there are some aspects that come along with a house party that will increase the amount of risk associated

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    Content is easy to create dating back to these eras. The Lakers do not have a hard time searching for relevant content. Another strength is that the Lakers keep up to the trends on social media. Their posts are consistent and keep up with current events. For example, during the past Martin Luther King Jr. Day, they posted the importance he had on the country in addition to showing footage of Laker players visiting MLK memorials. Lastly, the Lakers have managed to hold a strong following even though

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    producing events at Vidant Health. Managing time and scheduling details was a major portion of the job experienced I gained during my time as an intern. When planning large scale events such as ribbon cuttings, the amount of details and decisions that have to be made must be done according to a strict time schedule. On my first day I attended a meeting about the ribbon cutting for brand new cancer center at Vidant Health. The meeting was the first meeting about the design and theme of the event. During

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    Holidays and cultural celebration serve a function in society and Carnival is no different. The importance of this celebration has endured for centuries and will continue to do so, because it allows people to lose control in an acceptable manner. Furthermore, it also serves a purpose in providing light and in the midst of the long, dark winter months, and people need this sort of joyous celebration during that time of the year. Nowadays carnival is celebrated in a myriad of different countries,

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    Amongst all of the biological events in history, the Cambrian explosion was one of the most spectacular because it gave rise to a vast majority of different animals. This event occurred at the beginning of the Paleozoic era. The Explosion is said to have occurred between 540- 542 million years ago. This event is termed as an explosion because of the gigantic outburst of different species. The radiation brought about diversity, which is an important factor and advantage in the ecosystem, environmental

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    Doctrine of Frustration

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    an agreement to do an act impossible in itself is void (for example, an agreement to discover treasure by magic). Supervening impossibility or illegality refers to the intrusion or occurrence of an unexpected event or change of circumstances beyond the contemplation of the parties; such event or change of circumstances must be so fundamental as to be regarded by law as striking at the root of contract as a whole or the basis of the contract no longer exists. Subsequent impossibility in the UK is referred

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