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    In the movie Chronicle, the arrival of telekinetic powers creates excitement and tension between Andrew, Matt, and Steve. With their new proclaimed powers, the development of the fantastic character Andrew Detmer is evident through Andrew's desire to have freedom, believing that he is superior to every other human being, and Andrew's powers acting as a release for his anger. Andrew's development as a person involves being a free, he wants to be able to do whatever he wants without being told not

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    The present study consistent with previous finding by Casey et al. (2016) and Jennings et al. (1995) regarding bottom up processes in coral reef ecosystem. Also show a profound contrast to widely accepted top-down processes in coral reef ecosystem, indicated by weak relationship on prey-predator interaction and strong positive relationship between hard coral cover and fish biomass. Despite there are more studies confirm cascading effect in coral reefs such as indirect effect on mesopredator and

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    Over 350 million years ago, the shark species has been labeled as the apex predator of the sea. With the increase in human population the demand for shark meat and fins are at an all time high therefore, the existence of the shark is becoming a concern. Individuals are observing to think of sharks as a negative feature to the environment, which is prolonging the effect to prevent shark species from becoming extinct. With that in mind, not only are human over-fishing sharks, but also the CO2 emission

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    In the short story ‘August 26: There Will Come Soft Rains’, the author Ray Bradbury uses the machines, paint stains, and the dog as symbols to reinforce the idea that the technology that humans have created can help us but that it can lead to the destruction of humanity. Ray Bradbury wanted to explore this idea because he lived through a war of nuclear destruction. He has seen what has happened to the world in times of mass devastation and destruction. At the time of writing the short story, it was

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    Whaling is the hunting of whales to obtain meat and blubber. The blubber is brought to a station off the shore designed to boil the blubber into oil (Hacquebord 2001). All these components of a whale are useful to humans, but by extracting these whales at such a high rate may have consequences for the ecosystem they leave behind (Hacquebord 2001;Williams et al. 2004;Baum and Worm 2009). It is important to question the effects mass exploitation has on the environment in order to prevent or predict

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    Human beings house the largest and most complex, relative brain, compared to any other species in existence, spanning the last 4.5 billion years of earth's history. Humans are also one of the most imposing and impressive super-predators, the world has ever known. Indeed, big brains (and two legs) put humans squarely at the top of the food chain, where it is quite safe. No other life-form (save domestic cats and dogs) has it so easy, and cannot be so readily assured of its genetic survival---again

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    Pig Face Carpobrotus Rossii There are about 30 different species of carpobrotus Rossii (Pigface) around the world. In Australia there are four species which are seen mainly in coastal areas on sand dunes. Pigface is a succulent plant that spreads up to 2 or more metres, flatly across the ground with thick waxy succulent leaves growing up to 100mm long and has large daisy like flowers which grow about 45mm in diameter. This plant usually has purple petals with a white or yellow centre. fruits

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    Many people say that man’s best friend is the dog. The dog is the domesticated version of its wild ancestor - the wolf. Jack London enjoyed writing about wolves and nature, and two of his more famous novels - White Fang and The Call of the Wild - involve these howling carnivores. Jack London shows the lives of wolves and their instinct and will to survive in White Fang and The Call of the Wild; underlying all of this literal meaning though is his figurative interpretation toward life and survival

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    These are predators that consume the second trophic level, such as the mice and insects which absorbed the energy through the consumption of its energy through consumption of the first-trophic level. The fourth trophic-level is the tertiary consumers. This level consists of carnivores that eat carnivores. An example of this would be snakes and fish. The snakes would consume the rats, frogs, mice and birds and the fish would eat insects. Lastly, the fifth trophic level is the quaternary consumers

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    In both passages, “The Dogs Could Teach Me”, and “The Last Great Race on Earth”, the theme is understanding is the key to friendship. In the passages both of the mushers know that without their dogs, loyalty, love, and hard work they wouldn't be where they are today. The mushers watch, learn, and acknowledge the dogs which help them understand their dogs better and become more connected in their friendship. One way the passage explains that understanding is a key to friendship is when the mushers

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