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    This experiment was conducted by visiting Hennington Pond at the Modesto Maidique Campus (MMC) at Florida International University (FIU). Due to their rapid life cycles and rapid growth, Gambusia Holbrooki (Mosquitofish) is an optimal fish to be able to study under any condition. But because during this experiment we will be focusing on vertical life tables, the

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    you build yourself, such a short phrase with an enormous meaning. Isolation is increasing immensely in my life since social media is taking such a huge roll in it. I notice the continuous blank stare at my phone as I roam the halls of Florida International University. It’s like my social anxiety is a broken leg and my cellphone is my crutch. My cellphone brings me so much comfort, although I am comforted, I feel so disconnected with the world. Learning is much easier through social media websites

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    Case Note Assignment MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF SOUTH FLORIDA, etc., vs. CARLOS BERMUDEZ, et al., Professor Stephen Davis, Esquire Legal Environment in Business (BUL-6810) Florida International University Jonathan R.Vazquez MBA Candidate Florida International University October 6th, 2014 Order Date: July 2, 2014. Case Description: Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of South Florida, etc., vs. Carlos Bermudez, et al., Case Citation: Jacobson v. Sklaire, 92 So. 3d 228 (Fla

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    Noel Garcia Jr. HUM1020 First visitation paper The first image the stuck out to my visit to the Frost Museum located on the campus of Florida International University, was the pointillistic representation of one of Michelangelo’s paintings from the Sistine Chapel. In his work titled The Temptation (2013), Ramon Espanteleon uses the pointillism technique to depict a volumetric map of the island of Manhattan. As you walk closer to the image, you can see how the use of this pointillism gives the piece

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    Isolation is increasing in my life since social media are taking such a huge roll in it. I have discovered that social media is helping me build walls in my own life. I notice the continuous blank stare at my phone as I roam the halls of Florida International University. It’s as if my social anxiety is a broken leg and my cellphone is my crutch. My cell phone brings me so much comfort, although I am comforted, I feel so disconnected with the world. Learning is much easier through social media websites

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    occurred while I was at MDC. During my first summer I applied MDC’s new research program. The limited number of research opportunities at MDC prevented me from doing research in physics but offered me an opportunity in biology at St. Thomas University, a partner university. I worked on “Anti-Cancer Activity of Water and Ethanol Extracts from the Leaves of Acacia auriculiformis.” Unfortunately, the research was inconclusive because the cancer cells perished by accident at the hands of careless lab personnel

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    Jeff Kim 8 July 2013 Wine to Water Paper Almost everyone goes through a new transition in their lives; many experience a new challenge, a new journey, and new friends. The transition is not easy and many struggle to fit into a strange environment. We all have that feeling of shock and nervousness when entering in a whole different world or society. It is nothing to be embarrassed or ashamed of it is a common emotion that human face when facing new obstacles. Doc Hendley, founder

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    College Health, 56(5), 531-3. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.tcu.edu/docview/213088707?accountid=7090 The author is aimed to define whether college gain weight during freshman year by studying unmarried college freshmen who live on campus at a private university in northeastern U.S. The author collected information about social behaviors and weight by setting an online survey. The result shows that about half of the students gained weight while 15 percent of students lost weight. Although the results suggest

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    In 1965 on a hot summer, the University of Florida created a never before seen drink with the purpose to assist their football players who suffer from heat illness to perform better athletically morphing into the international business we know today as Gatorade. Made for all athletes, on all different skill levels Gatorade claims it will “quench your thirst” claiming it will make you work faster and harder when performing. Since its creation Gatorade has become a house hold name because of how

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    these organizations can be identified through the global corporation Gatorade, who in 1965 revolutionized the world of sports. On a hot summers day at the University of Florida a never before seen drink emerged, with the purpose to assist football players who suffer from heat illness to perform better athletically morphing into the international business we know today. Made for all athletes, on all different skill levels Gatorade claims it will “quench your thirst” claiming it will make you work faster

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