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    origins of theaters introducing comedies and tragedies into plays. 2. Great Barrier Reef is located in Queensland on the continent of Australia. It does not border any other country because Australia is composed of one country, Australia itself. The closest major body of water to Great Barrier Reef is the Coral Sea. Great Barrier Reef is a part of the region known as Australia and South Pacific. I have never heard of Great Barriers Reef before but when I think of he place, I think of large rocks with

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    Ancient scrolls can tell us so much but compared to our new technology they get overlooked. The new and old seven wonders have so much in common but people can’t always see them. So showing the similarities amongst a new more advanced world and old modern struggling civilization is a struggle for many people out there all thinking about the many differences they hold on the exterior. The interior though has many secrets that are similar to other wonders. Never judge a book by it's cover like these

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    care of endangered coral reefs now! World government leaders should establish laws to protect them. People may ask, “If coral reefs are in such danger, why don’t we fix the problem since they provide benefits for the whole world?” Frankly, it’s not that simple. Protecting endangered coral reefs will provide the whole world with long lasting benefits. To figure out how to solve the problem, we must start with the benefits they provide for humans and nonhumans. Coral reefs support 128 corallivorous

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    Dr. Jonathan Stecyk is a comparative physiologist that studies how animals adapt to their environments. He is an associate professor in the Biological Sciences department at the University of Alaska Anchorage as well as an Alaska Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Faculty member. He has attended many prestigious universities in Canada including Augustina University College and Simon Fraser University and he also received his doctorate from the

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    Anthropogenic activity has affected a large number of ecosystems in the world including the earth’s oceans. Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) have been escalating since the rise of the industrial revolution and are now at a far more prominent rate than previously experienced in the Earth's history primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels (Wood et al., 2008). The concentration of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere now surpasses 380 parts per million (ppm), which is more than 80 ppm over the

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    In the movie Finding Nemo, Nemo learns to understand that believing in ourselves can overcome any condition. This is shown throughout Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth. Marlin, had his son taken away by a scuba diver, this is where the monomyth takes place. It is Marlins call to adventure to find his son. The refusal of the call as seen in the monomyth, is exemplified through Marlins fear of the deep sea. While defying his fear, he runs into his supernatural aid whom is Dory. Dory acts as a supernatural

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    expedition Australia Introduction Ahhh... Australia, “great western land.” All of you have heard of it as “cute cuddly koalas” or “the place with kangaroos,” but most of you really don't know about it. Imagine walking out of your house into the Outback or waking up to the busy sounds of modern Sydney. See the people, animals, and places that make Australia special from the rest of the world. See one of the only places left around that is still largely untouched

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    achieve, with numbers remaining fairly similar over the last couple of decades and growth as small as 2 percent in poorer regions such as sub-Saharan Africa (The Millennium, 2015). For a developed nation, the idea of giving birth to a child without a skilled physician nearby monitoring the situation, or clinician of some degree not assisting with the birthing process is unfathomable. Yet, this is a reality in many developing nations across the world, especially the rural communities such as those

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    We started in North America at the Rocky Mountains. The mountain stretches from Alberta, Canada to New Mexico in the U.S. Appalachian Mountains is a system of mountains in eastern North America. Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent in the world. In order to get to Asia we needed to cross of over the Pacific Ocean. 75% of the world's active volcanoes are were found in the ocean. It also holds the deepest point in the world. Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean. Europe is connected

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    microscopic plants (zooxanthellae) are expelled by rising ocean temperature. When there are no microscopic plants such as zooxanthellae, the coral turns white and die. The studies show that throughout the worlds ocean, from the Florida Keys to the Great Barrier Reef of the Australia have been evidence of unique coral bleaching caused by the rising of ocean temperature. In the early 1980s the coral bleaching event has increased because of rapid increase of sea water temperature. Esther et al., investigates

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