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    Rainforest Destruction According to Isaac Asimov, “Humanity is cutting down its forests, apparently oblivious to the fact that we may not be able to live we may not be able without them.” (Ian). This means that once all the trees are cut down, humans will not be able to sustain life because no more oxygen will be released into the air. By examining the extinction of animals, more greenhouse gases in the air, and major companies, causing the rainforests to be cut down, it is clear that rainforest

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    The destruction of the rainforests is happening to many rainforests plants die and animals lose their homes. By helping it would be better if we could help rather than destroy the rainforest. The cause of plants being cut down effects the animals when they die. The rainforest destruction affects a lott of animals and plants when the people cut down the trees from the rainforest. The rainforest destruction kills the plants that are in the rainforest which causes the animals to die . Rainforests

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    Ending Destruction of the Rainforest As destruction of the rainforest continues, man slowly paves the inevitable path to a clear end. It has been known that the rainforest is an essential provider for the balance of the mother earth and that it acts as a key for life as we know it. Yet, the world still decides to quietly watch the disappearance. In fact, most people realize what exactly is taking place. But however, instead of trying to aid in the termination of this disaster. They place

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    problems. But the worst of them all is rainforest destruction. People are cutting down our trees in our rainforests. We need our rainforests on our Earth. Rainforest destruction is the most serious threat to our Planet! Rainforest destruction has many different causes like, humans cutting down trees. Humans are cutting down trees for houses,stores and a lot of other things, but their cutting down more than they need to. When humans cut down trees in our rainforests they are endangering themselves by

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    found in rainforest areas. Over time the growth of rainforest deforestation has increased continuously. Deforestation is an issue that has existed since long ago and therefore is not considered to be a problem that has barely risen. It is estimated by the Destruction of the Rainforest History that since nothing is being done regarding this problematic matter, that in approximately a hundred years of less there will no longer be any rainforests remaining (“Effects of Deforestation” Destruction of the

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    The most obvious example of habitat destruction is the loss of forests. While there used to be eight hundred million acres of forestland in the United States, today, due to deforestation, this number has gone down to one million. This is problem becomes even worse with rainforests, which overflow with biodiversity. Every day over one hundred animal and insect species are lost due to rainforest destruction. Moreover, ninety-fice percent of nutrients in the rainforest are in the canopies, which means

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    Rainforest Destruction Rainforests are being destroyed at a rate of 150 acres a minute. If this fact doesn’t astonish you then understand that that means a total of 78 Million acres a year. While this is in itself a horrible act it is also causing many species to go extinct thanks to loss of habitat. The main culprits of this are large corporations such as McDonald’s and Burger King. The greed of large corporations leads them to mistreat earth’s largest and most inhabited forests, leaving many

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    Guna Avula ELA Mrs.Doyle Should Rainforest Destruction Be Prohibited?     Earth is beautiful. But it is being destroyed at a very fast pace by destruction of rainforests. Should this be prohibited? Rainforests are the lungs of the planets (by regulating carbon-dioxide), they also provide us with ¼ of the medicines we use today and they are home to millions of animals and birds. So, they altogether help the Earth and animals living on it. If deforestation keeps going on at this pace, then all the

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    ” (4) Tell us that the poet has felt the fiery burn of desire, and knows how powerful it is. The poet warns us how peoples desires can lead them the harming of other people, and the destruction it could cause, but he also tells us about ice. The quotes “I think I know enough of hate” (6), “To say that or destruction of ice” (7) and “Is also great” (8) is where the poet explains how cold feelings such as depression, cold-heartedness, and sadness are equally as great in destructive powers as fire.

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    the reader’s emotions through description and personification and by providing insight that appeals to the reader’s intellect of the future. In Chapter 2, Weisman walks us meticulously through the steps that lead inevitably to the complete destruction of almost every single part of our houses. The first and last enemy is water. Water sneaks in at the weak points of roofs, near the chimney. Mold begins to grow on wet wood; under the mold, “threadlike filaments called hyphae are secreting enzymes

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    though the Christian Church teaches that you can always repent your sins to God and be forgiven. This is similar to Jonathan Edwards views on God at the time because he opposed the idea of God being a loving savior, and said he was capable of mass destruction with his ultimate power. In the short story “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Jonathan Edwards preaches that God is a powerful and dangerous leader of his people through his use of imagery of natural elements, such as water, fire, and weather

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    published in 1923. This is a nine-line poem: Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I have tasted of desire, I hold those who favor ice. But if I had to parish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. This is one of Robert Frost simplest poems. When I initially read this poem, the first thing that came to my mind was the biblical theory. In the second line "Some say in ice"

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    thrash out on innocent citizens in his town. He no longer had emotions, except one; anger. One day, his blood was boiling and he was as red as a tomato. He stormed around the streets of Greece, knocking down everything in his path, creating destruction and lowering the citizens self-esteem. He was a ticking time-bomb. Citizens were screaming at him to stop what he is doing, but Tornado’s anger deafened him. Nobody was able to calm him, and they knew that. So the citizens waited his tantrum out

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    Man’s savage impulses and the protection of society in Lord of the Flies Men, without rules, can be led towards destruction. Lord of the Flies depicts at first a group of boys trying to maintain order, and a later descent into savagery. One of the most direct, apparent examples of this is through Roger. Through the contrast of the self-restraint Roger has at the beginning of the novel and the murder he absentmindedly commits at the end, Golding illustrates how man’s desire for savagery

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    Butler uses traditional religion in the novel to demonstrate the ways in which it can be a destructive or constructive force in society. Butler demonstrates the dangers of dogmatic, authoritarian religion when it is used as an excuse to ignore the needs of others and the changes in society. Religion is not inherently a destructive force; it becomes a destructive force in Lauren’s community when it is used to control and limit thinking because of deference to church leaders such as Lauren’s father

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