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    host pine tree throughout all four stages of its life except in the late fall when the mature beetles leave a brood tree in search of a new reproduction site. When a MPB finds an optimal tree for infestation, pheromones are released which attract a swarm of adult beetles. After successfully burrowing into the Pine bark, egg galleries are created for the 75 eggs each female will lay, and these eggs develop into larvae that feed on the host tree's phloem. The MPB can inflict extensive damage to

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    Whittier uses imagery based on a snowstorm, and example of this is, “Unwarmed by any sunset light The gray day darkened into night, A night made hoary with the swarm And whirl-dance of the blinding storm.” I imagine a very dreary storm that makes one feel unwarm and uncomfortable because it’s very dark and grey. This image feels almost real to me like I am experiencing it because the words are so intriguing. Both

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    To explain not only do they live in an atmosphere full of ash, but it is turning regular humans into “ash-grey men” who “swarm” like insects around the factories and cargo trains (that’s the “line of grey cars”). These are the people who do not get to enjoy either the luxury of life out on Long Island or the faster-paced anonymous fun that Nick finds himself enjoying in Manhattan

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    CURRENT DRONES TECHNOLOGY 1.) Methane is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming and inherently dangerous to human health. It can also be a potent energy source and a potential indicator of life or life-like activity. NASA uses the Open Path Laser Spectrometer with the drones to detect methane gas leaks large and small (Atherton, 2016). 2.) Electric drones are often limited to just 20 minutes of air time before they have to land and get new batteries, or wait for the old batteries to

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    World War Z Essay

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    death. US military are ordered to kill zombies as long as they can and protect other survivors and for the volunteers to find cure. However, millions die in the Canadian winter. On board the International Space Station, space explorers can see mega-swarms of zombies coating extensive segments of the globe, and urban communities done flames around the globe. The US is eventually can make some

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    Tunnelvision Tunnelvision: the utmost compelling and purifying moment of both concentration and preparation. Inquisitively, my eyes scour the platform. Stale air filled with chalk dust swarms all competitive members. Shouting and encouraging voices pierce every awaiting eardrum, confirming successful attempts. Constricting both muscle fibers and self-doubt, I impatiently arrive at the platform obeying the judge’s commands. Grasping the rough and chalking crevices of the barbell, instincts overtake

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    Bug Music Essay

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    seventeen years, the Magicicada has been believed by naturalists to be a symbol of love and music and is one of the few species with such a unique pattern of emergence. Upon awakening from their seventeen-year slumber, the great cicadas emerge in swarms of millions all along the northeastern United States to sing, mate, and die. It is still unclear why this mythical emergence only occurs on a prime-number scale. Scientists hypothesize Big Idea Three of the AP Biology Curriculum Framework highlights

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    Essay On Medical Billing

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    Among the most vital things about in the medical billing rates business is coming up with a criterion of what rates to charge for your services. The rate that you decide to settle upon is what you charge the ensuing provider's office for billing on their behalf. As such, it implies that the 'billing rate' is the amount of money your doctor pays you for doing the billing for them. With that backdrop, bear in mind that the biggest decision ( arguably ) that you'll ever have to make in your line of

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    Sunrise On The Veld

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    Have you ever believed you controlled the world? In the story, “Sunrise on the Veld” written by Doris Lessing, this boy believes he does. The story start off with the boy saying, “half-past four” (611) so that he can go hunting for breakfast. Believing that no harm can come to him in the veld, he runs wildly into it until he hears a cry from a wild animal. There are protagonist and antagonist, symbolisms, and irony in the story. The young boy will soon realize that everything will come to an end

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    Fascinating Bees

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    housed within it. After training the bees to associate a specific chemical odor with a food reward, the insects are released into the diagnostic device through an opening. Patients would simply blow into the smaller compartment and wait to see if a swarm gathers toward something alarming in the person's breath. The project, part of her master's thesis at London's Royal College of Art, began in 2007 when Soares came across research on bees and their phenomenal olfactory abilities.Certain diseases, such

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