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    For my image on Rime of the Ancient Mariner I displayed the key event in the novel of the crew hanging the albatross around the Mariner’s neck. This is a significant event because it symbolizes one of the key themes in the novel this being taking responsibility for your actions and the idea of free will. The crew members hung the albatross around the Ancient Mariner's neck to brand him for his crime and place the guilt on him and him alone. I used the quote, “Farewell, farewell! But this I tell to

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    body and it is made up of two hundred and six various bones. The Sections used in the movements of the skeletal system are; the bones, Joints, ligaments and tendons. This system is also divided into two sections known as the Axial and Appendicular skeleton. The Axial

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    since the 1950’s because of the antibiotic revolution stemming from the introduction of antibiotics into the United States which took place over 100 years ago. The mechanism under which antibiotics function is likened to a lock and key and the specificity of the lock and key mechanism was so exquisite that fatal or lethal diseases, such as tuberculosis or pneumonia,

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    Dancing Skeletons by Katherine Dettwyler is an ethnography that focuses on how infant feeding practices and childhood malnourishment leads to life threatening disease like measles, diarrhea, tetanus, malaria, and diphtheria. On the other hand, the author also experiences how Malian people perceive illness, society structure, and cultural norms of how men are viewed toward a women’s sexuality. However, cultural relativism has controversial cultural practices in Dancing Skeletons which has horrifying

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    the disease completely (Sweet et al, 2014). Genetic research has shown that gene flow is regionally restricted in both Acropora species; Hemond and Vollmer, 2010, identified mitochondrial DNA sequence data unique within A. cervicornis of the Florida Keys suggesting colonies within this area are highly genetically

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    constructing tall buildings. The most widely used building materials during this time period were masonry and rock. These materials were used together to construct load-bearing walls, forming the support system for the structure. Two cities that emerged as key players in the development of tall building were Chicago and New York City. As these cities began to run out of room to expand, the only option was to grow upward. The biggest problem became when adding stories on top of stories, the lower walls would

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    From Matthew Maury’s first steps in the young field of oceanography, to the HMS Challenger’s first expedition, and now to modern day, the ocean has always been a place for exploration and discovery. Two issues that are at the forefront of modern oceanic discussions are offshore drilling and ocean acidification. Ocean acidification offsets the chemical balance in the ocean and disturbs the marine life in the ocean, and offshore drilling causes serious damage to the surrounding ecosystem and affects

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    Arrest By A single silver toned, old fashioned key was lying in a beam of sunshine coming through the doorway windows. It gleamed maliciously in the sunlight making her forget for a moment the scratches on her neck and the vision of the ghost woman that had just frightened her so intensely. She walked toward it in a stunned trance knowing this was the key that would open the door to the secret room; if she could only find it. With the key in hand she turned circles in the foyer at the bottom

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    Introduction The growing issue of global warming and greenhouse gasses is affecting our world in many different ways now and into the future. This issue started at the beginning of the industrial revolution when humans were releasing carbon dioxide or CO2 from our newly created activities and services. This resulted in our atmospheric C02 to rise from 278 ppm (parts per million) to 390 ppm in pre industrial times. In the past 30 years we have seen this number increase by 50%, the outcome of our

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    Belzoni Human Body

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    The treatment of human remains has greatly changed over time, with much more care and focus being put in remains especially bodies over a thousand years old. As the times of breaking into tombs and coffins ripping bodies apart and crunching old skeletons are over, nowadays much more research and importance towards the bodies take place. With science now being a major focus to examine the body and laws of how to treat and examine the bodies are now in place to stop the ruining of important ancient

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