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- 20581: Dolphins
- ... killed in tuna nets from 1959 to 1972. Under pressure from animal rights activists tuna consumers will not accept tuna from canners that do not protect dolphins. Animal rights activists also believe that dolphins shouldn't be in captivity for use in aquatic shows. Dolphins eat a lot of food in a day, usually about one third of their body weight. A dolphin's diet consists of mostly fish and squid. Dolphins can swim very fast, so they are able to easily catch their food. The dolphin has 200 to 250 sharp teeth. Dolphins follow schools of fish in ... out tail first. Calves can swim and breathe minutes after birth. A calf will nurse for up to 18 months. Calves can keep up with their mother by remaining close and taking advantage of it's mothers aerodynamic swimming. Dolphins almost always emit either clicking sounds or whistles. The clicks are short pulses of about 300 sounds per second, which come from a mechanism located just below a dolphin's ...
- 20582: Bats
- ... of echolocation that it uses to catch insects. Though other mammals, like the flying squirrel seem to fly but actually glide the bat is the only mammal that can truly fly (Lauber 1). A Bat’s Body Due to the great variety of species of bats some characteristics vary greatly but the Little Brown Bat is a good example of a bat. It has fur on its body, large naked ears ... This set up of having the fingers in the wing gives the bat amazing flight maneuverability (Honders 22). These bones look similar to a human hand. They are connected by rubbery skin to the bat's body enveloping all the fingers but the thumb (Bats in CT 1). Echolocation Bats have a "sixth sense" called echolocation. This was first proved by Donald Griffin. Bats produce ultrasonic sound waves and then use ... dolphins. The sound is in the form of clicks that increase as the bat gets closer to the insect or whatever it is tracking (Bats in CT). Unlike humans most insects can hear the bat's echolocation sounds. David D. Yager of the University of Maryland has found that the praying mantis has used this to its advantage. When being pursued by a bat the mantis can hear the clicks ...
- 20583: Air Pollution
- ... major health threat. A byproduct of the radioactive decay of uranium minerals in certain kinds of rock, radon seeps into the basements of homes built on these rocks. According to recent estimates by the U.S. government, 20 percent of the homes in the U.S. harbor radon concentrations that are high enough to pose a risk of lung cancer. Each year industrially developed countries generate billions of tons of pollutants. The level is usually given in terms of atmospheric concentrations ... the influence of sunlight. Ozone has also caused serious crop damage. On the other hand, the discovery in the 1980s that air pollutants such as fluorocarbons are causing a loss of ozone from the earth's protective ozone layer has caused the phasing out of these materials. Current information about the problem The tall smokestacks used by industries an utilities do not remove pollutants but simply boost them higher into ...
- 20584: Franks Connelly
- ... candidates. Connelly and Theresa de Leon were the only two women running for congress in New Jersey this year. The focus of this article was mostly about Connelly and her background as a retired AT&T employee and Fanwood mayor, but never touched upon any issues. There were a few articles mentioning Bob Franks but they were mostly in the context of his position on the Budget Committee and his opinions ... single piece of literature and a balloon and was told to call campaign headquarters for more information. From the Woodbridge Democratic Club I received a single piece of literature and a lot of "I don't knows." Very impressive. Who are these people and what do they stand for? No paper on a political campaign is complete without taking a look at the backgrounds of the candidates. Going into the election ... producing the first balanced budget in years and serves the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He co-chairs the Northeast Midwest Congressional Coalition, the Congressional Task Force on Manufacturing, and the Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus. Prior to his congressional career he served in the New Jersey General Assembly and was Chairman of the Assembly Policy and Rules Committee. Franks also served as Republican State Chairman in 1988 and ...
- 20585: Frecnch Revolution
- ... The third estate resented certain advantages of the first two estates. The clergy and nobles did not have to pay most taxes. The third estate, especially the peasants, had to provide almost all the country's tax revenue. Many members of the middle class were also worried by their social status. They were among the most important people in French society but were not recognized as such because they belonged to ... of France also took action. On July 14, 1789, a huge crowd of Parisians rushed to the Bastille. They believed they would find arms and ammunition there for use in defending themselves against the king's army. The people captured the Bastille and began to tear it down. Massive peasant uprisings were also occurring in the countryside. The king's removal led to a new stage in the revolution. The first stage had been a liberal middle-class reform movement based on a constitutional monarchy. The second stage was organized around principles of democracy. ...
- 20586: French Revolution 5
- ... The revolution marks a turning point in Frence history and in world history in general. Forms of government, morals, ideologies, and social development were greatly affected by it in all Europe and even in U.S. The beginning of the Frence Revolution in generally dated from June, 1789. But the crisis in political and economic affairs in France in that period was so great that social unrest, rioting, a and rebellion ... unwilling to contribute some additional taxes, they never understood how grave the economis crisis was. They say the crises as only some form of financial corruption that could be explained away by firing the king's finace ministers. The libiral ideas of the French Enlightenment had been absorbed by some of the clergy and the nobility but only by a very few. The upper classes in France in 1789 were more ... government was thrown out of balance. When economic depression in France made the every growing debt even greater, the state seemed on the verge of bankruptcy. It was necessary to vote new taxes. The king's power was not as absoulute as he pretended it was, and no new taxes could be decreed unless the king's edicts were registered in the district courts, the parliaments. Their members were mostly ...
- 20587: Judaism and Christianity
- ... an early period, Judaism conceived of God in anthomorphic terms so Judaism was polytheistic at the very beginning. But as time went by, Yahweh become “one” who is the creator. Moreover, in Judaism people didn’t reject the existance of the other gods in the beginning but they believed in only one god. Unlike Judaism, Jesus refused to accept the existance of other gods. Judaism and Christianity are similar religions interms ... doctrines. The most important ones are the fatherhood of God, the brotherhood of humanity, Golden Rule( Do not do others that you do no not want to be done yourself.), forgiveness and love of one’s enemies, repayment of evil with good and resurrection of the dead. Christianity has a salvation doctrine, which is not available in Judaism. Salvation was open to poor and rich,… white or black,…men or women…Shortly, Jesus brought equalitiy, peace, love and brotherhood to the world and his aim was to save humanity. Unlike Christianity, Judaism was an exclusive religion where Jews considered themselves as God’s chosen people. In Christianity anyone can be a christian but you have to born as a Jew to be a Jewish. Therefore, Judaism is accepted to be an ethnic religion whereas Christianity is more ...
- 20588: Christians: Criminals or Not?
- ... or not ? That is the very question that I've been asking myself . The Roman people are free to worship whatever gods they chose , provided they pay homage to the emperor and those who didn't pay homage would be punished. I (Pliny, Roman governor of Bithynia ) didn't know who these Christians were , I had to find out. I was forced forced to deal with Christians as a criminal matter . Christians regarded their god as the one and only creator of all things ... Minucius); "detestabilis- hateful" (Tacitus); therefore it was outlawed and persecuted, because it was considered the most dangerous enemy of the power of Rome, which was based upon the ancient national religion and on the emperor's worship . I interrogated them and even tortured them to get them to admit to the crimes , only to find that they are an harmless group . I discovered nothing more than an innocuous superstition . Christians ...
- 20589: God Changes Throughout The First Books Of The Old Testament
- ... Of The Old Testament God changes throughout the first books of the Old Testament.. The portrait of God during the creation is drastically different from the God of Exodus and Luke. In addition to God’’s transformation, the role of human kind changes as well. The idea of God changing and evolving is contradictory of the teachings today. However, God did drastically change his views and form of punishment throughout the ... of creation humans are created first. They are placed in the Garden of Eden and God communicates with Adam, and eventually Eve (Genesis 2:19-2:20). The only reason for the creation of man’’s counterpart is do to Adam telling God that he is alone, and needs a companion (Genesis 2:23). These two completely different accounts of the creation are only the beginning of God’’s metamorphosis in the Old Testament. God also changes his temperament in the Old Testament. When Adam and Eve where in Eden, God instructs them not to eat of the tree, or they will surely ...
- 20590: Taoism
- ... and lived life by the Tao, they would be free of evil (Wolcott 77). This belief soon influenced many people to follow the life of wu wei, the Ying and the Yang (Smith 207). Taoism’s philosophical ideas were accepted by people all over the world and soon many people were giving offerings to Taoist temples, and believing in the purity and of the peacefulness of the Tao (Wolcott 77). Taoism ... all influenced each other with their ideas and beliefs (Gaer 170). Taoism is the belief that all natural things are good to man and that all materialistic things are a sin and can ruin one’s future in the afterlife (Hume 143-145). The Yin Yang is one of the most important symbols in Taoism. The Yin Yang symbol looks like two tadpoles. The Yin stands for female, moist, night, cool ... been steadily in decline for many years (Hume 148). The old estimates of Chinese Taoists ran as high as fifty million, but no one really knows how many Taoists are left. The estimates for U.S. Taoists range from 10,000 to 15,000 (Gaer 148). Taoism has changed over the years and has lost some of the original ideas, like social disorders and the measures of moral principles. Even ...
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