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    The poachers sell the ivory of the tusks to markets all over the world and supply the market for religious objects. At this rate, scientists say elephants will likely become extinct by 2020. ( “yp.scmp.com” ) http://yp.scmp.com/article/4866/deadly-tusk-trade http://voices.nationalgeographic

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    counterpart too as Marlow, how can one sustain sanity and keep the humane part, resist the corruption and to show restraint. In the beginning, one of the main characters, Marlow, sets out on a voyage to explore a white spot on the map service of an ivory trading company. His route is through the river Congo (although in the novel the name of the river is never expressed). Marlow is a good-hearted, noble man from Europe. Morally he is a fair character with good intentions. Throughout his travels he

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    become serious, and there needs to be more actions to stop it. There are many steps that can be taken to halt or cripple these organizations. The act of poaching happens all over the world. Some animals being killed are well documented like the ivory trade or tiger skin. However, marine animals and

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    become serious, and there needs to be more actions to stop it. There are many steps that can be taken to halt or cripple these organizations. The act of poaching happens all over the world. Some animals being killed are well documented like the ivory trade or tiger skin. However, marine animals and timber trade are

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    Introduction Species in nature have chosen to live and thrive where they are comfortable. From time to time, unfortunate living conditions or a particular disease wipes out an area, calling for humans to get involved. Also, humans sometimes lead to the extinction of species, through poaching or the killing of a certain species. This may also occur when individuals cut down trees and destroy ecosystems. However, occasionally, human involvement can greatly benefit a certain species of animal or plant

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    Elephants seem to have a gigantic part in the modern culture. The wisdom of elephants as they get older is something that we see reflective in people. The calmness and strength of the elephant are virtues that many cultures would love to see as part of their own selves. One of the most famous among all elephants is Dumbo from the early movies of the Disney. Dumbo is an adorable elephant born to a circus mom. However, all of the other elephants and animals make fun of him due to his enormous flappy

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    African Elephants African elephants, the largest animal walking on Earth, are endangered. Elephants are important because they help keep some living things alive and keep habitats suitable for other animals. They are a very important part of society. The African elephant is the largest animal walking on earth today, weighing in at the most, six tons. At birth they weigh about 200 pounds. African elephants have large ears that they use to hear and to radiate heat. When they radiate heat they let

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    African Myths Name of myth - The name of the myth is Nama and the Elephant. What people told the myth? In what region of Africa did they live in? - African people told the myth. They lived in a village in the south of Africa. Describe the main characters of the myth - The main characters of the myth are Nama and the elephant. Nama is a beautiful woman who is miserable because she is married to an elephant. The elephant is rich and kind. The elephant loves Nama, but Nama does not love him back

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    within Pascaland, it has become my duty to enlist the elephant species as endangered due to the fact of the lack of restrictions on how to kill them. Big game hunters have made of a sport to hunt and kill them, poachers trap and capture them for their ivory tusks and nearby farmers kill them in order to protect their crops from being trampled. In order to maintain the elephant population, we need to create more government policies and regulations that work to preserve the elephants and uphold a balanced

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    education and college education. Some would take the college road, but others would take the high school education. However, the primary idea of the movie” Ivory Tower”, Jullien Gordon Speech and the website “The Classroom | Synonym,” in my opinion, is the comparison and contrast of high school education and college education. The movie “Ivory Tower” highlighted numerous situations dealing with college tuition, the education, the different types of colleges, the government, etc. Jullien Gordon speech

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