...Ecology Isle Royale In this simulation, you will complete all the activities for exercises 1-5, record all your results, answer all the questions, and provide a final summary of your findings. You will not need to write a formal report. Background Isle Royale is an island sitting about 15 miles from the northern shore of Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes on the border of Canada and the U.S. Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world, stretching 160 miles from north to south and well over 300 miles from east to west. That's a long way to swim, and not many large animals have made it from the shores of Lake Superior to Isle Royale. About 100 years ago, however, a few moose found their way across from mainland Canada to the island, probably walking most of the way across surface ice during an especially cold winter. The moose found a veritable paradise, with lots of grass, bushes, and low-lying trees to eat and no predators. Their population exploded, reaching several thousand individuals at its peak. In 1949, the area around Lake Superior had another cold winter and large parts of the lake's surface froze solid. A small pack of wolves found a tongue of ice that extended all the way to Isle Royale. There they found a population of moose that had grown so large they had eaten almost all the available food, and many of the moose were severely undernourished. These starving moose were easy prey for the wolves. The wolves and moose on Isle Royale became...
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...Isle Royale Exercise 1: The Moose Arrive [5.1] - The approximate size of the stable moose population is about 640. [5.2] – The approximate maximum size the moose population attained was 850. [5.3] Right click the graph and select “Copy View to Clipboard” and paste it here. [pic] [5.4] - Give me the approximate years – The approximate years it took for the moose population to increase to the approximate maximum of 850 are approximately 8 – 24 years. [5.5] - The moose population grew fastest when: The moose population grew fastest when resources were in high abundance and it was at its largest. [5.6] Use a shape (like an arrow) to show me – The approximate carrying capacity of the moose population is 650. [6.1] – The notation “dN/dt” represents the “instantaneous change” in population size with respect to time. [6.2] – When the population size (N) is near the carrying capacity (K), K – N will be small and hence, (K-N)/K will also be small. The change in the population size through time (dN/dt) will therefore decrease and approach zero. This means that the population size stops changing as N gets closer to K. In the case when (N = K), the population is at its carrying capacity and it will no longer grow. Rewriting the right- hand side of the equation dN/dt = rmax N (K- N)/K substituting K for N is dN/dt = rmax N. The new version of the equation dN/dt = rmax N (K-N)/K when N = K. [6.3] - Fill in the following...
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...Isle Royale Introduction The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale If you were to travel on Route 61 to the farthest reaches of Minnesota and stand on the shore of Lake Superior looking east, on a clear day you would see Isle Royale. This remote, forested island sits isolated and uninhabited 15 miles off of the northern shore of Lake Superior, just south of the border between Canada and the USA. If you had been standing in a similar spot by the lake in the early 1900s, you may have witnessed a small group of hardy, pioneering moose swimming from the mainland across open water, eventually landing on the island. These fortunate moose arrived to find a veritable paradise, devoid of predators and full of grass, shrubs, and trees to eat. Over the next 30 years, the moose population exploded, reaching several thousand individuals at its peak. The moose paradise didn’t last for long, however. Lake Superior rarely freezes. In the 1940s, however, conditions were cold and calm enough for an ice bridge to form between the mainland and Isle Royale. A small pack of wolves found the bridge and made the long trek across it to the island. Once on Isle Royale, the hungry wolves found their own paradise — a huge population of moose. The moose had eaten most of the available plant food, and many of them were severely undernourished. These slow-moving, starving moose were easy prey for wolves. The Isle Royale Natural Experiment The study of moose and wolves on Isle Royale began in 1958 and...
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...Name: Pre-Lab Questions 1. Where is Isle Royale and how did the moose and elk get to the island? The Isle Royale is 15 miles off of the northern shore of Lake Superior, just south of the border between Canada and the USA. 2. Why is an island an ideal setting for studying population dynamics? The isolation of the island provides conditions for a unique natural experiment to study the predator-prey system. Isle Royale is large enough to support a world population, but small enough to allow scientist to keep track of all of the wolves and most the moose on the island in any given year. 3. What is carrying capacity? Carrying capacity is the maximum, equilibrium number of organisms of a particular species that can be supported indefinitely in a given environment. 4. What types of organisms are more likely to follow an exponential growth curve (refer to week 5 textbook readings and lecture notes)? 5. What types of organisms are more likely to follow a logistic growth curve (refer to week 4 textbook readings and lecture notes)? Start EcoBeaker Virtual Labs and load the “Isle Royale” lab. Just like with the Keystone Predator lab it is recommended you print out and fill in your answers on the work book, then just type the requested answers onto this assignment. Exercise I Make sure you follow directions carefully. Insert your workbook answers below. 5.1. What is the approximate size of the stable...
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...Academic Argument: Draft Tishola Fuller Writ120-Q1WW Professor Seddon 11/24/13 Academic Argument: Draft Children should never be tried as adults in any court of law. It has been a large and heated debate about if adolescents should be able to be tried as an adult for adult crimes. One side of this argument is that if a teenager commits an adult crime, they should be sentenced reflecting the crime and not the age. Whereas others believe that if a child does not have the same legal rights and responsibilities as adults, they should not be held to adult standards in this case either. In this paper I will explain the disadvantages and inhumanity of this injustice toward our future by using facts, statics, and blogs. In the 18th century, children as young as seven could be tried as adults, in criminal courts, in America. These children were jailed with adults because the first institution designed to accommodate children wasn’t established until the year 1825. The Society for prevention of Juvenile Delinquents founded the New York House of Refuge, which prompted other states to follow their examples by building group homes and half way houses for child offenders. The first juvenile court wasn’t established until the year 1899 in Cook County, Illinois. It took until the year 1925 for 48 out of the 50 states to found juvenile courts as well. An amendment in 1980, mandated that juveniles could not be placed in adult jail, with few exemptions. But these exemptions were...
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...The meaning that the book is instantly digestible because of the way that the author is really blunt with the description that get the reader to feel very uncomfortable. An example in the book that prove that is the 1492 idea that the author mention which show how much he detest the way the America is (10). Another example that the author was blunt about is the idea that he describe and draw a female private part and the undergarment that they wear (23). I found that to be really offensive and annoying that the author would be so vile. The author did not only criticize female part but also the male parts as well with exaggerating numbers. The historical events that O’Hara is the Watergate scandal which was one of the most talk about event in history. The mention of that in the reviews brings the reader back to the Vonnegut because he shows how much he hates the way that America is and interacts with other countries. Vonnegut from his book shows the reader that he hates the ideas that American spread because he calls them disease and bad chemicals. I find these passages very funny because of the way that the author explains how America is. For example Vonnegut took the example of the money and explains the design “a picture of a truncated pyramid with a radiant eye on the top of it (9). He then picked at the justice system, he drew a picture of the electric chair to show how painful and cruel the American...
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...My music is my life Anacleto Tavares Foundation of English 101 Gregory Ellen October 12, 2013 My music is my life I believe in music. All my life I have loved music, every note, and every rhythm. I have found that music can lift my spirits when they sink, can help me to look at the brighter side of a situation when all I see is darkness, and can find beauty in the simplest of things. When I was five years old, my parents bought me my first guitar. It was about twice the size of me. For the next two years, my fingers were covered with blisters from playing so much. “Just stick with it, and you could be the next Jeff Beck,” my dad would tell me. After a while, music became the only thing I thought about. My friends were watching Disney shows; I was watching Bob Marley and the wailers live at the rainbow in London England. Music became less of a hobby and more a part of my identity. It became a driving force for me to be the best person I could be. Because listening to, playing, and creating music was and continues to be such a large part of my life, I believe that music is more than sound. It’s a message, a lifestyle, and a place where I can escape to. The idea that an assortment of vibrations can evoke feelings and emotion is truly something magical. A melody can become something that perfectly expresses how I feel, without the need for words. As a guitar string vibrates, it moves airwaves that bounce off my ear drum and are then...
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...Marijuana, which had once been considered as a lethal drug, is now seen as a mild drug and the number of people demanding it to be legalized has skyrocketed over the last couple of decades. And all this thanks to the media, which have played a pivotal role in bringing about a shift in people’s perception of marijuana. Long back, marijuana was considered as a typically lethal drug. Many movies, novels and celebrities were largely responsible for instilling in people such made up facts about marijuana. “Reefer Madness”, the 1936 cult hit, depicted marijuana as the primary cause for turning two teenagers into sex-crazed murderers. Novels such as “Badge of Evil”, “Casino Royale”, etc were used as strong propaganda against marijuana causing it to be considered as a violence inducing drug. Currently, marijuana does not have the lethal drug status anymore. If we happen to see someone smoking marijuana in a television program, we will definitely not get embarrassed. Although marijuana is illegal in many states of America, it is so popular and a recent study reveals that one in fifteen high school students smoke marijuana almost every day. The 21st Century considers marijuana as a medicine for many debilitating diseases and relief for chronic aches. No doubt, marijuana is a best remedy to increase appetite and thus resolve the weight loss problem in HIV patients. Similarly, marijuana is best to alleviate the intensity of pain in cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy. Marijuana...
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...Eon Research Standing for Everything or nothing is a production company founded in 1961 and based in London. It was founded by Albert. R Broccoli and Harry Saltzman and are parented by Danjaq, LLC. This company production company is responsible for the James Bond Films. 22 Bond films have been produced since 1962 with huge successes. Since 1962 EON have only made one other non-bond film which was ‘Call Me Bwana’ in 1963 This may seem like a limitation, but in 2008 EON signed a deal with Columbia Pictures to create fifteen thrillers and family films outside the Bond franchise and have a budget of up to $80 million (£40 million) Sony’s Ownerships Columbia Pictures – MGM- Skyfall Brief synopsis; MI6 is under attack and James Bond must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost is of doing so, as well as M’s loyalty being tested as her past comes back to haunt her. Genre; Action Adventure, Drama Release Date UK; October 26th 2012 Release Date USA; November 9th 2012 Director; Sam Mendes Main Cast; Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Naomie Harris Production Company(s); EON Productions, Danjaq and B23 Distribution Company(S); Sony and Columbia Pictures Budget; $200 million Filming Locations; England, China, Istanbul, Turkey, Scotland and Japan Number of Cinemas Released in UK; 587 theatres making $32.5 million (opening weekend) Most theatres- 593 theatres (2nd week) Number of Cinemas Release in USA; 3505 theatres making $88.4 million (opening...
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...(Tom Cruise) team members is Jane (Paula Patton) and she is one of the main leading characters. Till around halfway in the film, a primary antagonist is Sabine Moreau (Lea Seydoux). It could still be said that these two characters, despite having a big role within the film, have been somewhat subjected to being portrayed in an idealistic way of women throughout the film. Skyfall is the 23rd instalment in the 007 franchises and was released on October 23th 2012. A new director on the Bond scene directed it: Sam Mendes, but Eon Productions produced it, which has been the company responsible for all of the other Bond movies in the past. It sees the return of Daniel Craig as James Bond making it his third 007 film since his debut in Casino Royale (2006). Judi Dench continues her role of M and Javier Bardem takes the reins of the villain in Skyfall as Silva. Bonds secretary/assistant,...
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...Volantis straddled one mouth of the Rhoyne where the river kissed the sea, its two halves joined by the Long Bridge. The oldest, richest part of the city was east of the river, but sellswords, barbarians, and other uncouth outlanders were not welcome there, so they must needs cross over to the west. The gateway to the Long Bridge was a black stone arch carved with sphinxes, manticores, dragons, and creatures stranger still. Beyond the arch stretched the great span that the Valyrians had built at the height of their glory, its fused stone roadway supported by massive piers. The road was just wide enough for two carts to pass abreast, so whenever a wagon headed west passed one going east, both had to slow to a crawl. It was well they were afoot. A third of the way out, a wagon laden with melons had gotten its wheels tangled with one piled high with silken carpets and brought all wheeled traffic to a halt. Much of the foot traffic had stopped as well, to watch the drivers curse and scream at one another, but the knight grabbed hold of Tyrion’s chain and bulled a path through the throng for both of them. In the middle of the press, a boy tried to reach into his purse, but a hard elbow put an end to that and spread the thief’s bloody nose across half his face. “Only one man in a thousand is born a skinchanger,” Lord Brynden said one day, after Bran had learned to fly, “and only one skinchanger in a thousand can be a greenseer.” “I thought the greenseers were the wizards...
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...Just when I thought the James Bond films were going to come to an all-but satisfying conclusion, Skyfall provided what I thought Quantum of Solace didn’t — depth. In Skyfall the mood and style was much different to that of the previous films. Certainly an opening scene that explodes as only a Bond film can, Bond continues with his ability to operate every device and machine known to man. This time, however, it’s a caterpillar on a moving train. This time around in Skyfall, we experience a different tone. It’s deeper because we experience an opportunity to see deeply into the characters. Instead of just knowing that James Bond is an international man of mystery, we see shades of him we’ve never seen before. A glimpse to what makes up his chemistry rather than his signature dry martini, Aston Martin and his classic sexual mistress he seems to encounter so frequently. At the same time, we see the major development and texture we can practically feel with M, played by Judi Dench and Silva, played by Javier Bardem. M is practically the second-leading character, as we see some skeletons ruffled up out of the closet while she stares termination and retirement in the face answering to her boss, Mallory, who’s played brilliantly quiet by Ralph Fiennes. Pieces of the Dark Knight echoed through the movie in my mind. The color set the tone. Vivid and bright at times in Shanghai, while contrastingly gray and dull in Scotland. The main point I make when referring to the...
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...How Representation of James Bond characters has changed since October 5th 1962 ‘007 licenced to kill, HM Secret Service agent’ ‘The description or portrayal of someone or something in a particular way.’ (Wikipedia descriptions) The above description defines the word ‘representation’ in a way in which can be understood by anyone. The term has a whole new level of meanings that would take more than twelve words to describe and that which I plan to go into in-depth detail about. This case study will map out why the term ‘representation’ is so prominent in the ongoing fifty-year old thriller sequel, James Bond, how influential it can be on a persons opinion, and the way in which it shapes a whole film. Representation may or may not have shaped not only the way we see the characters but the way in which we look at features after the film has been made, for example, do we view stockbrokers on Wall Street the same now as we did before the Oscar winning film ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ was produced? Or do we assume that every secret agent is just like James Bond? Michael Wilson, producer of Skyfall and screenwriter of many of the 007 films, says: ‘the film character of James Bond is always dependent on the actor who plays him and the time at which the film is made because Bond always lives in the contemporary time the films are made.’ The representation of characters in films is vital to how we view a film and whether we take an instant like or dislike to the character....
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...The Bond franchise over the years has solidified MI6 agent James Bond as one of the most iconic characters in film. Since his inception, the secret agent has been depicted as a white man who has a talent for killing people, alcohol, and dominating women. It’s hard to separate these defining characteristics from the Bond we’ve grown to know over the years. Recently however, there has been speculation that Bond may be undergoing a major change to his identity. There is some speculation that the next Bond may be casted as a Black actor or a female actress. This comes as a surprise to some fans of the series, as the dominant narrative of James Bond frames him specifically as a white man. Some people believe the time has come to update Bond, while others refuse to see Bond in any other fashion than what we’ve known for him to be. Although there is merit and an appeal to having Bond potentially step outside of the dominant identity, this drastic shift could potentially hurt the franchise. This is not a knock on progressing society, nor meant to an obstacle in the way of promoting racial or gender equality. The character James Bond is written to be an elite, experienced agent with an upper hand because of his social status. His background and social privilege allow him to be portrayed with the dominance he exhibits in the movies. The franchise relies too much on Bond’s social status that if it were to change, the franchise would be in danger of ruining the legacy it’s built over the...
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...Whether learning another language is comparatively easy or difficult for you, your goals and attitude about improving your English have a strong effect. If you are determined to improve your English, and you make a conscious effort to do so, improvement is more likely. There are many approaches to improving your English while you are in the uk The best way to study English is by 3 ways: reading, listening and practice more. Reading newspapers, magazines and books widen your vocabulary. Circle the unfamiliar words you will encounter; then try to look for the meaning when you're done reading and use it by your own. Read this over and over until you familiarize the word. Reading English books will help, and keep a list of difficult vocabulary words that you can review. . Listening is important too when you want to learn English. Active listening Become an active listener by paying attention to what people are saying around you. When someone is speaking, listen carefully and try to remember what he/she says. Another way is to listen to television or radio that provides good English speaking programs. Practice socializing It is not always easy to talk to strangers. You might feel uncomfortable. Speak and write English as often as you can, even with your country mates, as frequent usage of the English language will increase your understanding and confidence. Practice makes perfect. Join a discussion, and don't be afraid to commit a mistakes. There is no short cut to learn...
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