Colonisation of a wasteland is the plant succession which occurs in an urban area which has been abandoned or untouched for 5 years. This form of colonisation is a form a secondary succession. Plant succession is the process in which one plant species replaces another over time which may be influenced by changes in the environment. The first plants to develop are the pioneer plants. They are able to exist in areas where there is little water, obtaining nutrients by photosynthesis and grow in places
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I do not believe that the teenage wasteland can be changed. Teenagers will always be the over emotional bunch that they are know to be. Though teens of a higher sophistication may think twice before putting a gun to their heads and pulling the trigger thus permanently wiping them off the face of the planet, there will always be those who think that the best way to deal with a problem is to take a bunch of random pain killers, hanging themselves from a ceiling, or even just bluntly shooting themselves
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Foundry Temple Garden Overgrown Tomb Breeding Pool Blood crypt Godless Shrine Hallowed Fountain Tarmogoyf Imperial Recruiter Gaea's Cradle Rishadan Port Force of Will Jace, the mind Sculptor Lion's Eye Diamond Dark Confidant Wasteland City of Traitors Vendilion Clique x Show and Tell Sneak Attack Stifle Liliana of the Veil Mox Opal Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Sword of Fire and Ice Damnation Flusterstorm Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Fulminator Mage Emrakul
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Perhaps F. Scott Fitzgerald's greatest work, The Great Gatsby is not only a great story, but an insight into the flaws of real life during the "Roaring Twenties." His book has been considered by many a symbol for the "Jazz Age," a time of extraordinary wealth and promise, but Fitzgerald's novel is much more than that, presenting the truth behind the twenties and creating an atmosphere which has earned a permanent place in American literature. Fitzgerald's novel works on many different levels, giving
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What is the "Frankenvirus"? The Frankenvirus was recently discovered in Siberia"s wasteland. It is a very old virus, and giant virus. It has the potential to kill many people. It is more dangerous than the smallpox virus. It is known as a giant virus, only a few "giant viruses" are known to us today. The CDC now wants to reanimate this virus. The Frankenvirus should not be reanimated, because the risk of it spreading right now is zero, but if reanimated it will have a chance of spreading.
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constantly used vibrate colors and settings to portray a magical world where things are different and almost anything could happen. In his book The Lorax, Dr. Seuss introduces a desolate wasteland with dark skies, dead vegetation and wind that, “smells slow-and-sour when it blows” (1). The archetype for a wasteland is often used for a sense for it to be cleansed. The reader can assume that at one time the area flourished, having bloomed with life, and might be returned to that
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Trusting someone new can be difficult depending on the circumstances of the meeting. Throughout Cormac McCarthy's The Road, a father fights to see his son survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Although he is unsure of his own chances of survival, and does not think they are particularly strong, the father does his best to hide his fears from his son. The father's love for his son and his desire to protect him outweigh his own fear of their bleak situation. However, as the two face more obstacles to
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The teleological argument is one of the five arguments for the existence of god. It attempts to prove gods existence by using our experience of the world or universe around us. This makes it a posterior in nature. Teleological arguments can essentially be broken down into two main types pre Darwinian and post Darwinian. We shall focus on pre Darwinian as these are the most traditional of these two arguments. Further sub division of teleological arguments can be identified in the guise of design qua
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In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism to indicate themes and influence the plot. The valley of ashes, the green light, and the billboard are the three major examples of Fitzgerald’s symbolism. The valley of ashes is a significant symbol used in The Great Gatsby. “About half way between West Egg and New York the motor-road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it for a quarter of a mile, so as to shrink away from a certain desolate area of land. This is a valley of ashes - a
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muscle ratios. Once categorized as obese the beast, male or female, will pay a $200 dollar fee to the local farmer and a $2,000 fee to the camp. Following this police will raid through their houses and abduct and place them on a desolate wasteland. On the wasteland the obese beasts shall work off their calories day and night, while being fed the correct portions of food. They will do this by running thirty miles in 12 hours, those who fail to meet the quota shall be tutored brutally. The camp will
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