Catastrophism and the Extinction of the Dinosaurs
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An 8 page discussion of the events which resulted in the extinction of the dinosaurs. Suggests that a meteoric impact with the earth set in motion a series of environmental events which ultimately translated into dinosaur extinction. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPdinoC2.wps

Causal Analysis of Race for Gene Patenting
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5 pages in length. This paper is a causal analysis for a paper concerning human genome patenting. In it, the controversy is clearly stated along with a strong thesis regarding what the most significant causes of the problem are. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAhgnme.wps

Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution
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A 10 page consideration of the theory of evolution and our current knowledge regarding the origin of life. Outlines Darwin's theories and the natural history information which led to those theories and provides a brief outline of the chemical basis for the origin of life. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: PPevolut.rtf

Climate & Geographic Change Between The Late Triassic & Jurassic Periods
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A 7 page paper that discusses these changes in light of the disappearance of the dinosaur. The writer suggests that although this is still a mystery (unknowable fact), the geographic changes (tectonic plate theory, sea-floor theory) and climate changes from warm, moist climate to boreal at the end of the era are believed to have contributed to the demise of the dinosaur. Dinosaur groups and extinction are also considered within these definitions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Mesozoic.wps

Climate Changes, the Ice Ages and Future Climate Changes
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This 7 page paper with diagrams responds to a variety of topics related to climate change, the ice ages, and future climate predictions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MHClimatICEAGE.rtf

Cloning
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A 5 page paper which examines reproductive cloning v therapeutic cloning. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAcltu.rtf

Cloning
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6 pages. The author discusses the cloning of humans and the possible effects which could occur, if humans were cloned. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Clissu.wps

Cloning
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A 7 page paper which discusses the pros and cons of cloning, with the paper focusing on an argument in favor of certain kinds of cloning. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAclonys.rtf

Cloning the Canine: Articles from the Popular Press and a Peer-Reviewed Journal
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A 6 page overview of the phenomenal success achieved in South Korea in 2005 with the first successful dog clone. This paper compares two articles detailing the experiment, one from a peer-reviewed journal and written by the primary researchers and another from the popular press. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPcloneD.rtf

Cloning: Contrasting Viewpoints
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A 5 page discussion of the societal retributions of human cloning. Illuminates the potentially positive impacts of cloning but weighs them against the more negative aspects such as the ethics of "making" children, the potential of the procedure only being within reach of the wealthy, and the problem of unauthorized use of the genetic material of another to meet one's own desires. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPclone.wps

Crawford Lake Geology and Climate Change
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A 7 page paper discussing the climate change that has occurred in the area of Crawford Lake, Ontario over the past 13,000 years, using the lithology of the lake as evidence. The paper discusses the records of oxygen isotope, calcium carbonate concentration and detritus layer as evidence for a moist climate followed by change to a dry, warm climate that once again was followed by a shift back to the climate of the present day. The paper is based on the research of Zicheng Yu, who has studied Crawford Lake extensively. Includes 3 figures, including a photograph of Crawford Lake core samples. Bibliography lists 5 sources. Core sample photograph contained separately in KSgeoCrawLkCore.rtf.
Filename: KSgeoCrawLk.rtf

Critique of "Does Race Exist?"
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A 6 page review of an article appearing in Scientific American in 2003 discussing genetic similarities and differences between and within those groups of humans that we commonly refer to as races. The authors discuss the role that Alu polymorphism carries in distinguishing broad groups of people and the limitations of using the measure to categorize humans. The authors explain that some who appear to be quite similar can be quite different genetically, while the reverse is also true. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSraceArtCrit.rtf