Keeping an aquarium is a fairly common hobby. Many people have goldfish or guppies, which are perfect for children and families on the go. If you want to go further with keeping an aquarium at home, however, consider cichlids. Cichlids are a large family of fish (over 1500 varieties) that span much of the globe ...
The ethics of the death penalty is a very controversial issue. In these paragraphs I have made an effort not to convey my own beliefs and opinions but to speculate on ideas that carry some significance and will make you, the reader, consider the weight of these issues. I have attempted to ask questions that ...
Most people probably know that it is the smallest continent, but did you know that it is also the flattest continent? Most of the people live along the east coast or the southeast coast. It is the only continent made up of only one nation. Advance Australia Fair is the national anthem. Its national colors ...
Raising Convict Cichlids is a fun and rewarding hobby. Convicts are a type of South American Cichlid also known as Archocentrus nigrofasciatus. They are distant relatives of piranhas! You may know of a closer aquarium cousin called the Oscar. Convicts grow to be several inches long, and as adults they look something like a zebra. ...
As many people know, European settlement of Australia began as a way to relieve the problem of over-crowding in British prisons. Those criminals who were sent to Australia and its island of Tasmania were not usually murderers and rapists but small-time thieves, including juvenile thieves. By today’s standards, the punishment of Port Arthur far outweighed ...
“You are entitled to food, clothing, shelter, and medical attention. Anything else you get is a privilege,” this was one of Alcatraz prison’s many rules and regulations. Just a mile and a half from San Francisco, the convicts could look out the barred windows and see the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge, boats sailing by, birds ...