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Name one female author who gained notoriety during the Romantic Period.

Whereas Enlightenment literature emphasizes reason, Romantic literature focuses on _____.

Describe some of the factors that make some species more vulnerable to extinction than others?

What is the main economic problem with banning trade in rare or endangered species?

Describe the events that almost drove the bald eagle and osprey to extinction? What actions were taken to prevent that outcome?

Giving a specific example, what is the danger of “sanctifying” either species, habitats or ecological theories?

Which law was passed in 1937 created a tax on sporting equipment (hunting and fishing gear) that fund habitat protection and management for wildlife? 

What is the business advantage of the IT best practice of having an information system landscape consisting of 3 systems (i.e., a development system, a quality assurance system, and a production system) rather than having only 1 system (i.e., a production system)?

 According to Dr. Elinor Ostrom, what conditions allow for the sustainable self-governance of a public good? Are those conditions available to us in the United States or what would it take to make it so? 

What kind of government interventions are required to control negative externalities (check all that apply)