The Myth of Continents‚ or How our Grade-School Teachers Distorted the Truth How many continents are there? It seems like a simple enough question‚ and most of us who grew up in the United States during the second half of the twentieth century come prepared with a pat answer to which we give little thought: “There are seven continents: North America‚ South America‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ Australia‚ and Antarctica. Next question‚ please.” The official flag of the Olympic games‚ however‚ displays
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Different skin tones in humans are associated with the sun’s UV radiation and geography. UV rays can be used by the human body as a source for Vitamin D‚ which helps make bones stronger by taking in the calcium necessary to create stronger bones. A ton of sun exposure that’s especially strong can be damaging to the human body‚ especially the skin. To solve this problem‚ evolution created a skin tone that was already dark in areas with strong sun exposure to protect the skin from the dangerous rays
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In the book ‘’Of Mice and Men” Lennie seems very different from all of the others. Lennie is a very interesting character. He may be different from George and the other workers‚ but he sure does make up for that with his incredible strength and his ability to listen and obey directions. It also helps him stay alive‚ for the most part. In both the movie and the book lennie is said to be very strong ‚ which he is‚ but because he is so different from all of the other workers‚ he does not know how to
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Effects of Domestic Violence on Children’s Development on Different Stages Regarding the issue related to domestic violence‚ I am going to scrutinize the effects of domestic violence on children in terms of different stages in children’s development. There are four main stages including pregnancy‚ infancy‚ childhood and adolescence. Domestic violence can be defined as the continuing crime and problem of the physical beating of a wife‚ girlfriend or children‚ usually by the woman ’s male
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The different types of Love It’s in the human nature to love. Love is more than just a feeling or a sort of action. It’s a mental happening and it’s built into our minds. We feel love most of the time. Love is a fragile and evanescent mechanism. There are several different types of love. Quite a few of them can evolve into a different kind. There’s the kind of love you feel for your family and other relatives. A love that is more based on needs than actually loving the people for who they are
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typically never specific. Concepts of a certain thing or idea might and most probably will change if the person examining the object or idea changes his point of view. Various authors throughout the textbook have written about the different ways we could see things if we don’t close ourselves to what we can only see. One of the authors that talk about this is S.I Hayakawa. His main point in his article is how he stressed to tell us to be more creative‚ and that we shouldn’t blindly follow what media outlets
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Different classes of fruit The Different Classes of Fruits The Different Classes of Fruits The fruit is a mature ovary which may or may not retain addition floral parts. A fruit in which such additional parts are retained is known as an accessory fruit. Fruits are classified as * Simple * Multiple * Aggregate The difference is according to the arrangement of the carpels from which the fruit is derived. Aggregate Fruits * Consist of a number of separate carpels of one gynoecium
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679.1 Understand the purpose of planning communication. 1.3 Describe different methods of communication. 1.4 Describe when to use different methods of communication. There are many different methods of communication within the office. Some of these include; • Telephone - This method is used for communicating information directly and efficiently from one person to another in a short period of time. • Fax - This method is used to send important information as quickly as possible. • Email
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Britain and china are both historical counties‚ therefore‚ there were many social change which caused by different reasons. However‚ even if those reasons were different‚ the results are the same which are these two countries made the some achieved. Britain is caused “the developed revolution” on the other hand‚ china developed due to “the reform and open policy.” This essay will illustrate the cause and consequently effects of rapid social change in Britain and china. The technology
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over. The doctor started talking about surgery and if I did have to have it‚ I couldn’t do competition cheerleading. Cheerleading is my everything‚ and when he said I couldn’t do it anymore I cried my heart out. My mom and my sister was being very supportive‚ they stood by me every step of the way. My mom sent me to chiropractors to help the pain of my back‚ and she sent me to different doctors but they all said the same thing. My mom did all of her best from keeping me from having surgery. As
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