classified at the taxonomic rank of order Isoptera (see taxonomy below)‚ but are now accepted as the epifamily Termitoidae‚ of the cockroach order Blattodea. While termites are commonly known‚ especially in Australia‚ as "white ants‚" they are only distantly related to the ants. Like ants‚ some bees‚ and wasps—which are all placed in the separate order Hymenoptera—termites divide labour among castes‚ produce overlapping generations and take care of young collectively. Termites mostly feed on dead plant
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Assignments in Communicative English Class-IX (Term-I) Section A: Reading (Unseen Passages with MCQs) ASSIGNMENT A-1 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : How does television affect our lives? It can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the shows that they watch. Television can increase our knowledge of the outside world; there are high quality programmes that help us understand many fields of study‚ science‚ medicine‚ the arts and so on. Moreover‚ television
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Tribalism- Koh Yi Sheng Ants‚ millions and millions of ants‚ each individual belonging to a nest‚ and each nest belongs to a specific type of species. Same goes to tribalism. Tribalism is where people with the same thoughts and principles live together in a social organization called tribes. Same as ants‚ these people are strongly ethnical and extremely loyal to their tribes‚ even if it means sacrificing their lives. Kenya is a country where majority of its nations are involved in tribalism
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Putnam begins his journey of semantic refutation‚ with the natural first step since Socrates and the Sophists. That of systematically breaking down the opposing argument‚ the central thesis of his writing. That opposition being the skeptical argument‚ of: 1) If I know that P‚ then I know that I am not a BIV 2) I don’t know that I am not a BIV 3) Thus‚ I do not know P. This is akin to the question posed by Descartes‚ and the inability to legitimately verify that our own experience isn’t an individual
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“The Damned Human Race” by Mark Twain Mark Twain argues in his essay "The Damned Human Race" that man has not ascended from the animals but rather descended from them. According to Mark Twain‚ the animal kingdom is more civil then human society. During the course of this essay‚ I will address why Twain’s argument is flawed and endeavor to show that man is not‚ as he would have us believe‚ the lowest of animals. Man is‚ instead‚ accurately called the "highest of animals". Humans have
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Serrusalmus is a short story written by Lesley Glaister. It was published in Contexts in 1992. The themes in the story are fear‚ revenge and love. Through the whole story Marjorie fears the world‚ other people and especially Mick. The fear controls her life and makes her stay inside her apartment most of the time. At the end of the story Marjorie does no longer fear Mick and that gives her an opportunity to take revenge on him with help from her fish. After taking revenge on Mick she feels satisfied
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michael micah English 101 10-28-13 Proverbs is a book in the Bible that presents a variety of topics from the Hebrews such as family‚ marriage‚ self-control‚ and wealth. Throughout all of Proverbs‚ wisdom and folly is talked about more than other topics. Wisdom is doing what is right and making good choices‚ whereas folly refers to being foolish and making unwise choices. Diligence and laziness are two topics that are also talked about greatly in the book of proverbs. Wisdom and folly are
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September 7th‚ 2012 Rhetorical Analysis of The Grapes of Wrath The dust bowl was a tragic time in America for so many families and John Steinbeck does a great job at getting up-close and personal with one family to show these tragedies. In the novel‚ “The Grapes of Wrath”‚ John Steinbeck employed a variety of rhetorical devices‚ such as asyndeton‚ personification and simile‚ in order to persuade his readers to enact positive change from the turmoil of the Great Depression. Throughout the novel
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Flags and Their Many Meanings Art Appreciation Final Critical Essay By: Rachelle Goude April 23‚ 2005 Critical Essay on God Bless America‚ Faith Ringgold‚ What is the Proper Way to Display the American Flag?‚ Dread Scott Tyler and The World Flag Ant Farm‚ Yukinori Yanagi. Flags and their Many Meanings I will be describing and evaluating the works and artists described above. To begin I will describe each work and its symbolism. I will then summarize the artists and the times of their artworks
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The Savanna A Savanna is a grassland ecosystem characterized by being sufficiently spaced so that the canopy does not close. Savannas are also characterized by seasonal water availability‚ with the majority of rainfall confined to one season. Savannas are associated with several types of biomes. Savannas are frequently in a traditional zone between forest and desert or grassland. The Savanna covers approximately 20% of the earth’s area. The Savannas is a wet and dry climate‚tropical savanna monthly
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