Passage 1 (1) An upsurge of new research suggests that animals have a much higher level of brainpower than previously thought. If animals do have intelligence‚ how do scientists measure it? Before defining animals’ intelligence‚ scientists defined what is not intelligence. Instinct is not intelligence. It is a skill programmed into an animal’s brain by its genetic heritage. Rote conditioning is also not intelligence. Tricks can be learned by repetition‚ but no real thinking is involved. Cuing
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CHỨNG KHOÁN HÓA - CÔNG CỤ TÀI TRỢ CẤU TRÚC ThS. Huỳnh Đức Trường NCS ĐH Kinh tế TP.HCM Trong hoạt động kinh doanh‚ về lĩnh vực tài chính‚ các doanh nghiệp quan tâm đến 2 vấn đề cơ bản là tối đa giá trị kinh tế gia tăng của doanh nghiệp trên thị trường cho cổ đông và quản trị rủi ro tài chính của doanh nghiệp thông qua cấu trúc vốn (Capital structure). Trong những năm cuối 1970‚ nhất là từ 1985 tại Mỹ cùng với sự phát triển bùng nỗ của ngân hàng‚ tài trợ cấu trúc (Structured Finance) -
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1 INTRODUCTION Background This report was created to present the findings of a study aimed to curve the impact of the large number of workers we employ on local traffic. Many city and county transportation officials are interested in exploring ways to solve the traffic issues. The research in this report analyzes the commuting patterns of our 43‚500 employees. Traffic is a daily battle for many commuters and has become a problem in our area. Problem For many people‚ the commute to
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After reading‚ “The Jeweler Wallace Chan: “The Stone Is Me‚” I believe that the making of jewelry isn’t easy‚ and it requires a lot of time and dedication. In this article they talked about Wallace Chan and his path to how he ended up doing what he loves most‚ making jewelry. But not just any jewelry. Each of his pieces mean something to him‚ he makes it with all of his love‚ and all of his pieces are technically his children. Wallace Chan started out working with his family making plastic flowers
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Kwame Anthony Appiah’s Cosmopolitanism is an intriguing book whose drive is to invite readers to take a step back from “the noise” of the world and view it in a light that encompasses the similarities and differences of the people that live in it. Through this view‚ we come to understand that with the bit of help from the globalization phenomenon‚ the world is made up of communities within communities‚ within communities‚ within a community. Appiah states that‚ cosmopolitanism “begins with the simple
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Many known writers such as: Anthony Trollope is one of the most successful novelists of the Victorian era‚ Trollope figured out a daily writing routine that had him churning out books with astounding speed. Over the course of 35 years‚ he wrote 47 novels as well as many short stories
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Trails of the Earliest People Q1—Find out the states where Bhimbetka Hungsi and Kurnool are located? Ans-Bhimbetka –Madhya Pradesh Hunsgi---Karnataka Kurnool—Andhra Pradesh Q2—Why did hunters-gatherers travel from place to place? In what ways are these similar to or different from reason for which we travel today? Ans –Hunter-gatherers travel from place to place for the following reasons a) In search of food plant and animal resources b) Animals move from place to place
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then I must only be convicted by something extraordinarily convincing. I say false confidence‚ but the truth is I trust this intuition and allow it to guide my actions regarding the “big” questions. Since most of my strongly held beliefs have taken a long time to form I am not ashamed to hold them once they reach maturity. I think this is a good thing. Another part of the way my mind works is that my convictions are subject to change. I think this is also a good thing. It feels to me that the Truth
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dead‚ broadcasting that what is created can be destroyed. Carbon’s malicious path did not end all those years ago‚ but instead it continues to destroy the earth and everything it inhabits. In the article "The Uninhabitable Earth"‚ the author David Wallace-Wells does an excellent job of showing what the horrific outcome of the plant will be. However‚ he fails to address the tremendous effort
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Kwame Anthony Appiah‚ one of the world’s most preeminent philosophers‚ asserts that cultural and language barriers and conflict of values are excuses that force people to forget the powerful ties that connect people all across the world. Appiah demands us to recognize that – all human beings are citizens of the world – cosmopolitan‚ and more similar than their differences may make them seem. According to Appiah‚ the fate of humanity depends on people’s willingness to become global citizens and to
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