1877 Allen’s Rule An American zoologist Joel Allen discovered the relation between limb length and the environment that a population lives in (Larsen 2017‚ pg‚115). This rule stated‚ “The principle that an animal’s limb lengths are heat-related; limbs are longer in hot environments and shorter in cold environments” (Larsen 2017‚ pg 115). Furthermore‚ Allen’s rule states that heat-adapted mammal populations will have long limbs‚ which maximize the body’s surface area and this promotes heat dissipation
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Rhetorical Analysis of “Mother Tongue” written by Amy Tan “So easy to read”(p.4). Amy Tan ends her essay‚ “Mother Tongue” with this short and even grammatically wrong sentence. She tells us this mother’s brief review is a proof of success of her writing. Why does she think that easiness is an essence of her writing? She suggests answers to this question by her essay. In her essay‚ Amy Tan effectively convinces her readers that “broken English” is not an inferior language‚ but just
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to tell my wife to leave the memory alone and move on. “Honey‚ look now that it’s our son’s birthday I want to talk to you about our son‚ maybe you should forget about him”‚ when it came out of my mouth‚ I regretted very dearly. “How would I” between her cries.
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Sales of video games have more than quadrupled from 1995-2008‚ while the arrest rate for juvenile murders fell 71.9% and the arrest rate for all juvenile violent crimes declined 49.3% in this same period. The 2008 study Grand Theft Childhood reported that 60% of middle school boys that played at least one Mature-rated game hit or beat up someone‚ compared to 39% of boys that did not play Mature-rated games. California passed a law in 2005 that would have required violent video games to include
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- 10 The discrepancy between “ideal” and “real world” international tax rules. What drives politicians when making the rules? Julia Braun Editors: Eva Eberhartinger‚ Michael Lang‚ Martin Zagler (Vienna University of Economics and Business)‚ Erich Kirchler (University of Vienna) and Rupert Sausgruber (University of Innsbruck) Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2171782 The Discrepancy between „ideal“ and „real world“ international tax rules. What drives politicians
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[pic] “Consideration and its rules” Assignment# 1 [Law-200] Prepared By: Prepared For: Name: M Shahajada Hossain Barrister Ishtiaque Ahmed (ItA) ID#: 071-573-530 Section: 09 B.B.A Date: 26th October‚ 2011. Consideration: Consideration is a very important element in a contract. While making a contract; parties of the contract agree
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Explain the difference between rule‚ act and preference utilitarianism (25 marks) Utilitarianism is the ethical theory behind justifying an action for being for the greater good. This is a teleological theory because it looks at the consequences of an action. Utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory. There are three types of utilitarianism: Act‚ Rule and Preference. Jeremy Bentham began the Utilitarianism theory. Utilitarianism is a hedonistic theory because it is based on pleasure and happiness
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introduction between his mother and Jerry are distant as Jerry wants to play at the bay but does not want to leave his mother‚ and his mother cares about him to much but still wants him to have fun instead of being to overprotective under her influence. Jerry’s mom does let him go but sends him a worried smile that he might get hurt but if he does not get hurt he will have fun. Jerry is unsure about this and during the time he was playing‚ he thought about it the whole time. (lines 8-15) His mother lets
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WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CONFLİCTS BETWEEN VİRTUES AND UTİLİTARİANİSM ? Utilitarianism is the idea that the moral worth of an action is determined solely by its usefulness in maximizing utility. On the other hand‚ utility can be defined as pleasure‚ preference satisfaction‚ knowledge. Virtue is a pattern of thought an behavior based on high moral standards. Virtues can be placed into a broader context of values.Each individual has
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introduced and the conflict is formed. Macbeth has killed Duncan and Lady Macbeth wants to make it look like the servants did it. Events in the story where characters will make choices that determine which direction the story will take. Macbeth’s paranoia leads him to have Banquo and his son killed. After he learns that the murders have been partially fulfilled‚ he returns to his coronation to find Banquo’s ghost sitting in a chair and begins talking to it. The turning point in the conflict where the main
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