Chicxulub asteroid hit earth over 65 million years ago‚ killing the vast majority of life.(1) This dramatic event had a great effect on Earth and its inhabitants. The impact included three main stages: the change of pathway which lead the asteroid towards earth‚ the fall of the asteroid and the effects caused. First stage The first stage of the Chicxulub impact was the change in space which lead the asteroid on its path to Earth. In order to get a better understanding of this event‚ we should first discuss
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(page 339). He told Pi that they were running out of food and this was the only way they could survive. When Pi’s mother figures out the reason for amputating the sailors leg she gets angry. Pi’s mother was furious that they cut off an innocent boy’s leg for fishing bait. The sailor died quietly and softly. The mother slaps the cook. A couple of days later Pi’s mother saw that the cook was eating the sailor. “I saw you! You animal! How could you? He’s human! He’s your own kind” (page 342). Pi’s mother
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There were five Ephors that were elected every year by the Assembly‚ and presided over the daily running of the city-state. The third level of the Spartan government‚ the council‚ was called the Gerousia. The Gerousia was composed of the two kings‚ and twenty councillors‚ and acted as a judge. It also made laws‚ which had to be passed by the Apella. The Apella was the Assembly‚ and was a group of all Spartan citizens over the age of thirty. “Spartans voted by shouting ‘yes’ or ‘no’: the loudest group
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The earliest times in jazz had been looked more of an art because of the new techniques more expansive harmonies‚ expansive harmonies‚ and more. Breaking through the swing era‚ modern jazz became an outbreak with its complex harmonies one would actually say that modern jazz was influenced by the drastic changes in the swing era. Expecting the role of entertainment African Americans dominated jazz even with racism boiling and hate crimes trending white bands would still manage to incorporate African
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This was a big problem because they wanted to become strong and powerful so they reproduce as much as they could‚ but they felt as if they needed to make Australia christian to feel powerful‚ that why they took the Aboriginal children and raised them to
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mountains. Nando changes drastically from the beginning of the story to the end. He goes from not speaking up to the leader who saves lives‚ gives hope and encouragement. When his plane first crashed all he could think of was his sister Susy‚ and how he could keep her alive. Once she died he was lost. He questioned things and thought little of himself as a leader. He always wanted someone else to step up to the plate. He would tell himself he couldn’t or wasn’t good enough. People were rapidly
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because of their ancient architecture‚ culture‚ food‚ and wine. This country has been known for its history which is one of the most important cultural and social developments in the Mediterranean area. The first group of people who lived in Italy were called the Etruscans. Then‚ the Greeks were the second group of people who inhabited this country before the Roman Empire started. The empire ruled over Italy for many centuries. After this‚ Italy experienced the Dark and Middle ages‚ they didn’t have
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Activities (HUAC) started to send summonses to various members of Hollywood on the suspicion that their work was inspiring communism sympathy. There were members that refused to testify before the committee and so where blacklisted after servicing prison time and paying fines. They believed the committee inquiries took away their rights given under the Constitution. Because of their unwillingness to cooperate with the questions asked by committee members they were given contempt citations during a vote
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by ambitious efforts to reintegrate the Confederate states back into the Union and enact far-reaching political‚ social‚ and economic reforms. However‚ as historians have acknowledged‚ the Reconstruction Programs failed to achieve their lofty goals. This failure can be attributed to a confluence of factors‚ including the lingering resentment and resistance from the white Southern elite‚ the waning political will of the federal government‚ and the overwhelming challenges of transforming a society ravaged
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to the Watergate Affair‚ was the break-in at the Democratic Party Headquarters‚ at the Watergate apartment complex‚ in Washington‚ D.C.‚ in June 19721. The break-in was lead by five former employees of President Nixon’s reelection committee‚ and to this day‚ no one knows for sure what the burglars were actually looking for. The police would end up being called‚ and all five members were arrested1. As their trial proceeded in 1973‚ two investigative journalists of the Washington Post‚ began to reveal
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