Frogs have sticky tongues that can catch prey that weigh up to 1.4x its own body weight. The reason as to why a frog’s tongue is sticky is due to the fact that its spit can change physical properties. The frog’s spit can go from a glue that is stickier than honey to a thinner fluid and back in enough time that it would have have been able to catch its prey. Instead of having saliva glands like humans‚ frog gets the saliva it needs from it tongue‚ which oozes out the saliva even when it has been taken
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To what extent does the case of Hamas prove or disprove the view that political participation leads to moderation of a radical actor? Introduction On the 25th of January 2006‚ the Islamic Resistance Movement or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya (Hamas) became the first Islamist party in the Arab World to democratically and peacefully take office. Despite this phenomenal feat‚ the Western world‚ Israel included‚ continue to brand Hamas as a radical Islamist terrorist organisation largely on the basis
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Arthur C Clarke once said "It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God‚ but to create him." This quote seems to summarize the many aspects of religion in that all the aspects seem to point to one fact: Man created "God". Many of the considerations can be taken into account when attempting to define religion. Being that there are so many‚ including some that aren’t very well understood‚ there will only be a few discussed here. These will include the intellectual aspects that go into
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tunnel’. In some cases‚ there may be a perception of one’s body from above‚ sometimes watching medical resuscitation‚ or moving to other places. There are many other possibilities that may happen during NDE’s‚ such as hallucination of seeing loved ones‚ a sense of being somewhere else in an unearthly place. The features of what NDE brings may lead to questions about afterlife. What happens if you walk towards the end of the light? Do you really see god? But all questions lead to the ultimate question
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Does history matter? This question is one of the most popular questions in today’s society. History is the reason we as kids or adults are here today and are communicating the way we are. If it was not for the history we would not be communicating‚ and according the guardian.com we a peple talk roughly 2000 words a day.If history gets taken out of schools curriculium kids will become a lot less aware about the past. Imagine school with one less period and getting out of school earlier‚ you could
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Tony Hsieh‚ CEO of Zappos – an online shoe and clothing shop – always goes back to his story of the Skechers conference when he wants to demonstrate the importance given to Customer Service by the Zappos customer loyalty team members. It goes like this. Hsieh and some of the Skechers employees went bar hopping in Santa Monica and after a few too many‚ one of the Skechers team members felt like eating a hot pizza. It was 2 am and when she asked room service to send some up‚ they refused stating that
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Why case studies? WHAT IS A CASE STUDY: A case study is a snapshot from a moment in time when businesses are facing key decisions PURPOSE: Case studies are meant to expose students to business scenarios and problems as well as help students develop the methodology to solve those problems How to Approach a Case Study? Read the prompt/given questions Read the case. Take preliminary notes What is the core problem? Write it out in 1-2 sentences Read through the case again. Find 3 alternatives and jot
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Economic Downturn That Causes Decrease In Demand for Factories Export Trades Introduction An economic downturn will have an adverse impact on many sectors. One of which is the manufacturing sector. Companies seek to reduce manufacturing costs by sourcing for cheaper alternatives. For instance‚ importing raw materials from cheaper nations will help in cost reduction. As such‚ demand for local manufacturing and production will decrease. The article "Singapore factory activity shrink for 7th straight
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ECON 214- D03 Christian Ethics Project 2 1. From a Christian perspective‚ why did Marxist communism fail? From a Christian perspective‚ Marxist communism failed because of the atheistic qualities. Marxist communism didn’t allow people to practice their religious beliefs. Marx’s social system also wouldn’t allow people to take home their own earnings‚ making everyone have the same earnings‚ wiping out inequality (Stapleford‚ 2009‚ p. 62). “The weakening of property rights for the rich or the talented
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can then purchase this product and share the information about it with their friends to promote that certain business or product. The more likes‚ comments or shares means the more aware the consumers will be. This has been a very effective advertising strategy for Groupons because it has allowed them to be able to spread the word on its products and businesses. The use of public relations allows companies to quickly spread the word by using Groupon to market its products.
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