Use of elephants as war animals has been dated back to as early as 331 BC by the Persians. King Darius the 111 of Persia was the first to use elephants in the battle of Guagamela‚ against Alexander the Great of Mecedon. Kind Darius’ army consisted of 15 well trained Indian elephants which was used to frighten the opposition. War elephants were used in elephantry which involves a parade of elephants with military troops mounted on top. These elephants were used to charge at the enemy‚ separate their
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Statistical Methods & Capital Markets Testing Random Walk Hypothesis Nicolas Mancini * Table of Content Abstract Theoretical background Methodology Data & Results Comparison Conclusion References ------------------------------------------------- I. Abstract The aim of this paper is to test the random walk hypothesis by applying the runs test on time series of several selected stocks. The random walk theory is the theory that stock prices changes have the same
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reasons for elephant and rhino population decline incredibly fast. Also poaching is causing many baby elephants and rhinos to become orphaned. Elephants and rhinos are slowly starting to vanish due to poaching. Until people know what poaching is
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However‚ in order to achieve a good relationship‚ people must have a well balance power structure in their relationships‚ a good understanding and communication between them. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemmingway reflect the traditional gender roles of the late 1800’s‚ through the perspective of male dominance. In these stories the males predominates the females‚ and the characters seems to lack understanding‚ and communication towards
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By reading long walk to water by Linda Sue Park you would learn the life in Southern Sudan. The story takes place in Southern Sudan and it is based on a true story it’s about life in Sudan. So this informational text is about life in Sudan and how it affected people. The climate of Sudan is very different from the United States in sudan there is very little rain and in environment there was water but it was very far. If you want to if it’s true you have to read long walk to water and according to
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In Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Hills Like White Elephants”‚ the narrator presents a brief description about the scene including the location‚ specific details and one of the character that is called the girl. This short story is about a girl that is trying to make a decision about an abortion and how she is manipulated by another character called the American to get this done. In this story the narrator let us know throw symbols which are the feelings of the girl when she think about this decision
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Water for Elephants – Journal 1 In our discussion on Friday‚ no one else read the book so I was stuck trying to piece together what they knew‚ what happened in the book‚ and how to write a decent report on what has happened so far. So far in the book‚ we read about Jacob living in the retirement home and coming in contact with a fellow who claims he carried water for elephants. Elderly Jacob flashes back to when he was twenty-three. His parents had just died in a car accident; he skipped out on
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Elephant Elephant is a film that lets us experience a day in the lives of a group of teenagers in high school. The director‚ Gus Van Sant‚ bases his film on a high school massacre‚ Columbine that occurred in April 20‚ 1999. The film follows each character throughout the film and shows us their daily routines. Alex and Eric are two students who are seen as the victims of bullying‚ and rebel by plotting an attack on the school‚ causing a large amount of violence. Van Sant simply takes us on a journey
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The act of shooting the elephant is a culmination of the officer’s ignorance of what he knows should be done. Firstly‚ the officer rationally decides that he should not shoot the elephant because “it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery” (Orwell par. 6). He also decides that the elephant “is no more dangerous than a cow” (par. 6). Secondly‚ the officer knew that shooting the elephant was morally wrong. He personified the elephant by describing it as having “a grandmotherly
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to believe that the Walk-In Tub is worth the price (“Walk-In Tub” Jacuzzi 86). Therefore‚ those who might not be able to justify a large price tag for something as mundane as a tub‚ are sated by the idea of extravagance. Along side the meticulous word choice‚ the reader is also subjected to the connation that the brand “name” invokes (Jacuzzi). Companies work very hard from their infancy to promote brand recognition that will instill feelings in consumers. The brand of the Walk-In Tub conjures feelings
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