other lifeforms. For example‚ a spider lays eggs that become other spiders. Spontaneous generation is a different matter‚ the ancient Greeks believed that living things could spontaneously come into being from nonliving matter‚ and that the goddess Gaia could make life arise spontaneously from stones – a process known as Generatio spontanea (which obviously translates to spontaneous generation). Aristotle disagreed‚ but he still believed that creatures could arise from dissimilar organisms or from
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By definition‚ material monism is the philosophical belief that proclaims that the physical world is filled with all matter derived from one single element. Material monism is Pre-Socratic‚ which means that it originated prior to the teachings of Socrates. This belief system was developed by three famous Milesian philosophers‚ who are commonly known as Thales‚ Anaximander‚ and Anaximenes. As stated in the text‚ “Three philosophers from the city of Miletus in Ionia‚ Thales‚ Anaximander‚ and Anaximenes
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ways that underscores her isolation and ostracized character‚ in evident of her differences between the gods and how she is described by the text. The Hymn to Demeter conveys examples of the reclusiveness of Demeter away from the other Olympian gods. Gaia‚ the Titan who is similar to Demeter in which they overlook the Earth and life - therefore‚ ostensibly
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Cody Dyker Mr. Donovan Social Studies 10 14 November 2012 Aether‚ God of Light The term mythology can refer to the study of myths‚ which are sacred narratives usually explaining how the world or humankind came to be in its present form‚ or even a traditional story that was usually about the gods and their accomplishments. The Greeks in this case have believed in over two hundred gods‚ and were known for the myths and fables the Greek society contained. In Greek society death was not a glorious
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We have not been good guardians of the Earth. How far do you agree with this statement? The era of the Industrial Revolution marked a major turning point in Earth’s ecology and humans’ relationship with their environment. The Industrial Revolution dramatically changed every aspect of human life and lifestyles. It wasn’t that the Industrial Revolution became a stalwart juggernaut overnight. It started in the mid-1700s in Great Britain when machinery began to replace manual labour. Fossil
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In classical-era mythology‚ twelve Gods and Goddesses ruled from Mt. Olympus. Zeus was the deemed the king of the Gods and Hera his queen. This pantheon of twelve Gods and Goddesses are considered the Olympians‚ representing primary aspects of life such as war‚ love and death. Six male gods exist in the pantheon‚ two (Zeus and Poseidon) were born of Titan Gods themselves and overthrew their father to rule the universe. Hades‚ their brother‚ also fought by their side‚ but after the victory he
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diatoms‚ dinoflagellates‚ coccolithophores‚ etc. blooms are unsteady phenomenon Bloom definition: cell #’s >10^6mL^-1 chlorophyll a concentration ? 3-fold of the annual average. Geosphere‚ Lithosphere‚ Atmosphere‚ Hydrosphere‚ Biosphere Gaia Hypothesis – (James Lovelock) The chemical constituents within the Earth System are out of equilibrium in a thermodynamic sense. Such “dis-equilibrium” is maintained by the living biosphere. (In other words: The earth is a living system‚ it can adjust
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Although isolated virus particles are just assemblages of chemicals‚ they consists of chemical substances of a very special kind - the proteins and nucleic acids that are the essential constituents of living matter. In viruses these substances can be studied in isolation‚ and it was such studies that led molecular biologists to some of their greatest discoveries in the 1950s and 1960s. Nucleic acids are chainlike macro-molecules that carry information for self-replication and protein synthesis. When
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Bendigo Bank and Corporate Social Responsibility While Bendigo Bank maybe just another financial institution trying to return profits to its shareholders‚ there is something uniquely distinctive about Bendigo Bank that really does differentiates from the other major banks. It doesn’t take much looking around to find that Bendigo Bank is heavily involved with local and rural communities focusing extensively on corporate social responsibilities. It markets itself as the community bank but are their
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Ryan Lynch Kristen Belcher ‚ 2013 Core Composition II Annotated Bibliography When thrown into a recycle bin in a college biology class‚ where does that plastic water bottle head off to? Does it arrive in a landfill in India‚ in the Gulf Coast‚ or reused in other bottles? The research question that will be addressed is; how efficient is recycling‚ from the bin to reusable material‚ and how well does it reduce landfills compared to incineration? Answering this question will be useful for environmental
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