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    Plant and Scientific Names

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    Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME Aamanaka Castor bean Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae 2 Aadaththodaa Malabar nut Adhatoda vasica Acanthaceae 3 Afihun Opium poppy Papaver somniferum Papaveraceae 4 Ahi / Ehi Cheese fruit / Great morinda / Indian mulberry Morinda citrifolia Rubiaceae 5 An’bihi Gamboge tree Garcinia cambogia Guttiferae 6 Akarakara Pellitory

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    My Name Is Tik

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    Stimulant Intoxication Longer term signs of abuse disinterest in previously enjoyed activities; and severe depression. Dry mouth‚ sores in and around the mouth Weight loss Irritability‚ temper outbursts‚ aggression Effects of TIK Abuse What are the medical complications ? rapid heart rate‚ irregular heartbeat‚ increased blood pressure convulsions damaged blood vessels and skin abscesses Acute lead poisoning 50 % of the dopamine producing cells in the brain can be damaged Tik : not

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    "Names Have Power"

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    the author of The Lightning Thief‚ once said‚ “Names have power.” This quote means that every name can be traced back thousands and thousands of years and the history and the meaning of the names become a part of it. With so much powerful meaning tied to the name‚ it can affect a person’s life thousands of years after the event occurred. The name can either be destructive‚ or beneficial. The story told in Romeo and Juliet is a perfect example of how names can affect a person’s life. Romeo and Juliet

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    The Story of My Name

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    4. "Why did your parents give you your name - what is the story of your name? Are you named after someone or some place? If you don’t know why you have your name‚ make up a story." 1. My name is Viet Nga. Anyone who sees my name at the first time‚ will think of something relating to Viet Nam and Russia. It’s right. It’s a romantic love story of my parents and my name was given to memorize the time and the place where my mother met and loved my father. Back in 1985‚ a Vietnamese student was sent

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    uses the placement of his character’s names to show the nature of their relationship and where each of them is situated in contrast to the other. In Pyramus and Thisbe‚ the word order of their names clues the readers in on how they stand with each other‚ both in the relationship and positional sense. Saepe ubi cōnstiterant hinc Thisbē Pyramus illinc (often when Thisbe had stood on one side Pyramus had stood on the other (71)) Ovid uses this placement of the names to show that when the two lovers are

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    will also be able to flow with the constant change that goes on in the work place. He or she will be determined to get results for the employer and the customer. A victorious team will have a leader with quality character to overcome obstacles. What is character? The Merriam Webster dictionary defines character as‚ “the good qualities of a person that usually include moral or emotional strength‚ honesty‚ and fairness”. From the beginning of time‚ people have had the example of negative and positive

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    Slavery by Another Name

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    Slavery by Another Name Slavery has been known to be one of the cruelest treatments on African Americans; but there is something worse than slavery which isn’t really recognized as much. The Convict lease system was reported to be harsher than slavery. The convict lease system was a system of penal labor practiced in the Southern U.S‚ beginning with the freedom of slaves at the end of the American Civil War in 1865 but climaxing around 1880. Convict leasing peeked by regulating Black codes and

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    December‚ 2015 In America‚ the 1920’s were a time of great social‚ cultural‚ and political change. Many people no longer lived on farms and were moving to the cities. The wealth of the nation had almost doubled in this decade. The consumer economy was booming and the market was flourishing. It was the time of the “Jazz Age‚” a change in social thinking‚ and women began to see more equality; to name a few. Freedom began to flourish and people had begun to do what they want. The morals and upbringing

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    My Name Is Khan

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    9/11. Post September 11‚ the world stands divided. Terrorist outfits continue to strike in the name of religion and the common man‚ not even remotely associated with these groups‚ is bearing the brunt. The world is not a safe place anymore. * The second statement: There’re two sets of people in this world - the good and the bad. No matter how strong the evil forces are‚ good always triumphs. My Name Is Khan mirrors the era we live in. Not a day goes by when you haven’t heard/read/watched news of

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    Origin Of The Name Libon

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    Origin of the Name Libon   Early  Spanish  documents  referred  to  the  town  as  Libong‚  a  name  it retained roughly until the   nineteenth  century‚  when  the  letter  “g”  was  dropped.  A  number of  interpretations  were  given   about the origin of its name.     An  1823  history  of  municipalities  written  by  a  former  governor  of  Camarines‚   Antonio  de  Siguenza‚ claimed that it was adopted from the name of of one of Juan de Salcedo’s captains.  This theory could easily be di

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