warm-blooded animals such as penguins‚ seals‚ and porpoises. Killer whales have even been known to prey on blue whales‚ the largest species on earth. In most areas‚ killer whales have specialized feeding habits. In the Pacific Northwest of the United States and the Pacific Provinces of Canada‚ for example‚ resident populations feed mainly on salmon and other near-shore fishes‚ while transient populations feed primarily on harbor seals and porpoises. In several places in the southern hemisphere they habitually
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thing we will be touching on is history The Tang Dynasty: Was largely a period of progress and stability‚ except during the An Lushan Rebellion and the decline of central authority in the later half of the dynasty. The Li family belonged to the northwest military nobles in a certain area during the reign of the Sui emperors. The mothers of both Emperor Yang of Sui and the founding emperor of Tang were sisters‚ making these two emperors of different dynasties first cousins. Li Yuan was the Duke of
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into three categories depending on the segment in the air carrier market. The first category is the major carriers such as American Airlines‚ Continental Airlines‚ Delta Airlines‚ Northwest Airlines‚ United Airlines and US Airways. The second category is the low-cost carriers like for instance AirTran‚ America West‚ Frontier‚ JetBlue and Southwest Airlines. The third and last category is the regional carriers‚ including as examples‚ Atlantic Coast Airlines‚ Express Jet‚ Mesa Air and SkyWest. In the
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How did Augustus create a strong professional army? Why was creating a paid military force important for securing the Empire? Do you think that these changes helped Augustus in his running of the provinces and securing the boarders of Rome? For leaders of many ancient civilization establishing key areas of their nations or territories in the terms of government‚ military‚ and religions. These three aspects would allow a ruler to have away to gain respect‚ power‚ support‚ and if necessary control
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The Romans in Germany There were many territories that made up the Roman Empire. These territories that it was a part of helped to make the it one of the greatest civilizations of all time. One such territory was Germania‚ which later developed into the present day country of Germany. For nearly half a millennium much of what is now Western Germany formed an integral part of the Roman Empire. In 55 B.C.‚ Caesar’s armies reached the Rhine and by 15 BC Roman armies had advanced as far as the Danube
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three thousand years later‚ America acted likewise in response to God’s gift of freedom under the leadership of President James Polk and his military confidant Andrew Jackson. Thus began the American westward movement‚ both toward the Southwest and Northwest‚ to take over God’s land in the New World up to the Pacific Ocean. As well‚ this was the American manifest destiny that was driven by a national‚ spiritual fervor‚ which neither
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Lewis and Clark: Part 1 directed by Kevin Burns‚ tells the story of the first exploration into unknown territory. Thomas Jefferson‚ the President of the United States at the time‚ was always curious about the West. Jefferson’s books spoke of a northwest passage that linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It was believed that whoever could maintain that trade route would control the rest of the country and its future Jefferson expressed the desire to discover and understand the Missouri river and
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Bibliography 3 Page 1 CLS2601 Assignment 1/245278 R.J. Beale/30595827 Lucius Septimius Severus (AD 145-211): Septimius Severus was the first Roman Emperor from Africa. He was born in Leptis Magna which was a Roman city in Libya‚ in the province of Africa. Severus took power after the death of Commodus in AD 193. He reigned from AD 193 until 211. He started the Severan Dynasty which marked the end of Pax Romana (Roman peace) and the practicing of choosing heirs on merit rather than on
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Unit 1: The Foundation of the Spanish‚ French‚ Dutch and English Colonies in North America * Initial Contact (Spanish) * The French and Dutch Colonies * The English Colonies Part I: Initial Contact (Spanish) #1: Who were the earliest inhabitants of the Americas? * About 14‚000 years ago (12‚000 BCE)‚ people started to migrate across BERINGIA to Americas * By 8‚000 BCE‚ they reached to Tierra del Fuego * 3 waves came from Asia‚ 1 from Polynesia
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during the winter‚ it could get pretty cold. From -10 to -30 degrees. Interesting Facts - is nicknamed “Canada’s Breadbasket” because of its production of grains - The interior plains are made up of parts of 6 different provinces‚ and territories. (Yukon‚ Northwest territories‚ British Columbia‚ Alberta‚ Saskatchewan‚ and Manitoba.) - found in between Western Cordillera‚ and the Great Canadian shield. Economic Activity - The Interior Plains contain large potash deposits‚ reserves of
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