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    be a close relative of modern elephants? List it/them below. If you know the scientific name (genus and species) then you can put that. If you aren’t quite sure‚ just give the common name. 4. Now think about EXTANT taxa. Identify 2 animals that you might expect to be the closest LIVING relative to the elephants. List it/them below. If you know the scientific name (genus and species) then you can put that. If you aren’t quite sure‚ just give the common name. Possible Relative A Possible

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    The Rapid Change of International Business Loria Young Bethel University Business‚ Government and the International Economy (MOD 430) Keith Bevill September 23‚ 2014 This paper will discuss five major kinds of drivers‚ all based on change‚ which is leading international firms to the globalization of their operations: (1) political‚ (2) technological‚ (3) market‚ (4) cost‚ and (5) competitive. It will also look at the quote “business is business” in how those mangers might be unable to successfully

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    Evolution of Dolphins

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    mammalian evolution towards colonization of land‚ however in some instances this trend has been reversed; there are three large orders of mammals that have separately re-adapted to marine life‚ the Cetacea (whales‚ dolphins and porpoises)‚ the Pinnipedia (seals‚ sea lions and walruses)‚ and the Sirenia (dugongs‚ sea cows and manatees). This “re-adaptation” is most extreme in the cetaceans which have evolved a totally fish-like form‚ masking their true mammalian ancestry (Coffey‚ 1977). The evolution of

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    Absolute ethic issues has only two sides either good or bad or black or white. Relative ethics is complicated and have multitudes of sides with varying shades of gray. Absolute is just being one or the other. Unethical behavior like bribery‚ extortion‚ excessive force and perjury are all unacceptable behavior police. In Relative Ethics the community can start to accept wrong behavior like looking away while police officers deal in drug trafficking.This is an example officer improper and illegal

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    the evolution of cats

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    The Evolution of Cats The sweet‚ little feline lying on your bed has a long and predatory ancestry. Its family tree is complicated and only recently has been deciphered. There are 37 species that can be broken down into eight lineages. These felines are grouped into these eight lineages because it was observed that species in one lineage shared morphological‚ biological and physiological characteristics found only in their groups. For example‚ we are all familiar with the roaring cats (lion‚ tiger

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    ADJECTIVE CLAUSES/ Relative Clauses An adjective clause is a subordinate (dependent)` clause used as an adjective. Like single-word adjectives‚ adjective clauses describe and modify nouns. The following relative pronouns introduce adjective clauses. Who refers only to persons. The man is a police officer. He lives next door. The man who lives next door is a police officer. Whom is the objective form of who and refers only to persons. He is one police officer. I respect him very much

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    The Evolution Theory

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    The Evolution Theory Evolutionists have failed in every endeavor to prove that evolution or evolutionary processes could have taken place. By Muneeb Baig‚ (Grade 10) Posted: 15 Safar 1423‚ 28 April 2002 The modern theory of evolution was developed by Charles Darwin‚ an amateur English naturalist‚ in the 19th century. He proposed that all of the millions of species of organisms present today‚ including humans‚ evolved slowly over billions of years‚ from a common ancestor by way of natural selection

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    Evolution and Creationism

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    Evolution and Creationism Outline: Thesis: "Acceptance of Creation is growing in spite of overwhelming evidence proving Evolution." I. Acceptance of Creation is growing in spite of overwhelming evidence proving Evolution There is no easy resolution for whats true and evolution or creationism. It is a complex topic with profound scientific‚ religious‚ educational‚ and criticism. How can a student or parent come to grips with this issue? Evolution vs. Creationism provides a badly needed‚ comprehensive

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    Evolution Of Eugenics

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    concept of eugenics were widely discussed as knowledge about genetics advanced significantly. Endeavors such as the Human Genome Project made the effective modification of the human species seem possible again (as did Darwin’s initial theory of evolution in the 1860s‚ along with the rediscovery of Mendel’s laws in the early 20th century). The difference at the beginning of the 21st century was the guarded attitude towards eugenics‚ which had become a watchword to be feared rather than embraced.

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    Evolution of Selling

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    from this uncoordinated selling on weekly markets to a very complex process including different activities to finally close the sale. This essay is prepared to have a closer look on even those changes in the history of selling and to explain the evolution by considering historic and contemporary sales methods and attitudes. With the end of mercantilism‚ by the middle of the eighteenth century‚ new and innovative technologies were emerging. These innovations would have a huge impact on production

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