What is the origin of vanilla? History Originating from Mexico on the Gulf of Mexico coast‚ the Totonac Indians was indeed the first who cultivated this bean. They used it especially for medical purposes such as; venomous bite‚ cough‚ stomach pains and congestion. Later‚ the Aztecs then conquered the Totonacans and took over the growth of the orchids in the 15th century. The Aztecs by then developed the fermentation process of sweating and drying the beans to develop the vanillin. They used vanilla
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communication by pheromones in a firefly‚ Phosphaenus hemipterus (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)‚ Animal Behaviour Further reading • Branham‚ M. A.; Wenzel‚ J. W. (2003)‚ "The origin of photic behavior and the evolution of sexual communication in fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)"‚ Cladistics 19 (1): 1–22‚ doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2003.tb00404.x. • Lewis‚ S. M.; Cratsley‚ C. K. (2008)‚ "Flash signal evolution‚ mate choice‚ and predation in fireflies"‚ Annual Review of Entomology 53: 293–321‚ doi:10.1146/annurev.ento
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Cognitive science‚ in the study of how organisms process information as well carry out life functions. The study of Cognitive science is said to have been originated in the 1940’s and 1950’s when researchers in various fields of science began to develop theories on the mind based on "complex representations and computational procedures" (Thagard‚ Cognitive Science). There are numerous branches of science whose theories contributed to the development of Coginitive Science. These subdivisions include
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THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE This page intentionally left blank THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE S I X T H E D I T I O N John Algeo Based on the original work of Thomas Pyles ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±± Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States The Origins and Development of the English Language: Sixth Edition John Algeo Publisher: Michael Rosenberg Development Editor: Joan Flaherty
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The Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s changed American society forever. The Civil Rights movement started in the mid-1950s. The goal was to give African Americans the same rights that whites in the country took for granted. They were tired of being treated as second class citizens. In the 60s the movement finally started to achieve its goals both in judicial and legislative victories against discrimination. The activists focused on Southern racial discrimination‚ the Jim Crow system and
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Rocio Gonzalez Professor English 101 3 March 2013 Evaluation of Story Origins The story The Color of Water takes place in several different regions from Suffolk‚ Virginia to the city of Harlem‚ New York. James McBride is the author and it is an autobiography of his life‚ and his mother‚ Ruth. The story reveals James’ life with eleven other siblings‚ the hardship of being interracial‚ the struggles of poverty‚ and his mother’s strong character. Ruth’s strong determination led her twelve kids
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The Big Bang In cosmology‚ the Big Bang is the scientific theory that describes the early development and shape of the universe. The Big Bang Theory is the most accepted theory for the origin and evolution of our universe. The big bang theory states that at some time in the distant past there was nothing. It suggests that around 10 to 14 billion years ago‚ the part of the universe we can see today was only a few millimetres across. According to this theory‚ at the beginning of time‚ all of the
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This is Mahesh from F.R.C.R.I.T.(VASHI) I have attended ATOS ORIGIN placement on 22nd of June at our college. There were about 75 students appeared for this. ROUNDS: 1: Aptitude test 2: Technical cum HR interview The aptitude test was bit difficult‚ but if u r done with R.S.Aggrawal then u don’t have to worry at all. Bcoz all the qns are from time & work‚ time & distance‚ profit & loss‚ probabilities section. Only 28 student’s r selected from the aptitude round and I was the 28th. The
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Civil Engineering Q1: Tell me something about yourself / what do you think are your special qualifications for this subject? I am a person who is always willing to accept challenges and I look for solutions from information or through my observations. However‚ I seldom work out solutions theoretically. On the other hand‚ I prefer illustrating my thoughts tangibly. For instance‚ I had tried to build a bridge which was made by papers in a competition organized by my own school. Also‚ I had joined
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AP/IB 11 Biology Origins of Life on Earth There are multiple theories as to how life began on earth‚ beginning with the findings of various revolutionary scientists. This paper will discuss various scientists’ theories and experiments as they strove to discover how life began‚ and the processes that might have occurred in order to develop and create the world we are now familiar with today. Recent discovered functions of RNA have suggested that RNA provides a crucial framework in the evolution
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