...Define “Creatio Ex Nihilo.” In Latin, “ex nihilo” literally means “out of nothing.” It often appears along with the concept of creation, as in “creatio ex nihilo”, meaning “creation out of nothing.” It contrasts with the phrase “creatio ex materia” (creation out of some pre-existent, eternal matter) and with “creatio ex deo” (creation out of God.) Christians all believe that the world is created ex deo, however, whether the universe was created “ex nihilo” or from already present material is still a topic of discussion today among Christians and people of other beliefs alike. There is evidence in the bible supporting both creatio ex nihilo and ex materia. Despite the simplicity of defining the concept of “nothingness” (a pronoun denoting the absence of anything), it is still difficult to understand nothingness as a concept. It is very hard to describe something, without saying it is something. Therefore, even saying that a certain thing is nothing is technically describing it as something, which gets confusing after a while. For example: Blue is a colour, as are yellow and red. All three of these colours make up every colour tone we see. Theoretically, there was an absence of colour, what would be in its place, white or black? It is very difficult to imagine this, as all our life we have been able to distinguish what we have seen because of their colour(s). Even when we try to imagine a world without colours, it becomes impossible not to end up labelling the absence of colour...
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...A Review of Management Problems Arising From Reintroductions of Large Carnivores Date: September 2014 Abstract | Introduction | Conclusion | Acknowledgements | References | PDF Abstract Large carnivores are often apex predators and are important in ecosystems as their behaviour promotes biodiversity. They frequently fall victim to anthropogenic causes of local extinction and subsequently, have often been the subjects of conservation efforts involving reintroduction programs. As land-use changes restrict ranges and reduce prey for large carnivores, the trend towards local extinction is set to increase; therefore ex-situ conservation is likely to be increasingly prevalent. Reintroduction programmes are divided into two distinct parts. The first part is pre-release, which includes selection, breeding, and preparation of animals. The second part runs from the time the animals are ready for release through the actual release process and may include post-release monitoring and the release of further, supplementary, animals where this is necessary and feasible. This study identifies and discusses a number of potential problems involved in the use of captive animals to seed reintroductions including welfare as well as ethical and political issues. Other challenges include the genetic and behavioural integrity of founder animals and disease control, both in captivity and post release. This study also identifies a number of points for consideration during and after release, including...
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...Lauren Azbell Mr. Vaszily English 101-146 7 Dec. 2012 TITLE The confinement that zoos provide for the animals often causes many issues, resulting to show that zoos are not an appropriate care system for animals. Zoos have always been a main attraction for people since the ancient times, and ever since then we as humans have declared some sort of power over these animals. Around the world zoos are becoming more common by allowing humans to come in close measures of fascinating “wild” animals. But behind the scenes of the zoo's habitats, animals do not live the long and healthy life as some would think. It is very expensive to be able to maintain the upkeep of such extravagant creatures with such immense care needed. Animals from all different ends of the globe are gathered in the zoo's park only to be separated by barriers and walkways. As you may presume, this will cause problems with the animals on many different levels. Vegan Peace, an animal rights activist organization, stated “[t]he major problem with zoos is that the animals who live there are kept in enclosures that don't allow them to live their lives in a natural way” (Zoos). It has been proven that not all animals are compatible in living in confinement; therefore, causing problems in the animals breeding and overall health. In order to gain a larger collection of animals, zoos will participate in breeding programs. The baby animals on one hand will provide the group of animals more company, but will also bring...
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...The Pittsburgh Zoo is a great place for anyone of all ages to enjoy. They opened the zoo in June 1898, therefore people could enjoy the many different species that the Pittsburgh Zoo provides. As well as, as the years went on they now have conservation projects, tons of info on all the different animals such as, how they survive in certain climates and environments wild vs. zoo. The zoo had many different species when they first open and now there is over one hundred species of animals from all over the world. The Pittsburgh Zoo has a variety of different exhibits for the different types of animals, such as The Tropical Forest, The African Savanna, The Asian Forest, The Kids Kingdom, The Water's Edge, The PPG Aquarium: Open Ocean, Coral Reefs, The Tropical Freshwater, The Worlds of Discovery, and The Islands soon too come. The Tropical Forest has lemurs, monkeys, bornean orangutans, and western lowland gorillas. Next, in the African Savanna there is such a variety of different animals and species, such as the flamingo, black rhino, african lion, springbok, dama gazelle,ostrich, african elephant, masai giraffe, grant’s zebra, and the cheetah. The Asian Forest has snow leopards, amur tiger, red panda, komodo dragon, amur leopard, and a safari amphitheater. The Kids Kingdom has such a variety of animals that the kids can have fun looking at such as, california sea lion, hornbill,white-tailed deer, river otter, beaver, barn owl, kangaroo, llama, mini donkey, and sheep/ goat yard...
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...when considering breeding programmes. Conservation- is the preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife. In Situ- means that the conservation is taken place in a natural environment. For example, in a forest or in an ocean. There are many associations such as UmPhafa and Action for the Wild that do this effectively. They try and do methods that preserve species, which are endangered in the wild. The individuals who work there try and make sure they have minimal contact with the animals there. UmPhafa’s strategy is ‘less to do with the management of the wildlife, but more the rehabilitation of the habitat itself to facilitate the restoration of a natural balance.’ Ex Situ- Ex-situ conservation means literally, "off-site conservation". It is the process of protecting an endangered species of plant or animal outside its natural habitat. An example of this could be in a zoo. BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums) and EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) are both charities that support zoos with the conservation of animals and educating others about them. Zoos take part in conservation to mimic species becoming extinct. Since 2007 it has become a legal obligation to take part in conservation of the animals. Breeding programmes- Why are they necessary? Breeding programmes avoid the extinction of certain species. Many species have decreased in population due to human activity and...
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...to try its hand at one of the Bard of Avon’s problem plays in celebration of their 39th season and Shakespeare's 450th birth anniversary. Does its production of "Measure for Measure," under the direction of Alexander Cortez, measure up? The ones that get most of the attention are Jeremy Domingo as Vincentio, the Duke, who also appears disguised as Friar Lodowick to observe the goings-on in his absence. As a Duke, he turned his kingdom into another peep show, building his own pleasure as he gazes on behind his shabby friar’s disguise. As it gives more sinister, Duke, Domingo solves the notorious problem in the second half of the play, during the unclear part on why he lets things drift for so long before using his power. He acts as a dues ex machina to turn the play from tragedy to comedy. The excellent Tarek El Tayech portrays Angelo, the piously self-assured and moralistic deputy, who rules in the Duke's absence. He is the creepiest Angelo you are likely to encounter. In fact, he is a predator who feels free to unbuckle his instincts after the Duke transfers power to this unfit aide and did take moral temperature of his city. You couldn’t hope to find better acting and direction in the scene in which Angelo faces the novice nun Isabella (Cindy Lopez), who come to plead for the life of her brother, and finds himself, for the first time in his life, falling in lust. Tarek El Tayech gives a magnificent searching performance of a man who is obviously obsessed with law and morality...
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...MEDEA Part 1 Analysis The first purpose of this section is to offer background information for the action about to unfold. It's important to note that at the time the play was first produced, most people in the audience would have known the story of Medea and Jason when they came into the theatre. The myth was part of Greece's cultural and societal heritage. The interest in coming to the theatre, for the Greeks, was to see how the playwright illuminated larger questions of human existence by telling the story in his particular way. This particular playwright's viewpoint appears in the conversation between the Tutor and the Nurse, specifically the Tutor's reference to selfishness ("everyone loves himself more than his neighbor"). The two main characters in this play, Medea and Jason, are models of selfishness. Both of them are concerned with meeting their own needs, acting on their own desires and doing what they think is right without any consideration for anyone else. They both take their selfishness to extremes. Jason leaves his wife for a younger, prettier and richer woman just because he wants to, and the excuses he gives for doing so in Part 2 are just that - excuses. Medea sacrifices four innocent lives because she so desperately wants to cause Jason pain. The question of whether she's justified in that desire will be examined later. Note that this is a different question from whether she's justified in killing her children. The Chorus functions in a similar...
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...How believable is the deus ex machina (literally, the "god from a machine," a theatrical term referring to a sudden and unexpected solution to a seemingly insoluble problem) through which Jim is freed? Answer: The ending feels very unexpected for the time it plays out in. How is he going to have a normal life? Is it really freedom when slavery was still continuing, is his freedom really freedom? Work? Family? How do you feel about the ending? Answer: The ending and the beginning goes hand in hand, we start of in media res and at the ending it feels like we are back at the same spot. We don’t feel that the ending gave justice to the greatness of the book. As a narrate you feel a bit mislead throughout the book. The end makes us feel like Tom Sawyer is the antagonist in relation to Huck, which perepetia involves going from cute boy to destroyer of lives. How is the book narrated and what consequences does it have? Answer: The book is narrated by Huck, 1st person, intra-diegetic –> homo-diegetic, it’s a story with several stories in it. It starts of in media res, we are thrown in the story. For the most it’s a elipsis story but there is also tracks of prolepsis and analepsis here and there in the story. Thanks to analepsis/prolepsis we get a greater view of the story. When we first meet Jim it’s through a prolepsis, when Huck tells about things that he has found out. ...
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...Going to the zoo has been a fun family getaway for several decades now. On average, 175 million Americans visit zoos every year, and 16 billion dollars are contributed to zoos and aquariums annually. The zoo is known as a place to save endangered animals and educate visitors about animals that can be found all around the world. But in reality, the zoo is a place where animals are removed from their natural habitat, placed into cages, and used as entertainment as a source of income. Although many people would argue that zoos do a good job at protecting animals, zoos should be banned around the world because animals are mistreated, zoos are not an effective way to help endangered species, and zoos are not a good source of education about wildlife. The first reason zoos should be banned is because animals are mistreated. In the Salon article “Are Zoo Animals Happy? There’s a simple empathy test we can apply”, Marc Bekof and Jessica Pierce tell the story of an orca whale named Tilly who was captured when she was only a few years old and was sold and traded to several different places until she finally ended up at Sea World. They state, “By weaving together ethological details about the abuses and cognitive, emotional, and social lives of orcas in the wild with a catalog of the abuses and deprivations experienced by Tilly, the film leaves the reviewer in no doubt that Sea World is a living hell for these sensitive and intelligent creatures, who go crazy and must be pumped up with...
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...Item Contexto amaze amazed, amazes, amazing You never cease to amaze me, you know that? Adicionado 05/06/2015, enquanto assistia The Messengers (2015), s01e07 - Deus Ex Machina amity amities It's the amity way, just try to blend in. Adicionado 18/07/2015, enquanto assistia The Divergent Series: Insurgent arse arsed, arses, arsing, arseing Get your arse on that chair. Adicionado 25/07/2015, enquanto assistia Humans, s01e03 - Episode 3 assess assessed, assesses, assessing I'll assess the townspeople and determine how much work is left to do. Adicionado 04/07/2015, enquanto assistia Under the Dome, s03e03 - Redux awhile awhiles After awhile they thought I was a liability, you know I was discharged... Adicionado 05/07/2015, enquanto assistia Thor: The Dark World bail bails, bailed, bailing Who posted bail for me? Adicionado 05/06/2015, enquanto assistia The Messengers (2015), s01e07 - Deus Ex Machina bait baits, baited, baiting The email on his computer was bait. Adicionado 12/06/2015, enquanto assistia Blackhat batten down the hatches Batten down the hatches. Adicionado 22/08/2015, enquanto assistia X+Y be on to Adicionado em 29/08/2015 I'm on to something. 'm on to, AM on to, is on to, bes on to, 're on to, are on to, was on to, were on to, wass on to, been on to, arst on to, isn't on to, being on to, beest on to, wasn't on to, weren't on to bid Bade, bids, bidded, bidden, bidding Not so easy to get humans to do your bidding, is it? Adicionado...
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...The Anti-Federalists The debate between federalists and anti-federalists was very intense during the time the constitution was ratified. The anti-federalists wished to prevent a surplus of power in the national government by giving states the supreme power. Federalists wanted a larger central government for a good military and law enforcement. The anti-federalists had the most liberty under their form of government. One problem the federalists had with their form of government was that it would allow the majority to infringe of the rights of the individuals. James Madison explained this in the federalist papers, “A pure democracy can admit no cure for the mischiefs of faction. If the views of the faction become the will of the majority of people, there is nothing to stop them from trampling on the rights of those who have different views. A common passion or interest will be felt by a majority, and there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice the weaker party.” One thing that the anti-federalists wanted to prevent was peoples rights being taken by groups of special interests. Another problem with the federalists is that they didn’t want the states to have the right to secede. Hamilton explains it this way, “All men of sense will agree in the necessity of an energetic executive … The ingredients which constitute energy in the executive are unity; duration; an adequate provision for its support; and competent powers.” So Hamilton wanted a strong executive branch...
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...common touch n. 平易近人的特性 例句: Although she married an earl, Susan never lost the common touch and still calls round occasionally for a chat and a cup of tea. 尽管苏珊嫁给了一位伯爵，但她仍不失平易近人的美德，还是经常前来聊天和喝茶。 A politician needs the common touch. 政治家需要有平易近人的美德。 flip side 唱片的反面, 对立面 manna [ˈmænə] n. 1. 吗哪(《圣经》中所说的古以色列人经荒野时所得上帝赐的食物) 2. 神赐的食物; 美味 3. 精神上的食物 4. (作通便剂用的)甘露, 木密 5. 甜茅(属), 牧草 exorbitant [iɡˈzɔːbitənt] adj. 过高的, 过度的, 过分的; 荒唐的 landfall ['lændfɔ:l] n.初见陆地, 到达陆地, 登陆,着陆 profess [prəˈfes] vt. 1. 声称, 承认, 明言, 宣布 2. 表明信仰 3. 以...为业 4. (以教授身分)教, 教授(课程等) 5. 佯称, 伪称, 假装 6. 正式准予加入 profess chemistry 教授化学 profess ignorance 假称不知 vi. 1. 表白; 承认 2. 正式入教 3. 当教授; 执教 constipation [ˌkɔnsti'peiʃən] n.便秘 cheapskate ['tʃi:pˌskeit] n. 守财奴, 吝啬鬼 fanny pack 腰包 wait on v. 服侍, 伺候, 等待 例句: He seems to expect to be wait on hand and foot. 他像是想要人尽心尽力伺候他。 At home the boys never lifted a finger. We girls had to wait on them hand and foot. 在家里男孩子不动一根手指头，我们女孩子得替他们做这做那。 She will never learn to wait on table. 她永远学不会侍候进餐。 touch base 建立联系 to come in contact or communication physicality [ˌfizi'kæliti] n. 肉体性, 体格特征 for what it's worth 不论真伪, 不管三七二十一 comptroller [kənˈtrəulə] n. 会计检查员； 主管会计； 主计长； 财务司长； 专利局长； 总稽核， 审计官 controller的变体 sit on v.搁置, 参加, 旁听,列席,训斥 为...的一员, 开会讨论, 审理, 拖延, 管教 Are you going to sit on your hands while she does all the work? 所有的工作都是她做,你难道什么都不干吗? bloke [bləuk] n. 1. [俚]家伙;...
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...Whitney Washington Assignment 2 Sentencing CRMJ 302-01 Criminal Justice Department Southern University at New Orleans Summer 2012 Assignment Date: 06/22/2012 Due Date: 06/25/2012 1) Explain the significance of the black line that divides the Minnesota sentencing guidelines grid half. 2) Explain the following: a) Indeterminate Sentencing Statutes b) Determinate Sentencing Guidelines c) Sentencing Guidelines 3) What is the effect of ex post facto law on determinate sentencing statutes, indeterminate sentencing statutes, and sentencing guidelines? Whitney Washington 1) The dark line is there to divide the Minnesota sentencing guidelines into two parts. On The left side it means that the sentence given will stay the same. The right side if the person receives the sentence then they will go to prison. But, the judge can go against the black line if he/she believes that it is substantial and compelling. 2) a) Indeterminate sentencing statutes is when a judge gives a sentence based on what the legislature has proposed. The judge can give a sentence but the parole board will decide on it. The parole board usually watches the inmate to see what their decision may be. For example if a person is sentenced to 4 years maxed and 16 parole, then when those 4 years come around the parole board will evaluate them by the 4 year. If the person has been doing a good job and following the prison guidelines they may be eligible for parole,...
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...Ex Post Facto and Bill of Attainder Provisions California Coast University BCJ360-SG Criminal Law 2. What is the historical basis of the ex post facto and bill of attainder provisions, and why would they have application in today’s legal system? Ex Post Facto means “After the Fact” is law that is made retroactive to punish an act that wasn't illegal at the time it was committed. The reason the Constitution prevents Congress and the states from writing ex post facto laws is to protect the population and other entities from government abuse or prosecuted for an act that was not a crime at the time it was committed. This could also cause for increased severity of punishment or by adding new penalties or extending terms of the original punishment. A bill of attainder is any act of a legislative body declaring a person or group of persons guilty of a crime and assessing a punishment without the benefit of trial. Bills of attainder were commonly used in England during the 18th century and were applied to the British colonies. Anger over the application of bills attainder in the colonies was one of the motivations for the American Revolution. Ex Post Facto and Bill of Attainder would have application in today’s legal system in a negative way. Anytime a person is not afforded their due process and their individual rights it is a gross miscarriage of justice. The innovation and problem with illegal and illicit drugs could be a way that Ex Post...
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...摘要：在策划与发展的背景下支持研究的质量十分重要。因此设计和坚持适当的研究方法是必要的。虽然不同的问题需要不同的研究方法，但是基本的方式（原理）一样。 我的目的是介绍不同的研究方法和技术。在这些概要上我审视结果导向的研究方法。研究方法的核心应该是在商业单位获得的消息和数据的合适使用。 业务研究概论 在目前快速的商业环境的激烈竞争明显，许多组织依赖于商业研究获得竞争优势和更大的市场份额。商业研究是在学习、观察、比较和实验的帮助下对真理的追求。通过客观和系统的方法寻找知识，寻找解决问题的方法。通过科学程序的应用来发现问题的答案。找出隐藏的真相，而不是被发现的真相。要熟悉一种现象。准确刻画特定个体、情境或群体的特征。 研究包括以下内容： 1。定义和重新定义问题。 2。知识的源泉是知识的源泉，为解决不同的企业、政府和社会问题提供指引。 3。一门艺术的形式化训练，使人们能够更好地理解一个人的领域中的新发展。 4。寻找知识，科学和系统地搜索相关信息，对特定主题，科学调查的艺术。 5。仔细调查或调查，特别是通过寻找新的事实在任何分支知识。 6。系统化的努力获得新的知识。 7。从已知到未知的运动。 8。对现有知识的进步贡献的原始贡献。 业务研究的问题 1。缺乏科学的研究方法的培训 2。大多数的商业单位都没有这种信心，他们对研究人员所提供的材料不会被误用。他们往往不愿意提供所需的信息，研究人员。保密的概念似乎是神圣不可侵犯的商业机构。 3。它证明了一个不可渗透的障碍研究人员。 4。研究相互重叠进行经常缺少足够的信息——这些结果重复建设，浪费资源。 5。许多研究人员的研究大多是剪刀和粘贴的工作没有任何的洞察力揭示材料的整理。由于这一研究成果，比较经常，不反映现实或现实。 6。研究部门和商业机构之间的互动是不够的。 7。不存在一个行为研究代码，大学间和部门间的竞争是很常见的。 8。适当和及时的秘书协助包括同胞的援助，造成不必要的延误，在研究完成了难度。 9。图书馆管理和运作是不能令人满意的许多地方由于，大部分的时间和精力研究人员都花在追踪的书，期刊，报告，等，而不是在跟踪相关材料。 10。及时公布的数据，即在我国的各种政府和其他机构做这项工作的二次数据的难度。研究人员面临的问题，因为这一事实，所公布的数据差异相当显着，因为有关机构的覆盖面差异。 1. 业务研究的目标 要确定某件事情发生的频率，或与其他相关的东西，检验一个变量之间因果关系的假设。要了解市场趋势，或找到最佳的营销组合，制定有效的人力资源政策，或找到最佳的投资选择。 2. 研究的类型 2.1描述性研究（Descriptive Research） 在研究中，研究者试图测量的项目，如购物频率，偏好的人等方法的研究，调查方法的所有种类，比较方法和合作关系的方法。 2.2分析研究（Analytical Research） 研究者必须使用已获得的信息。研究者必须分析事实，对材料进行批判性评价。 2.3应用研究（Applied Research） 它的主要目的是要找到一个解决问题的社会或工业/商业组织的直接问题，并发现一些紧迫的实际问题的解决方案。例如，研究了关于人类行为的研究，以期对人类行为进行概括。针对某一具体的社会问题或经营问题的研究。 2.4基础研究（Fundamental Research） 它涉及推广和理论的制定。例如，有关自然现象的研究，纯数学的研究。 2.5定量研究（Quantitative Research） ...
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