As the Greek developed the polis, which was the Greek city-states, they also focused on the creation of a new military system that was quite different from how the Greeks were known to fight. The first generation of Greek fighting was known to be based off the fighting of cavalrymen, but by the time the eighth century came around this type of fighting would be replaced. The new military system that came about would be consisting of hoplites instead of Calvary men. The transformation
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Ardipithecus ramidus was first reported in 1994. American paleoanthropologist Tim White led a team in the Middle Awash area of Ethiopia in 1992-1994. During this time the first Ardipithecus ramidus was discovered. Since then, White and his team have discovered over 100 fossil specimens of Ardipithecus ramidus. It is believed that the Ardipithecus ramidus species lived about 4.4 million years ago. The Ardipithecus ramidus has some ape-like features but it also has human features as well which include
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Since the beginning, people have sought to rule over the population whom were already where living in the young country know as Mexico. It all dated back to the Spanish Conquest when the Spanish, led by Hernando Cortez, enslaved most of Latin America. The notorious Mexican Drug Cartel’s didn’t one day decide to take over the failing country. It was a series of events that led up to the downfall of the government and the rise of a new age. That new age still exists today and is growing every second
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Give a detailed narration unpacking how the Public Relations function has evolved over the years and the challenges that the practice faces in the developing countries. Public Relations function is as old as human civilisation. Published narrations or histories have usually telescoped and oversimplified a fascinating history by emphasising novelty and a few decorated personalities. There have been contributions in the professional literature that impart a meaningful picture of public relations
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Captive capuchin monkeys tended to also work more on feeding than wild capuchin monkeys despite wild captives already spending 66% of their time already on just feeding. Although that was not a voluntary change, it can quite possibly spur change in the habits of the controlled capuchin monkeys and even transmit changes to other captive monkeys in the
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I have had the greatest adventure traveling back in time visiting a few periods in history and I want to share my experiences with everyone. The first period I visited was the Egyptian Civilization, particularly the period of The Great Pyramids. After that I traveled to central Italy for a look at the Roman Civilization wanting to learn about the Etruscans and see the Tomb of the Reliefs. Finally I traveled to Milan during the Italian Renaissance to see the painting of The Last Supper by Leonardo
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the ground on both sides. Peahens choose mates by their physical prowess and the vivid color of his tail, which lets the female know that he has high-quality genes, making him perfect for reproduction and the survival of the offspring, so when it's time to mate, these are the first ones selected. Since all males do not have bright, large tails, especially a few thousand years ago, they were less likely to mate and reproduce, so their numbers were reduced from one generation to the next, until today
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Introduction Since the indefinite commercial whaling moratorium was introduced in 1986, the whaling nations have killed around 15,000 whales between them. At the time of writing, the Japanese whaling fleet has just returned from Antarctic waters where a further 300 or so minke whales have been killed for so called ‘research’, in open defiance of world public opinion and the IWC which has never validated the Japanese programme. The meat from those dead whales will end up on sale in Japanese restaurants
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gotten older, the more and more I came to realize that something that seemed so much like a given when it comes to basic rights of the American citizen, has become more and more of a not so given. This is largely in part due to the recent increase over the years of casualties involving minors and firearms which have put the issue of Gun Control on a political stage of its own. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states, “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security
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combination of factors for the mysterious and dramatic loss of honeybees, including increased use of pesticides especially in the US, shrinking habitats, multiple viruses, and poor nutrition and genetics. Bees and other insects are suffering because of how humans have changed the world to suit their
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