The Platypus was first described in 1799 in Shaw’s naturalist’s Miscellany along with the koala‚ Kangaroo‚ wombat and emu. The most curious was the platypus. Since its first discovery there has been much debate as to whether it is a mammal and how it should be classified. The platypus is a primitive mammal that has many features that separate it from other mammals-it lays eggs‚ there is an absence of true teeth and an absence of mammary glands‚ although it has special glands that secrete milk. It
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using violence.” To someone asking in the columns of the Daily Gleaner “Who is Bustamante?” he answered “Bustamante is a lonely fighter.” All of the striking groups in the country were represented by Bustamante. He supported an infamous strike in Frome‚ Westmoreland in 1937. Six people died and 89 were arrested in the protests. Also in 1937‚ he became the treasurer of the Jamaica Workers and
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Ryan Lewis Mrs. Mattie Quesenberry-Smith English 112 12/5/12 A man whose work that draws almost identically from his own life experiences is a man who is not afraid of truth. He is not afraid to speak his mind. He is a man without care for consequence or reaction. A man whose own life as a Native American growing up on a reservation dissatisfied him to the point of leaving to pursue a better life. The man being spoken of goes by the name of Sherman Alexie. And he is not afraid to share his
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good cause in his mind. Wyatt Earp was born March 19 1848‚ in Monmouth Illinois. His father was Nicholas Porter Earp and Virginia Ann Cooksey is his mother. His siblings were Virgil‚ Morgan‚ James‚ and Warren Earp. His spouses were Josephine Earp‚ Mattie Blaylock‚ and Urilla Sutherland. His father received a land grant of 160 acres in Iowa‚ which was based upon his service in the Mexican War. They were living at a farm in Iowa. His older brothers joined the Union Army when he was 13. Him and his
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Empowering Clinical Staff through Shared Governance Shared governance as a conceptual structure model for empowered decision making by frontline clinical nurses was first introduced by Virginia Clealand in 1975 ( Porter-O’Grady‚ 2004). Shared governance has at its core the underlying assumption that the bedside clinical nurse is best equipped at determining the most therapeutic care for their patient. It is the ideal model for delivery of care because it allows for collaboration between interdisciplinary
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s University of---- Faculty of Arts and Humanities Stonehenge Seminar paper Mostar‚ January 2007. STONEHENGE [title] Stonehenge is one of the most mysterious and famous archaeological sites in the world. It was built on Salisbury Plain some time between 3050 and 2300 BC. How it was built? What is its purpose? -these are questions on which no one has a right answer. Stonehenge is probably the most important prehistoric monument in the Britain
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Augustus‚ to give him his proper title”‚ was the founder of the Roman Empire and is often seen as one of the greatest pivotal figures to the history of Rome. Pivotal for multiple contributions that enhanced life in Rome. He created the denarius‚ a silver coin that made trade between different parts of the empire much easier. Trade also became faster when Augustus eliminated all taxed goods which merged the Roman lands into one large economic empire. He created faster transportation between cities
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During the 1900’s‚ the United States tried to force assimilation of the Native Americans into American society. Native American children were sent to boarding school to gain an education and civilize them based on white American standards. When they were sent to off-reservation schools boys were taught agricultural procedures and manual arts‚ while the girls were taught domestic skills. Native American tribes all around the United States were conflicted on whether they should send their children
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Maternal Family Line I Goss‚ George Homer Maternal Great-Grandfather 1894-1946 Birth 19 Jun 1894 in Fannin County‚ Tennessee Death 30 Mar 1946 in Harlan County‚ Lynch (city) Kentucky‚ United States at age 51 Cause of Death: “Crushing injuries to pelvis and trunk”- soft coal mine accident- “crushed by coal cutting machine” Gravesite and Burial: Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery‚ McCaysville Fannin County‚ Georgia (Copper Hill‚ TN on 3 April 1946 on death certificate) Wife:
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waiting for something; he didn’t give up on life‚ or his struggle. He overcame all the difficulties and the disappointments he had. He was disappointed and beaten in almost every field. He couldn’t find the girl that loved him as much as he did. Mattie responded to his love with pushing him onto her boyfriend who was on all fours‚ which Staples described as the "oldest trick."(The Perfect Father‚ 55.) His rebellion acts as a protester of the school board had to find an end with the tragic death
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