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    The Origins of Vernacular Language and Its Spread Keturah Lindsey American Intercontinental University ABSTRACT The term vernacular can be defined as using a language that is native to a country or province‚ rather than a cultured‚ foreign‚ or literary language. The vernacular languages would also be considered as the large family of contemporary “Romance” languages (Matthews‚ 2007). These vernacular languages would one day be known to use as Spanish‚ French‚ Italian

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    Hari Raya Haji History and Origin Two of the most anticipating day in Islamic calendar is Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha. While the former marks the end of fasting month of Ramadhan Al-Mubarak‚ Eid-ul-Adha marks the end of Hajj‚ the sacred pilgrimage to the holy city Mecca. It is compulsory for every able Muslim (as prescribed in the Five Pillars of Islam) to go on a Hajj at least once during his lifetime. Also popularly known as the Festival of Sacrifice‚ this Muslim holiday Eid-ul-Adha commemorates

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    Department of Biological Sciences Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Room # 123             The Origin of Chordates                    Reginald Bushner February 15‚ 2013 1 Abstract The word chordate originates from the word chorda or cord. Chordates are a very large group of animals with backbones. These animals have backbones or spines and inside are spinal cords‚ and an internal skeleton as part of their nervous system. It is believed that chordates have originated from invertebrates. It is difficult

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    According to Raup (1991‚ p. 3f)‚ “except that the human species still living literally forever‚ it will some time stop to exist. The future of humanity is easy to explain about extinction such a long-term. An estimated 99.9% of all species that ever existed on Earth are already extinct.” There are two distinct ways in which the human species could become extinct: first‚ it is by evolving or transforming into one or more new species or life forms‚ amply particular from what came before so as not

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    Amber Lee January 21‚ 2015 Beginning Aerobic Dance/W 10:00-10:50 Michael Snapp The History and Origin of Aerobic Dance Aerobics is composed of a system of exercises to prevent sickness that was first developed by Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper‚ a physician in San Antonio air force hospital in Texas. After Dr. Cooper wrote and published his book on aerobics in 1968‚ Jackie Sorenson developed dance exercises known as aerobic dance. This dance would improve the overall cardiovascular fitness. Because of

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    The Origins of American Government November 11th‚ 1621 marks the day when English influence took its first steps onto Cape Cod‚ a miniscule piece of land that after over a century would become part of what is now the United States of America. The pilgrims brought forth with them a system of government of which had experienced centuries of evolution in England‚ but as time lingered on‚ they realized that an end to the English crown had to be eminent. After challenging the crown in a deadly war

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    Both Origin myths and the evolution of theory are very similar in their approach but also share a variety of differences. They both give an insight of how we as humans are supposed to evolve or rather how we evolved. Darwin’s evolutionary theory states changes occur over time in social groups and human populations. Origin myths are defined as ways for accounting things as they are. As though both seem similar in the context they are very much different. First off‚ the theory of evolution changes

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    particle can be created that is identical in characteristics except for an opposite electric charge and some other properties like magnetic moment. While staying with the topic of astronomy‚ this paper will describe the discovery of antimatter‚ the origins of antimatter‚ and antimatter as energy. To describe antimatter we must first look at the history in its discovery. The history of discovering antimatter begins in 1929 by the proposal of an English Physicist named Paul Dirac. In attempting to combine

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    "Taking" Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA)‚ 16 U.S.C. § 1532(19) (2006). - "The term ’take’ means to harass‚ harm‚ pursue‚ hunt‚ shoot‚ wound‚ kill‚ trap‚ capture‚ or collect‚ or to attempt to engage in any such conduct." § 1538 (a)(1)(B) - "it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to . . . . take any such species within the United States or the territorial sea of the United State." "Knowingly" United States v. McKittrick‚ 142 F.3d 1170‚ 1177 (9th Cir

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    to the coasts of the North Pacific Ocean‚ ranging from Canada to Southern California and even Mexico. This species ranks as the second smallest marine mammal in the animal kingdom and is known for its dense fur coat‚ as opposed to a layer of blubber (http://www.defenders.org/sea-otter/basic-facts). The sea otter is a keystone species. A keystone species is “a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend‚ such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically” (https://www

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