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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Robert Hooke Georgia Priest 23 September 2011 1st period Biology Honors On July 18‚ 1635‚ Robert Hooke was born in the small community of Freshwater on the Isle of Wright. His father John Hooke was a clergyman‚ as a child Hooke had ingenuity for mechanics. When Hooke was thirteen his father committed suicide by hanging himself. Hooke was left one hundred pounds in inheritance from his father. Robert went to London after the death of his father as an apprentice to the painter Sir Peter
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According to the origin of the Sun Dance‚ which is a sacred annual summer ritual that was performed by some twenty tribes of the Plains Indians (the nomadic tribes of the American mid- west). The performance of the Sun Dance varied among different tribes people‚ but certain activities were common throughout the various Plains Indian tribes. In a word‚ the performance types and structure are different between varies tribes. Just like other native dance and music‚ the purpose of the Sun Dance‚ which
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Robert Gordon Menzies was Australia’s longest serving Prime Minister. He held the office twice‚ from 1939 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1966. Altogether he was Prime Minister for over 18 years – still the record term for an Australian Prime Minister. Robert Menzies was born in Victoria in 1894. He went to primary school in Ballarat‚ then to a high school at Wesley College in Melbourne. He graduated in law from the University of Melbourne in 1916 and became a barrister in 1918. He débuted in court
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Mark Pitts Peoplestreet is recruiting a VP of Business Development; Mark Pitts is the leading applicant. The company serves as a human resource and recruiting service. Their strategic purpose was to develop an effective‚ popular and updated online hiring search engine for employees called “LiveCard.” This is an example of horizontal related diversification. Their competitive advantage is low cost. They achieve product differentiation by providing updated and almost live information on each
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The Origins of American Slavery The Origins of American Slavery‚ by Betty Wood‚ is a short book about the early backgrounds of American slavery. The book focuses on why the English decided to enslave others as well as why they targeted the West Africans. As explained throughout the book the reasoning comes from a combination of both economic and racial considerations. The English had no intention of enslaving anyone when they first arrived in the New World. Overtime they realized for their own success
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Origin of Standard English Standard English refers to the form of English accepted as a national form by any English speaking country. The history of Standard English is very conveniently split into three parts‚ Old English (450 - 1100 AD)‚ Middle English (1100 - 1500 AD)‚ and Modern English (1500 - present day). Across this period development‚ the English Language has been influenced by many other languages‚ mainly German‚ French‚ Dutch and Latin. In 402 AD three German Tribes: the Angles‚
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Questions: 1] when simplified is: [Marks:1] A. negative and irrational B. negative and rational C. positive and irrational D. positive and rational 2] The value of the polynomial x2 – x – 1 at x = -1 is [Marks:1] A. Zero B. -1 C. -3 D. 1 3] The remainder when x2 + 2x + 1 is divided by (x + 1) is [Marks:1] A. 1 B. 4 C. -1 D. 0 4] In fig.‚ AOB is a straight line‚ the value of x is: [Marks:1] A. 60° B. 20° C. 40° D.
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cent. (2 marks) (b) How might you determine whether the pre-recorded music compact discs and MP3 music players are in competition with each other? (2 marks) (c) Interpret the following Income Elasticities of Demand (YED) values for the following and state if the good is normal or inferior; (3 marks total‚ 1.5 marks per part) YED= +0.7 YED= -3.4 (d) Interpret the following Cross-Price Elasticities of Demand (XED) and explain the relationship between these goods. (3 marks total
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8383212 to Octal [9 marks] (b) Evaluate 83A7F4.5D16 + B5B63.3E16. (Show working in Base 16) [5 marks] (2) A computer stores a number of 16 bits word using floating-point arrangement. Given that the first bit is reserved for the sign and followed by 6 bits for the exponent using biased form. The remaining bits are used for the mantissa with a hidden bit. (a) Show how the computer stores -37.87510 [5 marks] (b) What is the decimal value for 10111101100000002? [5 marks] (3) Using BCD representation
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