He was able to show that fossils of a small reptile called Mesosaurus were found only in South Africa and Brazil. The chance of this reptile crossing the ocean was very small and, even if it did, why did it stop in these two places? ... For example, if something is moving at 5 MPH and is 5 miles from the starting place, then it has been moving for one hour. ... There is also the assumption that continental drift has taken place gradually over millions or perhaps billions of years. ... The theory of Plate Tectonics suggests that the crust of the Earth is split up into seven large plates and a...

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A large economy deals with problems better than small countries. For example, if Texas goes into a recession, states like New York and California can still prosper, those people who lived in Texas can move to places like New York to find better jobs. ... Small countries have many advantages that account for there better economic performance despite of some disadvantages of being small. It has been proven that small countries grow faster than large ones. ... There is no real answer of whether it is better to be big or small. ...

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With the ticking sound of a typewriter or teleprinter the information on the date 24th Nov 1975 and the place Crossroads settlement, Cape Province, Republic of South Africa is presented. ... In the next medium shot you can see a small room with sleeping children on the left and a woman who breast-feeds her child in the right corner. ... From a perspective down a hill an extreme long shot shows, the whole settlement with the small huts and few cars. ...

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A small portion of the water in the hydrosphere is fresh. ... The Lithosphere consists of nine large plates and twelve smaller ones. ... The place where this happens is known as a mid-ocean ridge. ... In many places the huge plates of the earth's surface are slowly moving together with unimaginable force. ...

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They walked erect and slow, balancing small baskets full of earth on their heads, and the clink kept time with their footsteps I could see every rib, the joints of their limbs were like knots in a rope; each had an iron collar on his neck, and all were connected together with a chain whose bights swung between them, rhythmically clinking."" (33) This long gruesome description shows the everyday life the British colonialism system put Africans into: slavery. ... Surely it was a flawed system, but how much is Conrad trying to sell the reader on this idea of Africa as a dark and horrible plac...

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If efforts are increased in agricultural productivity by providing tax free equipments, seeds and fertilizers to small farmers, they can be dragged above the line of poverty. ... If people stop consuming too much and buying too much, then the world can be a better place. ... But if we want to make the world a better place then we must talk about it, make it be an issue. ...

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Nineteen years ago, a newly wedded couple fled Africa and came to the United States seeking religious asylum. However, in order to do this, they had to give up a large, pre-furnished house, a wedding gift from my grandmother, and look for a small apartment in the most inexpensive place they could f...

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There is a small coastal strip that borders the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. ... At dinner, or lunch, it is prepared much in the same way, just with less water to make a dry dish that serves in the same place as rice, which is called pap. ...

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The small state of Kangaba, led by Sundiata Keita, defeated the nearby kingdom of Susu at the Battle of Kirina in 1235. ... Timbuctu became a meeting place of the finest poets, scholars, and artist of Africa and the Middle East. ...

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Today, there are small civilizations of these tribes in South America and North America, but they live in extreme poverty. ... Instead of blindly throwing money at charities and countries, citizens and organizations need to start doing research and making sure their money is going to the right place. ... Regardless, in a place with such successful people and so much "opportunity" the amount of people who suffer every day is unnecessary to say the least; no one can deny that. ... It is a sad place to be, but in other countries, that is not an option. ... These affluent countries of to...

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In Henry's time, the ocean was very dangerous and Africa was a mysterious place that seemed to contain endless miles of sand. ... Livingstone first planned to become a medical missionary in China, but the Opium Wars made China a bad place for a westerner with good intentions. ... Nomads travel from place to place in search of food. ... The British government paid owners for their slaves, but the Boers complained the payments were too small. ...

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I think that all cats from the giant lions of Africa to the small house cat all came from the same ancestor. ... This would place all the cats most people know about like the tiger, lion, jaguar, puma, and friendly house cat into the main genus of cats know as Felius. ... And they range in size from the giant lion to the small house cat. ... Whatever type and for whatever reason they are kept they have all descended from the same species, a small weasel like mammal from the Eocene period. ...

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Some were princes and warriors, rulers of kingdoms large and small. ... "Stations" along the way--barns, attics, storerooms, secret rooms, and even straw mattresses--were places where the fugitives were fed and sheltered. ... The book does have a small anti-slavery message, but there is still a negative view of slavery in her book. ...

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So it is not suprising to find in some areas, women only do the small things for their tribe like in Bataknesse. ... Small and medium entreprises are type of business that are not affected by the crisis. ... The pattern of leadership by women would be a good combination for the place where she lives in. ...

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This small pill gives people the way to brake away from the word in which they live. ... Propaganda places tremendousness part in influencing human beings to live and think according to given standards. ...

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These centers often included schools, mosques, and hostels where students could find a meal and a place to sleep. ... The Suhrawardiyah order, for example, took its name from Umar ibn Abd Allah al-Suhrawardi (d. 1234), a religious scholar from the small Iranian town of Suhraward. ...

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And while some places are wired for international transmission, other third-world countries do not have the same advanced technology and this may widen the gap between the fast and slow countries. ... Also, with the breaking up of a region into smaller groups, there could naturally be wars over territory and arguments of who is more authentic. ...

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The poor slaves below, altogether unprepared for such an occurrence, were mostly thrown to the side, where they lay heaped on top of each other; their fetters rendered many of them helpless, and before they could be arranged in their proper places, and relieved from their pressure of each other, it was found tat 15 of them were smothered or crushed to death" (Document H). This shows how a small storm that could roll the ship just a slight amount, could crush a slave. ...

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There are many places where one might see the fundraising efforts such as in malls, online, on television, in radio and print advertisements. ... Pierce's small act of kindness, World Vision has become the very successful worldwide and well known organization that it is today. ... "Hope is the theological virtue by which we desire the Kingdom of Heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ's promises and relying not on our own strength, but on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit. ...

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Yet, much of the developing world saw little progress over the past several decades, and in some places, such as parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, living standards declined. ... In recent decades, development progress has taken place at unprecedented rates, not only in advanced economies but also in the poorer regions and countries of the world: • Health. ... Even though a great deal of development has taken place; the trouble is that it has not been development of the most needed industries. ...

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The infibulation follows: the operator cuts with her razor from top to bottom of the small lip and then scrapes the flesh from the inside of the large lip. ... These thorns are then held in place either by means of sewing thread, or with horsehair. ...

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The infibulation follows: the operator cuts with her razor from top to bottom of the small lip and then scrapes the flesh from the inside of the large lip. ... These thorns are then held in place either by means of sewing thread, or with horsehair. ...

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Eskom calls the power outages "load shedding," cutting power in different places in the area. ... Smaller businesses, however, did not have that luxury. ... Some places lost up to a day's worth of sales during the week (NYT). ...

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Regiments from Algeria were the most common in Europe, but also regiments from Morocco, Senegal and others were found in smaller degrees. ... It also helps explain why there was only one small revolt, in the remote region of the Aures Mountains in1916 . ... However while many men did go to Europe and fight on the Western Front, the main area of the war where Africa was concerned was in fact the battles that took place in Africa. The main areas that battles took place were the four German colonies of Togoland, Cameroon, German South-West Africa and German South-East Africa. ... On Augu...

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It may still be possible to still find these animals and more endangered antelope and gazelles in very small groups in certain parts of the Sahara (Northern Africa. n.d.). ... In other words, construction needed to take place to build mines and oil rigs (Sahara Desert, Africa, 2012). ...

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