He admits that this is one of many definitions, and does not apply to every single species, but the important feature is instincts are not acquired during an individual's lifetime, but instead they are inherited from parents. ... Therefore it is "at least possible that slight modifications of instinct might be profitable to a species", and as previously established, any inheritable and profitable variation can be preserved and accumulated through natural selection (Darwin 209). ...

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Before its completion in 1937, the bridge was considered impossible to build, due to persistently foggy weather, 60-mile-per-hour winds, and strong ocean currents, which whipped through a deep canyon below. ... The bridge sways 27 feet to withstand winds of up to 100 miles per hour. ...

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The rocks, the savage sea, storms and rough winds encircle Philoctetes in his solitude struggling for survival. ... As the philosopher, Pieper talks about the abuse of language, abuse of power "a lie is the opposite of communication"15 .Odysseus, using seductive language is appealing to Neoptolemus pride in his birth and the desire to live up to his "Phusis16", his inherited virtues or good natures from his father, Achilles. ...

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In the emotional winds her domestic trials were borne far and wide as she sang as she drove homeward (Hurston, 1996: 1496). ... Hence, Walker has discovered that they find their freedom and independence here: And yet, it is to my mother - and all of our mothers who were not famous - that I went in search of the Secret of what has fed that muzzled and often mutilated but vibrant, creative spirit that the black woman has inherited, and that pops out in wild and and unlikely places to this day ...

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Jane Eyre is by far the best known of Charlotte Bronte's novels. The story is interesting and impressive because the heroine's personal character is quite different from the common run. In other novels, the heroines are always beautiful or powerful or rich, but Jane Eyre is only a short, penniless a...

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Due to his uncle's death, Byron inherited his uncle's estate and became the 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale (Slovey and Haerens 67). ... In this work Byron writes "Thro' they battlements, Newstead, the hollow winds whistle/Thou, the hall of my fathers, art gone to decay....

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"The Lord of the Rings tells how Frodo, Bilbo's nephew, inherits Bilbo's magic invisible ring, and with it a great burden. ... No taste of food, no feel of water, no sound of wind, no memory of tree or grass or flower, no image of moon or star are left to me" (Croft). ...

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The coastal climate is mainly controlled by winds blowing from the cool offshore current known as the Peru Current. ... The mountain ranges receive most of the rain carried by the trade winds from the east. ...

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Summary - This is the story of two families who have been neighbours for a long time. The first family is the Kellers; Mr Joe Keller, his wife Kate and their two sons Larry and Chris. The neighbouring family is the Deevers; Steve Deever, his wife, his son George and his daughter Ann. The children used to play and study together when they were young. When they grew up Larry fell in love with Ann. ...

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"BPD has been associated with certain neurological disorders, some of which may be inherited: learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder (hyperactivity), epilepsy, head trauma, and encephalitis. ...

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"Save England before it blows up, like the springing of a mine" (Hillis-Miller 1998, 31) is the warning embedded in Charles Dickens's Bleak House, though it seems far from the time in which the novel was born. The 1850's saw the staging of the Great Exhibition, an event through which England could b...

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Introduction In this comparative study I will examine the representation of the magical creatures in two adaptations of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream: the eponymous video registration of Benjamin Britten's opera performed at the Glyndebourne Festival in 1981, conducted by Bernard Haitink, produced by Peter Hall and designed by John Bury, and Michael Hoffman's film adaptation of Shakespeare's play of 1999. I have chosen these two productions because they belong to two different cultural domains. Hoffman's film is a Hollywood product, intended for a broad...

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An ode the woman herself, Queen Victoria, and the subsequent characteristics of the Victorian period In an unpredictable, tumultuous era, the stern, staid figure of Queen Victoria came to represent stability and continuity. The adjective "Victorian" was first used in 1851 to celebrate the nation's mounting pride in its institutions and commercial success. That year, the global predominance of British industry had emerged incontestably at the original "world's fair" in London, the "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations," which Prince Albert helped organize. Arra...

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An Inconvenient Truth Reaction Paper for "An Inconvenient Truth" The movie was composed of many documented events narrated and discussed by the former U.S Vice President Al Gore. The data gathered and the trends of different climatological graphs were well introduced to the public for better comprehension. The documentary also provided a deeper understanding regarding the most sensitive issue about the environment which is the Global Warming.             It was alarming to see the various effects of the dramatic increase in carbon emissions by the world since carbon is one o...

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The wealthy lifestyles of the Buchanans and Miss Jordan have morally corrupted their lives. Money has created boredom for them. Their ways of perceiving life and their altitudes towards other is vain. But each of them shows off their vanity in different ways. Tom Buchanan, for example, believes that white civilization is going to pieces and will be utterly submerged by the other races. ...

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Summary Ralph hides in the jungle and thinks miserably about the chaos that has overrun the island. He thinks about the deaths of Simon and Piggy and realizes that all vestiges of civilization have been stripped from the island. He stumbles across the sow's head, the "Lord of the Flies," now merely a gleaming white skull-as white as the conch shell, he notes. Angry and disgusted, Ralph knocks the skull to the ground and takes the stake it was impaled on to use as a weapon against Jack. That night, Ralph sneaks down to the camp at the Castle Rock and finds Sam and Eric guarding the entranc...

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Important Facts the smallest unit of life is the cell instructions for development are contained in DNA collectively, all of the chemical processes in a cell are called metabolism producers often obtain energy from the sun homeostasis refers to the ability to maintain a constant internal environment cells in domains archaea and eubacteria lack nucleii plants are multicellular producers an educated guess might be called a hypothesis science is based on evidence philosophy is not a step in the scientific method an atom is the smallest unit of substance that retains the properties of the subst...

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Sudden, violent dust storms occasionally descend on the peninsula, blotting out the sun, causing wind damage, and momentarily disrupting transport and other services. ... The country is not a democracy it is a monarchy, and the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani who inherited the throne from his father in 2013 rules it. ...

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ABSTRACT This dissertation aims to study development and broadcasting in Zambia, to draw conclusions as to the present situation of broadcasting and the direction it should move in the future. The study of the development of broadcasting in Zambia and its current structure are outlined together with details of its structure, policy and the constraints placed upon it. The findings of this study show that broadcasting - radio in particular - has become the dominant news source for the nation, an effective instrument of propaganda for the government and a powerful influence in the political, s...

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Sudden, violent dust storms occasionally descend on the peninsula, blotting out the sun, causing wind damage, and momentarily disrupting transport and other services. ... The country is not a democracy it is a monarchy, and the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani who inherited the throne from his father in 2013 rules it. ...

• Word Count: 7378
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• Grade Level: High School