Alps

Image seeing a mammal with a bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver and a fur like an otter. It might be hard to believe but actually this is a description of a platypus. These fascinating mammals have many unique characteristics that make them different from other animals these include their diet, their habitat and their defense meckisiam. Let's explore the platypus’s diet. The platypus spends 12 hours on an average day searching for food. A platypus is a carnivore so their diet consist of…

When I discovered that I would finally be able to travel abroad through Centre’s study abroad program I was beyond ecstatic. Due to basketball I really have never had the opportunity to go abroad, because if we were to we would end up missing parts of our season and I just skip parts of the season. However I had heard so many great stories from all my friends about their experiences and how the trips not only changed their lives but also changed their outlook on how different cultures live. A…

and practice of HR. “The Stalking of Julia Gillard” (Walsh, 2013) is a political commentator’s depiction of Australian politics and media from June 2011 to April 2013. This time in Australian Government saw the first female Prime Minister lead the ALP to pass a record 561 bills (Singleton, 2013, para. 1), including a number of notable policy achievements. However,…

the Australian Labor Party on the centre left wing and the Coalition between the Liberal Party and the National Party on the right wing are influenced by capitalists therefore neoliberal in their approaches to policy creation and implementation. The ALP were traditionally a labour socialist movement protecting society with welfare and social services at the forefront of policy implementation; and the Liberal Party a social…

his love towards snow in the age of 16 when he was taken to Mount Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park as a school trip. After the completion of high school, he continued his interest by climbing the another peak Mount Olivier in New Zealand’s Southern Alps at the age of…

AST in the blood is directly related to the extent of the tissue damage. This test helps identify liver disease or the success of treatment. A test for alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is done to check for liver disease or damage to the liver. Symptoms of liver disease can include jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. An ALP test may also be used to check the liver when medicines that can damage the liver are taken. Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), an increased level can happen because…

overcome enormous obstacles as exhibited in the Second Punic War. From the very beginning of the war, Hannibal proved that he would not let preconceived beliefs stop him from achieving his goal. Hannibal’s insane plan included traveling through the Alps but, his first obstacle was crossing the Rhone river. The river had a width of 800 yards and a tribe of natives on the other side ready for attack. Military strategies of the time would have Hannibal try and find another place to cross; Hannibal…

both made the remarkable journey. The first one, Hannibal Barca, was born in 247 B.C. He grew up to be a bold and fearless warrior like his father, who was a general in the army. He decided to march about 2,415 kilometers across the Pyrenees and the Alps. Incredibly, he led the army of about 90,000 men and 37 elephants by walking around 16 kilometers a day for 5 months. Their five-month journey was full of terrible obstacles and unbelievable tasks. They were frequently attacked by local…

I would like to address the so-called Young-Earth viewpoint relating to catastrophic plate tectonics. The Young-Earthier reject the idea that the Earth is billions, millions, or even hundreds of thousands of years old, instead insisting that the Earth is only about 6,000 years old ("The 10 Best Evidences from Science that Confirm a Young Earth"). How this mindset relates to plate tectonics is their explanation of the great flood and its effects on the physical properties of the Earth’s crust.…

the Iceman PBS NOVA Iceman Murder Mystery 2011. YouTube, 16 Feb. 2013. Web. 23 Oct. 2016. Jessica Alcala Professor Patrick O’ Neil Anthropology Introduction: In September 1991, a pair of hikers wandered off the trail in the Italian Alps discovered a frozen body laying on a rock. The body was later confirmed by experts to be the preserved body of a man who was about five thousand years old during the the time of the Neolithic era. The man was named “Otzi” after the mountains in…