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Giraffe The scientific classification of the giraffe is the Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Order: Artiodactyla, Family: Giraffidae, Genus: Giraffa, and Species: G. Camelopardalis (Giraffe: The Facts). Giraffes are found in savannas, grasslands and open woodlands in Africa. Each subspecies lives in a different area of Africa. They range from eastern, central and southern Africa (Basic Facts About Giraffes ). During the dry season, giraffes are found near water holes and…

While practically ever health indicator has improved in Peru in the past thirty years, these improvements have not been shared equally across the population. The majority of the progress has occurred in urban areas, especially in the capital city of Lima, with the rural population lagging behind. According to the Population Reference Bureau (2015), the amount of people living below the poverty line is 36% higher in rural areas than in urban areas. While poverty is definitely a causative factor…

Growing up in a very large country, with a very small population, and only two neighbours, as a child, I was always wondering and deeply interested in knowing how the children from the other countries are growing up. I always wanted to know how do they spend their free time, how their puberty goes, which experiences do they have, how do they communicate with their parents, what do they eat, drink, think, read, dream, feel, how do they see the world, are their experiences similar to my own or not…

Disgust. He was not in a good mood, even on a nice warm sunny day in Lima, Ohio. Alex looks me stern in the eye and says, “You are not going to say anything about you and me right?” “ Why would I, but why this is so important to you?” I ask “ You know why,l” as Alex gave me a death stare. I heard a car pull up and admittedly I knew who it is. Sabrina lifted me up into her car and we went to get our morning coffee at the Lima Bean. School would be a disaster without Sabrina. She was always…

Inca King Atahualpa, the king trying to negotiate his release for freedom with his gold. Pizarro, agreed that he would release him once the gold was delivered. Pizarro collected the ransom, and ordered for the King to be executed. In 1535, he found Lima and made it his capital. He confiscated all of the gold/silver from the kingdom and churches and sent it back to Spain. He took over the cities and enslaved the Inca people to rebuild the city and churches, changing the Inca religion…

cost of fund and thus induces firms to use more debt to get more tax shield benefit. We calculate tangibility as total fixed asset divided by total asset following previous studies (Rajan & Zingales, 1995; Jamal et al., 2011; Teker et al., 2009; and Lima, 2009).…

On our planet, there are Seven continents which have an abundance of culture, religion and history. The continent of South America has a specific Spanish speaking country called Peru. This country has maintained its slight impact in the world because of their economic system’s ability to partnership with world giants such as the United States, China, and Japan. Their vast tourism industry contributes to their economic standing as well. Peru’s citizens embrace their culture and traditions,…

I was exposed to religion ever since I was born. I was raised in Lima, Peru, which is a very religious country, even though some of its traditions may not be very familiar to everyone. If you were to compare it to something, you could say that the type of traditions I was exposed to were like the traditions Americans had in the 1900's. I remember having to dedicate entire days to God, sometimes even longer periods, without any distractions. Religion was an extremely important aspect of life in…

result in the highest NPV for the company. In this option the Detroit products are segmented into three groups and redistributed to other factories. Group number one products will be sent to Lancaster factory, and group number two products are sent to Lima factory, while group number three products are terminated because it the only group with loss $-3,462,000. (Table 4: income statement for each group) Option NO. 2 Invest in Detroit plant (tooling) to continue the operations for (5 to 10…

On Tuesday, October 4th, I spent the day at The Miriam Hospital cardiac catheterization laboratory. Cardiac catheterization is an invasive On Tuesday, October 4th, I spent the day at The Miriam Hospital cardiac catheterization laboratory. Cardiac catheterization is an invasive diagnostic procedure that uses imaging equipment to identify if a patient has disease of the heart muscles, valves or coronary arteries (Smeltzer, 2011). Upon arriving at 0720 the nurse manager greeted me and the other…