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18 hours ago · Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (/ ˈeɪviːz /), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
18 hours ago · Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work.
18 hours ago · The Eucharist (/ ˈjuːkərɪst / YOO-kər-ist; from Koinē Greek: εὐχαριστία, romanized:evcharistía, lit.'thanksgiving'), also called Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament or the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite, considered a sacrament in most churches and an ordinance in others. Christians believe that the rite was instituted by ...
18 hours ago · Biomimetics or biomimicry is the emulation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems. [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] The terms "biomimetics" and "biomimicry" are derived from Ancient Greek: βίος (bios), life, and μίμησις (mīmēsis), imitation, from μιμεῖσθαι (mīmeisthai), to imitate ...
18 hours ago · Primates is an order of mammals, which is further divided into the strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and lorisids; and the haplorhines, which include tarsiers and simians (monkeys and apes). Primates arose 85–55 million years ago first from small terrestrial mammals, which adapted for life in tropical forests: many primate ...
18 hours ago · Spruce Beer Sellers in Jamaica, from Harper's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XXII, 1861, p. 176. A marketplace, market place, or just market, is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. [ 1 ] In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a souk (from the Arabic ...
18 hours ago · Billie Holiday(born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazzand swing musicsinger. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and popsinging. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of ...
