Only two kinds of egg-laying mammals are left on the planet today—the duck-billed platypus and the echidna, or spiny anteater. These odd “monotremes” once dominated Australia, until their pouch-bearing cousins, the marsupials, invaded the land down under 71 million to 54 million years ago and swept them away.

Do any other mammals lay eggs?

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Extreme Monotremes: Why Do Egg-Laying Mammals Still Exist?

By 285 CE the Roman Empire had grown so vast that it was no longer feasible to govern all the provinces from the central seat of Rome. The Emperor Diocletian divided the empire into halves with the Eastern Empire governed out of Byzantium (later Constantinople) and the Western Empire governed from Rome.

Who divided the roman empire in half?

The Western Roman Empire is the modern-day term for the western half of the Roman Empire after it was divided in two by the emperor Diocletian (r. 284-305...

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"Kalamazoo" was originally a Native American name although its exact origin hasn't been pinpointed. Some say it means "the mirage of reflecting river," while others say it means bubbling or boiling water.

What is the meaning of Kalamazoo?

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While Athens was trying democracy as a form of government, its rival Sparta had two kings, one from each of the two founding families, Agaidai and Eurypontidae.One king might stay at home, while the other was away fighting battles. Fighting battles was what the Spartans did best. Greeks said that in a battle one Spartan was worth several other men.

How many kings were there in Sparta?

Sparta was a constitutional monarchy, and although the dual kings were hampered by advisory bodies, they were often fierce and independent.

Regnal List and Power Limits of the Ancient Kings of Sparta

Equity is absolutely not the same as equality, but they play for the same team. Equitable solutions require us to understand history, context, and cultural relativism.Much of the historical narrative and cultural consensus has focused on the struggle for equality: equal rights, equal treatment, and equal opportunity. It was only half a century ago that the principles of our Constitution were finally written into laws that granted all people the same treatment before the law—regardless of “race, colour, sex, or national origin,” as the Civil Rights era formula goes.

Everyone Is Different: The Background

You can immediately appreciate the difference between the 3 people in the picture, who are the same on each side: a grown man, a child, and a toddler. Each of them wants to see the baseball game, but two of them are not tall enough to see over the fence. The image on the left shows what happens in an “equal” society, when everyone is given the same advantages, treatment, rights, and resources (at least, to the best ability of that society’s government).

Understanding Equity And Equality: The Pic On The Left

Giving everyone the same treatment is not the same as giving every individual the treatment they need. So with “equal” resources, one kid can just see over the fence and the toddler can’t at all. The conclusion: equal treatment is not necessarily sufficient to ensure everyone has a shot at truly thriving in society.When we tailor the division or allocation of resources to individuals and their different needs, we’re able to give more of them access and inclusion. The kids can now see what’s happening over the fence (access) and are sharing in the experience with the grown-up (inclusion)

Providing More People With Access And Inclusion: The Pic On The Right

In the United States, in particular, much of the historical narrative and cultural consensus has focused on the struggle for equality: equal rights, equal treatment, and equal opportunity.There was nothing stopping individuals, businesses, or the government from discriminating against people of colour in the fields of employment, education, housing, and politics.On paper, that all changed in the 1960s. The Fair Housing Act of 1968 made it illegal to discriminate against anyone in the sale, rental, or financing of housing on the basis of race, religion, sex, or national origin.

Equality Is the Bare Minimum

<ul><li>Red-lining patterns from the 1930s to designate which neighbourhoods were “uninsurable” for housing loans still exist in many poor, majority-Black neighbourhoods.</li><li>The wage gap between white and Black men is effectively the same as it was in the 1950s, when you adjust for the numbers of Black men who are currently incarcerated</li><li>Black women are paid 58 cents for every dollar white men make and 21% less than white women</li></ul>

<ul><li>In education, many educational institutions have tried to take an equitable approach into their own hands by ensuring their student bodies are more diverse.</li><li>Affirmative action is an early form of equity, in which the powers that be acknowledge that not all employees faced the same treatment by their employers.</li><li>The idea is to promote diversity by using race as a factor in making decisions about the overall composition of the student body.</li></ul>

When Equality Alone Doesn't Lead to Better Outcomes

<ul><li>Equality doesn't magically lead to better outcomes</li><li>Equal measures require understanding history, context, and cultural relativism</li><li>They also ask us to consider individuals as just that: individual human beings with specific needs and backgrounds</li><li>In theory, equitable solutions and practices have to change as time, society, and the numbers change</li></ul>

Equitable Solutions Are Unequal and That's the Point

Equity is absolutely not the same as equality, but they play for the same team. Equitable solutions require us to understand history, context, and cultural relativism.

This is the difference between equity and equality

The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era.

Who were the 4 Beatles?

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On July 18, 1940, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who first took office in 1933 as America's 32nd president, is nominated for an unprecedented third term. Roosevelt, a Democrat, would eventually be elected to a record four terms in office, the only U.S. president to serve more than two terms.

What president has served 3 terms in office?

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected to an unprecedented fourth term in office. FDR remains the only president to have served more than two terms.

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FDR wins unprecedented fourth term

Champion of temperance, abolition, the rights of labor, and equal pay for equal work, Susan Brownell Anthony became one of the most visible leaders of the women's suffrage movement. Along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she traveled around the country delivering speeches in favor of women's suffrage. Susan B.Founded: American Equal Rights AssociationBorn: February 15, 1820, Adams

What was Susan B Anthony famous for?

Susan B. Anthony was a suffragist, abolitionist, author and speaker who was the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

Susan B. Anthony

The Cincinnati Red Stockings now known as the Cincinnati Reds of 1869 were baseball's first openly all-professional team, with ten salaried players.

What was the first salaried baseball team?

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The Great Wall of China was built over 2,000 years ago, by Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China during the Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty (221 B.C - 206 B.C.). In Chinese the wall is called "Wan-Li Qang-Qeng" which means 10,000-Li Long Wall (10,000 Li = about 5,000 km).

How old is The Great Wall?

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