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Words such as ‘’tranny’’ and ‘’shemale’’ have been called to task for what some see as the way they target one of society’s most marginalized populations, namely transgender people. ‘’Tranny’’ is slang for transsexual or transgendered people; those whose psychological gender conflicts with their physical sex. It is also used in reference to transvestites: those … Read more
Catholic The term ‘’Catholic’’ is commonly associated with the whole of the church led by the Roman Pontiff, the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church, along with Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism, has been the decisive spiritual force in the history of Western civilization. The Roman Catholic Church traces its history to Jesus Christ and the Apostles. … Read more
Brontosaurus Brontosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic period, about 154-150 million years ago. Its fossil was first discovered in Western North America in 1874 and first described in 1879 by American paleontologist, Othniel Charles Marsh at Yale University. The specimen still stands on display in … Read more
The difference between an electronic signature and a digital signature is subtle to anyone who is sending or signing a document. However, they’re not so subtle to auditors, compliance officers, judges and regulators. An e signature is a generic term for any signature transmitted electronically–whether it’s a digitally-written signature on a document or a signature … Read more
What Is Extension? Extension usually refers to a component, action or process that enlarges, prolong or extend something. This is the noun form of the verb extend. Typically, there are several meanings to this word, but all these generally refer to action or process of extending something. Below are the different ways and context for … Read more
Many people around the world find the names England, Great Britain and the UK as somehow confusing in as far as their applicability in day-to-day conversations is concerned. They are often used interchangeably to refer to one another. Part of the confusion could probably be coming from the fact that much of the United Kingdom … Read more
What Is Oceanic Crust? Oceanic crust is the outermost solid layer of the lithospheric tectonic plates under the oceans that covers much of the Earth’s surface. It has a distinctive basaltic composition characterized by rocks that have relatively low concentrations of potassium and other highly incompatible trace elements (those typically excluded from minerals that comprise … Read more
What Is Euclidean Geometry? Euclidean geometry sometimes called parabolic geometry is the study of plane and solid figures on the basis of axioms and theorems. Euclidean Geometry is considered as an axiomatic system, where all the theorems are derived from the small number of simple axioms. Since the term ‘’geometry’’ deals with things like points, … Read more
What Is Intensive Farming? Intensive agriculture also referred to as intensive farming is a type of farming whereby there are higher levels of input and output per unit of agricultural land area. It is characterized by a low fallow ratio, higher use of inputs such as capital and labor and high crop yields per unit … Read more
Characteristic Fuchsia Magenta Hue Fuchsia has more blue and purple undertones. Magenta leans more towards pink and purple. RGB Values (255, 0, 255) (255, 0, 255) CMYK Values (0, 100, 0, 0) (0, 100, 0, 0) Hex Code #FF00FF #FF00FF Named After Named after the fuchsia flower. Named after aniline dye magenta. Popularity Widely used … Read more