Helios was the sun god of the Greek religion. They believed that he drove a chariot across the sky every day to create day and night. In Ancient Greece, Helios was depicted as having a bright crown and driving a horse-drawn chariot. He was also celebrated as a guardian of…
The Break-up of the Roman Empire By Vickie Chao. In November of 284 A.D., Diocletian, a forceful Roman general, seized power and declared himself the new emperor. One of his earliest orders was to split the Roman Empire in two. He kept the eastern part and gave the western half…
Some 2,400 years ago the Greek philosopherGreek philosopherAncient Greek philosophy began in Miletus with the pre-Socratic philosopher Thales and lasted through Late Antiquity. Some of the most famous and influential philosophers of all time were from the ancient Greek world, including Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.https://en.wikipedia.org › List_of_ancient_Greek_philosophersList of ancient Greek…
The Gran Michel variety of banana is said to have been brought to Jamaica by Jean Francois Pouyat, a French botanist and chemist who settled on the island in 1820. He brought the fruit from Martinique to his coffee estate in order to diversify its production. It was in 1870…
As you may recall from your study on the psychology of learning, Skinner proposed that we demonstrate consistent behavior patterns because we have developed certain response tendencies (Skinner, 1953). In other words, we learn to behave in particular ways. Behaviorists do not believe in biological determinism: They do not see…
In 1899, the company made another fantastic business decision: it created the Coca-Cola system. Chandler sold the bottling rights for just one dollar, and the three businessmen that purchased them created a franchise partnership that contributed to Coca-Cola’s global distribution and, eventually, global success. In 1919, The Coca-Cola Company was…
Pass laws and apartheid policies prohibited Black people from entering urban areas without immediately finding a job. It was illegal for a Black person not to carry a passbook. Black people could not marry white people. They could not set up businesses in white areas. The system of racial segregation…
Fried fish was likely brought to the UK by Spanish and Portuguese refugees during the 16th century. At the time, Jews were facing religious persecution across Portugal and Spain and many resettled here in the UK, bringing their culinary delicacies with them. They opened a shop selling fried potato and…
1- CVS Caremark: 34 percent. 2- Express Scripts: 24 percent. 3- OptumRx (UnitedHealth): 21 percent. 4- Humana Pharmacy Solutions: 8 percent. 5- Prime Therapeutics: 6 percent. 6- MedImpact Healthcare Systems: 5 percent. 7- All other PBMs: 3 percent. In 2020, the top pharmacy benefit managers included CVS Health, Express Scripts,…
If you’ve never attended a bar mitzvah, start by reading What to Expect at a Bar Mitzvah. Who Is Invited? Sometimes young people are invited to the bar or bat mitzvahs of their classmates. At times, adults might be invited but not their children. And then there are times (particularly…