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john steinbeck: friend of the american common man

in his last years of life americans had almost forgotton steinbeck, and those who had not, occasionally criticized him for supporting and praising the u. s. military intervention in the vietnam war. althought ateinbeck incorporates different themes into his works, each one bears many signs of his concern and sympathy for america and the american common people in particular. steinbecks to a god ...

Functional aspects of the enamel evolution in Mammuthus ( Proboscidea , Elephantidae )

The functional significance of the change in enamel thickness and microstructure shown by the molar of the European mammoth lineage is discussed. It is suggested that the extreme reduction of the enamel thickness in Mammuthus primigenius may represent an adaptation to increase occlusal pressure during mastication. Consistently, the enamel microstructure underwent a differentiation that led to a...

Biological Inductions from the Evolution of the Proboscidea 1

of the open ocean as the source of the material as in the case of the Sargasso-sea faunas. Such is the Genessee shale which like the Genundewa limestone contains in the abundant Styliolinas a typical planktonic element, the Genundewa limestone representing a Devonian pteropod-ooze. The widely extending Chatanooga shale is characterized by the conodonts, now recognized as the teeth of cyclostome...

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