Gila trout, native only to headwater streams that vein over the Mogollon Rim of New Mexico and Arizona, have expressed in their genetic makeup a mapping of how to survive in the vestiges of what surely was a large and contiguous range.
The Magna Carta was a significant influence on the long  historical process that has resulted in the rule of constitutional  law today.    The Magna Carta came about because King John (who only became king  in 1199 when his brother King Richard I died) had a reputation for  being tyrannical. His reign was marred by continuous war losses,  beginning with the loss of Normandy to Philippe Auguste of France  and ending with England torn by civil war.
Even if Emma Lazarusâs poem âThe New Colossusâ had not transformed the gargantuan Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor from an aggressive monument â âLiberty Enlightening the Worldâ â into a welcoming âMother of Exilesâ; even if she had not provided that crowned goddess with a humane voice that still resonates (âGive me your tired, your poorâ); even ...