The word platform comes from Middle French plate-forme, literally meaning flat form. The political meaning of the word to reflect statement of party politics is from 1803, probably originally an image of a literal platform on which politicians gather, stand, and make their appeals.he word plank depicts a component of an overall political platform, as a metaphorical reference to a basic stage made out of boards or planks of wood. The metaphor can return to its literal origin when public speaking or debates are actually held upon a physical platform.
The Eurasian hoopoe is the most widespread species of the genus Upupa, native to Europe, Asia and the northern half of Africa.
Transcript of The Eurasian Lynx: Evolution Unit Project. The Eurasian Lynx is a feline native to most of Europe and Northern Asia. It is one of the apex predators in heavily forested areas that get seasonal snow. The Lynx is about the size of a typical american bobcat, and hunts ungulate (hooved) mammals such as musk deer, but only hunts the smaller species.