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Relative dating is the science of determining the relative order of past events, without necessarily determining their absolute age. In geology, rock or superficial deposits, fossils and lithologies can be used to correlate one stratigraphic column with another.
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A.The Academy award for best picture in 1961 went to musical film "west side story."
I think Lady Macbeth cares about what other people think. We can see that through her behavior towards her husband. She thinks he is unfit to rule because he is weak, and she is constantly trying to make him seem better in other people's eyes. She believes that she would be a much better ruler than him, if she were only a man. She is also trying to distract people from finding out who the real murderer is by fainting and drawing everyone's attention to her so that Macbeth wouldn't confess to his crimes.