Firstly, the Special Olympics<span> is for athletes with intellectual disabilities, while the</span>Paralympics<span> is predominantly for competitors with physical disabilities, though it increasingly has events for athletes with intellectual impairments also.</span>
The native Americans were not immune to the disease <span />
<span>The praying mantis has an unusual but surprisingly effective strategy that is used in situations where self-defense is called for. When he feels in danger, he will make himself appear dominant and larger than he normally is by standing tall and spreading his wings and legs out while opening his mouth in a menacing way to hopefully instill fear in his would-be opponent, striking out with his legs and biting if necessary.</span>
One could argue that elitism (the believe that a society should be led by an elite) has the advantage that the most educated people are in power - in the hope that they would take the best decisions for the common good.
Plularism - a system where more than one entity (group, etc) has a power means that all decisions need to be discussed, so they take more time (disadvantage)