In reference to civil conflict in Sri Lanka, the expression "Tamil Eelam" translates as Tamil A) Homeland. Tamil Eelam is the name that Tamil's use to express what they would like to see as an independent Tamil state within Sri Lanka. There has been a long civil war fight in Sri Lanka over the Tamil community's desire for independence and the establishment of their "homeland."
Lamarck believed that the stretching elongated the giraffe's neck, which became a useful characteristic and was passed onto future generations. This resulted in the length of the giraffe's neck increasing over time. It is now commonly accepted that Lamarck's ideas were wrong.
