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Coral Reefs Indian Ocean
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(Family: Chaetodontidae) THE INDICATOR HYPOTHESIS
"Coral feeding Butterflyfishes respond to declines
in coral quality or abundance by behavioral and
spatial adjustments that can be easily and rapidly
observed. " (Crosby & Reese 1996) A fundamental
question that one asks when using Chaetodontidae,
or for that reason any species as bio monitors is:
why use an organism when sophisticated machines
are available to detect very small quantities of
pollution in short space and time? One might think
tha...
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Leslie Marmon Mixed Ancestry
925 words
Introduction: In reviewing the notes I prepared,
from the novel Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko,
and the classroom discussion, I have discovered
another aspect of the work that I would like to
explore. This response focuses on the
psychological aspect of Tayo's character and the
motivation for his behavior. In the novel, Silko
explores the gender roles of four women and the
significance to the development and actualization
of Tayo's character. These four women are Tayo's
birth mother, Auntie, ol...
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American Civil Rights Mexican Immigrants
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The Chicano View on Mexican Immigration The
Chicano View of Mexican Immigration During the
1970 s, Mexican Americans were involved in a large
social movement called the "Chicano movement. "
Corresponding with the great development of the
black civil rights movement, Mexican Americans
began to take part in a series of different social
protests in which they demanded equal rights for
themselves. Composed mainly of Mexican American
students and youth, these activists focused on
maintaining a pride ...
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The Role Of Women In Song Roland
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The Role of Women in the Song of Roland Women are
not mentioned often in the Song of Roland. They
appear in only seventeen of almost three hundred
laisse's. It is because they are included so
rarely, however, that the women stand out amidst
the throng of male characters and call attention
to the areas of the text in which they appear. One
of the principle woman characters is Queen
Bramimonde, wife of the pagan King Marsile. She
plays an important role at the end of the text,
becoming by associat...
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Maria Delle Grazie S Maria Delle Grazie Leonardo
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Leonardo's "Last Supper" is a priceless piece of
art with much hidden meaning and obvious talents
bestowed upon a wall. Under the study of
Verrocchio as a painter and a sculptor, he was
able to use his skills in creating a very detailed
and a very naturalistic piece of work that would
be remembered for hundreds of years. He was also
able to create characters with amazing
individuality. Not only was his portrayal of the
characters magnificent, but the symbolism he used
which emphasized the story ...
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Life Experience Short Time
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ter> Is abortion ever justified? If not, why? If
it depends, then on what? It is not
unreasonable to suggest that the vast majority of
people consider it morally wrong to kill other
persons. There may be examples of situations where
the killing of a person may be justifiable,
although they are by no means universally
consented to, such as killing in self defence or
as a form of capital punishment, but taken in
isolation it is generally accepted that to kill is
wrong. Therefore in the d...
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Pride And Prejudice Excessive Pride
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ter> Overcoming Pride and Prejudice through
Maturity and Self- Understanding Jane
Austen, born in Stevenson, England, in 1775, began
to write the original manuscript of Pride and
Prejudice, entitled First Impressions, which was
completed by 1797, but was rejected for
publication. The work was rewritten around 1812
and published in 1813 as Pride and Prejudice.
During Austen's career, Romanticism reached its
zenith of acceptance and influence, while Pride
and Prejudice displays little ev...
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Petty Her Lies Position In Society Helmer
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ter> What does this scene reveal about Nora? What
is its importance in the whole play? In
Ibsen's A Dolls House, in Act Two Scene 6, Nora's
deceptive behaviour and desperation reaches its
climax due to the arrival of the letter. This is
because the letter contains the means she used to
get hold of the money. During the time when the
play took place, society frowned upon women
asserting themselves. Women were supposed to play
the role in which they supported their husbands,
took care of...
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Allegory Of The Cave Oedipus The King
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In Sophocles play, Oedipus, the King, there are
various instances where Oedipus tries to escape
his destinyenlightenmentonly to discover the truth
that he cannot. Similarly, in Plato's Allegory of
the Cave the prisoner travails to understand and
adjust to his newly visited environment. In both
works, the men first had to realize their
ignorance before they could begin to acquire
knowledge and true understanding of the
complexities of the human condition. Specifically,
in Oedipus, the King, it wa...
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Nineteen Eighty Four Handmaids Tale
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H 2 align = "center">The Novel Explores an
Imaginary World. To what extent is Gilead built on
familiar ideas and events from our own 20 th
Century Society. Throughout the novel,
Offred brings the readers attention to the time
before. This generally happens in the Night
passages. It is in these passages where the reader
is given a true insight into what Offred is really
thinking. This is no doubt why the reader is only
here given true insight to the time before, which
was of course, the s...
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Death And Rebirth Bible Dictionary
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In the book of Ephesians in the Bible, Paul
describes the rebirth of the world upon Christs
death, emphasizing the Ephesians new life (2: 4 -
5). This theme of death and rebirth is present in
the poem Journey of the Magi, which, I will argue,
is structurally and internally divided into three
stages; corresponding to the sacrament of penance:
contrition (guilt), confession and satisfaction.
To understand this poem, one has to understand the
impact that Christ had on the world. At the time
of his ...
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Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Persons Life
863 words
One and the Same Walt Whitman asks himself and the
reader of the poem, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, what
significance a persons life holds in the scope of
densely populated planet. The poem explores the
difficulties of discovering the relevance of life.
The methods that helped Whitman grasp his own idea
of the importance of life are defined with some
simple yet insightful and convincing observations.
By living under and for the standards of others, a
person can never live a fulfilling life.
Distingu...
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Light And Dark Sin
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The novel The Scarlet Letter, involves the sin of
a woman and her struggle to live her life after
her child is born. Nathaniel Hawthorne writes the
novel in such a way, that the readers opinions of
the characters are influenced. One method by which
he does this is through the use of motifs. Several
can be seen, a few being how the A is perceived,
the use of light versus dark, and the use of iron.
First the A is meant to be a symbol of sin, and
the damnation the wearer will have to face after
dea...
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Panama Canal Canal Zone
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1825, a Panama Canal In 1825, a group of American
businesspeople announced the formation of a canal
building company, with interests in constructing a
canal system across the Isthmus. This project was
to take place in an area now called Panama. The
endeavor was filled with controversy. Though the
canal itself was not built until the early 1900 s
every step toward the building and ownership, was
saturated with difficulty. Walter Lafeber
illustrates the dilemmas in a historical analysis.
In his wo...
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Hester And Pearl Hester Prynne
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Setting is an important factor when it comes to
telling any kind of story. Nathaniel Hawthorne s
story is that of four main settings. The Governors
Mansion, the prison, the platform, and the woods.
He uses these places to further exaggerate the
tale of the main characters, Arthur Dimmesdale,
Hester Prynne, and Roger Chillingworth. Each place
has a different meaning and emotional significance
to a character. The words in the book give imagery
to the novel and give it a more textured feeling.
This...
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Oedipus The King Allegory Of The Cave
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Oedipus, The King And Allegory Of The Oedipus, The
King And Allegory Of The Cave Comparative Analysis
Essay In Sophocles? play, Oedipus, the King, there
are various instances where Oedipus tries to
escape his destiny? enlightenment? only to
discover the truth that he cannot. Similarly, in
Plato? s? Allegory of the Cave? the prisoner
travails to understand and adjust to his newly
visited environment. In both works, the men first
had to realize their ignorance before they could
begin to acquire kn...
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2 000 Years Fall Of Troy
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W. B. Yeats and Leda and the Swan Given the odd
tales brought to us by Greek mythology, one could
very well imagine the stories having been
unearthed from some antique tabloid magazine. In
the case of Leda, subject of W. B. Yeats poem Leda
and the Swan, the banner headline may have run as
follows: WOMAN IMPREGNATED BY SWAN, FOUR CHILDREN
HATCH FROM EGGS. Kind of brings new meaning to the
phrase love nest, doesnt it? All joking aside, the
myth of Leda and the swan features Zeus (most
powerful amo...
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Culture And Heritage Alice Walker
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Cultural Conflict in Everyday Use by Alice Walker
Identifying with one s culture is a vital part of
everyone s life. Alice Walker addresses this issue
in Everyday Use. Through careful descriptions of
the characters and setting in her story, Walker
confronts the question of what the true value is
of one s heritage and culture. In the conflict
between Dee and her mother, Walker shows that one
s culture and heritage is not represented by
possession of objects or external appearances, but
by one s a...
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Sun And Moon Taj Mahal
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The Taj Mahal Love at first sight. Such a
sensation does exist as one approaches the purely,
white, marble Taj Mahal and is overtaken by its
immense size and beauty [Fig. 1 ]. The Taj Mahal
can be referred to as a symbol of eternal love
since Shah Jahan built it for his princess upon
her death in 1631 A. D. Located in Agra, India,
and considered one of the Seven Wonders of the
World; the Taj Mahal was built by Prince Shah
Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife Empress Mumtaz
Mahal. The funerary compl...
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American History Years Ago
628 words
The Strong Response Strong Response The expansion
of the American frontier played a large part in
the history and making of the United States, but
how big was that role? Historian Frederick Turner
felt that the American frontier played the largest
influence on our country? s history. Turner also
believes that America as a country died over 100
years ago as published in? The Significance of the
Frontier in American History? . Turner felt that
when the frontier was gone, America was as well.
He al...
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