Maria Sibylla Merian was a naturalist who studied the process of Metamorphosis. Metamorphosis is when an animal changes its physical appearance by undergoing a task. Maria’s job as a naturalist allowed her to witness the elements of nature. Maria observed the way caterpillars build cocoons that will later on help them transform into a butterfly. By doing this Maria drew diagrams and pictures to represent this process. Using these illustrations and diagrams she was able to describe metamorphosis in
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War in Afghanistan Just War theory points out that there can be motives for going to war that do have a moral content‚ and just war theory claims that war can‚ under certain conditions‚ be morally justified. Proportionality is perhaps the most utilitarian of all Just War tenets. It calls upon leaders not to lose their head and engage in costly conflict if there are cheaper (e.g. economic‚ diplomatic) options available to them. There are three main opponents to the Just War theory: the decision to
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“Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid is written about a girl who is being told how to behave by her mother. The mother is constantly telling her how to act. Though at times it definitely feels like the mother is scolding her‚ especially when it comes to acting like a slut. The mother keeps giving her advice that she thinks will help her daughter succeed in life. I think the mother obviously cares very much about her daughter or she would not bother giving her all this advice‚ but it comes across as over bearing
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The Girl with All the Gifts came very recommend by a coworker with similar tastes in films. He thought this would a film I would like since he feels it’s an interesting take on the tradition zombie film. Which is something I do agree with‚ though I don’t hold in the same kind of regard as he does. The Girl with All the Gifts feels like its trying to get me to like by being as much like other zombie stories that are popular. The Fungus‚ and the Carol character being the most egregious. In the somewhat
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December 4 Bademan Call Me Maria Essay (Whoopee) Who is Whoopee? Whoopee is a friend that Maria met and likes her a lot. She is almost always positive and happy‚ and wants others to be just like her. She adds a lot of joy to Maria’s life as well. Whoopee is very kind and caring‚ and she is always looking out for others like Maria. First of all‚ Whoopee is always looking out for Maria and wants her to stay happy. An example of Whoopee looking out for Maria is when Maria says “Whoopee talks me out of my
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By pretending to be someone she wasn’t and ignoring her feelings‚ Blanche creates a disconnection between her and Mitch. When Mitch finally discovers Blanche’s truths‚ he comes to talk to her with unkempt appearances‚ which Blanche considers “the unforgivable insult to a lady” (140). By Blanche finding Mitch’s appearance an “insult to a lady”‚ she tries to keep her façade up as well as defines herself as a lady. Prior to Mitch knowing the truth‚ he viewed Blanche as a lady and gave her respect. However
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The Average black girl is a spoken word about the issues of stereotypes of African American women‚ describes the effects of slavery ‚ and civil rights activists ‚ segregation and events which shows the struggle but also triumphs events. I think the theme of “identity” is very relevant to nowadays because people are still carrying the issues of what an African American stereotypes are and the judging them in numerous ways in which they think they fall in this or that category of black women stereotype
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The loss of identity is an oft-discussed subject in literature. A character’s tie or affiliation to a defined identity in a piece has the tendency to illustrate how the archetype of the character functions in society as a whole. In A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams‚ the symbolic death of the aristocratic Southern lifestyle of grandeur serves as a notion that illuminates on the meaning of the piece. Comparing and contrasting characters such as Blanche DuBois‚ a typical Southern belle
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Grandma Dee’s old dresses‚ Grandpa Jarrell’s paisley shirts‚ and one faded blue piece from Great Grandpa Ezra’s Civil War uniform shows that quilts aren’t always just a blanket. They can be so much more. Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” is a story that’s all about heritage. This theme is shown by Walker’s use of conflict‚ irony‚ and symbolism. A symbol is when the author uses an object in the story to represent a greater meaning. In this case‚ the quilt is a symbol of the family heritage that can only
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The Life of Maria Montessori A woman of pure determination Maria Montessori had a very interesting early life. Born in Chiaravalle‚ Italy on the 31st of August in the year 1870 (Maria-Montessori‚2017‚ p.1) she would grow to become a very successful and influential woman of her time. In a world that belittled female knowledge‚ strengths‚ and opportunities‚ she was the billboard for woman across Italy in the late 1800s. She broke social normality’s that would then be‚ considered disgusting in the
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