Julio Cortázar’s short story “Axolotl‚” the narrator is transfixed — “I stayed watching them for an hour and left‚ unable to think of anything else” — and experiences his own metamorphosis. New York Times‚ Oct. 31‚ 2012 There was a time when I thought a great deal about the axolotls. I went to see them in the aquarium at the Jardin des Plantes and stayed for hours watching them‚ observing their immobility‚ their faint movements. Now I am an axolotl. I got to them
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one can imagine is unlimited. This is why the idea of thought is such a wonder‚ and so powerful. This is also why in George Orwell’s 1984‚ the Party tries to obtain what its citizens are thinking‚ and direct it. As Victor Hugo‚ a 19th century poet once said‚ “All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come.” An idea is priceless‚ which is why what one can think is so incredible. However‚ this is also why thought can be a bad thing. An idea can be harmful to a society
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Name: Angel N Meddler Date: February28‚ 2013 Teacher: Ms.Adair Lesson:01.08 REVIEW QUESTIONS.. 1.What are the differences between being a biological parent‚ an adoptive parent‚ and a foster parent? A biological parent is the parent who biologically made the child. An adoptive parent is the parent who adopted the child (excepting guardianship if not actual biological). And the foster parent is the person who cares for the child until adopted. 2.What financial needs are parents obligated
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Where should we begin with Macbeth’s thoughts and feelings in this play? Shakespeare went a different way with this character. We all thought that his mind set was that of a good person‚ but we were sadly mistaken. He goes from one thing to another. It’s hard to actually characterize him with one word. We could use many. Macbeth began as a normal kind man who held some power in the country of England. His wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ was his best friend. She seemed to have had her ways with him and could
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What is a Wetland ? Wetlands are habitats that fall somewhere on the environmental spectrum between land and water. Since wetlands lie at the interface of terrestrial and aquatic habitats‚ they possess a unique mixture of species‚ conditions‚ and interactions. As a result‚ wetlands are among our planet’s most diverse and varied habitats. Wetlands are defined by the soils‚ hydrology‚ and species that occur within them. Wetland soils‚ also known as hydric soils‚ are shaped by water. These soils
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People at Pilot Grove c4 school are trying to make pilot grove a little more different from other schools. We are trying to make it where you can have food and drinks of any kind in class at the beginning‚ middle or end of class that is okay for the students or teachers.why we should have this privilege in our school‚how it is important to get enough food and drinks a day‚how it could be a problem‚and how we can fix it. Seeing these problems could change how you think about the conditions about the
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Unit 3 thought questions: Name: Sydney Havens Date: 2/25/2012 When you are completely finished‚ send this assignment to your teacher. Understanding Addictive Behavior: Thought Questions Complete a portfolio of your responses to the thought questions in the unit‚ and submit it to your instructor for grading. Substance Addiction • What effect do you think the alcohol is having on Kelly’s father in the scenario for this lesson? • How could these effects allow him
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gave birth to their daughters‚ Irene and Eve Curie. She later hired Polish governesses to teach her daughters her native language‚ and sent or took them on visits to Poland. Achievements: Marie Curie was Polish physicist and chemist who lived between 1867 – 1934. Together with her husband‚ Pierre‚ she discovered two new elements‚ radium and polonium‚ two radioactive elements that they extracted chemically from pitchblende ore and studied the x-rays they emitted. She found that the harmful properties
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Paper on Freedom for the Thought that we Hate In the book Freedom for the Thought that we Hate‚ author Anthony Lewis takes a simply phrased law‚ the First Amendment and shows how complex freedom of speech really is once put into the real world of freedom‚ as we know it. He shows through his rejections of absolutism‚ strong support towards freedom restriction‚ and objective analysis of Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes‚ that the United States press is unlike any other in the world. Lewis rejects
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A Dangerous Habit-Rough Draft Creatures walk among us and inhabit our homes‚ cities‚ and country sides. They walk‚ work‚ and live among us. They release and inhale toxins into our atmosphere‚ into our people‚ and into our environment. Their lungs turn black and stale with age and use. They scatter fumes in circles and litter their ashes and dropping as if rats. They pollute our land‚ air‚ and ocean along with the life contained. Many act “cool” and participate in law breaking crimes. Some even
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