The two pieces of art I have chosen are “The Death of Marat “by Jacques Louis David‚ painted in 1793 and Vik Muniz’ modern recreation of the same painting from his series of works “Pictures of Garbage” 2008. “The Death of Marat” by David http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/his/CoreArt/art/neocl_dav_marat.html Vik Muniz’ “Marat” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703440004575548581385394008.html The most obvious comparison between these two works is the subject matter as one is
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Post Industrial Revolution Moths The purpose of the lab was to determine if the changes in population of light coloured moths and melonic moths post industrial revolution was a result of natural selection through the melonic moths ability to avoid predation because of a better fitness. In order to determine if the changes in population density were attributed to natural selection one would look for a increase in population for each subsequent generation for the moth that possess the selective
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Comparing the Death of a Moth and Allegory of a Cave Roberto Rodriguez University of La Verne Abstract Extremely interesting how Virginia Woolf and Plato describe their point of views in their essays. Novice individuals as myself have a very hard time understanding these pieces. On the other side open minded individuals would have endless ideas on what both authors are trying to express. The Death of a Moth and Allegory of a Cave although a very bold and arguable statement
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“The Moths” There are many parts about Helena Maria Viramontes’ story “The Moths” that I could relate to. I was very drawn to the ways in how similar my experiences were to those of the narrator. I along with my mother had to care after my grandmother whose health was slowly depleting. This young girl transforms because of her experiences and hardships through subjugation by her own culture‚ the struggle for freedom‚ and the grief that came from her grandmothers’ death. I believe Viramontes depicts
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Characterization In the short story “The Moths” by Helena Maria Viramontes‚ the author uses symbolism and characterization to paint the scene of a girl in a literary fiction that has lost her way and ends up finding herself within her Grandmother through the cycles of life. Through the eyes of an unnamed girl we relive a past that has both a traumatic ending and a new leash on life; however‚ we do not get there without first being shown the way‚ enter “The Moths”. The author utilizes opposite ends
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"The Lesson of the Moth" Analysis The title of this poem by Don Marquis is "The Lesson of the Moth" because it is a poem about the thoughts of a moth. The word "lesson" is used here because the moth seems to have a better outlook on life than the man in the poem and the moth is teaching him how to live. The structure of the poem enhances it by separating the poem into sections where new thoughts start. I think that Marquis wanted to get several points across in his poem and separated the poem
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Butterflies versus moths Most of the people find it is difficult to distinguish a butterfly from a moth. People normally mix them up‚ because they have surprising similarities. Butterflies and moths are both oviparous insects. They both belong to the Lepidoptera which is one of the most widespread and widely recognized orders of insects. Lepidopteron usually have small physicals‚ raised tentacles‚ and four pieces of wings. Likewise they have wing scales which form the color and pattern. Although
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The cockroach Archy in the “Lesson of the Moth” has a certain opinion on the purpose of life. He believes in the poem that the purpose of life is to have some happiness‚ to live a long life‚ and to use your common sense. Through the poem Archy has a conversation with a moth and they tell each other about what they believe the purpose of life is. This showed that Archy’s prospective on life is very different from the moths. In the poem the lesson of the moth Archy the cockroach believes that one of
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The Evolution of the Peppered Moth: Lab Report Data Table 1: LIGHT colored background Trial # # Black Moths Remaining # White Moths Remaining 1 15 15 2 13 17 3 10 20 4 10 20 5 9 21 Graph 1:LIGHT colored backround Data Table 2: INTERMEDIATE background Trial # # Black Moths Remaining # White Moths Remaining 1 15 15 2 20 10 3 20 10 4 22 8 5 25 5 Graph 2:INTERMEDIATE background Data Table 3: DARK colored background Trial # # Black Moths Remaining # White Moths Remaining 1 15 15 2 20 10
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Peppered Moth Simulation Assignment 1. These moths are called “peppered moths” because of the dark spots on their wings 2. Some of the peppered moth’s predators include flycatchers‚ nuthatches and the European robin. 3. Lichens are fungi that cover the barks of trees. The colour of lichens look very similar to the pattern of the peppered moth’s wings 4. The larvae of the moth eat leaves from birch‚ willow‚ and oak trees. 5. Since the peppered moth lives less than one year‚ during the winter
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