The Use of Realia The word ‘realia’‚ sounds a little bit too scientific for the English classroom‚which across the word in textbooks‚ and are pondering what it means‚ the word realia means using real items found in the world around us to help teach English. Using realia‚ helps to make English lessons memorable‚ creating a link between the objects‚ and the word or phrase they show. The use of realia is only limited by your imagination and possibly practicality too. Using realia stimulates the
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offspring has unique characteristics that can be hereditable. Most of Darwin’s observations focused on the idea of natural adaptions. Darwin noticed that the body parts an animal used the most for survival‚ evolved over periods of time. Meaning if a giraffe tends to use its neck a lot‚ it will extend in length throughout time. This is an organism’s natural adaption to‚ living within its environment. These observations lead to the theory of Evolution. Aside from this Darwin observed the competitive field
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What if?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Randall Munroe Nonfiction and Humor There are 320 pages First Person Point of View The setting differentiates between each question or even different parts of each question. It’s normally on Earth‚ but sometimes it is on some other planet - or moon. It also changes time depending on the situation. On some‚ it’s millions of years into the future‚ millions of years in the past‚ or at about this day and age. Randall Munroe‚ the author
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Did you know that Zheng He discovered America? The purpose of the emperor to send Zheng He on a quest to spread the news that China is a prosperous country. During his life‚ Zheng He had a very long and productive voyages. He set many records and conquered many achievements. There are many interesting facts about him that you may not know. Therefore‚ Zheng He is an influential sailor. On 1371‚ Ma He was born into a poor Muslim family. Ten years later‚ He was taken prisoner. When he was fourteen
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Defining Human How do we define "human?" This is a question that has become more difficult to answer day by day. With technological advances‚ the line between human and non-human has become blurred. In the movie Blade Runner‚ the distinct question of whether or not replicants can be classified as humans arises. The replicants are colons of humans‚ therefore‚ their behavior and actions are alike to those of humans. Nevertheless‚ these replicants do lack certain characteristics such as not having
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The social and economic improvements were without a doubt vital despite the fact that a part of the populace was shunned for these blooming new rights. Women were oppressed by the ideals of “ republican motherhood” and the “ cult of domesticity.” The “cult of domesticity” developed to relegate women to their specific sphere of influence‚ in the home. Republican Motherhood was the idea that women were to pass down the country’s qualities to the adolescent while the clique of family life was developed
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In The Age of Innocence‚ I found that the topic of women’s roles in the 19th century held a great deal of importance. In the 19th century women lived lives much differently than women of modern day. Men and women were perceived as having extremely different roles and purposes in life. Women were expected to live their lives in private‚ while men were able to go out freely. While men were given powerful attributes‚ women were given weakened attributes. Women were seen as weak‚ domestic‚ emotional
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unhappy. She was the only child in the whole of Cotton Candy Land. There lived no other humans in Cotton Candy Land‚ only other animals and their babies. Her best friends are Miss Golliwog the Porcupine‚ Mr Timpu the Giant Tortoise and Mrs Pilligog the Giraffe. She wished there were other children to enjoy the Cotton Candies with her as these animals don’t quite enjoy Cotton Candies as much as she did. They didn’t know how to create a floating castle out of Cotton Candy or even a fluffy bed to jump on.
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The Ituri rainforest‚ found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo‚ is one of the most biologically diverse areas in Africa. Known for its civil and tribal conflict the Democratic Republic of the Congo is also known for the Okapi Wildlife reserve. The reserve is found within the Congo River basin‚ which is considered Africa’s main drainage system. Encompassing nearly one-fifth of the Ituri Rainforest‚ the Okapi Wildlife Reserve contains many endangered mammals and birds. Included in the endangered
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A History of Riverbanks Zoo & Garden Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is one of the most successful mid-sized zoos in the United States. Since opening in April 1974‚ Riverbanks has won a number of awards for exhibit design‚ breeding programs and marketing efforts. Riverbanks attracts more than 850‚000 visitors each year and has a non-profit support society of more than 30‚000 memberships – amazing statistics for a zoo located in a city with a metropolitan population of less than 700‚000.
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