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    A Rose for Emily is a short story written by popular American author William Faulkner‚ which details the events of Emily Grierson‚ an aristocratic woman admired by the community. The setting of this story takes place in Mississippi‚ in the fictional town of Jefferson between the post antebellum period and the late 1920s. William Faulkner divides this story into five separate sections‚ each detailing certain events that typically do not happen in a chronological order. In section one‚ the story

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    of macroevolution o By dating the rock we can get an accurate idea of how old the fossil is (history of evolutionary change) - Anatomical- reveals similarities between structures of species o Homologous‚ analogous‚ vestigial organs - Experimental- - Artificial Selection – breeder selects the desired characteristics through breeding individuals with the correct/desired indviduals What was special about the appearances of the finches and other animals

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    3.07a Edgar Allan Poe

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    plan for escaping the epidemic was to go into hiding with his 1000 friends. He hides from the Red Death by living in the safety of his palace and not letting anyone out or in. What do the ebony clock and its arresting chimes add to the plot? Can you think of any symbolic value the clock might have? The ebony clock and its chimes add to the plot because you can think of the clock and its striking on the hours as the "Hands of Time" and it is symbolic of the time we each have left in this world

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    The short story “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe explores the two themes of the inevitability of death and the fear of time. The author develops these themes by using symbolism‚ plot‚ and allusions in order to convey these themes. One of the main themes is that death is inevitable. The setting of the story is revolved around Prince Prospero’s fortified mansion trying to escape the Red Death. During the story‚ Prince Prospero’s throws a party for him and his wealthy friends trying to

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    SCI101-1302B-02 IP 2: Phase 2 Scientific Way of Thinking Kenia Armida Aguilar-Banker CTU Online Professor Nicholas Kusina ‘ SCI101-1302B-02 IP 2: Phase 2 Scientific Way of Thinking Evolution is and ongoing process of change and diversification which every scientist to this day accept as a historical fact. However‚ evolution is a very controversial subject worldwide. There are many studies‚ theories‚ and opinions regarding how we became to be‚ including every living creature and human being

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    object from The Met. I have chosen these two objects‚ because they have a lot in common as they are both musical instruments. The cittern was made roughly in 1685 made by German man‚ Joachim Tielke. The material used to make this was cypress‚ ivory‚ ebony‚ parchment‚ and brass. The cittern is 24 ⅞ in by 9 5/16 in. Also‚ this was made in Hamburg‚ Germany‚ so it is a german instrument. This was used to play music during church services and ceremonies such as weddings and funerals. But a lot of aristocrats

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    Much of Africa is desert and dry and hard to farm on so trading was how much of Africa made its wealth. In the area known as Nubia a large trade and emerged with Egypt. They traded ivory‚ ebony‚ frankincense‚ and leopard skins. The Kush empire kingdom prospered in trade; providing iron goods‚ ivory‚ gold ebony and slaves from all over. When the Kush Empire declined Axum arose. They too were based mostly on trade. They exported ivory‚ frankincense‚ myrrh and slaves; they imported textiles‚ metal goods

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    evolutionary relatives by several semi-aquatic adaptations: a relatively hairless appearance in comparison to the great apes‚ a hooded nose and muscular nostril aperture control to prevent water from entering the lungs‚ extensive sebaceous glands‚ vestigial webbing between fingers‚ and the waxy coating found on newborns. The aquatic ape hypothesis has received little attention from mainstream paleoanthropologists as it lacks evidence from fossil records to support its

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    birth was a miracle because one day the queen was sitting in front of ebony window sewing‚ when she pricked herself with the needle and three drops of blood fell onto the snow white ground. She thought to herself how she wished she could have a daughter white as snow‚ red as blood‚ and as black as the ebony window. Later that year she was blessed with a baby girl who had skin as white as snow‚ lips red as blood‚ and hair black as ebony and named her Snow White. Both Sleeping Beauty and Snow White had

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    to the snow. This is when she wished ethat she would have a child who was “white as snow‚ as red as blood‚ and as black as the wood of the ebony embroidery frame!” At the beginning we where told that the number three represents menstruation. Not very long after that the Queen had a child with skin as white as snow‚ lips as red as blood and hair as black as ebony. Sadly‚ after giving birth to Snow White‚ the Queen died. However‚ the role of the evil stepmother was introduced shortly. An evil step mom/

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