Introduction There truly is nothing more magical than the first time you walk through an aquarium. A blue glow of light‚ the fish swimming all around you in more hughes of colors than you’ve ever imagined. The way they flirt with you on the other side of the glass‚ "hey come follow me!" they call out to you as they pass by. Because of this mysterious wonder‚ I’ve decided to start my own fish tank! First I had to grab all of my materials. My tank is a lovely 55g with a stand and lots of figurines. Then I had
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The story that I have chosen relates to having a fish for a pet. The importance of having any pet is knowing how to take care of them and feeding them when they need to be fed. It may be difficult to look after an animal all day but they should be treated as any living thing. It takes heart to care for someone‚ its goes the same for taking caring care of a pet and making sure they are okay. Owning a pet should be a privilege because these animals depend on you and that is like a gift to own. Every
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“The Fish” In the poem “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop one of the main themes is power. This is shown through simile‚ personification‚ and repetition. The author purpose is to show the reader that power can be restricted and that power maybe the sturdiest at their main years‚ but over time power will dwindle with time. The theme of power is shown through the use of simile‚ “Here and there his brown skin hung in strips like ancient wallpaper‚ and its pattern of darker brown was like wallpaper”.
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The job of the old man was to catch fish‚ where the job for the boy is to go on learning on what life stands for. The man struggled to do the one thing he set out for‚ to catch the marlin. Although he struggled for many days‚ he finally accomplished his goal. The young boy struggles with learning new things and how to be grown. The fish represents the man’s life. He struggled to get hold of the fish as the man does with life. Although he finally got the fish‚ it just shows that at one point the
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102 Lab Report: Ventilation and Oxygen Consumption in Fish Methods: The lab consists of two experiments repeated over a period one hour with fifteen minutes interval‚ in order to determine the effect of weight and temperature on ventilation and oxygen consumption of Carassius auratus‚ commonly known as goldfish. Each experiment was carried out by five groups. Measurement of ventilation was determined by recording operculum movement of the fish. Oxygen consumption was measured using oxygen probes
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someone distinguishable or potentially disguised. The poems “The Shark” by E.J. Pratt and “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop display a theme revolving around mindsets of individuals using the symbolization of aquatic creatures. E.J. Pratt’s poem “The Shark” portrays a shark as a fierce creature that is conniving yet quiet as it swims through the water. On the other hand‚ “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop shows the fish in a state of helplessness and frailty as she holds it in her hands out of the water. A comparison
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A memoir is a piece of writing that is written by a person explaining a certain period of time in their lives. It is a honest piece of writing‚ that will explain things in detail‚ not making you have to really try and figure out what the author is trying to say. Holden does none of these things. If Holden was a real person telling the story‚ it could not be considered a memoir. He continually lies throughout the book‚ and he does not tell the full story by leaving out how he is feeling. Holden
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‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Big Fish’ In what ways has Homer’s Odyssey influenced your chosen epic? Homer’s Odyssey is full of themes and ideas‚ many that have influenced the modern world today. The ideas have been portrayed in various books‚ movies or epics. The epic i chose is ‘Big Fish’. It is a movie directed by Tim burton and it features a lot of themes and ideas that were in the odyssey‚ and i believe it was highly influenced by it. There are many similarities between Odysseus and Edward’s wives. They both have great love
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problematic‚ in that there is not one universal meaning. It is a debate among the critics and scholars of language and literature what‚ and who‚ gives a poem meaning. Stanley Fish claims that meaning comes from the interpretive community. A prominent literary theorist‚ he compared the act of interpretation to following a recipe. Fish claims that readers are instructed to look at texts in ways that will produce what they expect to see. This analysis does not support the suggestion that the individual reader
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“A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king‚ and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm.” This quote is spoken by Hamlet in act 4 scene 3. This quote explains the circle of life of what Hamlet believes. He claims that people are eaten when they die by worms and the worms are eaten by fish which are fished away and eaten by people. Showing how one organism’s life is used to preserve another. Hamlet uses this quote to show how even a high and mighty king will one day be fed to worms
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