A theme is the lesson the author wants the reader understand after reading a book. It is also known as the moral of the story. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the author illustrates several themes. One in particular theme that truly highlights the novel’s characters is “don’t judge a person by how he or she looks.” In Lee’s novel‚ the townspeople of Maycomb County are notorious for judging others by their appearance. Instead of taking the opportunity to understand characters beyond
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Crossflatts Primary School Morton Lane Crossflatts Bingley West Yorkshire BD16 2EP Tel: 01274 782070 louarmour@hotmail.com 26 August 2011 Dear Reader‚ Re: Darwin‚ Evolution and the Origins of Life I wrote this plan (see below) as a Topic for our Yr5/6. Time constraints meant I couldn’t cover everything I wanted to cover during ‘Topic’. Other investigations that may have been included are: Artificial Selection Why are cows and sheep not extinct? Why are there so many kinds of
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Chapter VII Biodiversity Hotspots and Conservation Priorities Why conservation efforts should be prioritized to certain zones A living fossil: Gymnocrinus richeri The Diversity Of Life On Earth Chapter VII: Biodiversity Hotspots and Conservation Priorities Introduction Chapter VII: Biodiversity Hotspot and Conservation Priorities Despite that biodiversity losses are occurring everywhere on Earth‚ some areas which are both extraordinarily rich in life forms and particularly
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seeds were available to the finches. Therefore the average beak size increased over time because the trait of larger more deep beaks were more suitable for survival in the given environment. As more finches with larger beaks more easily reproduced under the given conditions‚ the larger beak trait would be more likely to be passed down to the next generation. 4. The population reaches a maximum value because of the clutch size and island size. The population of finches is limited to the number of
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community.This eventually creates a lot of drama about everything that happens. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird she portrays the idea that the weight of prejudice weighs down on you the more you grow up; this becomes clear to readers the Finches‚ and others are forced to deal with exclusion and hatred from the people of Maycomb. During the progression of To Kill A Mockingbird Jem and Scout don’t only grow physically they also grow mentally. In this scene Scout is forced to take the higher
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“Your father’s no better than the trash he works for!” (Lee 135). Mrs. Dubose is referring to the colored folks as “trash” for the reason that is how the white people viewed them back in the day. These people in the community began to despise the Finches as Atticus was standing up for a black man because they assumed that he was trying to live that type of lifestyle. After Atticus lost the case‚ he was speaking with Jem about how unfair society is because of white men using black men: “Whenever a
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class system that was created by the social and racial imbalances of the era. The social‚ racial‚ and courage aspects are related largely in the text. The differences in the social status are seen through the social hierarchy of Maycomb. The Finches are near the top of the social ladder with most of the people in the town just bellow them. Farmers like to Cunninghams fall below the townspeople and the Ewells who are white trash are at the bottom. Even though the blacks have such worthy qualities
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Evolution : biodiversity Form Anatomy Structure Morphology : The study of different shapes Function Mechanics (biomechanics) Physiology : study of function Steve Vogel : founding father of Biomechanics * “without function is a corpse‚ without form is….” EX : * Form : Large muscles * Function : lifting weight Assumption : should be able to lift heavier loads Comparative Morphology and Physiology The more comparisons you make‚ the easier it gets to understand Ex : digestive
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James Ruse Agricultural High School Module 9.3 Blueprint of Life Biology Notes 2013 Helen Ying 19/03/2013 By Helen Ying © 2013 Biology Notes – HSC Course 2013 MODULE 9.3 – BLUEPRINT OF LIFE 1. Outline the impact on the evolution of plants and animals of: a. Changes in physical conditions in the environment o Rising and falling sea levels – land and ice bridges across continents have affected distribution and therefore evolution when these bridges disappeared and populations were isolated
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Satan or that she spends too much time in God’s outdoors. The fact that Miss Maudie ignores them even if the fact that they could become violent is impressive. Secondly‚ at the end of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ the conflict between Bob Ewell and the Finches takes a violent turn “More scuffling‚ and there came a dull crunching sound and Jem screamed” (Lee 262). Jem;knowing how dangerous it was even after he and his ran from fear; risked his life to protect his little sister Scout from being stabbed knowing
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