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    In Great Expectations‚ Pip goes through stages of moral maturity. Over the course of the novel‚ Pip learns lifelong lessons that result from pain‚ guilt‚ and shame. Pip evolves from a young boy filled with shame and guilt to a selfish‚ young man‚ and finally into a man who has true concern for others. Pip goes through three stages in the novel; shame and guilt‚ self-gratification‚ and his stage of redemption. The first stage of Pip’s maturity is his shame and guilt. Shame is a feeling brought

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    Calpurnia

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    Calpurnia has the job of the house maid for Atticus and is a guide through childhood to the children. Calpurnia arrived with Atticus from Finches landing‚ where she had grown up with Atticus. Calpurnia is Atticus’ equal; a considerate and measured woman. Calpurnia is presented as one of the few coloured people to be educated because she was brought up at Finches landing. Calpurnia is the link between the white and black folk because she works for Atticus. Calpurnia is the only mother figure Scout

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    ‘Pied Beauty’ Essay The poem‚ a hymn and partial sonnet‚ ‘Pied Beauty’ is initially about praising God due to the beauty of the world as the word ‘pied’ suggests different shades of color which can then lead to a variety. The title itself‚ Pied Beauty‚ indicates the variety of beauty. The poem indicates that the beauty in the world is all due to the one ‘whose beauty is past change‚’ God‚ giving us a reason as to why we should ‘praise him.’ The constant and remaining theme in this poem was praising

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    either prove or disprove the hypothesis that small bird’s physical characteristics can greatly impact their population growth. The base line for this comparison will be two islands labeled island A and B with population A1 of finches on island A and a population of B1 finches on island B. There will be two time allotments used to factor in the population growth for each sets of populations on both islands: beginning with a 100 year scenario and then followed by a 200 year scenario. Using extended

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    To Kill a Mockingbird – Reading Response #3 As I continue To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ new characters was introduced and the story gets more interesting. As chapter ten begins‚ Scout feels slightly ashamed of her father‚ because it seems like he doesn’t do anything remarkable. Atticus warns Scout and Jem that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird‚ “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird

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    Biology 1500 Exam 3 Notes

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    ANIMAL BEHAVIOR Animal behavior: what an animal does when interacting with its environment A lot of animal’s behaviors are genetically predetermined - Ethology Study of animal behavior Didn’t exist - People Karl von Frisch Applied scientific method to study bees Figured out how bees tell other bees Konrad Lorenz and Niko Tinbergen Scandinavian Their research helped to show that some behaviors have genetic bases Nobel prize - Evolution Underlays all behavior Behaviors enhance

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    Handout Differentiation of Magmas By Fractional Crystallization Karl R. Wirth Geology Department Macalester College St. Paul‚ MN 55105 wirth@macalester.edu Purpose: * improve understanding of fractional crystallization and magmatic differentiation * utilize mineralogy concepts (e.g.‚ stoichiometry) * utilizeclassification and chemical variation diagrams * provide practical experience designing and using spreadsheets * provide appreciation of the historical origins

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    Darwin: Educators’ Professional Development Program Evaluation Prepared by Ellen Giusti New York area educators were invited to a professional development event at the American museum of Natural History on February 2‚ 2006‚ from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. The purpose of the evening was to acquaint teachers with the Museum’s Darwin exhibition and to offer methods for using it to enhance classroom instruction. The event took place in the Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians and the exhibition in Gallery 3. Darwin

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    mid-ocean ridges. 10. Hot spots are columns of hot material rising through mantle (plumes). 11. Hot spots seem to move over time because they are fixed in position under moving plates. 12. The islands that were formed by hot spots were: Iceland‚ Galapagos Island‚ and Hawaiian Islands. 13. The forces that drive plate movement are conduction and convection 14. Earthquakes are caused by rapid release of energy (seismic waves). 15. Surface waves and body waves differ because surface waves travel on

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    Voyage 12 February 2013 On January 1836 at Sydney‚ Australia he was congratulating himself that he was born an Englishman‚ and Darwin wonders why there is a completely different set of mammals in Australia. On September- October of 1835 at the Galapagos Islands Darwin discovers many species unique to the islands but they are mysteriously related to mainland species. Through January- February 1835 at the Chiloe’ Island‚ Chile Darwin see Mt. Osomo erupt & experiences the earthquake in the woods

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