entomologist‚ collecting beetles. Charles’ voyage as a naturalist on the Beagle began in 1831 and ended in 1836. He first sailed across the Atlantic Ocean then carried out hydrographic surveys around the coast of South America‚ before stopping at the Galapagos Islands. He examined the coral reefs there. Then he stopped in Australia and finally returned to London. When he returned‚ Darwin moved to London and began writing down his observations from his voyage. He became acquainted with Lyell‚ the leading
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order of family belongs to many other sharks such as the hound shark‚ hammer head‚ cat shark‚ and false cat sharks. Requiem sharks can also be identified as saw tooth shark. Requiem sharks aren’t typically large‚ the largest being recorded at the Galapagos islands. Even though they are small in size‚ they are considered to be extremely dangerous to people‚ hints the bull shark. Shark’s that are apart of the requiem family usually have the same habits and body
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Calpurnia is the motherly authoritative women in the Finch’s’ home‚ the quiet maid when around privileged whites‚ and the native “nigger-talking” lady in the black community. Even though Calpurnia is the African-American cook and housekeeper for the Finches‚ she acts as the mother figure and an authoritarian to Jem and Scout. For instance‚ when Scout and Jem invited Walter Cunningham to their home for dinner; Walter drowned his food in syrup and Scout asked him “what the sam hill he was
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But in reality‚ Boo ends up being a good person. Accordingly‚ he gave Jem and Scout many small little gifts via the knothole in the tree. These gifts inlcuded “Indian Pennies”‚ gum‚ and small carvings of Jem and Scout themselves. Additionally‚ he went out of his way to help the kids. When Jem was trying to escape from the place after attempting a glance through the window‚ his pants got caught in the fence‚ and he was forced to pull out without them. Surprisingly‚ he found that when he went back
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fingernails” which could infer that the father is very old. On main thing both of the poems have in common is that they are both talking about how their parents were. They use a variety of metaphors to suggest what their parents are like. “Gilded finches” and “moon’s eye to me.” Nichols tends to use very positive language “warm and streaming” which could suggest she had very strong and caring feelings towards her mother‚ whereas Armitage writes about his father as being close to death‚ “ And he
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Atticus corrects Scout’s call towards Boo to Mr. Arthur. It implies that Boo has retrieved his dignity as a human‚ at least among the Finches. Atticus assumes that Jem killed Mr. Ewell. As a lawyer‚ it is his duty to claim it rather than cover it. He has to maintain the justice according to the law‚ despite his love to Jem. Mr. Tate says it is Boo rather than Jem who killed Mr. Ewell. As sheriff‚ he decides that Boo was saving other people’s lives and does not need more attention. Their debate grows
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When Aunt Alexandra moved in with the finches‚ "[She] fitted into… Maycomb like a hand into a glove‚ but never into the world of Jem and [Scout]" (Lee 216 Chpt. 13). Alexandra is the epitome of the south. She has hatred towards African-Americans‚ and she believes that girls should learn to cook and clean and never run around and play with her friends. As for Jem and Scout‚ they believe that girls can have fun and roughhouse‚ and think that African-Americans are equal to white people such as themselves
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habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. they are only found in certain locations‚ they require special conservation efforts Animal examples: Lemurs of Madagascar‚ tortoises of the Galapagos‚ polar bears‚ koalas‚ kangaroos. Plant examples: Redwood forest in US 2. Indicator species An indicator species is any biological species that defines a trait or characteristic of the environment. For example‚ a species may delineate an ecoregion
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type of seeds the birds feed on an average rainfall in the island of Galapagos. The birds in this experiment live on the island and survival is not easy and it is baking hot during the day‚ freezing cold at night and there isn’t much food available. Because of this‚ the birds have very specialized feeding behaviors. An example of evolution resulting from natural selection was discovered among birds living in the Galapagos Island. These birds have varieties that vary in what they eat and their
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In the Heart of the Sea The novel “In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex‚” by Nathaniel Philbrick‚ successfully tells the story of the whale ship Essex that was attacked by a sperm whale 1‚500 nautical miles west of the Galapagos‚ 40 miles south of the equator. Many people know this as the story of “Moby Dick”‚ which was based off this event. The novel highlights three themes: man versus nature‚ survival‚ and suffering. The novel starts out in the town of Nantucket‚ an
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