Touching Spirit Bear notes Chapter 1 A flashback explains to us how Cole got to Alaska in the first place. A native of Minnesota‚ he had been in the juvenile justice system for quite some time‚ and his wealthy and well-connected parents usually would get him out of trouble with the law. Recently‚ however‚ Cole broke into a store illegally‚ but when he bragged about it to one of his classmates‚ Peter Driscal‚ Peter turned him in. In revenge‚ Cole beat Peter up very badly‚ causing Peter head trauma
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teddy bears. John saw that all of his son’s bears had a foreign tag on it‚ so he wanted to be the first person to create American-made teddy bears. By 1983‚ John began to make bears in his wife’s sewing room and sell them at an open-air market in Burlington‚ Vermont. It took a year for John to sell his first 200 bears. One day‚ John picked up an idea from one of his customers. The customer wanted him to deliver a teddy bear to her home‚ so the idea of a delivery service came to john. The Bear-Gram
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relationship with bears for many years. The symbolic nature of the bear has changed from one meaning to another entirely. The effects of popular culture have ultimately shaped how bears have been perceived and what connotations are associated with them. Various articles‚ films‚ and other references from modern day provide ample evidence of how bears have been perceived and they show the evolution of their representations. Some examples are the documentary Grizzly Man‚ articles such as Teddy Bear: The Dearest
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Grizzly bears of North America have huge cultural significance on native American and European heritage (Kellert‚ 1994). Indigenous cultures revered these majestic species‚ its example can be seen in art and literature and Europeans settlers appreciated them for their economic values (Kellert et al.‚ 1996). However‚ as our society evolved‚ we became distant from nature and “reverence for the bear was replaced with fear‚ exploitation‚ and subordination” (Kellert et al.‚ 1996). Modern culture holds
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Smokey Bear‚ a symbol created by the Ad Council‚ declared‚ "Care will prevent nine out of ten forest fires.” Smokey was created to help stop human-caused wildfires. Specifically‚ during World War II‚ Japan was purposefully igniting acres of forests. “The reason for this is that they wanted to impact the timber industry because during this era nearly everything was made out of wood” (“The History Career of Smokey Bear”). Because of this‚ the Ad Council stepped in and created Smokey Bear. There were
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Polar Bear Crisis In May 2008‚ the U.S listed the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The Arctic is one of the most discussed on climate change‚ due to the fact that warming is greatest there and because what happens in the Arctic has the can eventually impact the rest of the Earth. So far‚ not only has it affected the way the ice is melting and the weather is changing‚ but it is mainly affecting the animals that are living there (for example‚ polar bears). Although
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Topic: To inform the audience about Koala Bears. Specific Purpose: To inform the class about koala bears; koala bears most used body parts‚ where they live and what they do to survive. Central Idea: To let my audience know that there is a lot about koalas that we do not already know. Pattern of Organization: Topical INTRODUCTION I. (Attention Getter) It has been said that when one person has a question about something‚ there are usually others who wonder
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Polar Bears I. Introduction a. Polar bears have lived in extremely harsh conditions‚ and with global warming made their way to being endangered. Polar bears have opened eyes on how we see extreme weather and how to survive in it. i. Body of bear‚ what they eat‚ where they find shelter II. Body of polar bear a. How
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Keep and Bear Arms in Self-Defense According to a database maintained by The Guardian newspaper‚ 203 out of 1‚024 people killed by the U. S. police in 2015 were unarmed and the individual right to keep and bear arms does not help. By definition‚ the right to keep and bear arms often referred to as the right to bear arms or to have arms‚ the Constitution’s second amendment‚ allows one to possess arms for self-defense. This means anyone in America has the right to keep and bear arms. However‚ society
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In the articles "The Anglerfish Ambush Predator of the Deep"‚ by Larry Brown and "Polar Bear"‚ by Shandra Brady I learned how anglerfish and polar bears adapt to their enviornments. Anglerfish live deep in the sea. Polar bears live in the icey cold artic. These are both hard places to adjust to. Anglerfish have fang-like teeth that are angeled inward for efficent prey grabbing. Female anglerfish have a spine that resembles a fisshing pole sticking out of their back called an "illicium" and at the
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