A 240-million-year-old reptile with a skeletal precursor of a shell has been revealed as the grandfather of all turtles. Scientists have given it the moniker Pappochelys‚ meaning ’grandfather turtle‚’ in honor of its newly found position at the forefront of the turtles’ evolutionary lineage. What the shell? Grandfather turtle was actually shell-less Pappochelys‚ the lizard-like reptile found in a quarry in southern Germany‚ is now the oldest turtle fossil to date. Pappochelys is so old‚ the former
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In fifth grade I broke my wrist on Thanksgiving Day. I was jumping on the bed and got pushed off and of course I had to immediately go to the hospital. Once we got there the Nurses were super nice and took care of me the whole time. Since that moment‚ I have just wanted to have the same effect on other people as they did for me. Also I want to be the first to graduate from college in my family. I want to show my family that I will succeed in life just like they want me to. My family wants to me to
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The cold numb feeling was freezing every part of me as I sat quietly inside the car that was twirling in the middle of the highway. Sitting there and patiently waiting for the airbag to explode and cover me as if it was my moms arms took some fear out of me but my body still shivered as if there would be no tomorrow. Even though its been almost four years‚ I can still recall that day as clear as crystal‚ yet most of me wished it would just turn into thin air and disappear. As I sit still today‚ I
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was this event which happened during my childhood keeps grinding in my brain. The one thing which I favor the most was to watch cartoon all day long. My childhood was so much influenced by Disney cartoons. The little girl would always have the thoughts of breaking the TV glass and get into it to join them. Me as the youngest in the family would let myself to play in a place of my own creation with the characters present in the cartoon. My parents were aware of my craze towards the fantasy land and
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people are born with values‚ and as we age those values change. can the values that people learn in stories affect actual lives? Examples of such can be found in the following stories. ’’little women’’ by louisa may alcott‚ and’’a celebration of grandfathers’’by Rudolfo Anaya. To begin with‚ in the story ’’Little women’’ the daughter named Amy does not want to spend her only dollar on just a bottle of callone for her mother‚ so she improvises by buying the smallest bottle she can find. This goes
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When I was young I lived in my grandmother’s house because both my mother and father had a job. The house was little bit small‚ but it was most comfortable place in the world. Color of the house was light yellow‚ so my neighbor called my home ‘yellow house’. Since my grandmother’s house was located in near mountain and also around the house‚ there were many trees‚ I could smell the scent of grass and flowers. In addition‚ early in the morning‚ I could hear the song of birds. Sometimes‚ the song
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government to acknowledge their crimes shows the disputes between hegemonic history and memory as their claim implies that memories of individuals were not enough evidences to prove such crime. However‚ memory is not just about remembering an event‚ but “it includes structures of feeling and all the ways that people with culturally specific identifications remember precisely” (Oliva-Alvarado 4). This means that the memories of these comfort women do not only include their experiences‚ but also the pain‚
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selected from the series‚ “The days we were happy” display images of a television‚ a woman cooking‚ and an old man. The three specific photographs are captured in an old and ripped photograph. Nobuyoshi Araki most certainly comments on the idea of memory as the title‚ “The days we were happy” is obviously talking about the past. All the photographs are black and white‚ therefore stressing the fact that these images are old and from the past. The first image that will be discussed is the television
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“Hey mom I need a story about one of our family members who have been a great influence to me and our family.” “Well you could do your great grandfather who was in World War II.” “Can you tell me the story of him in World War II.” “He was captured in World War II and was put in a German controlled camp about a year. In order for him to get to the camp‚ though he had to walk days just to go to a train that lead to the camp. The only thing that was wrong though‚ was that he couldn’t walk. Both of
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your family that has kept it together. The person I admire is a man of unconditional kindness‚ tenderness‚ and love. He is a man of many great accomplishments who has brought me many joyous childhood moments. That man is my Grandpa William Wetzel‚ or “Papa” as I call him. My Papa is an average looking elderly man. He stands five foot seven‚ short and stocky‚ built like a bulldog. His eyes are as dark of a green as grass in a well watered yard. He always has this deep‚ serious look when he talks
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