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 turtle fossil who held the title‚ Odontochelys (http://www
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THE GREEN SEA TURTLE Sea turtles are large‚ air-breathing reptiles that inhabit tropical and subtropical seas throughout the world. Seven distinct species of sea turtles grace our oceans today. Upon first sight of the Green Sea Turtle it may appear to come off as any other turtle. The truth is that these turtles are magnificent beautiful creatures that spend most of their lives exploring endlessly through our massive ocean. These reptiles have the ability to
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We were in a car on our way to the beach‚ because leatherback turtles were found and are expected to have eaten plastic and have it stuck around their body. Leatherback turtles are one of the biggest form of sea turtles. They can grow up to 2.4 meters long. I asked‚“does any of you know how big these are.” We were with 3 of us in the car. Even though it was more like a bus to fit the turtles in. The others in the ‘car’ are called James and Faith. I am the youngest of the three. I am 17 years old
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that be a human or even a little turtle. Power is achieved by performing certain actions carefully and thoroughly. If these actions are completed with any hesitation‚ everything can come crashing down in the blink of an eye. In Dr. Seuss’s story Yertle the Turtle‚ Yertle was king of the pond who decided he was not satisfied with his small rock as a throne. By commanding the fellow turtles around him‚ he created a higher chair for himself‚ until one little turtle changed the fate for them all. Transgressions
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Challenges of homecoming In the classic tale ¨The Odyssey¨ Odysseus faces many challenges on his journey home. Odysseus´ challenges and experiences are relatable to those who return home from war. Soldiers go through loss and take heroic acts in the same manner as Odysseus. When they return home it can also be a struggle to fit back in their lives before the war. Soldiers go through traumatic experiences in and out of war. In war‚ soldiers sacrifice themselves to protect their country. Odysseus
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The Proper Homecoming for a Soldier Soldiers are our warriors; the people that fight for us‚ our nation‚ and our freedom. They are the ones that make this country strong. These men and women got to war to fight‚ so we can live peacefully. They are the only ones that know how it feels to see people die and to kill in order to survive at war. Only they know the true torment they live during and after war. The best thing a person can do‚ as a civilian‚ is to educate oneself on the cost of war and then
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of Indian ethnicity? In fact almost all of our technological based problems are solved by other ethnic based community’s. How does outsourcing affect the American people? Should we as a country support it? Thomas L. Friedman’s article “30 little turtles” Friedman shows favoritism towards the adolescent adults‚ of the Indian community‚ outsourcing‚ more networked‚ geopolitics‚ and how he believes it to make the world more prosperous. However he doesn’t consider the consequences of how this outsourcing
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Homecoming “Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.” – Charles Swindoll. My high school years were the best. My freshman year I did very well in school. I made good grades and I played sports. My favorite sport was always volleyball. I’ve always dreamed of playing volleyball since I was in elementary school. We did well that season but did not make the play – offs. We were sad‚ but our coach told us to cheer up and that there always was next year. That same year I met a
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will be discussing the way Bruce Dawe’s poems ‘Homecoming’ and ‘Lifecyle’ confront and challenge readers to re-assess or examine their lives and life its self. The way bruce dawe has made his readers reassess and examine their lives and life itself is by using techniques such as emotive phrases‚ repeitition‚ personification‚ visual imagery‚ alleratition and dualitites. Through dehumanising and depersonalising the soldiers in his poem ‘Homecoming’ Dawe has established a con-tem-pla-tive tone which
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Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar was born in 1090. He was given the nickname "El Cid"‚ which is derived from the Arabic word sayyid or “sir”. El Cid inspired the writing of “Cantar Del Mio Cid” or The Poem of The Cid. There are many speculations as to who the real writer of the Poem of the Cid‚ however the real author or authors are unknown. The Poem of The Cid is the oldest Spanish epic and is one of the four most important Spanish books of all time. Although it is inspired by the the real Cid‚ who was a
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