Eliel Pepito 8/1/10 The Beak of the Finch Summary The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner explores evolution through the most famous examples in history—the finches of the Galápagos Islands. Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection and the process of evolution are applied directly to what scientists refer to as Darwin’s Finches. Weiner follows scientists Peter and Rosemary Grant as they study the finches in real time on the Galápagos. Years of previous work‚ study and data is collected
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Chapter Summaries of Saving Francesca Chapter 1: Plot: Mia is Francesca’s mother. Very dominant and a University Lecturer. Mia is well liked. Acts how she wants. Actively involved in Francesca’s life. Gives her lots of advice/pep talks. Fran attends St. Sebastian – previously all boys. Only 30 girls attend‚ Fran misses old friends. Quotes Francesca- mother as “Queen of Limitations Placers” pg.2 (Meaning she wants Francesca to be like her) -Fran ‘saved’ from outrages behaviour “My friends always told
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Robert T. Kiyosaki focuses on the different life decisions that determine or contribute to a person’s future in hopes that people will realize that they could turn their life around if they really were determined to do so. In chapter one‚ Mike and Robert Kiyosaki feel like outcasts `because they go to an elementary school full of rich students where they seem to be the only ones who are poor and it hurt them but “that hurt was good‚ because it inspired us to keep thinking of a way to make money”
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Chapter 20 Summary While Victor is working one night on his new creature‚ he begins to wonder about what would happen when he finishes his creation. He imagines that his new being might not want to keep his promises‚ or that the two creatures might have families‚ creating “a race of devils . . . on the earth.” In these thoughts‚ Victor looks up to the windows and sees the monster staring at him through the frame. Stunned by the monster’s ugliness and the option of a second creature like him‚ he
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Chapter Eight Summary of Zoobiquity Chapter eight‚ Grooming Gone Wild‚ of the book Zoobiquity by Barbara Natterson Hororwitz and Kathryn Bowers‚ was about the grooming habits of both animals and humans and how sometimes they can be taken too far. The main theme of the novel overall would be how animals can help solve human social issues. The chapter opens with an anecdote to “Feather Picking disorder” where birds picked at their own feathers even though it caused them pain. She connects the
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Anya Brown Econ 2201 Iris Buder Freakonomics Chapter 1-2 In chapter 1‚ we learn that there are consequences to everything‚ and we also learn about cheating. The book begins talking about being a manager of a day care center. We state that there is a fee of $3 added to the daycare fee is parents are late. You would think that the number of parents arriving late to pick up their children would be lower‚ but the rate was higher. In fact‚ it was double. This leads into the discussion of how in economics
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1 Summary of the book This book is about the unique mistakes women make at work‚ the coaching suggestions the writer provides to help them take charge of their careers‚ and the ways in which women hold themselves back from achieving their full potential. The mistakes described in each chapter are real‚ as are the accompanying examples. The coaching tips at the end of each section are identical to the ones the writer provides to women around the world (he’s namely a coach‚ trainer‚ human resource
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Freakonomics Chapter 1 Summary In chapter one of Freakonomics‚ Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt describe how when incentives are strong enough‚ many usually honest people from different walks of life will cheat in order to gain financially or climb the ladder in their careers. The authors define an incentive as “a means of urging people to do more of a good thing or less of a bad thing.” This chapter covers three varieties of incentives: Economic‚ Social and Moral. Economic incentives motivate people
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This becomes clearer in the Epilogue‚ when readers know Artemis better and he becomes a sympathetic character. CHAPTER 1: The Book Summary At a cafe in Ho Chi Minh City in summertime‚ Artemis Fowl is waiting with Butler‚ his loyal butler and bodyguard‚ for a lead. Fowl is worried that‚ like Butler’s tip to Cairo‚ this is a wild goose chase. Butler‚ however‚ insists the
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The chapter starts with Israel once again disobeying God. He turned them over to the Philistines for forty years to punish their disobedience (v. 1). During this time‚ a man named Manoah from the tribe of Dan had a barren wife (v. 2). His wife was visited by an angel of the Lord who promised a child to her (v. 3). He told her to abstain from wine or other similar beverages and to avoid eating unclean food (v. 4). The angel told her the reason for this is because she would bear a son that was a Nazarite
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