biology of the venomous Portuguese man-of-war would likely mistake it for a jellyfish. Not only is it not a jellyfish‚ it’s not even an "it‚" but a "they." The Portuguese man-of-war is a siphonophore‚ an animal made up of a colony of organisms working together. The man-of-war comprises four separate polyps. It gets its name from the uppermost polyp‚ a gas-filled bladder‚ or pneumatophore‚ which sits above the water and somewhat resembles an old warship at full sail. Man-of-wars are also known as bluebottles
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Invisible Man Book Card I. Authorial Background Ralph Ellison * Born March 1‚ 1914 * Died April 16‚ 1994 * American novelist best known for novel Invisible man which won National Book Award * Born in Oklahoma City became very interested in music and radios and often spent time building complicated stereo systems. Some claim that this knowledge of electronic devices influenced Ellison’s approach to writing * Great Depression‚ World War II and Civil Rights
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hundred years before the American Revolution‚ the colonial South was a kaleidoscope of different people and cultures. Yet all residents of the region shared two important traits. First‚ they lived and worked in a natural environment unlike any other in the American colonies. Second‚ like humans everywhere‚ their presence on the landscape had profound implications for the natural world. Exploring the ecological transformation of the colonial South offers an opportunity to examine the ways in which three
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THE COMMON PEOPLE History 321 _03 Being that I was born at Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital in Baton Rouge‚ this article by Morgan Peoples quickly captured my attention. The article “Earl Kemp Long: The Man from Pea Patch Farm”‚ was perfect for the lingering curiosity I have had for the man whom the hospital in which I took my first breath was named after. Being that Earl K. Long hospital was a Charity Hospital‚ I always assumed that there had a to be a good reason it was named in honor of him
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It reaches from central Florida‚ near Orlando‚ all the way south to Florida Bay. (Federation‚ 2000) The geology of Southern Florida‚ has a warm and wet subtropical climate that provides conditions that help the large marshland ecosystem flourish. Layers of porous and permeable limestone create water bearing rock and soil that effect the climate‚ weather and hydrology of Southern Florida. The climate of South Florida is noted for its variability‚ as average annual temperatures range from 60 °F (16
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themselves or others. “In The South”‚ written by Salman Rushdie‚ focuses on said topics‚ using the irony of the tragedy of death to emphasize the feelings that come with old age. Senior and Junior are two almost completely alike old men in the story‚ that do not particularly get along‚ even though they are neighbors and share much in common. The short story elaborates on the thoughts of the lives of these two old men‚ following mostly the thoughts of Senior. “In The South” expresses how life does not
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family isn’t from multiple cultures. When you grow up in a society where there are many diverse cultures influencing your behaviour‚ your attitude‚ it shapes your personality and you as a person. This poem relates to many people around New Zealand‚ especially in South Auckland because we’re so multi-cultural and so many people have parents‚ partners‚ cousins‚ aunties and uncles from many different cultures. Even though I’m from Pakistan some people think I’m Indian and others think I’m from some Middle
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The Tell-Tale Heart from the point of view of the old man Curse this eye! A curse be upon this cold‚ lifeless form that rest in the socket where a vibrant‚ living eye once was. I believe I shall never fully adjust my vision to my one living eye. Thanks be to heaven for the lad that has come into my life to take care of me in my old age. He makes me yearn for my lost youth. So full of life is he. I thought for so long I would spend my last years on this earth alone‚ stumbling around my house
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children’s future at all‚ you will increase jobs starting in school‚ creating a program where students can learn a trait to pull their self out of poverty.Youth unemployment in South Africa has increasingly come under the spotlight as one of the hardest part of the continent to have the “American Dream.” This is however not unique to South Africa‚ with countries in North Africa and the Middle East having recently experienced the social implosion as mainly a consequence of youth unemployment. The war
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output and 13.3% of its GDP. Maharashtra is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west‚ Gujarat and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the northwest‚ Madhya Pradesh to the north and northeast‚ Chhattisgarh to the east‚ Karnataka to the south‚ Andhra Pradesh to the southeast and Goa to the southwest. The state covers an area of 307‚731 km2 (118‚816 sq mi) or 9.84% of the total geographical area of India. Mumbai‚ the capital city of the state‚ is India’s largest city and the financial capital
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