Cedar Girls’ Secondary School VCA Integrated Programme 2014 Biology – Man and His Environment Man and His Environment Learning objectives: (a) Briefly describe the non-cyclical nature of energy flow (b) Explain how energy losses occur along food chains‚ and discuss the efficiency of energy transfer between trophic levels (c) Describe and interpret pyramids of numbers and biomass (d) Describe how carbon is cycled within an ecosystem (e) Use simple ecological field techniques such as quadrat and line
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The friendship between George and Lennie in Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is illustrated as one that is strong and enduring which is not expected of men during the time the book sets. By looking at George and Lennie’s friendship‚ one can see that they both envision a future that includes both of them and fail to see one without the other. By opposing the themes of friendship and loneliness‚ Steinbeck creates an example of a friendship that will carry on even in the final stages past death. By looking
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Compare how George and Lennie are presented in Of Mice And Men. George and Lennie are described in very different ways‚ as they’re being presented as opposites; Lennie being presented as the large‚ clumsy‚ forgetful one‚ “I forgot again” and George being the small‚ clever one with a snappy tone to ensure his point is fully expressed and understood‚ “snapped his fingers.” However‚ these characteristics lead to a brilliant‚ caring friendship (revolving around trust and compassion) which is described
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George Leslie Mackay is the founder of the churches in Northern Taiwan. His life had great impact on Tamsui through his missionary‚ medical and education work. He not only changed the cultural landscape of Tamsui‚ he himself became an inseparable part of Tamsui history. * Background and childhood Mackay was born in Zorra Village‚ Oxford‚ Ontario‚ Canada on March 21‚ 1844 to a Scottish emigrant family. His parents were typical Presbyterians‚ with immovable faith and devoted family values.
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is one of Sonny’s motivation in life. He loves the way it feels when he plays for hours on a piano‚ is like telling a story through his finger movement on the pianos note. His heroin addiction has made him one of the most loneliest person in the story‚ especially because he was incarcerated due to his addiction and was away from his brother which was suppose to be his support in life. Although his brothers views Sonny’s heroin addiction wrong‚ Sonny overcomes his addiction and shows he can cope by
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who continuously tries to be seen by his father. His past has contained‚ years of his father‚ Baba‚ trying to make him into a strong‚ athletic boy. However‚ Amir was the exact opposite of his father. “I wasn’t like that.” (Hosseini p.21) This quote was Baba expressing angrily to his friend Rahim Khan about Amir being weak‚ shy‚ unathletic and for taking an interest in writing . Amir is aware of how his father feels and has the need to prove himself. Amir’s life and past experiences has created him
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I - The old man and his knot - Firstly‚ the old man is described as a pelican in "His skin was shrunk up with wrinkles like a pelican’s empty pouch". The image of the pelican could be referenced to the religion because it was a symbol of christianity compared to the Christ. - The most interesting here is the image of the gorian knot. The image of the knot refers to the sailors who needed knots for security. It is compulsory in a boat to naviguate correctly and calculate the speed. But here specifically
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JFK: His Life and Legacy On November 22‚ 1963‚ while being driven through the streets of Dallas‚ Texas‚ in his open car‚ President John F. Kennedy was shot dead‚ apparently by the lone gunman‚ Lee Harvey Oswald. The world had not only lost a common man‚ but a great leader of men. From his heroic actions in World War II to his presidency‚ making the decisions to avert possible nuclear conflict with world superpowers‚ greatness can be seen. Kennedy also found the time to author several best-selling
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AB Theology III October 2013 Comparative Religion and Cults The Concept of Salvation in Hinduism Essay The concept of salvation is present in almost all religions in its own distinct way. The primary purpose of all religions is to provide salvation to their followers and the existence of many different religions indicates that there is a great variety of opinion about what constitutes salvation and the means of achieving it. The term salvation can be meaningfully
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wild life can be. This was a very strong teaching technique at the time considering Pi was only 8 years old at the time. To see a Bengal tiger‚ maul a goat like that at 8 years old sends a very strong message. Mr. Patel seems like he is a very serious and only wants what’s best for his kids type dad. This is certainly a scene that Pi will never forget and I think him of Ravi won’t think twice about attempting to
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