Captain John Smith‚ who ventured to the New World with different pioneers to start new lives. Her intense father‚ Chief Powhantan‚ objects their relationship and needs her to stay within her culture to marry a native American. Pocahontas was the daughter of Wahunsenaca‚ the Chief of Powhatan. She was originally named Matoaka‚ which means "flower between two streams." Wahunsenaca was crushed by the loss of his significant other‚ yet discovered joy in his little girl. He regularly called her Pocahontas
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watch the outcome of thirty million years’ worth of hummingbird evolution transubstantiated before my eyes into nest and egg to get knocked down to size” (Kinsolver 213). Kingsolver presents the idea that America can get to the stature it wants to be by following the example of the hummingbird‚ as the hummingbird has done just fine by itself over the billions of years without technology. Kingsolver explains that America is efficient like a hummingbird‚ but ultimately gets to that desired efficiency
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when basking in sun - relies on infra red due to habitat in dark burrow - also relies on IR due to hunting prey * Hummingbird: Visible spectrum detection range the same as humans (380 – 750 nm) Reasons for this – detection of food sources. Good visible sight allows the hummingbird to detect flowers from up to a km away Invertebrates: * Honey bee: detection range both in ultraviolet and visible spectrum reasons for
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warmth. “Prisoners typically went willingly‚ as Nahua people believed sacrifice guaranteed them an afterlife in the Land of the Sun. “ ( x ) Aztec warriors believed that if they died during battle they would be reborn as a hummingbirds‚as the name of their god meant hummingbird. When training the future emperors they were taught the responsibilities of a priest and of a warrior. Priests often aided them in how to confront cities who refused to comply with the Aztecs
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A Hummingbird’s Life In the story “Joyas Voladoras‚” by Brian Doyle‚ he is trying to tell us a message. “Joyas Voladoras” is about hummingbirds‚ amazing yet very small creatures with beautiful colors. Joyas Voladoras‚ flying jewels‚ are what the first white explorers called them. Hummingbirds visit hundreds of flowers every day‚ and have incredible metabolisms that burn their calories quickly. They can fly backwards and can also fly five hundred miles without resting. They spend their lives fast
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the exact number is not precisely known. Kingdom Animalia includes the following species: mammals‚ insects‚ birds‚ echinoderms‚ and etcetera. This paper examines the following in particular: elephants‚ armadillos‚ termites‚ butterflies‚ penguins‚ hummingbirds‚ starfishes‚ and sand dollars. These species not only divide upon the two the same equivalence in characteristics‚ setting them apart from other species‚ but includes the fact that all are generally eukaryotic‚ multicellular‚ heterotrophic‚ lack
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My significant event is about my sixth grade trip to the Woodlands. It was right before the school day started‚ and the sky was blue and clear. After everyone was accounted for‚ it was a brief bus ride up the road to the Woodlands. Although I was nervous about going‚ that all went away because it was a beautiful day to bask in the woods‚ and socialize. The first day we were there‚ we were initiated‚ and we had to create woodsey nicknames for ourselves. We all hung out together outside the Mess Hall
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Japan Fact Sheet Total retail units as of July 31‚ 2010: 414 Compact Hypermarket 19 Seiyu GM (general merchandise only) 1 Seiyu GMS (food and general merchandise) 90 Seiyu Supermarkets 261 Wakana 43 Associates History 25‚139* Seiyu is one of the largest supermarket chains in Japan. The company was established on April 19‚ 1963. In May 2002‚ Walmart acquired a 6.1 percent stake in Seiyu. In December 2005‚ Walmart acquired a majority interest in Seiyu‚ making Seiyu a Walmart subsidiary‚ and on
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Frida Kahlo de Rivera is one of Mexico’s most famous painters. She grew up during the Mexican revolution and belongs to the Surrealist art movement. Encouraged by her husband Diego Rivera‚ Frida documented major events in her life. She was a great painter and expressed her feelings through her expressive colors and symbolic imagery. Frida also showed her love for animals‚ she had a few pet monkeys and a pet fawn in which she painted. She has inspired many people throughout the years with her political
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Copyright © 2013 Edmentum - All rights reserved. Adaptations 1. If you were to genetically engineer soybeans‚ which change would be most useful for farmers bothered by leafmunching bugs? A. physiological‚ faster plant growth B. physiological‚ addition of a bitter taste to the plant ’s leaves C. structural‚ increased leaf cuticle thickness D. structural‚ change in leaf color 2. An animal that lives in a desert biome will most likely have adaptations that help the animal to A. insulate its body. B
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