Elie Metchnikoff has discovered phagocytosis in a starfish. The inner space of starfish is a primitive version of human extravascular (extravasal) compartment. The first line of host defense in humans is extravascular compartment which is evolutionally older than intravascular compartment (cardiovascular and lymphatic systems) and includes external and internal covers (skin‚ conjunctiva‚ tympanum‚ upper and lower respiratory mucous membranes‚ digestive tract mucous membranes‚ etc.) and different
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Toward the beginning of the story Armand had a different perspective of Desiree‚ for he fell in love with her and didn’t care about anything else. Once they got married and had their baby Armand seemed like the proudest father‚ he became soft and was surprisingly kind to all‚ even the slaves. However‚ over time he seemed to regret he’s previous choices and became pitiable. Armand was a bit more distant towards both he’s wife and child‚ which were he’s motives at one
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completely alienated from it. The “new palaces‚ and scaffoldings‚ and blocks‚ and suburbs old‚ are symbols” of the chaos of the city’s rebuilding. He comments‚ “the shape of a city changes more quickly‚ alas! Than the heart of a mortal.” Paris’ rapid metamorphosis and drastic transformation remind the speaker of the ruthlessness of time’s passage and his own mortality. He laments the destruction of the old Paris‚ for which he definitively asserts is “no more‚” rather‚ it exists “in his mind” only as a distant
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This moment in the story fills your eyes with tears. This is his last moment before he passes away. He is in deep thoughts. He is depressed with how his life has become. He is in deep thoughts about how his family was. He still has deep emotion and love for his family. He still cares for his family even though they don’t care for him. His family doesn’t even think of him as “Gregor”. They think of him as a bug who is a huge burden. Due to this bug‚ they are unable to move out of this apartment. He
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On display at the Museum of Fine Art‚ Houston; Matthias Stom’s 1640 painting of "The Judgment of Solomon" can be found in the "Friends of Old Masters" gallery against a light gray wall enclosed in a black frame with gold detail. This baroque style painting is oil based paint on canvas with a glossy finish. The appearance of the painting is in good condition considering its age. Known for illustrating religious and chaotic scenes‚ Stom depicts a story out of 1 Kings where two mothers each had a son
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Anna Ferguson The Metamorphosis: RRJ #1 Summary: Gregor Samsa‚ a traveling salesman wakes up‚ to find that he has been transformed into a giant insect. Gregor then notices his new body which includes an armor-hard back‚ multiple thin legs and a brown arched abdomen split into rigid sections. Gregors focus shifts to his room‚ and he notices a picture of a woman that he cut out of a magazine and he realizes how small the room seems. Gregor tries to go back to sleep‚ but has trouble when he realizes
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Imagine something or someone that you admire so much‚ would you cherish it or even just watch it from far away. That’s how Sphynx cat’s were discovered‚ but‚ you need to know how they were found. They were founded in Egypt‚ Cairo in B.C time when a young villager boy found this very strange‚ odd‚ walking creature. He’s never seen anything like it before‚ but he was still in shock. The boy stared in awe at this odd looking creature‚ he tried to move but couldn’t inch a step. His body wouldn’t let
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As the novella progresses‚ Grete becomes less fearful and therefore acts with confidence and determination. For example‚ Grete “hit[s] the table” as “introduction”‚ calling Gregor a “monster” and they “have” to get rid of “it”. She believes this is not “wrong” because they have done “all that’s humanly possible” to help him (27). First‚ the description of Grete “hitting the table” creates the mental image of someone calling attention to themselves. This image shows that Grete is being confident and
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College Prep English 09/25/12 Judgment and perception begins at a young age‚ and continues throughout life. How a person views something affects their beliefs about life and how to live it; one impression can really change a person’s attitude. Through these beliefs and impressions a person uses symbols to express their feelings and emotions that some people try to use to void out their experiences. Throughout her memoir‚ Jesus Land‚ Julia Scheeres uses symbols to identify her process of escape
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“The Making of an Allegory‚” by Edwin Honig and “Franz Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’ as Death and Resurrection Fantasy‚” by Peter Dow Webster illuminate how sacrifice and transformation are a vital part of the deeper meaning of "The Metamorphosis." Gregor Samsa is an ordinary young man until he wakes up one day as a giant vermin; metamorphosised into something horrendous and reviled by the world. Through Honig’s and Webster’s critical essays‚ this transformation‚ as well as many more‚ and sacrifice made
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