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    1. In his theory of evolution‚ Lamarck assumed that (a) useful characteristics that are acquired are inherited 2. Darwin’s theory of evolution is based on the concept of (c) natural selection 3. If a species of insect lacks the variations needed to adapt to a changing environment‚ it will most likely (b) become extinct 4. The special characteristics that make an organism particularly well suited to its environment are known as (d) adaptations 5. Which theory of evolutionary change suggests that

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    PLEASE READ AND REWORD WHAT YOU FIND OUT OF PLACE THIS WAS WRITTEN IT A QUICK MANNER Technology is becoming increasingly popular; we are forced to confront it everyday. Ray Bradbury has noticed this trend of people becoming more and more dependent on technology; after all we use the television‚ computers‚ and even automobiles everyday. In the pedestrian Ray Bradbury has used insect images in The Pedestrian that suggests that with the increasing number of people using technology it will trap and

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    The Course of True Love Doesn’t Run Smooth Disney stories always start with a Prince and Princess‚ they have a problem‚ they fix the problem and then they live happily every after. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is not much different from these fairy tales. The play is about the love and relationships of multiple characters‚ some overlapping love triangles‚ and the magic and magical stories that contributed to the love. Hermia and Lysander both truly love each other and after running away together to

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    text: “(to ROBIN) What hast thou done? Thou hast mistaken quite‚ And laid the love juice on some true love’s sight. Of thy misprision must perforce ensue Some true love turned‚ and not a false turned true.” (89-93) 4. Why won’t Helena accept Lysander’s advances? Answer: Helena knows how much liked Hermia‚ so she can’t understand why he has ditched her so suddenly and came after her. Evidence from the text: “You do advance your cunning more and more. When truth kills truth‚ O devilish holy fray! These

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    who killed their loved one‚ black teens from the street‚ and “revenge” is more modern than shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Similarities Unwanted love In “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” helena loves demetrius and Demetrius does not.” Demetrius:I love thee not‚ therefore pursue me not”‚”helena: You draw me‚ you hard-hearted adamant.” (Act 2 scene 1 page 7 and 8‚ line 175-215). Similarly Nehmia in the play “Revenge” likes reign but reign has no interest in him. Reign- “Wow” (She said

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    TOPIC: Many plays and novels use contrasting places (for example‚ two countries‚ two cities or towns‚ two houses‚ or the land and the sea) to represent opposed forces or ideas that are central to the meaning of the work. Choose a novel or play that contrasts two such places. Write an essay explaining how the places differ‚ what each place represents‚ and how their contrast contributes to the meaning of the work. Structure Vs. Chaos A Midsummer Night’s Dream Contrasting places have been used

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    The central ideas of the play are identity and finding power in times where you are not granted any. It relates to the title because an eclipse is to “deprive (someone or something) of significance‚ power‚ or prominence.” (Google definitions) Helena and Bessie are the two characters we meet right away. They are wives Number One and Three to the CO. The Girl is later caught by the CO and becomes wife Number Four. Throughout the play‚ the women only ever refer to each other by their numbers

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    provide a remarkable example of aggressive mimicry when they release chemicalssimilar to the sex attractants that are produced by female moths to attract males.  They produce three chemicals that are identical to those produced by the moth.  Thus‚ the main prey for these spiders is male moths. Stowe‚ Mark K.‚ et al; "Chemical Mimicry: Bolas Spiders Emit Components of Moth Prey Species Sex Pheromones‚" Science‚ 236:964‚ 1987.  Bolas spiders were featured on David Attenborough’s TV series "Life in the Undergrowth"

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    disadvantage. • It will remain entirely neutral. A classic example to illustrate natural selection comes from England. Prior to the Industrial Revolution‚ the native moths were normally a light color‚ though darker versions of the same species existed. The lighter color blended with the light bark of the local trees‚ while the darker moths experienced a higher predation rate – they were easier for birds to spot and fewer survived to reproduce. As England entered the Industrial Revolution they began burning

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    Written by Robert Frost‚ “Design” is a deeply philosophical poem that understands something too big to be understood by taking a small piece and understanding it and linking it to the universe at large‚ answers many of the largest questions that surround the universe while recognizing those questions may potentially be unanswerable‚ addresses the Argument from Design and the belief in a creator‚ describes the two concepts of Design‚ which can be metaphorically categorized both as an “engineering”

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