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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In “The Man Who Was Almost a Man‚” Richard Wright tells the story of a seventeen year old boy working on a farm. The boy‚ Dave‚ is talked down to by the other fieldhands at the farm‚ and thought that buying a gun might elevate him to a position that would allow him to avoid their mockery and become more of a “man.” Dave’s hopes that a gun might liberate him really ends up doing the opposite‚ as an incident involving a pistol he purchased puts him 50 dollars in debt‚ and gives his parents further
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in man On August 6‚ 1945 the US dropped an atomic bomb ("Little Boy") on Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later a second atomic bomb ("Fat Man") was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. These were the only times nuclear weapons have been used in war. Reasons for the bombing Many reasons are given as to why the US administration decided to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Reasons include the following: • The United States wanted to force Japan’s surrender as quickly as possible to
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"It is the responsibility of the writer to expose our many grievous faults and failures and to hold up to the light our dark and dangerous dreams‚ for the purpose of improvement." This quote suggests that writers must face their failures and confront their dangerous desires for purpose of learning from their own mistakes‚ people who don’t learn from past mistakes are bound to repeat them. This quote holds true in a lot of literature‚ for example two examples are Macbeth by William Shakespeare and
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announced that the will‚ Charlie only got an old car‚ and his brother have never seen a succession of 300 million estate‚ Charlie immediately went looking for aggrieved brother. Raymond Raymond lived in a long-term nursing home. A child he was suffering from severe autism‚ all day immersed in the fantasy world of self‚ abnormal behavior‚ be regarded as an idiot. In particular‚ he was afraid the rain‚ and always pronounced his name Lehman Rain Man - "Rain Man." Raymond Charles abducted and want to re-change
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What is now will soon become what once was. The key is to not allow yourself to develop an unhealthy attachment to what once was and to develop an anxious desire that anticipates what will be. Sharon Old’s poem‚ "My Son The Man‚" features a mother that has unhealthily attached herself to what once was‚ which she admits to having‚ but also longs to adjust her mindset and adapt to what will be. This past and future state of being refers directly to the mother’s son and his natural transition into adulthood
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years. People understand their dangers very well so the risk of using them is less than it used to be. Nuclear stations have several advantages over other ways to make electricity: they can run at full power for many months at a time they can make enormous amounts of power from a small amount of fuel. Just one station can provide enough power for a city Advantages- No greenhouse gases emitted‚ no SO2 emitted to increase acid rain‚ fewer deaths and injuries in uranium mining than coal mining‚ fuel reserves
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ARMS AND THE MAN: ACT 2 ‘ EXTRACT 1 - page30 Nicola:” Be warned in time‚ Louka: mend your manners………… Nicola:……………...But you’re young: you’re young!” 1. What does Nicola warn Louka about? It’s a fine spring morning‚ Nicola‚ the manservant and Louka‚ the maidservant of the Petkoffs are talking to each other. Louka‚ smoking a cigarette is standing‚ between the table (the table that was laid in the garden) and the house‚ turning her back with contempt on the manservant who is chastising her for her
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Invisible Man Essay Topic #9 The invisible man is a novel diving deep into the social and political issues of society. While doing so‚ it follows the experiences and obstacles of one particular blank man who is the “invisible man” (IM). Chapter to chapter‚ he comes across a new individual who has a completely different definition of him and that gives him a completely different role to play in society. By the end of the novel‚ the invisible man has a sense of moral reconciliation and he has some
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literature is a better story‚ or was written by a more profound author‚ instead‚ literature can be loosely evaluated by two main judgments. First‚ each piece should be reviewed as to how fully it connects to the central purpose‚ or theme of the work. Each element of the story should contribute to the central theme in a well executed story. Second‚ each work should be judged by how powerful the purpose is. This can cause differing judgements between readers because of different connections stories have
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