Prose Analysis of “The Spider and the Wasp” by Alexander Petrunkevitch “The Spider and the Wasp” is an excellent example of prose. Alexander Petrunkevitch has created a work that entertains as well as educates. The way in which Petrunkevitch develops the prose is particularly notable. In the introduction the writer introduces the central idea of the essay rather abruptly. Usually this is ineffective however in the case of “The Spider and the Wasp” this abrupt introduction serves to grab the readers
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book I am reading for my book report is Catching Fire‚ the second part of the Hunger Games. The Austhor of Catching Fire is Susanne Collins. The book Catching Fire is a very good book‚ it emphasis’s more on the characters rather than the plot. Catching fire has many different scenes in many different places‚ but two of the zones are important for the characters‚ which is District 12 and the Guarter Guell arena. There are 8 important characters in Catching Fire. Katniss Everdeen‚ is the main character
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Most of the time‚ people are afraid of spiders because they’ve been trained to fear them by their parents and friends. Psychologists Bandera and Rosenthal felt fear reactions are acquired by modeling (Comer‚ p. 112). Classical conditioning and genetics also come into play (Comer‚ p. 111-113). I think it is wise to fear spiders; some spiders can inflict a nasty bite as with the brown recluse spider. I know there are ways to overcome your fears such as reconditioning and exposure therapy‚ but I have
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after suffering from hardship of physical labor. Spider Eaters is a document recorded by Yang‚ someone who actually participated in and witnessed the Cultural Revolution‚ so Spider Eaters qualifies to be a primary source related to Cultural Revolution in China. However‚ as historical document‚ what Spider Eaters tell us about the Cultural Revolution? More specifically‚ how reliable and relevant it is? In the follow‚ I will discuss the quality of Spider Eaters as a primary source. When determining the
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Crawling around on eight legs‚ are some of the most fascinating invertebrates on earth‚ spiders. There are approximately 40000 known species of spiders. Of the 40000 species‚ only a few are dangerous to humans. Spiders belong to the Arachnid class‚ which contains scorpions‚ ticks‚ mites. These creepy creatures live on every continent except Antarctica. They could live around anywhere‚ even in water‚ where food lies nearby. They differ from insects in several ways. They crawl on 8 legs rather than
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Richard W. Wrangham is a Professor of Biological Anthropology at Harvard University. He had a long term study in Kanyawara chimpanzees and he was well known for his work in the ecology of primate social system. The book Catching Fire refers to the activities of our human ancestors when they began to use fire to practice cooked diet. Although the topic is pretty academic‚ but Richard used simple sentences and words to explain his ideas well. Yet the proof is still preciseness with provided evidences
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make up scary stories about dangerous animals‚ especially snakes or spiders‚ to make people panicked. Most spiders look ugly and scary. Some of them are venomous. So most people don’t like it or be afraid of it. They would rather believe that it’s venomous when they see spiders are around them. An e-mail message had been circulating‚ warning of the South American ‘Blush Spider’ (scientific name: Arachnius gluteus‚ or ‘Butt Spider’) migrating to the U.S. in airliner bathrooms and lurking under public
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a group of people who challenge and inspire you; spend a lot of time with them‚ and it will change your life". Being friends with people who are challenging and inspiring can inevitably affect a person’s life. In Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games and Catching Fire‚ the main character Katniss Everdeen enlisted to fight in the Hunger Games‚ where children from twelve to eighteen have to survive and battle each other to death. The beginning of the dystopian novels is set in District 12‚ a city in the country
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In Whitman’s “A Noiseless Patient Spider‚” the speaker uses imagery to describe how he is studying a spider explore and work hard to fill an empty space by “Launch’d forth filament out of itself‚ ever unreeling them‚ ever tirelessly speeding them” (lines 4-5) in the first stanza. In the second stanza Whitman compares how a human can also be in an empty space like the spider like the spider trying to explore and connect to something either spiritually or personally. Another outlook using a Historical
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The Spider and the Wasp Alexander Petrunkevitch shows great details about nature and its creatures. Like one of his story “The Sider and the Wasp.” Two different creatures trying to live another day‚ jet for some reason they look for conflict with one another. Those two creatures that are the same but different in their own way “is a classic example of what looks like intelligences pitted against instinct” (Petrunkevitch 59). The tarantula and the digger (pepsis) are both
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