“In The Cemetery where Al Jolson is buried” by Amy Hempel uses the word masks throughout the story to convey guilt‚ fear and unacceptance of death. The first mention of the word mask is in the beginning of the story. We are just beginning to understand that Hempel is describing two people in a hospital‚ the narrator is visiting her friend who is sick. They are both wearing masks‚ the narrator checks to make sure that she is still breathing and that she is not “ used to the mask yet.” The friend has
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differences. Also‚ their injuries in the stories are similar‚ but have different outcomes. The Cyclops and the moth are similar and different in their physical attributes. Homer compares the Cyclops to "a shaggy mountain‚" meaning that it is large and hairy‚ which it is. Dillard describes the moth as "one of the few huge American silk moths‚" and that "His multijointed legs...were shaggy as a bear’s." Compared to other moths‚ the Polyphemus moth was huge. However‚ the Cyclops and the moth are also very
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The Evolution of Orangutans Orangutans are apes with reddish-brown hair that originated 2 million-100‚000 years ago. Orangutans are categorized the Hominidae family‚ which is commonly known as the Great Apes. Orangutans live in Asia‚ only found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. They are known for their long arms which can reach to a length of 7m‚ fingertip to fingertip (See Appendix A‚ Fig.1). There is no real evidence of who the orangutan’s ancestors were. The primate
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notices her family’s quilts and wants to take them and put them on display at home. Her mother disapproves of her actions because Dee is treating the object as artifacts as if her family’s origins are completely dead. Mama can no longer take it and yanks Maggie to the side along with quilts. Mama tells her the quilts as her‚ while Dee drives off. Mama plays an important role in all this commotion as she has the most character development. Mama transformed from a reserved and hard-working woman into
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representing. To come up with the our theme of power our teacher made us create a mind map of the Phrase “back in the day” and bounce off ideas of what it meant to us. We use this phrase for our first scene which had no script. We took the characters of apes in a time before humans and showed how power and dominance existed before human time. Having the use of no
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Species: Pan paniscus - Genus: Pongo 3. Is this a prosimian‚ New World monkey‚ Old World monkey‚ or ape? (for this‚ you’ll have to read ch. 5 and learn what those categories mean). Since Old World Monkeys’ are associated with Africa and Asia‚ the Bonobo would fall into this category. There are two groups of apes; there are Lesser Apes and Greater Apes. Bonobos are classified as Greater Apes. 4. What kind of environment/habitat (e.g.‚ rainforest‚ desert‚ or whatever) does your primate live in
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Summary: Humans‚ apes and monkeys share a common ancestor. This ancestor lived about 45 million years ago. Many fossils have been found traits of both humans and apes; also comparisons of modern humans and apes support this theory. PRIMATES Primates are a group of mammals that have special characteristics that include: both eyes are located at the front of the head and they provide binocular or three-dimensional vision; also all primates have 5 fingers (four fingers and a thumb). The ancestors
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never satisfied and always wanted more in his efforts to achieve this he implemented coercive power to shape his corporate culture. Moreover this power was most prevalently seen in the company employee review process further wittingly nickname rank and yank if the employees if Enron ranked in the bottom 20% in regard or perfomarnance they would be conveniently railroaded out of the company. Also‚ Ken Lay only wanted the best of the best working for him; he thought he was motivating individuals to be the
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a fearless girl‚ and doesn’t really fear anything. She even isn’t scared when bombs are being blown up around her. According to the text Katniss said‚ ‘’I hear the warning note in Haymitch’s voice and know what’s coming. Don’t even think about-!’ I yank the earpiece free and let it hang from its wire’’’(95).
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neutralized the incantations by positioning herself over the kumara pit. In Maori legend‚ female sexuality is very potent with the ability to defeat a male and neutralize the power of incantation. It seems that reference to the “hairy man” in the line “...There stands the hairy man who will cause the sun to shine...” could be a tribute to the chief Wharerangi. With his heart thundering in his chest as the pursuers neared the pit‚ Te Rauparaha muttered the words of the famous Ka mate haka to himself:
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