and use scents to communicate. They also use many verbal forms of communication. Certain vocalizations can mean a variety of things, these vocalizations can warn of predators as well as losing a member of their group. These sounds range vary between barks, yips, and meows and they click to inform the others that they moving.…
an ancestor; this is the transformation. The masks were used to teach about history and ancestors. The masks would also show social status and a family’s genealogy through family crests. The masks are significant because they are made of red cedar bark, a common yet important material used by the Northwest Natives. Perfection is a theme of these masks because they use what is known as the formline style. This means that they are bilaterally symmetrical and use ovoid, ‘s’, and ‘u’ shapes. Lastly,…
You and your dog had many great and fun times together, like that time you brought him to the park, but does your furry friend remember your experiences? A recent study shows that dogs have better memories than you might’ve thought before. This was done to see if dogs have episodic memory, the memory of experiences, like humans do. This study is based off of the fact that certain animals, like birds, can remember where they stashed their food in order to survive. This is called episodic-like…
and 5 1/2 feet in height, with eight men workers assigned to each block. They hauled each block out of the quarry, heaved it into a wooden sled, and transported it over a log-paved road to the bank of the Nile. There, they loaded "their" block onto a bark, conveyed it to the other side, and then farther to the building's site. They then heaved the stone block again, this time up a ramp leading to its designated position in the…
Kinetic can be defined as a study of the speeds or the rates of chemical reactions. The factors that could affect the rates of the reactions are physical state, reaction temperature, catalysts, pressure, concentration of solution, and reaction time. The change of the speed of the reaction can be predicted based on the different reaction conditions. Kinetic study is important because it can describe information about the reaction mechanism. The concentration has affected the frequency which the…
uses FDR as her prime example of what the presidential nominees are not saying. None of the nominees have actually described what their plan is to stop the war, but have made the general statement saying that they are going to stop it. Is this all bark and no bite? Noonan also repeats a similar phrase: “War is terrible,” many times throughout her article. This rhetorical strategy is known as an alliteration and/or parallel…
The Quapaw indian tribe had it rough for a time Quapaw Indians lived in four villages near the confluence of the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers when they were first contacted by the French explorers Marquette and Joliet in 1673. The Quapaws grew corn, beans, squash, pumpkins, gourds, and tobacco in fields near their villages. Fruits, nuts, seeds, and roots were collected. Deer, bear, and buffalo were hunted, and smaller mammals, wild turkeys, waterfowl, and fish were taken seasonally. After…
Gun control is a standing issue in the United States of America; should it be banned? Either way, it does not concern Billy Collins since he doesn’t have a gun for one reason; to refrain from killing the barking dog next door. In the poem, “Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House” the author, Billy Collins, uses hyperbole, repetition, and allusion to get his readers to understand his inner turmoil and how he copes with the unrelenting disturbance of the dog. In order to help his…
its great taste and low fat content; and lots of experienced hunters will pay good money so that they can hunt a prize elk for sport. Elk are tough animals that require much less than an average beef cow, they will eat grasses, shrubs, and even tree bark. They also take up less space and time than what beef cattle take up, also using less resources.…
training, the dog must also let go of the padded sleeve when given a command. Failure to do so will result to the dog not passing the test. As part of the schutzhund dog training protection phase, the dog is also asked to find a hiding decoy and to bark and keep the decoy until the handler dismisses him or…