Caterpillar

in Elizabeth. During the week I observe children of a variety of ages. The classrooms are divided by age groups. I have recognized the first stages of Erikson’s theory from my work. Infants completely rely on the protective caregivers from the “caterpillar” room. Toddlers explore the world around them as they learn about all the possibilities in the “chipmunk” room. Children of the preschool years take a step further and discover the right and wrongs of their environment in the “ladybug” room.…

Necessary Endings Helena Maria Miramontes is an American writer and English professor. She has written novels and shorts stories, like “The Moths” which is included in her collection of”The Moths and Other Stories.” The Moths is a coming-of-age story about a 14 year old girl who takes care of her sick abuelita. The characters of the story are the mom, the father, the girl’s older sisters, and the narrator which is the girl. The narrator is described as being different, unlike her older sisters…

Illuminati. Some people believe that the Owl of Mineria is the symbol of the Illuminati instead of the All Seeing Eye, which represents wisdom and the ability to see in the dark. Another symbol is the Monarch Butterfly that represents change, as the caterpillar metamorphosizes into a…

the prices of sugar on the global market as a result of the economic calamity of the period. The fertile soil of Barbados conducive for the harvesting of the sugar plant was showing signs of exhaustion and the devastation of crops caused by the caterpillars and worms…

Over the last 3,000 years, nations have been confronted with destruction, death, and poverty all at the hands of war. In this time frame as nations continue to perish, these disastrous effects have portrayed the role fear and separation has in the lives of citizens. Edith Hahn Beer in her memoir, The Nazi Officer's Wife and Tim O'Brien in his novel, The Things They Carried reveal this as both authors recount living during Nazi Europe and the Vietnam War. Through both experiences, Beer and…

broken surface. This sap contains a poison called Cardiac Glycoside. Many insects rely on milkweed for a food source, specifically the monarch butterfly depends on milkweed with the larvae eating the leaves of the plant. Interestingly the monarch caterpillar eats the leaves and absorbs the glycosides within its body and…

Effective Storytelling in A Lesson Before Dying to Convey Themes In life, one is taught many lessons that in time prove to be essential stepping stones for one's growth. In Ernest J. Gaines A Lesson Before Dying, there are many lessons that are conveyed through effective storytelling techniques in the interest of providing the reader with useful knowledge to aid them throughout life. In this case, Gaines expresses themes that contribute to the overall lesson of the novel. With the use of…

Background Knowledge Have you ever wished you can just go back in life and think before you do? In the summer of 2017 in Spanaway, WA I would always go outside and ride my bike with my brother and sister. My two brothers and my mom and dad all had a chipped tooth they always said that mine where the best. We live in a private neighborhood. We would always go down the big hill in my neighborhood. My mom wouldn't allow us to leave the neighborhood unless we went on a bike ride with my dad or my…

gorgeous annual migration to the south during the late summer/autumn (Monarch Butterfly, 1999). By continuing forward with Genetic Modification, losing all that is one of the potential risks. If the pollen from a plant or tree could cause the Monarch caterpillar to expire when consumed (Murnaghan, 2017), wouldn't you like to be informed when dealing with a byproduct of the pollen producing plant or modified ingredient derived from said plant? Some would believe that GMO's in food products for…

When desperately Alice was trying to manage how to return to her original size, she found a Caterpillar sat on the top of a big mushroom smoking a hookah pipe. After a little conversation with the Caterpillar, she easily felt irritated with his comments “Who are you?” ”Keep your temper”. She definitely lost her temper, “she had never been so much contradicted in all her life before”, and replied in an offensive way. Alice was curiously looking at a little house, when a Fish-Footman knocked the…