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Many different animals develop different strategic foraging behaviours to survive the winter months. The black-capped chickadees (Parus atricapillus) are a songbird that can be observed throughout North America and remain year round even during the cold winters (Templeton, Greene, & Davis, 2005, 1935). During the winter the chickadees form an average flock size of about six to eight, but this number can vary (Templeton, Greene, & Davis, 2005, 1935). In the flock there is a social hierarchy and…

The Dinner Party and Second Wave Feminism The 1960’s and 70’s was a period defined by change. During the civil rights movement, the American population became increasingly aware of the struggles of minority groups. This newfound awareness paved the way for second wave feminism. The objective of second wave feminism was the liberation of women, with respect to reproductive rights and sexuality among other things, and the primary means of expression of these ideals were through protest,…

During the era of William Shakespeare, the Great Chain of Being permeated society. This philosophy of how every part of creation is set on a specific level of this chain is seen all throughout Shakespeare’s plays. It has been around since Aristotle and was the basis of most, if not all, monarchies of the time. It gave one king the power to rule above all else, the idea of the divine right of kings. Macbeth was originally written to entertain a king who was obsessed with all that was metaphysical…

When you hear the word space exploration you automatically think of what is really out there or do other forms of life exist. One of the biggest achievements in American history is when NASA’s Apollo 11 first touched down on the moon on July 20, 1969. As Neil Armstrong was the first American to ever step foot onto the moon, but now the space program may be in jeopardy due to significant budget cuts. What would this mean to fellow Americans if space exploration were cut down or completely gotten…

Bloomquist 1 Sarah Bloomquist Coen AP Literature 11/2/17 Poetry of the Week Questions 1 In what sense does the poem offer suggestions for approaching poetry? What advice does the speaker provide in lines 1-11? The poem recommends that people read poetry with an open mind and that they should be able to come to their own conclusions about a poem without outside pressure or views. In other words, the poem advocates for personal interpretations rather than an outside one imposing on individuals.…

killing Duncan who is a king, the balance of nature is thrown by such an awful deed. Shakespeare illustrates this through the conversation between Ross and the Old Man who comments, “‘Tis unnatural,/ Even like the deed that’s done. On Tuesday last,/ A falcon, towering in her pride of place,/Was by a mousing owl hawk’d and kill’d,” which demonstrates that nature has responded to Duncan’s murder and the entire country has noticed (II.iv.10-13). However, in the days following Banquo’s murder, no…

Growing up I learned to love the game of football from my dad and my uncles. I knew one day I’d play just like them and would love every single moment of it. Football has always been a passion of mine. I love the sound of pads hitting each other when you make contact. The adrenaline you build throughout the game giving all you got. Though it is very dangerous I feel you must play to the rules of the game to make it safe for everyone playing. The quarterback is the most important aspect in the…

the journey through the Netherworld such as knife-holders. The underworld demigods took many forms such as human forms, semi-anthropomorphically with human bodies. They were represented with the heads of different creatures (birds and animals) like falcons, jackals, bulls, hippopotamus, and rams. They took different positions either sitting or…

Talks about Billy, Bobby, Dale, Sully, and Bugsby, the crew on Adrea Grail, one of the biggest money making fishing boats. A big part of chapter 1 is another crew on a different boat found a bottle with a note in it at Georges Bank, and came from the Falcon, which dissapeared a year before, foreshowdowing what could happen later in the book to Andrea Grail. The rest of the chapter talks about how dangerous Georges bank is and how unpredictable the ocean is. 2 The crew comes back from a month at…

Book Review: “Great by Choice” by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen Title Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck - Why Some Thrive Despite Them All Author Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen, HarperCollins Publishers, 2011. Major Thesis/Summary Mr. Collins's book addresses the question of how to conduct a company to durable success in an environment determined by change, uncertainty and even chaos when says: “Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not?”…