Grasshopper

Callie returns in triumphant fashion in this second Calpurnia Tate book following the Newbery Honor-winning first novel. Calpurnia continues to study science and nature at her grandfather’s side. Together they begin to dissect worms and insects, moving upwards towards vertebrates. Callie develops several scientific devices to measure latitude and barometric pressure. When the barometric pressure drops seriously low and an unusual gull shows up in the yard, Granddaddy heads to the telegraph…

At one point, life in the Great Plains was as its name may allude, great! Farmers crops flourished and produced enough for the entire country to eat and export for profits. It was a picturesque lifestyle but this quickly changed. One day you awaken to something frightening, something so terrifying and drastic that your life will be changed forever. When looking out your window, you see not bright blue skies, but billowing clouds. They are unlike any cloud you have seen before and made of dust,…

The field of animation has been one of the most interesting and creative forms of film and its history goes almost all the way back to the beginning of movies. The first example is a short two-minute film called The Enchanted Drawing from the year 1900. It was not entirely animated as it included live action footage, but it was the first movie with animated sequences as far as I am aware. It consists of a man (in live-action) drawing a picture of a man's face on an easel, as well as other…

In a small burrow on the side of a large hill a small rodent sits waiting for a clear coast to jump out and find something to eat. These smaller animals sometimes have it hard trying to find a place to live, something to keep them from predators and finding something to eat. The prairie dog may be found in the region of south-central Canada to northeastern Mexico, has tan and brown fur covering most of its body, and has a diet of mostly grasses, plants, and weeds. The Black-tailed prairie dog…

When I was little, I was not like the other girls. I had decided to trade my barbies for beetles. My favorite pastime consisted of marching to the empty field next to my house, armed with a butterfly net and a bug cage, to catch grasshoppers. I would use them as bait when I went fishing with my dad, as food for my praying mantis, or as points in a contest with my friends. This fascination has stuck with me as I have grown up. From the roly polies and lady bugs I caught in my backyard to the…

I quickly saw a grasshopper makes it way on my foot, before frantically shaking my foot due to unexpectedness. As I head out, my attention immediately catched the swing set, where the wind is carefully swaying it back and forth. I flashbacked sitting in the chair of how my…

The Other Side In life there is a silent rule that most people by human nature know to follow. Humans are born with this rule embed in their brain, but no one ever really says it out loud. There is a time in life that some people go near this barrier in life and walk along its edge. Just for a while though, they eventually back away from this barrier and go where they are supposed to be in life. People are supposed to know where to draw the line. There are some people in life that when they…

PWE in America from 1870-1930. During that era the focus went from pride in your work due to industrialization to working for accumulation of wealth. (Wisman & Davis, 2013) The fable of the grasshopper and the ant is the perfect example of the Protestant Work Ethic for all economic eras. The grasshopper plays all summer and dies because he did not plan or prepare for winter. The ant works hard during the summer, stores up plenty for himself and…

that do eat bugs regularly. US News and World Report has an article, Countries That Eat Bugs by M. Weiner, in their travel section listing popular countries that bugs are eaten in. Thailand is a country that commonly eats bugs, “favorites include grasshopper, woodworm, bamboo worm and Maeng Da, or 3.5 inch-long water beetles.” Another country that is listed is Brazil. Weiner wrote, “in Brazil, içás, or queen ants, are a favorite snack. Although ants were once eaten only by poorer citizens,…

event caused by farmers over plowing the fields in the south, but there were terrible effects on farmers and their crops, animals, and daily lives. The Dust Bowl was caused by farmers but that doesn’t mean it didn’t affect them. Jackrabbits and grasshoppers (a.k.a. locus) weren’t necessarily bad unless you were a farmer.…