Hibernation

it is however considered a cult today. “Planet of the Apes” (1968) is a science fiction movie by Franklin Schaffner, based on the 1963 French novel 'La Planète des Singes' by Pierre Boulle. The movie is about four astronauts who have been in hibernation during a prolonged near-light speed journey and find themselves post a crash land on an alien planet where apes are the dominant species and human like mute creatures are treated like animals. The movie has been widely regarded since its launch…

Abstract In the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, there are many different Christian symbols. Two of the main characters in this movie are related to the two main characters in the Bible. Alsan, “The great lion” symbolizes Jesus Christ, while the white witch symbolizes Satan. A young boy named Edmund, is portrayed as a traitor to his family and all the good characters of Narnia because he sided with the white witch. Keywords: Symbolism, Christianity, Jesus…

“Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee, Greenest state in the land of the free Raised in the woods so he knew every tree, Kilt him a b'ar when he was only 3. Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the wild frontier!” (“Davy Crockett, Tall Tales, and History”). Actually, he was born in 1786 to John and Rebecca Crockett in a cabin by the river, in what was then called the state of Franklin, now eastern Tennessee and never preferred Davy, he liked to be called David. He never killed a bear when he was three, in…

“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is an extremely well known poem by one of America’s most famous poets, Robert Frost. Although this poem initially may appear to be quite simple, one shall discover that this poem actually contains a much more complex meaning. This poem is generally about the speaker pausing his journey to take a second to appreciate the beautiful aspects of winter around him. Not much is revealed about this speaker, except for the fact that his love for nature is very clear…

theme of the macabre, since a centrifuge is used to separate blood from plasma. The presence of the term “entropy” in line 15 is significant in that it represents a gradual degeneration, an idea that aptly represents the process of aging. The word “hibernation” used in line 17, while at first bringing to mind a seasonal slumber, upon closer reflection denotes a “lying in wait;” a sinister nod to the fate of the joggers on that grim sidewalk in line…

situations in life. In his animation “The Bear That Wasn’t,” Chuck Jones explores how people can be forced into heavy decisionmaking. The story centers on a bear who loses his concept of identity. His cartoon focuses on a sadistic bear who wakes from a hibernation only to randomly find himself in the midst of a factory built ontop of his cave. He is told by the foreman, who is oblivious that the protagionist is a bear, to return to work. The foreman informs his supervisors after the bear refuses…

Monitoring of weevil abundance is particularly recommended and necessary at the field margins near to potential hibernation sites, raspberry, blackberry, or existing strawberry fields. Strawberry fields near to forests should be avoided, or these fields should be planted with more robust, rich blossoming cultivars because these revealed to have a higher loss compensation…

From the very beginning, the narrator introduces himself as an invisible man. He lives off the grid, under a rock where he is hibernating in anticipation of future direct, visible action. But before all this happens, he needs to recognize and explain his own invisibility. This piece by Ralph Emerson is a true reflective piece that makes the reader step back look at his or her life in a different light. However, while coherent, his memories come in bits and pieces and are quite random, sometimes…

no longer in need of anything else in life. In accordance to that, the imagery of the purple color evokes the sense of serenity and calmness, which shows Grenouille’s satisfaction. “life [had] nothing better to offer (Grenouille) than perpetual hibernation” (pg 25). It evokes a feeling as if he had come back to the land of awakening, where everyone could understand him, not as an animal, but as a human being. This…

Blanchard’s Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi) Introduction As humans, we get the opportunity to share and coexist on this planet with some extraordinarily unique and diverse organisms. Of such organisms, reptiles and amphibians are some of the most adaptable organisms on Earth, residing on every continent except bitter cold Antarctica. Here in Minnesota, There are 22 species of amphibians and 31 species of reptiles, ranging from the fast moving salamanders to the slow and nimble turtles. I got…