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    provoked, nearly every modern account of werewolf sightings involve the beast attempting to attack witnesses. Whether these sightings are fact or fiction, society has a fascination with these monsters that has been translated to pop-culture through television shows, books, films, and other similar trends. This essay will discuss a variety of books, movies, and articles that provided us more insight to the history of development of werewolves. The 2003 thriller Underworld directed by Len Wiseman depicts the connection between werewolves and vampires-something made even more popular through the Twilight Saga novels by Stephanie Meyer. While biologically polar opposites, the two beasts share a similar blood-thirst. “Legend tells that the war began with two brothers, the immortal sons of Alexander Corvinus: Marcus, bitten by bat, became the blood leader of the vampires. William bitten by wolf, became the first and most powerful Lycan (werewolf)” (from the 2006 film Underworld: Evolution, directed by Len Wiseman, Lakeshore Entertainment and Screengems). The film depicts werewolves as ferocious beasts with a desire for violence. In the film, the Lycans (werewolves) were enslaved by vampires as their daytime guardians and are struggling to fight for their lives while the vampires are tasked with terminating their species. The Lycans remain in their human form until they are provoked to change into their wolf form. This often occurs when a battle is about to ensue. This form…

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    In Search Of Honor Quotes

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    One may have picked Jacques or Louis, but theres a better character. His name is Pierre Joseph Aumont. He is a prestigious character who is very helpful to the protagonist. He was chosen for this paper because he is a wise man, and knows what his duties are and when and when he is not needed. Readers may like Pierre's helpfulness, but some may not like him because he leaves Jacques, the protagonist, later in the story. As an overall though, Pierre Joseph is a wise, smart,holy, and helpful man. …

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    Opportunity: Chances and Environment A wise man once said that no matter how hard he works and how far he thinks he can get, it will all depend on whom he or she surrounds himself with and the location it takes place. This wise man as a young boy came to the United States from Mexico to work in the 1950s. He worked day after day, weeks after week and made enough to support himself and save a few dollars for his parents, but everything changed when he met a girl who will change his life; a…

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    The Wander Poem Analysis

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    The Wander is an Elegy-style poem that depicts the suffering, exile, and memoirs of an anonymous narrator who refers to himself differently according to what part of his life he is sharing; a "Lone-dweller", an "Earth-stepper", ect. Although it is commonly believed that there is only one narrator, there is still a lot of debate on whether or not there was only one narrator throughout the poem or if there were several. The Wanderer is believed to have been created around the 5th or 6th…

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    inverted image of the letter “e” When the slide was moved to the left, by looking through the ocular lens, the letter seemed to move to the right and vice versa. When the slide was moved to the front, the image of the letter “e” moved to the back and vice versa. The “working distance” is the distance between the objectives and the stage. When the objective was moved to the next higher power (in this experiment the low power objective) and the slide was put into focus, the working distance…

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    Cornea Research Paper

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    1.1 anatomy of the cornea 1.1.1 Anatomy of the Cornea The cornea is important visual part of the eye, it’s a thin dome-shaped oval from the front and circular from behind and covers the front part of the eye which include iris, pupil and anterior chamber. It forms anterior 1\6 of the outer coat of the globe.[1] The sclera and the conjunctiva overlap the cornea more vertically than horizontally. Together with the lens, the cornea refract light, and it is approximately 43 diopters of the total…

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    For instance, you can set the Exposure Value (EV) increments correspondingly to capture very dark images, correctly expose images and overexposed image. Manual adjustments can also work, if the camera you are using doesn’t feature a multiple exposure setting between the shots. According to Picture Correct, the ideal setting is (-2) EV for the first photo; (0) EV for the second photo and (+2) for the third photo. To control the shutter speed and ensure consistency between the shootings, set your…

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    The part of the image that is seen through the lens is in focus while everything outside of the lens frame is out of focus. The human eye is a fascinating organ. There are many parts of the eye that aid in allowing a person to see, but this paper will talk only the components that allow images to form on the retina. In general, the ciliary muscle can relax or contract to adjust the focal length of the lens. When the muscle is contracted, the curvature of the lens increases, thereby decreasing…

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    Personal Narrative

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    What’s the most common word that comes to mind in a week? Mine is sorry. Most common phrase? Always beginning in under, less than or lacking. You are underrepresented in society. You are lacking in the opportunities many other people have had. You’re less than prepared. Sorry for letting you down. But those are just words. Seeing is believing. Who do you see as you look in the mirror? Someone's loved one, someone’s support, or simply someone? Yeah, it takes one to know one and all that jazz, but…

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    emission filters are necessary to filter out any stray signals in the respective channels. Their selection depends both on the light source and the properties of the fluorophore. They can either be placed independently, or can be placed inside the filter cube (Fig. 2), depending on the convenience. Filters can be bandpass, shortpass or longpass (Fig. 3), depending on the range of wavelengths they allow to pass through them. Objective (Fig. 4) is the lens placed below or above the sample,…

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