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The sea swallow, scientifically known as Glaucus atlanticus, is one of the oddest creatures the ocean has to offer. Technically a type of sea slug, it floats on the surface upside-down, with its belly (or “foot”) and mouth facing toward the sky. It has the appearance of a tapered cross with six arms instead of two, each arm culminating in a burst of short radiating tentacles, cetera, which give the impression of feathered wings. Most of its body is a bright silvery blue, while a richer navy…

A Perfect Red discusses the search for the “elusive” red dye and the impacts of the color red with a Eurocentric perspective. The book begins by providing a historical overview of the color red. Several cultures have displayed strong religious, psychological and political affiliations with the color through out history. Red was considered sacred to many ancient cultures, and appeared in funerals and religious ceremonies. Some societies associated red with magical powers and its ability to cure…

Louise Erdrich's story “The Red Convertible” is fraught with symbolism; the water, the car, and the photo highlight the theme of the story. In the story Erdrich uses this Symbolism to show how Henry's participation in the Vietnam War tarnishes his and Lymans relationship in the same manner that Lyman harms the Convertible. Erdrich starts with an explanation of how Lyman and, his brother Henry earned enough money to buy a red convertible that they shared. How is the relationship between the…

What was your first day of like in Middle school? Getting ready for the first day can be done as fast as a race car. Start with going to Open House after Open house go shopping and then that next day you need to have a good school routine. You may not think middle school is not a piece of cake but it is. Open House is where you have a chance to meet all your teachers. You can also find your room and the cafeteria. You can find where your locker is. They give you you supply list and your…

Response Essay Baraka Allison Batley Communications Essentials – COMM1016 Vali Stone Wednesday, October 21, 2015 “Eggs, thousands of them, float by on a conveyor belt. Recently hatched chicks, dressed in yellow down, tumble from a conveyor belt down a chute onto another belt. Their eyes are wide, they look about amazed, their tiny wings flutter” (Roger Ebert, 2008). This is just one of the many images Mark Magidson and Ron Fricke use in their film Baraka. Their goal at first is to capture…

Patricia Vazquez-Miller 9100 St. Charles Rock Road St. Louis, MO 63114 (314) 493-6100 vazquezmillerp230@ritenourschools.org Creative Title By Patricia Vazquez-Miller She took one step in front of another, She wore black heels. You could hear her from a mile away. Her white lab coat covered her short blue dress. She walked down Main Street everyday. The same left turn at the light and…

An unconscious young man sat at the back alley of a bakery. He looks like he is in his twenties, like an ordinary person. He has short, wavy blond hair, a round face with olive skin. He is also average height and stockily built with broad shoulders. This young man was hunched over, with his back facing the wall and legs stretched out. Nothing was wrong with this young man, he was like an ordinary person, but one thing that was strange and mysterious, was his tattoo. It was a tattoo of an eye, in…

A/N: Sam is pretty cute. Agree or Disagree? "Like a church bell, a coffin, and a vat of melted chocolate, a closet is rarely a comfortable place to hide." -Lemony Snicket, The Blank Book ••• The darkness of my lids and the blinking of my alarm didn't help jog my memory. I threw something and everything went dark. I clench my hands and squeeze my eyes shut. Remember dammit, remem- It was an early morning in August when They informed me an error had occurred in their system and it put…

My two primary sources is about 9/11. My first primary source explains, "What happened that day?," "Who attacked us?," "How did America respond to 9/11?," and "How did America change after 9/11?" (PS1). My second primary source goes more in-depth about what happened on 9/11. It also include photo's that signified that important day. A historian would use 9/11 as a primary source because "September 11 is the never-to-be-forgotten anniversary of major terrorist attacks on the United Sates" (PS2).…

Lately I've been thinking about back to middle school. When you first came to our school all the way from Philadelphia. You said San Diego wasn't that different from Philadelphia besides the weather. I remember you were shot I didn't really talk much but you always had the biggest smile on your face. No matter how I felt at the time seeing your smile just made my day every day. As a joke all the boys in the school call you "Sarah Smiley". Before I had the chance to even talk to you or get to…