Birds (class Aves) are feathered‚ winged‚ bipedal‚ endothermic (warm-blooded)‚ egg-laying‚ vertebrate animals. With around 10‚000 living species‚ they are the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. All present species belong to the subclass Neornithes‚ and inhabit ecosystems across the globe‚ from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) Bee Hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) Ostrich. The fossil record indicates that birds emerged within theropod dinosaurs
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deep‚ which makes it even deeper than the Panama canal which reaches 18 m at its deepest location. At the very top of the central mountain‚ a temple was built to honor Poseidon. Inside‚ a statue of Poseidon rining a chariot that is being pulled by winged horses (Pegasus) was usually surrounded by the elders and rulers of Atlantis who would discuss laws‚ pass judgements and pay tribute to the Poseidon.The main city was situated outside of the 1st ring of water and covered 17 km of land. It was very
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of heads varied from 5 to more than 100. The second of the 12 labours of Hercules* was to kill the Hydra. But‚ when one of the Hydra’s heads was cut off‚ two more grew in its place. The monster also had 1 immortal head. Pegasus is the well-known winged-horse of Greek Mythology. Apparently Pegasus was born from the blood that spurted from Medusa’s neck when the hero Perseus killer her. With the help of the goddess Athena‚ the hero Bellerophon later tamed Pegasus and rode the horse when he slew the
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In the company photograph of the 130th Chemical Company the three friends are sitting together shoulder to shoulder‚ just as they joined the Army together‚ trained together‚ and then stationed together in London‚ where on July 3‚ 1944‚ died together. Close friends while living in Portland‚ Robert H. Cook‚ Philip J. Conley‚ and Chester R. Peterson‚ joined the Army and left for training together in January‚ 1943. They were assigned to the 130th Chemical Company and sent to Camp Sibert‚ Alabama
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Where it is? Verloren Vallei is a declared Ramsar site or Wetland. The wetland is within the Verloren Vallei Nature reserve near Dullstroom in Mpumalanga. What plants and animals live here? Verloren Vallei is known for its high ground orchard diversity. Bird species occurring here include wattled crane‚ Yellow-breasted pipit‚ Grey- and Redwing francolin‚ Stanley’s bustard‚ Secretary bird and Cape eagle owl. Small antelopes such as Oribi‚ grey rhebuck and duiker‚ and larger mammals such as
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and the horse Areion‚ their children. Demeter’s life was hard living without her daughter. As the goddess of the harvest‚ there are multiple symbols that represent her. Symbols for the Greek goddess Demeter include the cornucopia‚ wheat ears‚ and a winged serpent (Adams). However‚ she is most commonly pictured with wheat. In Roman Mythology‚ Ceres represents Demeter and is known as her counterpart. Ceres was known as the Earth Goddess and her siblings included Jupiter‚ Pluto‚ Neptune‚ Vesta and Juno
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than love. “And this was the reason that‚ long ago‚ In this kingdom by the sea‚ A wind blew out of a cloud‚ chilling My beautiful Annabel Lee;” (stanza 3) this part of the poem tells about how his beloved Annabel Lee died due to jealousy from the “winged seraphs of Heaven.” After this Poe states that nothing can ever stop him from loving his precious Annabel Lee “And neither the angels in Heaven above‚ Nor the demons down under the sea‚ Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the
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burns books and occasionally some people‚ if they are with the book. It’s quite different that what firemen do today. 2. In the opening scene‚ why are the books compared to birds? In the opening scene‚ the books are refered to as "flapping pigeon-winged books" because the burning pages look as if they are wings of a bird flapping up and down. 3. What does Montag think of his job? Montag enjoys his job burning books and takes great pride in it. At the beginning of the novel‚ it largely defines
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Phil 177 1) According to Marcuse: “Art cannot change the world but it can contribute to changing consciousness and drives the men and women who could change the world.” Following Marcuse’s argument‚ how does art accomplish the primary task of raising human consciousness against the reified world of commodities? We live in a world where the masses are lead by an elitist class; in a world where the masses wake up every day and go to work for 8 to 10 hours straight‚ so that at the end of every
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Explanation of the poem from Snowbound The main theme of Snowbound is that no-matter what happens‚ family will be there to help and comfort. This theme is demonstrated widely throughout the poem and even more so in the last stanza of this excerpt. Another‚ less prominent‚ theme of Snowbound is the meaning and involvement of God in the lives of people. The first stanza describes the moment before the storm. "A chill no coat‚ however stout‚ Of homespun stuff could quite shut out‚" This stanza
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