Carlos Castro Ms. Pentecost AP English 4A November 22‚ 2013 “Declaration of Independence” In the eighteenth century‚ colonists were subjected to the harsh mercantilist policies of the British. After many years colonist grew weary of these oppressive acts and responded with the Declaration of Independence. Written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776‚ the Declaration of Independence stated the natural rights of all human beings‚ and the countless acts of oppression on the colonist by King George III
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Snail is a common name that is applied most often to land snails‚ terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. However‚ the common name "snail" is also applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have a coiled shell that is large enough for the animal to retract completely into. When the word "snail" is used in this most general sense‚ it includes not just land snails but also thousands of species of sea snails and freshwater snails. Occasionally a few other molluscs that are
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AP English Language and Composition 10 September 2012 The blur of blue caught my eye and I watch it bellow down the street relentlessly swallowing people and children‚ and then fading into the hazy distance. Another breed of the same species comes careening down the opposite side of the street‚ it’s screeching tires skid across the miserable cracks of cement‚ suddenly halting to a dramatic stop. The metallic fiend exhales and shudders‚ impatiently waiting to select the next poor soul for consumption
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with the combination of cassava. Livestock industry can become more profitable by using our product for it is specifically made for them to save on costs yet produce high yield. Source: http://www.thainaturalfarming.com II. THE GOLDEN APPLE SNAIL Taxonomy *Records suggest that there are more than one species of Pomacea present in the Philippines. FAO and the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau-International Institute of Biological Control (CAB-IIBC) identified the GAS as Pomacea insularis (Acosta
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Snail Evolution Snails are tiny slimy creatures. Mainly recognized by their characteristic shells‚ weirdly strange ability to stick to anything‚ and their odd questionable ooze that they leave behind. There are many different types of snails ranging from tiny too large. The smallest snail is called Daphniola eptalophas. The largest snail species is called the Giant African Land Snail (ALGALS). The most know relative of the snail family is the slug. A snail without its shell is just
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Hannah Bunker Mr. La Plante AP® English Language and Composition Fourth Hour 24 January 2017 Extended Response I: Reading with a Critical Eye Books are precious pieces that improve one’s knowledge and help define one’s personality by relating themselves to characters within the text. As Vladimir Nabokov said in Good Readers and Good Writers “The reader should identify himself or herself with the hero or heroine.”(Nabokov‚ 973) I always believed that by reading a book you become
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Pomacea Maculata (Apple Snail) (Any and all relations to the 1997 movie Titanic are purely coincidental and did not happen. The following is a work of fiction that is not related to the film in any way.) Once upon a time in a swampy swamp there was a young Florida Apple Snail named Leopold. One day Leopold was searching for food and discovered a snail named Cal from a swamp a long ways away. He spoke of dark days when things called nematodes entered other snails and weakened them so that other
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TITLE Habituation of snail. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of habituation of snails to a stimulus To develope certain experiment skills‚ such as working safely‚ producing valid results‚ recording results and drawing valid conclusions from results. INTRODUCTION The snails Figure 1: Garden snail Taken from http://abugblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/handsome-snail.html Snails are one of the earliest known types of animals
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In the poem Medusa by Carol Ann Duffy‚ who is the 1st female poet Laurate‚ destructive power of jealousy is described from Medusa’s point of view. Duffy also explores the physical effects of emotional distress when her suspicion‚ doubt and fear transform into a filthy snakes. Duffy displays these by using a powerful language‚ effective tones and different text structures. Carol Ann Duffy uses language very effectively to enhance the understanding and fluency of the poem. She uses alliterations
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