The Monkey’s Paw Quiz Name: Mirella Montejano Score: __/25 A. Summary Instructions: Complete the summary of the story below by filling in the missing works. (10) The White family—mother‚ father‚ and son Herbert—are spending a cozy evening at (1)____________ when the father’s friend Sergeant Major Morris drops by for a visit. In the course of telling stories about his travels to (2) ____________‚ Morris reveals that he has a magical (3) ____________that will give its holder
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LION * Lions are the second largest big cat species in the world (behind tigers). * The average male lion weighs around 180 kg (400 lb) while the average female lion weighs around 130 kg (290 lb). * The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 kilometers (5.0 miles) away. * Most lions found in the wild live in southern and eastern parts of Africa. * Lions are very social compared to other cat species‚ often living in prides that feature females‚ offspring and a few adult males.
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I believe in choices By Haidn Fleming A homeless man may appear less than you or I‚ who are at the peak of society with high hopes for a grand life and wealth‚ but this man once had these hopes or dreams for his unforeseeable future. But to you and me all we see is a bum‚ an addict‚ and a waste of space. Even if that is not what you think‚ that is how this man is represented in the eyes of society. Because of this man’s choices others judge him‚ which lead to his life being
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Topic: Invasive species are not like any other species; they create problems for native species and to the new environment they have been exposed to. Through taking resources or seeing native species as prey‚ they can disrupt the food web. This in the end can cause harm to other species because it takes away the resources and habitat of the native species. This can also end up affecting people in various ways. Rhesus monkeys for example are an invasive species that carry the herpes- B virus‚ which
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Ring Tailed Lemurs live in southwestern Madagascar and they live there because of the vast variety of forest Madagascar has to offer. They live anywhere from the plateaus to the thickets on the southern part of the island. This lemur has a huge tail measuring up to 25 inches and has a body length of 18 inches. They use their tails to help them climb more efficiently. Lemurs are pretty light animals only weighing an average of 5 pounds. One the skills lemurs possess is great eye sight‚ they
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Imagine a future earth where genetic diseases such as autism have been eradicated. No children are born blind‚ deaf or handicapped. An accident victim who looses a limb no longer needs to be handicapped‚ a cancer patient can have his internal organs replaced as they fail‚ an HIV patient can have all new blood he needs. This is a world made possible by genetic engineering and cloning. But is this new technology a gift sent from god for the betterment of humanity? Or is it a
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Film Paper: Island of Flowers Island of Flowers is a short documentary that follows the life of tomato from its cultivation to its demise. The first few minutes of the film are rather comedic with the narrator’s monotone description of the most mundane of things; how humans have opposable thumbs‚ the explanation of what money is‚ etc. However‚ the film takes a rather serious turn towards the end when we visit what’s known as the “Island of Flowers.” This area is essentially a dumping ground
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The One Minute Manager said that I was by no means alone in what I was doing. In fact‚ he implied it was almost becoming a disease in our country. He even had contemplated starting an organization called “Rescuers Anonymous” for people who were compulsive monkey-picker-uppers. It would be a gathering of “do-gooders” – very loving people who were running around trying to help others but who were crippling those they were trying to help by making them dependent. This is going to be a concise review
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What makes us human? Are humans really biologically and socially different from the rest of the created world? Is there any special characteristic that separates us from other species or any other forms of life‚ or humans are just an improvement on the body and shape of other animals‚ the processes of millions of years? There were many attempts to answer these questions. As scientists studied the human body and skeleton‚ it helped them to recognize the remain between humans and apes‚ for example
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“On Being Sane in Insane Places” It was very interesting to read about Rosenhan’s study and how psychiatrists‚ who go through big coursework and training‚ could wrongly classify a patient. It surprised me how some psychiatrists couldn’t say they don’t know what’s wrong with patients instead they could possibly diagnose someone as insane. Though reading this chapter I found the strange things from Rosenhan’s study that was hard to believe. Slater states‚ “The strange thing was‚ the other patients
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