The Contrast Between Malacandra and Earth Elwin Ransom‚ the main character in the book‚ a professor of philology of the University of Cambridge‚ is a brave‚ open-minded man full of curiosity. I would describe him as brave because he acted very calm during the time he was being prisoned by Weston and Devin. He almost seemed a willing captive in the beginning of the story. Unlike Devin and Weston‚ Ransom had the courage to find Oryarsa and to sacrifice himself to ensure the safety of Malacandra.
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The Rite of Spring by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) had been composed in 1913 and is considered a masterpiece of the twentieth century. Despite being considered such a prolific piece‚ it serves as quite paradoxical when it comes to its rather contradictory and ambivalent background. The composition process had been approached in a different style to much of his other works‚ involving myth‚ folklore and traditionalism and all of which surround this rather haunting yet admirable
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AP Biology/Pd. 2 11/13/13 “Silent Springs” Test Content Questions: 1. Carlson classifies modern insecticides into two groups of chemicals. The first group‚ represented by DDT‚ is known as the “chlorinated hydrocarbons” and the other group‚ represented by Malathion and parathion‚ consists of the organic phosphorus insecticides. Although both are organic‚ the organic phosphorous insecticides are more poisonous than the chlorinated hydrocarbons and have the ability to destroy enzymes. 2. When insecticides
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Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring is an environmental novel that aimed to encourage action against the use of pesticides. Pesticides are insect repellents‚ which are chemicals meant to only kill insects that hurt plants but damage the environment. Carson’s book has been praised for raising public awareness on pesticides. In fact‚ it has since then made the government ban several of them‚ like DDT. While others say that pesticides should be kept to protect crops from harmful insects‚ many say that the
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Ingredients - makes 16 large spring rolls: 1 cup thinly sliced carrot 1 cup shredded Chinese cabbage 1 cup spring onions thinly sliced 1 cup mushrooms diced 1 1/2 cups thin rice noodles 16 sheets of defrosted spring roll pastry ( for fried spring rolls) 16 sheets of rice paper (for fresh spring rolls) 450g chicken mince (if making fried spring rolls) Method: Fried Spring Rolls: 1. Boil enough water to submerge the noodles and place both the water and noodles in a bowl to break them up
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ciusConfucius was known for he’s teachings‚ preserved in the Analects‚ focused on creating ethical models of family and public interaction‚ and setting educational standards. Confucius was born in 551 B.C. in the Lu state of China and died on 479 B.C. There was a historian named Ssu-ma Chi’en and according to Records of the Historian‚ Confucius was born into a royal family of the Chou Dynasty also Confucius was a descendant of a branch of the royal house of Shang‚ the dynasty (a family of rulers)
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In Rachel Carson’s "Silent Spring" she calls attention to the dangers of pesticides. Through her use of imagery‚ rhetorical questions‚ and similes she has created a very passionate argument towards whether or not farmers should use these poisons that affect much more than they think. She asks if "Indiana still raised any boys who roam throw woods?". "If so‚ who guarded the poisoned area to make sure no one went through?" " Who kept vigilant watch to tell the innocent stroller that he was about
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In Ch 4 of Silent Spring‚ Carson brings about the fact that the most essential natural resource in the world‚ water‚ is being contaminated. With every spray and use of the pesticides and human-made chemicals‚ persistent as they are‚ the resulting effects spread throughout ecosystems. Bioaccumulation occurs through the levels of the food chain(biological magnification)‚ microorganisms and fish are exposed to the chemicals that render the water polluted‚ fish are eaten by birds and other aquatic life
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Bibliography: Carson‚ Rachel Silent Springs TMA1 Extract McMrea‚ John In Flanders Fields Preparatory Material p.42
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understand is how bad the damage is deconstructing our earth and health. Recent studies conducted by scientist all over the world illustrate to the public how harmful these commonly used toxins are. According to Rachel Carson’s landmark 1962 book " Silent Spring" ‚ everyday scientist are finding new threatening discoveries . Using herbicides‚ and pesticides damage agricultural land because they weaken
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