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1. Pick a character that represents science in the story. They typically have an explaining role in the book. Pick a scene where they take on that role. Identify the character, the situation and explain its significance. This should be a minimum of 1-2 well thought out paragraphs.
The most important character in Your Inner Fish book in my opinion would be Tiktaalik. Tiktaalik was a fish fossil that Neil Shubin and his fellow scientists discovered in the Arctic Circle. The importance of discovering this particular fossil was that Neil found that it had a fin, but the fin was made up of many of the same bones that make up the human arm. Another important physical characteristic of Tiktaalik was, its fin was able to support the animal. Lastly Tiktaalik had a neck which suggested that it was able to move independently. I thought that Tiktaalik was the most important character or aspect throughout the book because, it was a fossil that showed the most similarities between
By finding these creatures Shubin and his colleagues believed that it would explain how fish inherited new features that allowed them to walk. This was a hard goal to achieve, but he showed that he was able to achieve it in the end of the book. He and his colleagues took a little over six years to find a fossil they named, Tiktaalik. This particular fossil was talked a lot about throughout the book because, it had both features of a fish and an amphibian. Having amphibian features allowed it to walk on solid ground. It took Shubin a long time to achieve his goal but he eventually did it and was committed to achieving it the all the way through his
Scientific terms are used frequently through out the text, but are followed by explanations in a coherent way, hence it makes it clearer and more understandable to the reader. For example, she is writing about substances and their characteristics, one of them is an unusual term called “half-life”, followed by an explanation in a parenthesis with a clearer explanation of the term. That way, it can be understood by the general public. The writing is straight forward and it’s absent of metaphors and similes. It is more an informative reading rather than descriptive, therefore it is lacking details and adjectives.
He teaches the kid what to do in order to successfully reel in a large, beautiful fish. Ironically, the narrator is the one who learns from the kid in the end. At the beginning of the story, everything is described negatively, from the description of the kid as a “lumpy little guy with baggy shorts” to his “stupid-looking ’50s-style wrap-around sunglasses” and “beat-up rod”(152). Through his encounter with the boy, the narrator is able to see life in a different way, most notable from how he describes the caught tarpon as heavy, silvery white, and how it also has beautiful red fins (154). Through the course of the story, the narrator’s pessimistic attitude changes to an optimistic one, and this change reveals how inspiring this exchange between two strangers is. This story as a whole reveals that learning also revolves around interactions between other people, not only between people and their natural surroundings and
The author starts the essay with an interviewee and adds in the first fragment about V-1 rockets. Then the interviewee's story mixed in with a biology fragment. The author uses this type of fragment to relate to subjects farther down the essay which makes each fragment relate to the content. Fragments that are used help to explain human nature, insides and outsides, everything affected by past, secrets, cause and effect, and development. All of these factors can go with the stories of Heinrich Himmler, Gebhard (Dad of Himmler), Laura (story in beginning), Heinz, Wernher von Braun (rocket scientist), Helene (author met at Metro station), and Leo. The author also uses examples of homosexuality, torture, child-rearing practices, parents/family, and also relates it with the stories and the fragments. Knowing that this essay has a lot of subjects that the author writes on, can make this piece seem confusing. Knowing that all of the issues will be tied together in some way, makes the essay more understandable. To use an example to tie together the fragments one can see that V-1 rockets are potentially destructive, complex, conveys images of strength, outcome unpredictable, inside guides outside, and that it has a target or destination which shows that in some way each fragment can relate to torture, human nature, cause and effect, parents and family, and many others. For example, Himmler is complex, conveys images of strength, his outcome is unpredictable, and he is potentially dangerous to the jews. In some way, all of the topics are put together with the fragments. To use another example to connect the fragments one can see that cells and DNA are used to show development through the book.
1. What is the topic? Be as specific as you can as you summarize the issue, but don’t forget about style. Being logical does not mean that you cannot showcase a sophisticated prose style. In this response, tell us what the book is about, major characters, events, and more. Remember, you are establishing your ethos right here.
1. Identify and explain the ONE specific branch of biology involved in the article - it will be one of the branches listed beside the article title. Support your answer by using specific examples from the article to demonstrate how it relates to that branch. There should be a clear relationship between the branch you chose and the article in your explanation. Explain in your own words without having to quote directly from the article. (At least 3 sentences – 3 points)
“The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop is an excellent poem that goes beyond its straightforward subject. She vividly describes the act of catching a fish while also utilizing the thematic elements of figurative language, imagery and tone to bring many more ideas into the picture. Overall “The Fish” is a poem that champions the beauty of nature while also putting forth a negative connotation on all things artificial through a simple topic.
In fact, the fish story has become a metaphor reflecting the technique used by Finney for expressing the difficult thing beautifully, to compress a poem choosing what should be kept in a poem and what should be thrown away (Finney, “Interview with: Nikky Finney”), to express whatever difficult feelings she has without much noise or rage. Finney sees activism as a basic part of her work.
“Most living organisms fossilize after death, so fossils in exemplary condition are easily found all over the world.” This statement does not make much sense because; it says that these fossils are found all over the world which is not the case. If the fossils were found all over the world then we would have the answer to evolution and the beliefs behind it would not exist. Shubin would not have traveled to the artic if this statement was true because fossils are not found in perfect condition all the time. An example is when Shubin was talking about Artic temperature changes “crumbles the surface rocks and fossils” (20). The volcano activity would have ruined the fossils and made them incapable of getting to. Either way the statement
Diving into the book I found that Paul Greenberg takes his readers on a journey starting from when he was just a boy and enjoyed the simple act of casting a baited-line into the water and waiting for a fish to latch onto the hook. “By the summer of 1981, I had a boat...and several thousand square miles of sea for my own use.” (3) After being hooked by Greenberg’s opening story, I learned that the four fish from the title of the book are salmon, sea bass, cod, and tuna. These four fish are on almost every seafood restaurant's menu. The book only has about six traditional chapters but four of them are dedicated to a single fish from the list mentioned before. Regardless, the book is still over two hundred pages long because Greenberg goes so in-depth with the story of each fish.
Another literary work which influenced science was H.G. Well’s science fiction novella The Time Machine. Set in England, the story follows the protagonist, known simply as “The Time Traveller”, as he visits ancient and future societies using his time ...
Locate an image, song, or other cultural artifact that might help us to better appreciate the text and its larger significance (what it means). Explain how your chosen image serves as a window into the text; go beyond plot summary and instead focus on how the image points us in the direction of analyzing
The Fish Philosophy is about making other people feel good and about having a positive outlook on any task you are asked to do. I can apply these concepts at my job by asking people how they are doing and even asking them how their family is. At my first job, Benchmark Physical Therapy I can ask how the patients are doing and if they are in pain or not. I can go out of my way to help my coworkers when I see them busy with patients by cleaning the showers or the pools for them. I can also say thank you whenever they help me with any task. I can joke around with them and not make it only about doing work. We can play around when we have free time and talk to each other about our personal lives or just have fun. At Justice I can go beyond and
Continue introducing your topic (give relevant background about your novel; this includes the title of the novel [italicized] and the author’s full name) in three sentences: William Faulkner’s book The Sound and The Fury is the story of how a noble family shamely fell from grace. The Compsons are a southern aristocratic family with numerous psychological problems. The story is told by four characters, all have a part to prove how they were involved in the shameful downfall of the once powerful Compson family.
Science being a complex and intricate topic can be sometimes hard to understand, Tyler DeWitt sees this trouble when he is teaching his middle school class in his first year of being an educator. DeWitt notices his students are not learning the course material and he proposes that the issue his students are facing is directly attributed to the dense nature of the course material, with long and hard to understand words. Dewitt proposes a new method of teaching dense course material by changing the way that it is presented to youth. Dewitt argues that science should be taught in a manner that is fun and easy to understand by using visual aids such as drawings and telling stories
...d man. Preventing the boy from fishing with him. Being alone in his boat, and talking with himself and the fish are incidents that create a mood of isolation and alienation. These events pushed him to go through this journey in the sea to discover his ability on one hand, and to let other people believe in his abilities on the other hand. Without this journey he would have never accepted himself and reached his goal.