CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Tropical rainforest and its challenges Tropical rainforest can be found near the the equator, the average rainfail is over 110 inches per year and consistently in warm temperature at about 25°C to 27C° and vary little from month to month (Molles, 2005). This warm temperature creates suitable condition for plant growth and variety of animal species to live there. The condition of rainforest made it can harboured higher diversity of organism than any other terrestrial biome
Odonata The damselfly species is part of an insect group called Odonata. Odonata consists of dragonflies, which are the suborder Anisoptera, and damselflies, which are the suborder Zygoptera. The insect group Odonata is very small, probably containing only about 5,000 living species (Corbet, 1999). Odonata, typically called Odonates, are usually found close to bodies of water, looking for small insects to eat. Adult Odonates catch their prey while in flight, while younger Odonates, called
----------Chapter 1: Day of the Dragonfly---------- Caramel was practicing her art skills when her father entered her room. He had something cupped in his scaly green hands. He spoke in his friendly voice that he reserved only for her, “Today marks the Day of the Dragonfly, a ceremony only us dragons celebrate. I believe you are old enough to have this linked to your soul.” He opened his cupped hand, revealed a diamond-shaped gem. It had no particular color, only clear. Caramel hopped off her
Diptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Odonta, Orthoptera, Blattodea, Mantodea, Phasmatodea, Coleoptera used to classify organisms in further detail. I have identified a Butterfly and Dragonfly, classed within the orders of Lepidoptera and Odonta. Lepidoptera consists of Butterflies and Moths and Odonta broadly consists of Dragonflies and Damselflies. Many characteristics distinguish Lepidoptera from other groups of insects. They ha...
role in solving the sustainability problem, is by simply being around to enable scientists working area to try the experiment out and to solve the sustainability problem. Hypothesis It is possible for the structure of the dragonfly and its thin material-like dragonfly win... ... middle of paper ... ...rgy efficiency was unknown. Reading up information and searching for clues (which were not extremely easy), turns out to have broadened my knowledge on Nature and Biomimicry itself and that
questions teachers might ask before teaching the lesson plan or students might have during it, and ways to relate it to topics learned in previous NSC classes. Before beginning teaching the life cycles of a frog, bumble bee, butterfly/moth, and dragonfly one must become very familiar with the material. So, first of all, study the life cycle of a frog. Looking at a diagram of each life cycle while reading the material will be very helpful. Female frogs first lay jelly-covered eggs in the water. There
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of study Diversity concept can be defined by refers to variety of living organisms in a particular area (Statistica, 2013). Since diversity involves many living organisms and include different species, thus it may be very complex. There are two significant divisions within the scope of diversity which are species diversity and habitat diversity (Mumby, 2001). Both represent structural complexity of environments. In order to reduce complexity of ecological
Rene Lalique is a legend for his Japanese style of Art Nouveau Jewelry like the Ornament of a Snake, and dragonfly, that he created. His pectoral jewelry was centered around nature, women, and fantasy combined into butterflies, mermaids, dragons, and insects, and why he chose to define his work the way he did. Rene Lalique has brought the modern jewelry to life. Today jewelers from all over include human faces, animals, and nature onto their jewelry. People love the realistic natural look of each
poles from Native American cultures have animals. Those animals symbolize many character traits. My totem pole consists of seven total animals. The dragonfly and butterfly represent the past. The fox and owl symbolize the present. The beaver, dove, and turtle represent the future. According to “ Native American Totem Animals & Their Meanings”, a dragonfly is “... carefree, [has a] strong imagination, higher aspirations, lightness, and joy.” I chose it to represent my past because as a child, I loved
Both poems, “Last Night” by Sharon Olds and “Home-Baked Bread” by Sally Croft implicitly direct a theme of lust. Lust is a very strong sexual desire towards someone. The poets of these two poems demonstrate a common theme within the two by using certain strategies. In the poem “Last Night”, Olds uses figurative language, imagery and repetition to revel lust as a theme. Croft’s poem “Home-Baked Bread” uses figurative language, imagery and diction/word choice to display lust. In “Last Night” the subject
to say about last night. In the poem “Last Night” by Sharon Olds, the narrator uses symbolism and sexual innuendo to reflect on her lust for her partner from the night before. The narrator refers to her night by stating, “Love? It was more like dragonflies in the sun, 100 degrees at noon.” (2, 3) She describes it as being not as great as she imagined it to be and not being love, but lust. Olds uses lust, sex and symbolism as the themes in the story about “Last night”. A woman is rethinking her experience
Sontag Essay-Qualify Susan Sontag’s essay on how photography has limited people’s understanding of the world contains many interesting points that can be agreeable while at the same time having few that I tend to disagree with. Photography can be good and bad; it can open our minds up to new cultures and experiences through its imagery. However, at the same time it can limit our understanding of the world around us and of the world around the image it is portraying. Sontag makes the statement that
about imagery, however, “Seduced by Natassja Kinski” also contains valuable imagery. In “El Chicle”, Castillo portrays a piece of bubble gum falling out of Mi’jo’s mouth into her hair; she cuts her hair; the piece of gum falls onto the back of a dragonfly which flys to its death as a turtle eats it whole. Now, I haven’t been able to really determine what this is exactly referring to, but the imagery created here is as vivid, or more vivid than if I were to witness this in real life. This imagery is
about the past, especially in the Kew Gardens, a place that is filled with young couples that lie together under the trees. She says these couples are like ghosts of one's own reality. He explains that the memory of past love for him is tied to dragonflies and shoe buckles. Eleanor tells him that her memory of the Kew Gardens is of a kiss, 20 years ago. She and other little girls sat near the lake with their easels, painting pictures of the water lilies. She had never seen red water lilies before
For this project, I decided to read “The Fault in Our Stars,” a novel written by John Green. This book is about 16 year old Hazel Grace, who is diagnosed with thyroid cancer. She attends weekly Cancer Support Group, where she meets Augustus Waters, a “very intelligent and hot” boy who is currently in remission. They both take a liking for each other, their relationship growing and developing throughout the book as they fight cancer together. Along the way, Hazel learns many important lessons about
When Pan causes destruction, the lilies died and the dragonfly fled away whereas when Pan carves his destruction into a sweet melody the lilies are revived and the dragonfly come back. The flowers and the insect were sad at the death of the reed but when they realised what was its outcome they instantly changed their moods and were in praise of its creator. Even
many of its sides: violence, nature, and beauty. From the start, Hughes used sensory details and rich diction to establish the characteristics of the water lily and its environment. He talked about how our “eyes praise/ To see the colours of [dragonflies as they]/ Rainbow their arcs” through the sky. By using words like “praise,” it implies that he takes great care in noticing these delicate actions of the creatures. Along with describing the beauty of what could be seen,
One of the most accepted universal truths in the world is that everyone will eventually die. This truth is often written about in literature; E.B. White incorporates this truth in his essay “Once More to the Lake” as he describes a trip that he takes to a lake with his son during summertime. White begins his essay describing his experience as a boy at a lake in Maine and describes various memories of his time there. He then goes on to tell of his most recent trip to the lake, now as a father who
The New Dress is a short story by Virginia Woolf. The main character Mabel, struggles with depression, and hatred of her own self image. Woolf uses stream of consciousness narration, figurative language, and symbolism to examine the way in which others’ perceptions affect one’s perceptions. Virginia Woolf has a specific style of writing called stream of consciousness narration. Mabel is narrating everything that she is thinking, that includes minimal use of periods. Woolf uses this
Something Wicked This Way Comes. An example was when Mr. Dark ordered the Dust Witch to cause physical pain but metaphorically sew up Will and Jim’s eyes, mouths, and ears. “Darning needle-dragonfly, sew up these mouths so they not speak… Darning needle-dragonfly, sew up these ears, so they not hear… Darning needle-dragonfly, sew up these eyes so they not see!” (Bradbury 165) The cruelty and inhumane torture that Mr. Dark presented to Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade was a clear sign of his twisted mind