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    When I reminisce about springtimes passed, I think of how the evenings frost became the mornings dew that slowly dripped from their perches. I remember how the tear-shaped droplets sparkled like diamonds when the sun hit them just right. I can still hear birds singing sweet morning songs as white puffy clouds floated by lost in the vast blue skies. And who could forget how bumblebees darted from the wildflowers that colored the valley floor and scented the air with fragrant perfume. I think about

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    Most people already know of Lyme’s Disease as the famous disease that is spread through ticks to most hikers. They speak of the terrible symptoms that come with it. With all of this information, it seems like you may already know everything about it - however, it couldn’t hurt to know just a little bit more about it. The question that shall be answered must be “How does one protect against Lyme’s Disease?” Said question shall be answered through several probing questions and paragraphs, all relating

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    that can easily trap people but is messy and dangerous. Gordon Grice’s “Caught In The Widow's Web” is an essay that describes the interworking of how one of the most considered “deadly” spiders lives and some of the characteristics behind them. This arachnid is referred to as the “Black Widow” This name catches your attention as it brings about a sinister feeling of mortality. Grice portrayed a very Dark and Grim description of the spider, warning of the danger and the gruesome process of feeding. Throughout

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    Heinlein, R. A. (1959). Starship Troopers. New York: Putnam. INTRODUCTION: The author of this book was born on July 7,1907 in a town in Missouri. He graduated in 1929 from the Naval Academy, later on in his life Heinlein got sick which made him have to retire in 1934. After retiring from the Naval Academy he moved to California and was a professor of physics and mathematics at the University of California. In 1939 Astounding Magazine Company bought his first science fiction story and chose

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    The room had no prominent smell (to my surprise) and was filled with collapsible tables arranged in squares, with each square presenting a different group or category to participants. For example, some tables displayed actual reptiles, amphibians, arachnids (yikes!), and anthropods while others focused on selling accessories (water bowls,

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    am myself with them, and do not wear any masks. For others, though, wearing a mask protects me from the disparaging remarks regarding my unusual obsessions. Going back to science, I had recently found a new obsession towards the end of last year: arachnids. I had always been terrified of them when I was little, but over the years, I grew curious about the miniscule, mysterious creatures. I began to watch them, study them at a distance, and photograph

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    In the end Link was successful and defeated the parasitic armored arachnid Gohma. Although Link was successful in defeating the evil within he was not successful in saving the Deku Tree. The Great Deku Tree knew all along that he was going to die, but he wanted to make sure Link was capable of saving the land of Hyrule

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    father to handle them. However, when I got older, it became too childish to call my parents. Although, I still did not want anything to do with them. I felt as if I lived in Africa, where spiders lined the walls. Once I calmed down from seeing the arachnid before me, I would grab some sheets and a pillow, and head to my little brother’s room, where I would stay the night. This continued for well into the later part of my childhood. What I hate about spiders is not that I can not distinguish between

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    women. She once challenged Arachne to a weaving contest to show that she is better than her and others. Athena was impressed of Arachne but was jealous. In turn, Athena turned her into a spider so they she would weave forever. Today, spiders are arachnids after Arachne the spider. 2. There once was a Nymph by the name of Daphne. She was the daughter of Titaness Gaea. Daphne was Apollo’s first love. He loved her as soon as he saw her. Daphne, however, tried to flee Apollo as she didn’t care about

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    All primates have a common ancestor, from millions of years ago. Go further back, and you will find a common ancestor for all mammals. Then a common ancestor for all vertebrates, then animals, then all life on earth. How closely two organisms are related can be deduced by looking for homologous structures, structures that look similar and have a similar function. This proves that the organisms descended from a common ancestor

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