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    fulfillments in her life. The importance of Elisa's gardening abilities is that she wishes to take care of someone, and since she has no one other that Henry, which does not seem much of help for her, she transfers these maternal instincts onto her flowers. As one can see already, the Chrysanthemums that Elisa

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    John Steinbeck wrote “The Chrysanthemums” where the protagonist, Elisa maintains her flower garden with a flower called Chrysanthemums. In a daily routine, Elisa’s husband Henry is a typical farmer who was busy with his orchard and steers, while Elisa, a housewife tends to her garden as the chrysanthemums were shown as Elisa’s children. Written by Susan Glaspell, “Trifle” was a play about Mrs. Wright who was put through an investigation where she was the main suspect in the case of her husband‘s

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    “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck      The short story “The Chrysanthemums” shows how extraordinarily forward thinking the author, John Steinbeck, was in his understanding of the pressures that women dealt with in his time. Through the exploration and illustration of women’s emotions, Steinbeck gives us a view into the struggle of women in the early 20th century to find a place for themselves in society as well as establishing their own sexuality(Charters, 502).

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    Growing spring flowers from bulbs can be a rewarding venture that improves your garden's aesthetic interest. That is, if the bulbs ever reach the flowering stage. If rabbits frequent your property, your hard work might be in vain. With their sharp teeth, these uninvited intruders can viciously nibble the emerging buds off various bulbs and destroy your garden. There are various things you can do to protect your spring flowers from these deceptively cute critters. Plant Undesired Bulbs Planting rabbit-resistant

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    Deceit in orchids have proved advantageous in floral and species diversification. The article,”Orchid diversity; an evolutionary consequence of deception?” was written by Salvatore Cozzollino and Alex Widmer. In this article they discuss two types of deceptions in orchids: food deception and sexual deception. These methods of deception, which are used for pollination, have proved successful where there are pollinator limitations. However, where there are successes there are also consequences.

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    painting of Rachel Ruysch’s Flower Still Life painting represents the Dutch tradition of flower painting in Amsterdam during the 17th century. Ruyshch’s still life paintings are examples of the significant advances made in botany during the 17th century. Rachael Ruysch is a Dutch painter from (1664-1750) from Amsterdam. Her flower pieces were highly prized and during her 70-year career, she became one of the most highest-paid still-life painters in Europe. The Flower Still Life painting was created

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    In literature, writers often use symbols of nature to symbolize emotion and reflection. Flowers may symbolize life as drought may symbolize death and a loss of hope. In the poems “The Road Not Taken,” “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening,” and “A Poison Tree,” Frost and Wordsworth use the shallow image of a flower and the woods to symbolize a change of emotion and thought in one’s life. Two roads diverging in different directions lead to an unknown destination because no one knows where the paths

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    Anatomy of an Orchid Flower Despite the astonishing diversity found in the thousands of wild species and man-made hybrids, orchid flowers show an unmistakable family resemblance. Orchid flowers are generally bilaterally symmetrical—only a single imaginary line can be drawn through a flower to create a mirror image. A typical orchid flower has three sepals (the outer segments that protect the bud before the flower opens), alternating with three petals. The petals and sepals may be similar or not,

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    Lesson 3 Essay Questions: 1. Compare and contrast directional selection and disruptive selection and provide an example of each. Both directional and disruptive selection is a type of natural selection. Natural selection is the differential survival and/or reproduction of organisms as a function of their physical attributes. (phenotype) This results in evolution over many generations. Each mode of selection alters the mean or variance of a phenotypic trait in a population or species. These

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    adopting E-Business There would be various benefits of adapting e business as city flower can expand their international orders. More accountability as all process will be saved over database no paper based records. Faster and efficient processes and better customer service. Customer can purchase flower 24*7. Review by comparing various packages and see what other buy on selective occasions. Ordering the flower from suppliers will done over internet instead of telephone and owner will not dependent

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