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    In the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling drew heavily upon mythology to create her books. The series consist of multiple mythological creatures. Rowling was influenced by Cerberus, a Greek and Roman mythology creature, to create Fluffy. Fluffy is a three-headed dog in the Harry Potter series whom was purchased by Hagrid. Cerberus and Fluffy are different as Cerberus is controlled by Hades, whereas Fluffy is owned by Hagrid. They are also similar as they both guard their territory and listen to lullabies

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    The Otocyon megalotis, or the bat-eared fox, is a genus of fox found in two places: Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Tanzania; and Angola, Rhodesia, and South Africa. They live in savannas and grasslands, and dig extensive dens. Their name comes from their large ears, which range from 113 to 135 millimeters long. They are distinct from other fox genera because of their unusually numerous teeth and their yellowish brown bodies. Bat-eared fox dens can contain between two and fifteen foxes, but a den of

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    to 8-12 years. The Sciuridae respiratory system is much like other mammals or humans, just smaller scale. These rodents are geographically adaptable to their surroundings, as they have been around for millions of years. They communicate with their tails and even though born toothless, their teeth grow constantly. The Sciurus carolinensis is an interesting squirrel that is a vital ecological regenerator of the natural woodlands. Species Profile on the Sciurus carolinensis: The Eastern Gray Squirrel

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    alligator. The allipanther has the head of a panther and the body of an alligator. The head is encased with black fur and the body is a mix of black and brown. His body is encased in scales. The allipanther is about 9 feet long on average, but there have been sightings of a 12 foot long allipanther. The allipanther has four short and stubby legs that are encased in scales. The legs are great for swimming. The allipanther also has a long tail encased in scales. The long tail gives him balance when he climbs

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    Heads or Tails In the short story “Me Talk Pretty” Sedaris tells its readers about the difficult time he had while in Paris. It’s no secret that everyone at one point has had to experience this difficulty while in a foreign country. You take a language class to have some knowledge before your arrival to the country but even that isn’t enough, it’s never enough. Sedaris “…took a month-long French class before leaving New York…” (Pg. 210 “Me Talk Pretty”) to Paris but didn’t understand half of what

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    The tail light is not fully symmetric but having some symmetric criteria between single vehicle candidate tail lights such as Size, Shape etc. The size and shape of tail light which belongs to same vehicle is almost similar with 0-10 percent variation with each other. The reflection posses by same vehicle tail light are also equal. In similar way texture and color information is also helps to identify the one vehicle tail light. Beside these symmetry criteria the orientation of tail light is

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    My First Year I Am

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    I have had to babysit Keltie, my older sister Tamara’s dog, for her for the past three years. When her boyfriend Joe and her decided to make the trip from Colorado to Iowa, I am left with this responsibility. The first year I babysat I really enjoyed it, mainly because I just met him and learned about how fun and loveable he was. The second year I took care of Keltie I carried more responsibilities. This year, compelled to wake up so early to take care of him, made the amusement fall away. Tamara

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    warm cocoon. His tail had exited first, wiggling and twisting against pressure, trying to find the perfect swipe and flick. Then, he found himself caught between the sensation of falling and slipping; his stomach plummeted. Surrounded by clouded waters, everything was blurry shades of the same color — at least he thought so. A gaping ache thumped in his chest, he breathed in, only to choke, his entire body thrashing. Instinct told him he needed air, this was not air. His tail responded by moving

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    For our manipulated variable my partner and I decided to have the surface side of the penny being heads or tails as our variable that we control and change. My partner and I both had the hypothesis that the side of the penny being heads or tails wouldn’t change the number of drops that were able to be dropped on the penny. The surface tension on both sides of the penny are very similar. The only difference that is stated according to (Daily mail: December 2, 2012) is that the head’s side of the

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    Hair Styles Of The 80's

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    least they tried. Depending on the age or ethnicity, these styles inspired some of the most sought after looks of that time and have left us still talking about it over thirty years later. Teen girls started a trend with the side pony tail or the super high pony tail worn on the

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