Hermit crab

Ecology can be defined as the study of organisms in relation to other organisms and their surroundings. It is clear that there are many influential factors in species ecology, but maybe none more so than the role of resource competition. Competition occurs when there is a limited resource available to one or even multiple species. When there is a lack of available resources, species will often compete among themselves and with other species to gain the status of the top competitor. In this paper

Relationship changes all the time, especially with family. Family can be squished together in good or bad ways which can putting family closer together or farther apart. A death may trigger the good or bad ways in a relationship. In “Shells” by Cynthia Rylant, Michael and Aunt Esther's relationship is full of change. Aunt Esther is so selfish that she can’t get along until she decides to change. For example “She said she thought she might send him away if he couldn't be nicer, she said she didn’t

Cynthia Rylant is a realistic fiction story about a boy missing his mom and dad who passed away. In the beginning , Michael and aunt Esther were mad at each other and yelling, saying you hate me and you punish me for it every day. Soon, Michael got a hermit crab and aunt esther says you can keep it as long as it does not grow out of the bowl got it michael says ok. In the end michael and aunt esther were hugging, and aunt esther hasn't done that for a while. This story shows that michael was struggling

store looking for something small and living and hermit crabs where a dollar. When Michael got home he showed the hermit crab to Aunt Esther. “Where is he” says Aunt Esther. Then some eyes poke out of a shell. Aunt Esther and Michael struggles. Like when Aunt Esther tried to figure out what was wrong with Michael. Or when Michael was hurting and said “I hate Esther.” Another one is when Michael wanted a new friend got a little hermit crab to keep him company or when Aunt Esther said “I

is inexperienced on how to take care of a teen.In the beginning,Michael is lonely and still thinks his parents will be sitting there waiting for him.Soon,he had a fight with his aunt and ran out the door and he went to the pet store and bought a hermit crab and a bowl.He brought it to his new home and his aunt Esther was sitting on the coach.Michael wanted to show it to her,so thats what he did.When he did she should intrest in the crab.throughout the story, they both found something that changes

died. He has no friends because he moved to live with his aunt. Michael decides to buy a hermit crab and brings it home to show Aunt Esther this happens in paragraphs 24-26. In paragraph 36 Aunt Esther says, “ ‘An attraction to a crab is something I cannot identify with. However it’s fine with me if you keep him.’ “ This is an important event because Aunt Esther says she can’t connect with a liking for a crab, but lets him keep it. This brings them

Retelling “Shells” by Cynthia Rylant is a realistic fiction short story about Michael and his Aunt Esther who get into arguments. Aunt Esther knows that Michael hates living there and hates her. Michael’s parents died so he has to live with his Aunt. Michael is a 13 year old boy. Soon Michael denies that he hates Aunt Esther. Aunt Esther says “I will not be disrespected by you young man.” At the end Michael scooches back his chair and runs out the door and slams it behind him. Michael and Aunt Esther

In both short films “The Present” and “Piper,” Pixar uses actions to showcase that learning from others can help to overcome obstacles. Each character learned from another and conquered their restriction. In the short film “The Present,” the boy is characterized as hopeless and irritated. With the actions of the puppy, the director showcases the lesson that learning from others can help to overcome obstacles. In the beginning of the film, the boy felt useless because of his leg. He had an emotional

come out with changing species and number of species that we did not find in other areas of the water. Species we found included sea robin, hermit crabs, moon jellies, minnows, shrimp, eels, and more. Sample one and two were taken from around the same area in the water and there was a reappearance of three of the species. In sample one we found hermit crabs, minnows, moon jellies, and a sea robin. In sample two

her family and her sister, offered to take Michael in and Michael afraid of going anywhere else had accepted. In the middle of the story, Michael had gotten a hermit crab to take care of and the hermit crab gave him company because he got into fights with Ester and hated her. In the end, Ester had bonded with Michael through hermit crabs and Ester embraces Michael and Michael doesn’t hate Ester anymore. Michael losing his parents impacted his life in a big way.