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night herself. The captain and the first mate settled into their positions on the bridge almost immediately, she at her station in front of the main viewport, he just a bit behind at the helm. The Doctor was no where to be seen of course, he mightn 't even be on the ship any more. Ruari on the other hand was being a nuisance, in the most endearing of ways; if she wasn 't trying to rest her head on the captain 's lap she was getting right under the first mate 's feet! Still, her presence was always

Mate selection is an evolutionary process in which selection is dependent on the attractiveness of an individual’s phenotypic trait, such as age and sex. For example, women feel that reliability, dominance, wealth and generosity are important in a mate, while men believe attractiveness and creativity are important. Women investment more time in searching for a mate because women are, typically, responsible for birthing and raising a child and need a mate that would protect her and their offspring

learning in school, but education is how a person learns and what they enjoy learning about. I love to read. It is one of my favorite things to do, and when given a little free time I go read a book. My mom agreed with that attribute for a perfect mate for me, and adding that the should like to “discuss” the books as well. Another trait we agreed on is having the love of learning. I love to learn and am always trying to learn more things. A person who is perfect for me would always be trying to learn

standing: Nantucketers, Non-Nantuketers, and African Americans. Nantucketers had the highest rankings captain, George Pollard, first mate, Owen Chase, and second mate, Matthew Joy. George Pollard has been on the water for almost three years now with little time off. After this trip Owen Chase will be able to the captain of his own ship. Although Chase was the first mate he, “felt he already mastered everything he needed to know to preform Pollards job,” 1which lead Pollard and Chase to disagree with

The Last Caresses from the Hand of a Loving Father Guy is disappointed with the life he has lived and accepts that. He knows his family is strong enough to survive on their own. He wants himself to be remembered as a hero vs a poor man. Therefore, Guy takes it upon himself to make himself look like a hero so his son can live in his footsteps. As Guy is losing his importance, he comes to realize that this isn’t the life he wants to be remembered for. Immediately the reader is thrown into the struggling

Mate Selection Theories in Action Choosing a life partner is a crucial task that majority of individuals, if not everyone, partake in sometime during their lifetime. This process is otherwise known as mate selection (White, Martin, & Bartolic, 2013). Since mate selection is such an important aspect of any individual’s life, it would make sense that it is an area that has been researched extensively. There are a number of mate selection theories in existence, but this paper will focus on looking

Following the presentation of the key, the attendant members of Justin’s rugby team performed Ka Mate, the Haka, or dance, made famous by the New Zealand All Blacks. The young men from his rugby club arranged themselves into a semi-circle two rows deep of about eight per row, and behind them a further twenty or so male and female, family members and friends. Haka is a term which refers to dancing and chanting as either a celebration or war dance or both. Men traditionally performed the haka with

smiling down on Shimmer’s sleeping face. “I hope my labor and delivery is as stress-free as yours.” Rae reached over taking Will’s arm directing her back to the settee. “I found out that as a Mate all my labors and deliveries will be tranquil, River has theorized that it is because Saint Valentine had created the Mate specifically to have the Vampire’s babies, in order for his creation to prosper.” Rae patted Will’s hand, “besides four of my grandmothers are mid-wives. Please don’t be apprehensive; besides

book are Mr. Andrew Jaggery, Charlotte Doyle, Mr. Samuel Hollybrass, and Mr. Keetch. Mr. Andrew Jaggery is the captain of the ship. Charlotte Doyle is the former lady passenger and shipmates of the Seahawk. Mr. Hollybrass is the first mate; Mr. Keetch is the second mate. One of the themes of this book that teaches hardship is that "Determination

Strategic male mate choice minimizes ejaculate consumption (in bottle tail squid) Sexual reproduction is costly. As a result, both sexes often use a variety of mating tactics to reduce their reproductive costs (Arnqvist and Rowe 2005). Research, to date, has traditionally centered on how females attempt to mitigate the cost of mating, due to their often comparatively higher gametic and parental investments (e.g., McNamara et al. 2008; Nilsen et al. 2010). However, male strategies that reduce mating