In Veronica Roth’s #1 New York bestselling book Divergent‚ the book takes place in future Chicago. In a war torn world‚ one city fences themselves in to keep everyone and everything else out. To keep the peace in the city they had divided themselves into five groups‚ or factions. Each faction had its own beliefs about how our world had made mistakes. Each faction took what they thought went wrong and made rules so that it never happened again. everyone is born within one faction and raised by that
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Q1 - In the film Divergent‚ a character I admire is Beatrice Prior or Tris. I admire her specifically because she is incredibly strong willed‚ brave‚ and dislikes showing weakness. This film is set in a futuristic Chicago‚ where the community is divided into 5 factions. Abnegation the selfless‚ Dauntless the brave‚ Eridute the intelligent‚ Condor the honest and Amity the peaceful. When all teenagers reach the age of 16‚ they are required to stay in the faction they were born into‚ or transfer to
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Octopuses have an active‚ hunting lifestyle‚ which cause of the loss of the shells occurring in later evolution. An example of convergent evolution is the eye of this octopus. Birds and bats both evolved wings‚ an example of convergent evolution. The same happened for the eyes of squid‚ octopuses‚ and even in humans. The gene used in making eyes is called Pax6. The ancestor Pax6 gene created the formation of a simple eye. It was
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PART 1: Question 1 Describe the differences between divergent evolution‚ convergent evolution and parallel evolution and provide an example for each type of evolution. Divergent evolution occurs when change from a common ancestral species increases as time passes‚ leading to a speciation event; that is‚ the evolution of two new species. Convergent evolution on the other hand differs from divergent evolution because it is the development of similar features separately in unrelated groups of organisms
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plate boundaries. Activity 2 2.1.1 Divergent boundary 2.1.2 Convergent boundary 2.1.3 Transform boundary 2.2.2 Divergent boundary Divergent boundaries cause oceanic ridges‚ valleys and lakes. Divergent boundaries can cause volcanic eruptions. Location: Basalt in (Mid-Atlantic Ridge‚ East-African Rift). Convergent boundary Leads to trenches valleys or coastal and intra-continental mountain ranges being formed convergent boundaries often lead to the forming
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ones are classified Erudite. Amity farm the land‚ and they are always kind. Candor value honesty‚ Dauntless are brave‚ and Abnegation are selfless. The system works because everyone knows where they belong; everyone except for Tris. In the novel Divergent‚ by Veronica Roth‚ Tris demonstrates perseverance; this is shown through how she is able to step out of her comfort zone‚ always remains undeterred‚ and can overcome obstacles. Tris steps out of her comfort zone several times throughout the book;
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COMPARATIVE COUNTRY STUDIES Critical reflection Divergent Cultures Overview Introduction 3 Summary and General Analysis of Article 1 5 Summary and General Analysis of Article 2 6 Criticism and Comparison of Nestor Articles 8 – Criticism 8 – Comparison 11 Critical Reflection and Comparison (with the Nestor articles) of the 12 Additional Articles – Castles F.G.‚ Obinger H. 2008. Worlds
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central to her identity‚ with people who bring out the best in her. And she learns that though she has chosen another faction‚ she can still be selfless; and indeed she is‚ time and time again. By the end of the novel‚ she is fully aware of herself as Divergent - someone who does not fit in‚ but who cannot be controlled. The events of the end of the novel reinforce who she has been - selfless - and who she wants to become - brave. There are many significant experiences to discuss‚ both good and bad‚ that
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Biblical example A Biblical example of this was King Saul. Saul was threatened by David and tried to kill him. He used various tactics hoping to kill David‚ but without success‚ because God was with David. The entire story gives us many insights into what some refer to as "the control spirit" which is active in many segments of church life today‚ including the Pentecostal/full gospel/charismatic circles. Saul’s downhill progression began when he felt compelled to offer a sacrifice himself - something
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Trading Places with a Divergent Have you ever wondered what it would be like to trade places with the main character of your favorite book? For the main character‚ Beatrice “Tris” Prior‚ she faces many dangers trying to find the real meaning of being one of the most dangerous types of people; Divergent. The idea of trading places might be a great experience to some people‚ and a frightening thing for others. But as for me‚ and all the things that Tris goes through‚ I would not want to trade places
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