The Chosen by Chaim Potok is a story of two boys named Reuven Malter‚ a traditional Orthodox Jew‚ and Danny Saunders‚ a Hasidic Jew. Danny and Reuven compete against each other in a heated softball game. When it is Danny’s turn to bat‚ he hits the softball straight toward Reuven. The ball hits Reuven in the eye‚ which breaks his glasses and sends him to the hospital. Danny visits Reuven in the hospital and their friendship takes off. Some people consider this to be unlikely and think that people
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The plain zebra lives in a grassland of southern and eastern Africa. The plain zebras are herbivores meaning they only eat plants. They mostly spend their whole day eating grass‚ leaves‚ and stems. When it starts to get dry zebras will travel a great distance in order to find food or water. The black and white stripes make the zebra most recognized animal in the world. This animal is the way it is because of the stripes it makes it stand out of the rest of its common ancestors. An important fact
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Populations of the zebra mussel‚ Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas)‚ were first found in the Laurentian Great Lakes in 1988 (Hebert et al.‚ 1989). This species is native to the Caspian‚ Aral‚ and Black Seas and the rivers that drain into them but has spread throughout Europe‚ principally during the 18th century. Since it is restricted to estuarine and freshwater habitats‚ it is presumed that it was introduced into North America by ballast waters of transoceanic vessels. Based on the substantial amount
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In The Chosen by Chaim Potok‚ Daniel Saunders or Danny‚ a fifteen year old boy living in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ in the 1940s‚ has an inherited career path. In fact‚ he lives in a neighborhood “heavily populated by the followers of his father‚ Russian Hasidic Jews in somber garb …” (3). The only problem is‚ Danny doesn’t want to be a rabbi‚ and instead he wants to study psychology. Even though Reuven‚ Danny’s acquaintance at the time‚ thought‚ “Danny Saunders‚ in his Hasidic clothes‚ seemed to me to
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Cole Johnson Professor Darby Ecology 22‚ September 2013 Zebra Mussels: An Annotated Bibliography Zebra Mussels have been becoming more and more of a topic since they first came into the US by a boat to the Great Lakes. This shows how they have come here and the effect of the being here and possible ways to control the mussels. Macisaac‚ H. J. 1996. Potential Abiotic and Biotic Impacts of Zebra Mussels on the Inland Waters of North America. Intergrative and Comparative Biology 36:287-299
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Naturally‚ Zebra Finches are sturdy little birds that live in grass or brush area‚ dry plains‚ open vistas and maintained fields. As pets‚ they take the hearts of those they live with because of their bubbling personalities and non stop action. There are other reasons the Zebras are one of the most popular bet birds for hundreds of years. These stunning little animals can survive in almost any situation‚ cost very little to maintain‚ are busy little animals and are one of the easiest to have and
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Freshwater Invasion by Zebra Mussels In freshwater habitats found in North America and Europe‚ zebra mussels have become an invasive species. In the 1800s‚ zebra mussels from the Caspian and Black Seas became an invasive species in Europe‚ and in the 1980s‚ the zebra mussels became an invasive species in North America (Rahmat et al.‚ 228). With the extended time frame that the zebra mussels have had as an invasive species on two continents‚ their patterns as an invasive species is easier to study
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Cuttlefish: the Chameleon of the Sea Christina Rose Christina Rose November 8‚ 2012 English 121 Documented Essay Cuttlefish: the Chameleon of the Sea Sepia latimanus‚ common name cuttlefish‚ can be considered as one of the most uniquely evolved creatures of marine habitat. The species‚ despite their name‚ are not a fish‚ but molluscs. Cuttlefish are part of the order Sepia and belong to the class Caephalopods‚ which also includes squid‚ octopuses‚ and nautiluses. ’Cuttle’ is a reference
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invasive species‚ including the Zebra Mussel. The Zebra Mussel has taken over the Great Lakes bottom‚ disrupting native food chains‚ environments‚ and species. The Zebra Mussel have endangered many native species and pose a threat to humans as well. With Zebra Mussels taking over the Great Lakes and threatening our natural resources‚ it clearly shows that action must be taken to protect a natural resource from an invasive species. To understand the full effects of Zebra Mussel’s we must first understand
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shire horse. Zebra (Equus zebra) is an animal of the Equidae family within the genus Equus. Zebra has a uniqueness in the color of the body hair is mottled‚ a combination of black and white. This is useful to help him avoid attacks by predators. Pints on the body of this zebra classified disruptive color‚ where if the number of many then the color can blur the eye. Based on its habitat‚ there are three species of zebras including mountain zebra‚ zebra plains‚ and primitive zebra. Zebra is believed
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