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proteins were scarce due to how hard it was to hunt and find the animals. The Aztecs relied on insects and insect eggs for their protein. Clothing: Aztec clothing was generally made out of cotton which was imported, and also a fiber from the Maguey Cactus. Women would weave the fibers into clothing, and they would teach the young girls this task. Children younger than three did not wear clothing, girls wore blouses and boys wore capes. Noble men and women wore bright colors. Homes:…

Did you know the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake can live up to 15-20 years ? The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake is found in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Northern Mexico. This Rattlesnake is 3 to 5 feet but some can grow up to 7 feet long. The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake likes its climate to be hot. This particular animal is usually underground. It is almost in snake holes all day. It likes to be near grassy plants, deserts, forest, rocky hill sides, and areas…

In this chapter, Coyne’s argument for evolution is premised on evidence from biogeography. This argument is based on the fact that the same species of organisms often have certain attributes that can be linked directly to their geographical locations. Coyne cites several examples to support this position including the migration of birds like the finch, marsupials and the endemic species of organisms which are only found in oceanic islands, for example the Juan Fernández islands and others (Coyne…

El Pescador rant owned by Don Chuy. It won quite of few awards like best restaurant, best food, and best customer service. El Pescador doesn’t have many appetizer but they do have a famous one called the Fiesta Platter. It has Guacamole, Nachos, Quesadilla, and Taquitos. The platter is very good and tasty. Kids menu is ok, not a big menu for kids but there is good plates to choose though. The desert menu is traditional like flans and aroz con leche. Sometimes there’s special on holidays like…

I read the book Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt!. The author of this book is named Jean Fritz and it has Illustrations by Mike Wimmer. The book has seven chapters in it and 127 pages. Theodore Roosevelt wanted to do a lot of things in life. He was not an everyday kind of man. Teddy, which was what some people called him, was so extraordinary that when people tried to describe him, they gave up on normal man-size words. “A cyclone” “an earthquake” “an eruption” “a buss saw” “a dynamo” were…

but a little different to the armadillos alive walking around. I learned that the Galápagos Islands finch species to each other and to one finch in South America. There were different kinds of finches in South America, and their names were the cactus finch, warbler finch, and a large ground finch. When I was on the island,…

For the "Get Out" part of my World Project, I went to the Fullerton arboretum. At the Fullerton arboretum, I spent the afternoon walking around enjoying the environment. In 1970 the arboretum committee decided to develop the arboretum, in efforts to save the local citrus trees. Before the arboretum started construction, it won the Disneyland Community Service Award, because of its efforts in saving the local environment. The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fullerton, also agreed to fund…

Since the North American continent was discovered, there have been several enormous waves of immigration into the continent. Many people go there to pursue the freedom they have always craved. This is exactly what’s shown in the novel The Bean Trees by Barbra Kingsolver. In this novel there are two characters that portray the struggles of immigration, named Estevan and Esperanza, who have run from their country (Guatemala) to find freedom and a new life. But coming to new land wasn’t easy for…

28. Turn a passage into a poem. Be sure to cite the passage first. (Poetic responses may be somewhat shorter than the required 200-400 words, perhaps only 100 words.) Then briefly describe the artistic and emotional differences in the two formats (your other 100 words). The passage I’m using appears on pages 134-136 of A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca. I chose it because he paints a vivid picture of what his childhood home and his grandfather were like, and because it’s a nostalgic,…

al. 1993). Even though the Aztec civilization was wiped away by Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors, Aztec culture is still present today in parts of Mexico. An obvious example would be in Mexico’s flag. It bears the Aztec legend of the eagle on a cactus with a serpent. Aztec culture is also present in the population itself. Much of Mexico’s inhabitants are mestizos. Mestizos are those who have Aztec and Spanish ancestry as a result from the mixing of the two cultures when Cortes came (Van…