South American Wild Cats: Conservation Through Assisted Reproduction

September 2006

South American Wild Cats Find Hope in a Test Tube

Since time immemorial…

Questions

1. True or False?

Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.

  1. Some types of wild animals were important in Latin American cultures.
    True. Since time immemorial felines have been venerated in America, North and South.
  2. The assisted reproduction project is the first attempt to save felines in Latin America.
    False. So far the problem
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T.S. Eliot: Literary Criticism, Influence, and Concepts

T.S. Eliot’s Impact as a Critic

Two factors support T.S. Eliot’s greatness as a critic:

He single-handedly modified the literary taste of English Literature. He lessened the importance of the 19th century, including the Romantics and the Victorian period, within the canon. He did more than any of his contemporaries to relegate the 19th century to a secondary position.

Jacobean tragedy was developed during the reign of James I in the 17th century. Eliot revitalized Jacobean tragedy and brought back

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Write for The Guardian: Student Blogging Opportunities

Why Write for Guardian Student Blogs?

Writing for Blogging Students can be an exciting experience. You get your own contributor page on the Guardian site. You learn how we edit a blog to maximise its impact.

Best of all, you get exposure to potentially huge amounts of traffic. Our biggest blog this year had half a million page views, more than 900 comments, and went viral on social media. It’s a powerful way to make a name for yourself online.

Thus far, all our blogs have been written. However, we’

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American Literature: Colonial Period to Romanticism

The Colonial Period (1607-1765)

The literature of this period primarily consisted of personal accounts such as journals and letters, reflecting lifestyles and beliefs, including those surrounding witchcraft. Much of the writing was religious in nature, often penned by British individuals seeking refuge from religious persecution. The volume of literature produced was relatively low, and its quality varied. Common themes included wars with Native Americans, theological discussions, and adventurous

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Literary Genres: Lyrical and Dramatic Forms

Literary Genres

Concept

In the task of organizing and shaping the content they intend to communicate, the author is conditioned by the literary code, a set of structures, molds previous textual the work itself, in part, stem from the attitude the author takes towards what you want express and partly constitute a system previously set by tradition: Modalities discourse, literary genres, themes and motifs, stylistic devices, etc.

Aristotle identifies three major generic categories, depending on the attitude

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Text Structures, Linguistic Devices, and Language Functions

Text Structures

Deductive Structure

Presents the main idea at the beginning, followed by details, explanations, or examples that support or demonstrate it.

Inductive Structure

Starts with specific details, data, or examples and builds towards the general idea or conclusion, which is presented at the end.

Circular Structure

Combines elements of inductive and deductive structures. The main idea is formulated at the beginning, supported by specific cases or details, and then restated or summarized in the

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