Essays Tagged: "spiders"

Describe the character and importance of Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkein.

es one invisible, and with the help of that, he saves all the dwarves from being eaten by the great spiders of Mirkwood Forest. Then he again gets the dwarves out of the prisons of Elvenking, the king ...

(3 pages) 99 1 2.2 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Spiders": a mini-report for a high school biology class

SpidersTurf and Abiotic Factors:Spiders are found worldwide, except for in the oceans, and they live ... ide, except for in the oceans, and they live in all habitats and at most elevations.Height and Size:Spiders range in size from less than 1.0 mm (0.04 in) to more than 10 cm (4 in) in length, with a le ... of four stages: egg, larva, young spider, known as a nymph or spiderling, and adult. Like insects, spiders grow only by molting, a process that involves periodically shedding their exoskeleton. In ea ...

(4 pages) 58 1 4.8 Feb/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

"The Education of Little Tree".

a Cherokee to not like that. Little Tree would go exploring far up the little stream. He watched as spiders made webs out of their thin cable. They would leap back and forth, back and forth. Little Tr ...

(2 pages) 33 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Fear-Why we fear and why having fears is not bad.

ve.The survival of the human race relies on instinctive fears such as being afraid of heights or of spiders. If we were not afraid of heights, we may try to do something idiotic like jump off a two-st ... threaten our safety. Knowledge plays an important factor in how we fear. When we learn about which spiders are poisonous, we should have a more logical fear of only poisonous spiders, instead of all ...

(2 pages) 91 1 3.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Communication - non-verbal

eaking most often ranks in the top ten along with the fear of heights, water, closed spaces, death, spiders and the dark. I believe I participated in most of those surveys. I am quite comfortable lett ...

(6 pages) 248 0 3.5 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Alone

rs ago; I went to Ocean Park with two of my friends. The Park was fully decorated with pumpkins and spiders. Some clowns and 'witches' were also wandering around to let people take photos of them. Aft ... the ankle and I fell down- the ground was slimy green, and sticky like glue. I then saw long-legged spiders and mice and a mummies slowly approaching me. I was shocked and screamed as loudly as I coul ...

(2 pages) 45 0 3.8 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

(= dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane) can kill humans is the story of a woman who sprayed DDT for spiders in her basement and died a month later because of lukemia.With "Silent Spring" Rachel Carson ...

(1 pages) 81 0 2.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

CIrque Du Freak by: Darren Shan - Reading Log(first 14 chapters)

t already is. In the introduction the author writes in first person about how fascinated he is with spiders and how he used to collect them even though it drove his mom crazy. He loved being scared a ...

(2 pages) 22 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

He Approaches... Are You Ready?

ind.The dirt walks down the path,And finds some grass to grasp.Mosquitoes sleep in their beds,While spiders count stars.1...2...3...They are infinite.Close your eyes,Look deep inside.I'm going to take ...

(1 pages) 41 2 3.6 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

Alcoholism

took herto the hospital and she stayed overnight. The next day, she told my mom that she was seeingspiders on the wall. My mom said, "There are no spiders on the wall. You are going through theD.T.s ...

(5 pages) 66 0 3.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

The car was a mess

ndshield is cracking in multiple spots. The windshield looked like it was goingto shatter; allot of spiders in the glass. The right side mirror waspainted red and it was impossible to see out of it. T ...

(1 pages) 17 1 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The life of a Tarantula

Tarantulas are found in dry, well drained soil all over the world. They are the biggest of spiders. They have eight legs, are often hairy, and have two big fangs. There are over 800 species o ... nclude other tarantulas, small birds, crickets, frogs, snakes, beetles, lizards, and even bats.Most spiders are known for there intricate webs they build, or the way they jump to catch their prey. The ...

(4 pages) 18 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

A Short Drive After School. - Apparently there is a few gramaticall errors in this. At least according to her notes

rained; the air conditioner smoked if I turned it on; the hood had to be opened with a wire; it had spiders and other various creatures hiding inside of it; and it had a tendency to stall in front of ...

(3 pages) 17 0 4.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Roert Frost; Design

darkness. The first line talks about a fat white spider. This line contradicts the reputation that spiders have. When a spider is seen, fat or skinny, it is usually black. I hate spiders and I would ... skinny, it is usually black. I hate spiders and I would not label them as innocent or pure because spiders usually live in dirty environments. By giving the spider a white color seems to disguise it. ...

(4 pages) 48 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Why Bother?

I'm not referring to the once or twice ayear heavy stuff, such as scrubbing windows or evicting the spiders from behind the piano.I'm talking about the everyday type of housework. The dust on the tele ...

(3 pages) 15 0 0.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Spiders.

me)I will focusing on the arthropod: Arachnid.ArachnidsThere are many different types, varying from Spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, etc. 65,000 described world species* two body regions: cephalothor ... othorax, abdomen* eight legs* no antennae* Mouth parts are chelicerae(modified appendages) which in spiders are fangs.Spiders are ancient animals with a history going back many millions of years. They ...

(3 pages) 32 1 2.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

Qualifications of a Hero

power there must also come great responsibility." These words from Peter Parker's uncle, along with spiders attributes, allow Peter to defeat the Green Goblin and successfully to become the hero of th ...

(17 pages) 37 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

A brief paragraph on the analysis of the Attic scene in "Obasan" by Joy Kogawa

ng through the attic, they both stumble upon various objects, most interesting of which are the two spiders which confront and engage eachother. After pushing a box aside, there is a spider and as it ... which most prodominantly reflects the present life of Nomi are the torn rags and ravaging group of spiders.Nomi notices "a graveyard and feasting-ground combined. Shredded rag shapes thick with dust ...

(2 pages) 26 0 1.0 May/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Harry POtter Sorcerors Stone

ld is very frosty and damp during the winter. She explains that Harry lives in a small cabinet with spiders all over the place. The time of year is around August until May because he says that they ha ...

(5 pages) 7 0 0.0 Mar/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

U And Me

anywhere. The beast seems to be all in their minds.We all seem to fear something. Whether they are spiders, snakes, heights, ghosts, etc. We may even know that some of these fears are not real, and r ... r feet, so that the presence of being inside these rows was always noticeable. Huge, dark and hairy spiders crawled over the rows as slugs sheltered themselves at the bases of the plants. During the w ...

(4 pages) 930 0 0.0 Mar/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers