Essays Tagged: "Jaguar"
Uncovering the Mother of American Culture: the Olmecs
giant stone heads appear miles from the point where they were built? What is the obsession with the jaguar? And, what brought about the crazy practice of binding their heads? These are a few of the ar ... ed shamanism -- each person possessed animal spirits. The most prevalent animal represented was the jaguar. There exist many statues of what researchers called "were-jaguar men" -- similar to werewolv ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History
What is the evidence for the thory of evolution?
e very similar. For example, three mammals that are found in South America are the llama, tapir and jaguar. Three that are found in Africa are the camel, rhinoceros and the lion. The llama is similar ... el, rhinoceros and the lion. The llama is similar to the camel, the rhinoceros to the tapir and the jaguar to the lion. This suggests that they the similar species have a common ancestor. However, bei ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
'Ted Hughes Represents Animals as Alien and Opposed to the Civilised Human Consciousness.'
eated killing of weak hens by the stronger. Though some portray animals with human qualities like a jaguar yearning to be back, with its freedom, in the 'wilderness' that was once its home. Saying tha ... tead of using appearance to portray it as opposed to the civilised human consciousness.In Pike, The Jaguar, Ravens, The Horses and Roe-Deer Hughes has seemingly tried to give the reader the impression ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry
What does the Jaguar represent in Ted Hughes's poem "TheJaguar"?
d hatred through the animal kingdom. His themes are explored by means of image, myth and symbol.The Jaguar is a poem about a fierce animal from the image of which Ted Hughes unearths something about h ... ature. On the surface, the poem is an animal poem which reminds us of the wrath and violence of the Jaguar. It is a symbolic poem about an animal which is fiercely energetic. Here the poet reveals his ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Case study: Jaguar plc, 1984
Management SummaryThe purpose of this case is the valuation of Jaguar plc for its imminent IPO. For this we analyze the market, in which Jaguar operates and its ex ... perates and its exchange rate risks.The luxury car market analysis delivers the following findings:*Jaguar's clients are rather price insensitive, however they are highly quality aware.*The main compe ... .*The main competitors at the time being are the German car producers BMW, Daimler-Benz and Porsche*Jaguar exports a large part of its production to the USThe exchange rate risk analysis shows:*In the ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Automotive Companies
Jaguars
Jaguars live in a variety of habitats, from dense jungle and scrub land to reed thickets and shoreli ... and rocks offer enough cover for hunting, and a reliable supply of water is available. Adult jaguars are solitary, seeking each other out only during breeding season, when male and female stay ... t only during breeding season, when male and female stay together for a short time to mate. A young jaguar stays with its mother for a few years before leaving to find hunting territories of its own.A ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology
The Jaguar By Ted Hughes
This poem 'The Jaguar' was written by Ted Hughes, he tries to capture the mood of a post war, 1950's zoo. He depict ... uses the expression 'stinks of sleepers from the breathing straw' to show this. He then unveils the jaguar as being live and vivid. 'At a jaguar hurrying enraged.' 'The Jaguar' longs for freedom physi ... imals in zoos feel like and that the are in 'prisons'. Also it could be the anger and strife of the Jaguar to be free and it represents this to the other animals.The first two verses in the poem a ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry
Mayans Weapons, Warriors, and Defensive Techniques
ligion and its contributions:Religion was a fairly big part of battle too. Even their main god, Sun Jaguar, was the god of war. Jaguars freely roam the jungles of the Yucatan peninsula. The Maya respe ... as the god of war. Jaguars freely roam the jungles of the Yucatan peninsula. The Maya respected the jaguar as a skilled hunter, but also as much more than just an agile feline. The Jaguar God was very ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History
The Jaguar, by Ted Hughes
In The Jaguar the first two verses are used to describe the zoo in which the animal resides. He slowly buil ... rst two verses are used to describe the zoo in which the animal resides. He slowly builds up to the Jaguar by describing the docile animals around and creating the atmosphere of almost unsettling stil ... erce and ferocious, as described here as sleeping and fatigued in order to create contrast with the jaguar, so that its brutality and energy is enhanced.The next stanza continues from stanza one and b ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry
Elements of Literature in Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game"
Imagine a jaguar trapped on a desolate island. Suddenly, a gunshot is heard. The jaguar turns around and sees ... hind a bush, out of the hunter's eye, or is it? The hunter stares straight at the bush in which the jaguar lays and then walks away. The jaguar knows it's going to be hunted each day until the hunter ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF BRANDING IN BUSINESS SUCCESS How Brand Identity Can Be Developed
nd equity. Within the confine of the Urde's Brand Orientation model, the author uses the car brand- Jaguar to elucidate how brand identity is developed.BRANDINGWhether we are willing to admit it or no ... author uses Brand Orientation model by Urde Mats in building a brand identity for the car company- Jaguar.Brand OrientationUrde (1999) Brand Orientation model focuses on brands as strategic resources ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing
Why?
.""I'll be there, see you then."And like he had said, in ten minutes, Rambo was sitting in Marisa's Jaguar in the underground garage. As they started to pull out of spot 390, Rambo thought of somethin ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories
The Jungle, a gnarly story.
guide if they could slow down."No," the tall, dark skinned man shot back at Fuller, "too dangerous. Jaguar hunting time. Keep moving."Fuller now understood the hurried pace the guides had gained when ... catch up or they will be lost!" Fuller did not really want to stop either, the thought of prowling jaguars was enough to make him wish he had brought along more weapons. However, there was no questio ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories
Jaguar
The rapidly disappearing jaguar is a strong, elegant creature that demands respect through its powerful stature and beautiful ... powerful stature and beautiful appearance. The features that made ancient civilizations worship the jaguar as a god are now leading to its extinction. Once symbolizing royalty and bravery in warfare, ... the jaguar now symbolizes a threat to man and an expensive fur coat. There are many threats to the jaguar's survival, all of which have been brought on by man.Through deforestation the jaguar's habit ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology
A Comparative Essay between two poems: "The jaguar" and "The Domescity of Giraffes".
lish this, I will refer to two poems called The domesticity of Giraffes by Judith Beveridge and The Jaguar by Ted Hughes. Mans relationship with nature is portrayed by Judith .1. Beveridge and Ted Hug ... ortrayed by Judith .1. Beveridge and Ted Hughes in their poems, The Domesticity of Giraffes and The Jaguar. They both express their views in their poems about 2 animals in a zoo. The two of them also ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry
Jaguars 2
The jaguar is a unique animal. Their size in length varys from 44-73 inches, their tail is short and thi ... he weight in males varys from 125-250 lbs., in females, it's 100-200 lbs. The sexual maturity for a jaguar is 3 years. They can mate at any time of the year, but it's non-seasonal in the tropics;and e ... ys. They can give birth to 1-4 cubs, but they can only have cubs every other year. The habit of the jaguar is usually solitary, only getting together to mate during breeding season. Their diet mainly ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology
The Most Dangerous Game
? ?The best sport in the world,? agreed Rainsford.?For the hunter,? amended Whitney, ? Not for the jaguar? ?Don?t talk rot, Whitney,? said Rainsford. ? You?re a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Wh ... alk rot, Whitney,? said Rainsford. ? You?re a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how the jaguar feels??? This quote sums up Rainsford?s feelings on hunting and taking life in general. This ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Artists
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Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry