The author in the reading passage claims that dinosaurs are endotherms, while the speaker in the listening holds a dramatically contracting standpoint and states that dinosaurs are not endotherms. The first concern of the reading is that people have found dinosaurs fossils in the polar regions. The lecturer , however, refutes that the polar regions where dinosaurs live are much warmer than today, and warm enough for animals, who are not endotherms, to live. Moreover,if the polar regions becomes cold, the dinosaurs can migrate to warmer places. Secondly, the reading further maintains that the dinosaurs' legs are underneath the body like all modern endotherms, whereas the point in the listing contradictory to it is that the body structure
The evidence clearly indicates that this theropod had lung and respiratory mechanics similar to that of a crocodile—not a bird. There was evidence of a diaphragm-like muscle separating the lung from the liver, much as you see in modern crocodiles. These observations suggest that this theropod was similar to an ectothermic reptile, not an endothermic bird. Did feathered dinosaurs exist?
In the passage, the author claims that the Edmontosaurus migrated south in order to survive. However, the lecture refutes the view in the reading and argues that the arguments are not convincing. First of all, the passage establishes the view that Edmontosaurus diet drove them southward because there would have been no plants alive in the North Slope. By contrast, the professor in the lecture contends that Edmontosaur does not need to migrate to South to get food. Edmontosaur can get good quality of plants since it was 24 hours of sunshine during summer.
The dinosaur extinction theory – a large asteroid impact and a giant volcanic eruption at the end of cretaceous – also supports that dinosaurs were cold blooded, when the dust due to the meteorite covered the earth, then the sun light could not penetrate the smoke and dust, thus sunlight did not enter the earth for many years, this lead to the drop in temperature on the land, as dinosaurs were cold blooded they could not raise their body temperature without sunlight and hence were
There is a common misconception about the field of paleontology. Many people believe it’s boring, that it’s irrelevant, and that it’s even a waste of time. However, as award winning paleontologist and author Neil Shubin argues in his novel, Your Inner Fish, the field of paleontology has the potential to change the way we view our bodies. Shubin rose to fame in the mid ‘00s after discovering a brand new fossil on the coast of Ellesmere Island. This fossil was of a creature that was part land animal and part fish, containing the flat head and joints of a land animal and the fins and webbing of a fish.
Ken Ham proudly supports this theory by many displays of dinosaurs in the museum to remind Christians of this theory in Genesis. Bill Nye makes a a spectacle out of this theory, Again, Bill Nye discusses about dinosaur fossils dated back millions of years ago and to go visit secular
In past research, there were people who do work about dinosaurs and the extinction. Mentioning in her book about Luis Alvarez and Walter Alvarez giving credit on their findings on the K-T extinction. Randall states,” Perhaps that was a good thing in that its inadequacy precipitated the search for another method by the geologist Walter Alvarez and his father, the physicist Luis Alvarez, which led to the meteoroid hypothesis,”(page 174, Randall). This gives explanation towards the reason in why she got into this project try to make a clear explanation about the Alvarez's work in their hypothesis. She recognized the meaning towards these two men in how they came up with the hypothesis.
Ray Bradbury used figurative language to describe the Tyrannosaurus Rex in “A Sound of Thunder. ’’ Ray Bradbury compared the legs to pistons, this means that the Tyrannosaurus Rex has strong legs. He compared it’s eyes to ostrich eggs, this means that the dinosaur has big eyes. He also compared muscles to thick ropes, this means that the dino has big thighs.
Almost anyone who will read this essay has undoubtedly heard of the climate phenomenon Global warming. Global warming is a topic that gets discussed very often nowadays, most notably during political debate and discussion. Politicians use certain stances on global warming to appeal to voter’s emotions and logic in order to gain votes and support for their campaign, however climate change is nothing new, during the past several hundred thousand years the Earth has heated up and cooled down and even experienced so called “ice ages”, which is a period where glacial deposits located at the northern and southern hemispheres have grown due to dramatic global cool downs. Don’t be confused by climate terminology though, the global warming so widely
The discovery of this mammal was proof that mammals had lived alongside the dinosaurs. It gave scientist a small glimpse into ancient mammal species. Chapter 6– Questions
Document A states, "Climate change is warming the Arctic along with the rest of the planet — and in the Arctic, that means sea ice is melting," (DA) This is important for many reasons. Document A claims, "Sea ice is crucial for polar bears survival," and that "Most scientists agree that these trends spell likely trouble for polar bears. " This shows that the Arctic melting impacts polar bears and other Arctic animals, but that is not the only reason the artic melting is bad. The Arctic ice melts into water and Document H shows that millions of people all around the world would be flooded out of their homes.
Third, the reading states that if water habitats were better protected from excessive water use, many frogs species would recover. The professor refutes this point by saying that this method will not save frogs ' populations. The professor points out that global warming is the biggest problem that caused a decline in frogs ' population, not the water loss. The professor explains that a lot of species were extinct because of water loss.
Title Researchers and scientists have constructed extensive research on dinosaur’s extinction. Speculation instead of real evidence seems common in most theories about the dinosaurs’ extinction. However, Jay Gould’s essay “Sex, Drugs, and the Extinction of Dinosaurs” is the complete opposite of speculation over evidence. Rather, Gould uses the mix of persuasive techniques, such as rhetorical questions, logos, along with profound evidence to not only disapprove of other theories but convince readers of his place on the dinosaur’s extinction.
Once they are in the past and see the Tyrannosaurus Ray Bradbury uses imagery to explain what the dinosaur looks like. The Tyrannosaurus was described as, “...thirty feet above half the trees, a great evil of god, folding its delicate watchmaker’s
Nancy Lord’s Early Warming and Elizabeth Kolbert’s “The Darkening Sea” both discuss how global warming is affecting the world. Lord and Kolbert talk about the negative result of climate change and try to raise awareness to global warming. Both Lord’s Early Warming and Kolbert’s “The Darkening Sea” use many different kinds of rhetorical strategies throughout their text. In Lord’s Early Warming, Lords relates to the community about climate change and tells stories about how global warming has affected many people around us.