From L'Turu, I heard that until about 1850 the people of this island -- which was about the size of Guam or smaller -- had been of both sexes, and that the normal family life of Melanesian tribes was observed here with minor variations.

Since his Christ was to be life size, how was Mary to hold him on her lap without the relationship seeming ungainly??

Discussions of the giants one by one will include, as far as possible, data on these aspects of growth: size at which life is started and at which sexual maturity is reached ; ;

Lincoln denounced the decision, alleging it was the product of a conspiracy of Democrats to support the Slave Power Lincoln argued, " The authors of the Declaration of Independence never intended ' to say all were equal in color, size, intellect, moral developments, or social capacity ', but they ' did consider all men created equal — equal in certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness '.

In the course of a woman ’ s life, her breasts will change size, shape, and weight, because of the hormonal bodily changes occurred in thelarche ( pubertal breast development ), menstruation ( fertility ), pregnancy ( reproduction ), the breast-feeding of an infant child, and the climacterium ( the end of fertility ).

Moreover, the physical changes occurred to the breasts usually are recorded in the stretch marks of the skin envelope ; they are historical indicators of the increments and the decrements of the size and the volume of a woman ’ s breasts throughout the course of her life.

The puppets were made one-third life size with the puppeteers on a bridge eight feet above the set.

After the American Civil War, the federal government increased greatly in influence on everyday life and in size relative to the state governments.

All species were drawn life size which accounts for the contorted poses of the larger birds as Audubon strove to fit them within the page size.

A life size bust of Rockne was unveiled on March 4, 2006.

In contrast, the more advanced, large pterodactyloid pterosaurs such as Pteranodon grew to adult size within the first year of life.

Ribosomes from bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes ( the three domains of life on Earth ) differ in their size, sequence, structure, and the ratio of protein to RNA.

She is appearing in a sideshow and persuades him that life isn't all negative being their size.

The video for this track features a near life size puppet of Iggy Pop.

The plant's small size and rapid life cycle are also advantageous for research.

Kyoto held a year-long celebration commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Genji in 2008, with poetry competitions, visits to the Tale of Genji Museum in Uji and Ishiyama-dera ( where a life size rendition of Murasaki at her desk was displayed ), and women dressing in traditional 12-layered Heian court and ankle-length hair wigs.

The newly reported animals complete their life cycle in the total absence of light and oxygen, and they are less than a millimetre in size.

The Yoruba of West Nigeria utilized soapstone for several statues most notably at Esie where archaeologists have uncovered hundreds of male and female statues, about half of life size.

Regardless of their size or intended use, all buildings in the US must comply with zoning ordinances, building codes and other regulations such as fire codes, life safety codes and related standards.

Because of these complexities, it is common for organizations to use a real-time operating system ( RTOS ), allowing the application programmers to concentrate on device functionality rather than operating system services, at least for large systems ; smaller systems often cannot afford the overhead associated with a generic real time system, due to limitations regarding memory size, performance, or battery life.

will match an infinite number of inputs, including " what is your name ", " what is your shoe size ", " what is your purpose in life ", etc.

Opossums, like most marsupials, have unusually short life spans for their size and metabolic rate.

This difference cannot be explained by life history, social behaviour or brain size.

Bandura found that children are more likely to engage in violent play with a life size rebounding doll after watching an adult do the same.

Three years later he collaborated with Israeli director Agnes Lev, Timothy Carter and Steve Gorn in the production of a dramatized version of the myths, released as a CD with the title of Lovers ' Legends Unbound, a work intended by Calimach to complete the process of bringing these major yet little-known myths back to life.

Her life was spared by Artemis, who transformed the maiden into a statue of pure crystalline quartz to protect her from the brutal claws.

In London, a statue of him as the Tramp was unveiled in Leicester Square in 1981 and a permanent exhibition on his life and career, Charlie Chaplin – The Great Londoner, opened at the London Film Museum in 2010.

The idea of an artifact made conscious is an ancient theme of mythology, appearing for example in the Greek myth of Pygmalion, who carved a statue that was magically brought to life, and in medieval Jewish stories of the Golem, a magically animated homunculus built of clay.

As a tribute to his life and works, a bronze statue of Stephenson was unveiled at Chesterfield railway station ( which is overlooked by Tapton House, where Stephenson spent the last ten years of his life ) on 28 October 2005, marking the completion of improvements to the station.

A life sized statue covered in gold of George Vancouver on top of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, British Columbia | Victoria

The statue represents the seminal moment in Keller's life when she understood her first word: W-A-T-E-R, as signed into her hand by teacher Anne Sullivan.

Between 1493 and 1494 he bought a block of marble for a larger than life statue of Hercules, which was sent to France and subsequently disappeared sometime circa 18th century.

A statue of Owain Glyndŵr on horseback was installed in 2007 in The Square in Corwen, Denbighshire to commemorate his life and his lasting influence on Wales.

French monarchists opposed the statue, if for no other reason than it was proposed by the liberal Laboulaye, who had recently been elected a senator for life.

There is a similar great legend in Prague which says that when the Motherland is in danger or in its darkest times and close to ruin, the equestrian statue of King Wenceslaus in Wenceslaus Square will come to life, raise the army sleeping in Blaník, and upon crossing the Charles Bridge his horse will stumble and trip over a stone, revealing the legendary sword of Bruncvík.

The ancestors are unaware that the statue of Great Stone Dragon failed to come to life, and that Mushu, a small dragon is the one to go and protect Mulan.

The ancestors are unaware that the statue of Great Stone Dragon failed to come to life, and that Mushu, a small dragon is the one to go and protect Mulan.

His life and works are commemorated by the Moonstones ; a statue of him, Boulton and Watt, by William Bloye ; and Murdock Road, all in Birmingham.

Lack of a legitimate heir, however, remained a concern for Władysław I and in 1085 he and his wife Judith of Bohemia sent rich gifts, among which was a life size statue of a child made of gold, to the Benedictine Sanctuary of Saint Giles in Saint-Gilles, Provance begging for offspring.

For the rest of her life, Davis maintained that she gave the statue its familiar name of " Oscar " because its posterior resembled that of her husband, whose middle name was Oscar, although her claim has been disputed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, among others.

There is also a life size bronze statue of the horse outside Woodbine Race Track in northwest Toronto.

At the risk of his own life, or at least of his liberty, he interceded with Caligula on behalf of the Jews, when that emperor was attempting to set up his statue in the Temple at Jerusalem shortly before his death in 41.

Slaughter was a fixture at statue dedications at Busch Stadium II for other Cardinal Hall of Famers during the last years of his life.

The sight of his wife's form makes Leontes distraught, but then, to everyone's amazement, the statue comes to life -- it is Hermione, restored to life.

Then the three Gods breathed life into the statue and created the first man.

At the same time, Kanaloa tried to duplicate Kane's feat, but his statue failed to come to life.

Although Troutman lived most of her life in Knoxville, her remains were moved to the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, where a bronze statue was erected in her honor.

A life size dinosaur statue at Glen Rose National Park