student-generated questions. Over the years‚ I have found the floating leaf disk assay technique to be reliable and understandable to students. Once the students are familiar with the technique they can readily design experiments to answer their own questions about photosynthesis. The biology behind the prodedure: Leaf disks float‚ normally. When the air spaces are infiltrated with solution the overall density of the leaf disk increases and the disk sinks. The infiltration solution includes
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If the Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a morality tale‚ then its lesson is beyond comprehension. As noted on the blurb on the back cover‚ the book does take place at the height of the 1920s‚ a time when ‘gin was the national drink‚ and sex the national obsession”. And yet‚ for the purposes of the novel‚ this is a superficial assessment of the Jazz Age‚ or else what Fitzgerald really meant to say about the Jazz Age. While much can be said of Gatsby’s decadence‚ and his gaudiness‚ and the
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¡§The Last Leaf¡¨ by O. Henry and ¡§The Yellow Wallpaper¡¨ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman are essentially two very different pieces of writing when looked at from a perspective on story style. However‚ that is not the aspect we are focusing on. In terms of both stories¡¦ theme and characterization method‚ the themes are actually quite similar with some differences but the characterization process is very different‚ except for the antagonists. In the following paragraphs‚ here are the main points and
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F. Scott Fitzgerald. The swimmers. F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the 1920s. He finished four novels: This Side of Paradise‚ The Beautiful and Damned‚ The Great Gatsby—his most famous—and Tender Is the Night. His style is very interesting. All his short stories has a construction of novels. “The swimmers”
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I am just a leaf‚ hanging high in the tree‚ I pretend that I am something that lives on the ground‚ I feel a touch of branches throughout‚ I touch a flower that grows close to me‚ I worry about me growing fast‚ I cry when I see the stars falling from the sky‚ I am just a leaf‚ hanging high in the tree‚ I understand moments in time‚ I say tomorrow is another day‚ I dream about stars deep in sky‚ I try to do my best in every way‚ I hope my dreams come true‚ even though I am just a leaf‚ hanging high
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absent within the literary texts. After Daisy’s rejection of Gatsby at a hotel in New York City‚ Tom‚ Jordan‚ and Nick ride back home. Along their way‚ they encounter a crash in front of Wilson’s gas station. After recognizing the body Tom displays the proper amount of remorse. Before this‚ however‚ he approaches the situation with an amused tone‚ “Wreck! That’s good. Wilson’ll have a little business at last” (Fitzgerald 137). Even in jest this reaction not an appropriate response. A death being referred
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In these stories‚ “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry‚ “The Washwoman” by Isaac Singer‚ and “Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. LeGuin‚ the main characters experience great loss. These three stories contain a similar theme which one of the character in the story had a tragic experience. Johnsy from the Last Leaf had lost her hope in life but was stimulate by her best friend‚ Sue. The old washwoman from “The Washwoman” had lost her only son. And‚ Gwilan from “Gwilan’s harp” had lost her husband‚ Torm in an accident
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Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Marketing Plan Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Marketing Plan Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Overview The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf [CBTL] was founded by Herb & Mona Hyman in 1963 in Brentwood‚ California. CBTL is the oldest and largest privately held specialty coffee and tea retailer in the United States and celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. According to Hoovers‚ online‚ the company operates approximately 900 franchised stores worldwide with sales of
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his home state of Virginia. He expresses his willingness to take up arms to defend his state. The letter illustrates Lee’s dignity‚ loyalty‚ and bravery. The Last Leaf by Oliver Wendell Holmes The last leaf is about an old man that already lose his friends \’cause their time had already came and that man was left like the last leaf on the tree.And Oliver Wendell Holmes compares himself to that man.If he will be like him‚he want to see the other smiling than to be alone and left behind. This poem
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extraordinary novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ tells the story of Jay Gatsby‚ a wealthy young man. Known for his mysterious past and inconceivable amount of money‚ Gatsby is able to host several extravagant parties in his gothic mansion. Many characters in the novel represent each aspect of the Roaring Twenties. Introducing many characters who all seem to cause conflict with each other‚ the main character Fitzgerald sets the entire book over is Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is first shown
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