My interest in traveling to and participating in a study tour of Germany stems most currently from my fervent study and passionate teaching of Advanced Placement (AP) European History; yet the genesis of this interest began decades earlier. In the 1950s my mother grew up in Munich as an Army brat while my grandfather was a full Colonel of the United States Army stationed at U.S. Army Garrison Munich after World War II. The images of my mother ice skating on frozen ponds and my grandfather’s collection
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Response: How to Get a Real Education Scott Adams shares with us the ideal framework for an entrepreneurial curriculum. In his article How to Get a Real Education‚ he reinforces the fact that the whole is far greater than the sum of these parts‚ especially in the context of an entrepreneur. Adams tells us of a couple stories from when he was in college and how he used the skills of an entrepreneur to become successful. He saw opportunities‚ sometimes embedded within problems‚ and worked them to
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Mr. Clark Honors Bio Period 3 10-19-13 Eukaryotic Cell vs. Prokaryotic Cell Eukaryotic cells do have a nucleus but Prokaryotic cells do not. Prokaryotic cells usually only have one chromosomes when Eukaryotic cell have more than one. Eukaryotic cells have mitochondria but Prokaryotic cells do not. Prokaryotic cells are usually unicellular and Eukaryotic cells are usually multicellular. Also Eukaryotic cells are larger than Prokaryotic cells. Both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cell have vacuoles
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a one-time columnist for the school newspaper‚ a two-time Knowledge Bowl grand champion‚ a three-time gold medalist in the National Latin Exam‚ and a four-time junior middle-weight champion in finger jousting. Psychology explains my behaviors‚ biology determines my physical characteristics‚ and culture molds my social consciousness. I’m a student by day and sitcom aficionado by night. I live by the law of eccentricity (the one governing uniqueness‚ not 61 053-43858_ch01_3P.indd 61 5/11/10
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Biology- Change in pH Aim: To investigate the affect that change in pH levels has on a particular enzyme‚ in this case amylase. Hypothesis: In this investigation I expect as the pH reaches the optimum level‚ the rate of reaction will be fastest‚ compared to other pH levels. It is also suspected that after the enzyme has reached optimum level the enzyme activity will decrease. Through further study of the optimum level of amylase I found that the enzyme usually has an optima pH of 8. It is known
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Name __________________ AP Government Federalist Paper No. 10 and 51 Directions- Answer the following questions completely. 1. What democratic principle is Madison touting in Federalist Paper No. 10? 2. Explain Madison’s definition of faction in Federalist Paper No. 10? 3. Give two methods Madison provided for removing factions. 4. According to Madison‚ how do you control the effects of minority factions? 5. Why is a large representative republic the cure for majority
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Immune System Interactive Physiology Worksheet The Immune System: Immune System Overview 1. Pathogens are classified according to their size and where they are located in the body. List the five types of pathogens from largest to smallest: • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________ 2. Which type of pathogen is always intracellular? ________________ Which type of pathogen is always
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Level * 2 3 0 8 9 6 9 9 7 3 * BIOLOGY Paper 5 Planning‚ Analysis and Evaluation Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black ink. You may use a pencil for any diagrams‚ graphs or rough working. Do not use staples‚ paper clips‚ highlighters
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consequences of having low blood pressure. 10. Be able to describe the factors that decrease blood pressure: regular exercise Balanced diet. 11. Be able to explain the difference between fitness (the ability to do physical activity) and health (free from disease). 12. Analyse the results of different ways of measuring fitness (strength‚ stamina‚ flexibility‚ agility‚ speed and cardiovascular efficiency). HT only: Be able to evaluate different ways of measuring fitness. 13. Be able to explain
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Logic‚ Philosophy‚ and History of Science Why is psychology a science?: Psychology is a science because it uses systematic collection and observation of data to try to answer questions about the mind and behavior and their interactions. Define dualism: Dualism refers to the division of the world and all things in it into 2 parts: body and spirit. What did Locke mean by tubula rasa?: “blank slate” and has been used (originally by John Locke) to refer to the mind of a child. According to this view
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