Isabelle Lian Mr. Ruff MYP English 4 12 December 2013 Word Count: 887 The Fault in Civilization Civilization is a crucial aspect of the way society functions today. It is the system that sustains an orderly environment in which its citizens can prosper. In the Lord of the Flies‚ Golding suggests that civilization is not as stable as it seems. Through character actions and symbols‚ he comments on the degrading state of civilization when it is put under unfamiliar conditions. Ideally‚ for
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There are woods‚ small rocky hills‚ plain fields for cropping‚ creeks‚ and most importantly my grandparents’ farm. It was a paradise to me‚ but there was one particular thing that would define why this place is important to me. It was the black cherry tree; it was scary‚ and an evil presence could be felt whenever anyone walked by it. I realized then that‚ this was the place that resembled true human beings dark secrets hiding in the center of paradise. In this beautiful farm‚ I would wake every morning
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probable phylogenetic tree. The earliest methods of calculating the maximum likelihood used gene frequency data‚ and more recent approaches involve algorithms of amino acid and nucleotide sequences. The general equation for the likelihood L of a phylogenetic tree is defined as the probability of observing the data in a given tree under a specific substitution pattern‚ L=(data│tree). The tree with the highest L value is the most probable tree out of all of the possible tree constructions. The likelihood
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define a good education? In “The Education of Little Tree” by Forrest Carter‚ it may be said that the title character‚ Little Tree‚ is not getting a good education because he does not attend school. Neither of his grandparents‚ with whom he lives‚ have a formal education; the only academic lessons he receives encompass learning 5 dictionary words per week and occasionally practicing basic arithmetic. However‚ it can be argued that Little Tree is in fact receiving the best education possible. The
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The Janissary Tree The Janissary Tree is a novel written by Jason Goodwin‚ it is a fictional story that takes place in a real historical setting. I initially thought it would be interesting because I am extremely fascinated with murder mysteries‚ and the fact that it was set in the Ottoman Empire intrigued me. I wanted to learn more about this Historical time period in a fun and interesting way. The novel had a fictional plot but it helped me understand more about the period of the Ottoman Empire
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When a tree falls in the forest‚ does it make a sound? Ladies and gentlemen‚ and the class of 2016‚ I can definitely assure you that it does. But what is the purpose of worrying about what a silly tree sounds like when it meets its demise? The noise it makes is irrelevant to the bigger picture‚ the falling of one great tree provides room for multiple new saplings to grow in its place. As time goes on‚ this cycle continues and eventually the forest is full of what was once a bunch of young‚ flexible
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The Fault in our Stars by John Green is an outstanding novel and one of Green’s best works. It tells a modern story about a girl named Hazel trying to live like a normal teenager. However this is not the easiest thing in the world for her because wherever she goes‚ she must carry an oxygen tank with her as a result of her having cancer. However at a teen cancer support group‚ she meets Augustus Waters‚ a very different yet similar person to her. This novel tells a sweet‚ painful love story about
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Romeo and Juliet at Fault “Search‚ seek‚ and know how this foul murder comes.” (5‚3‚198)‚ said in the Prince. In the profound play by Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ many people had helped cause the devastating deaths of many people. With an extensive amount of activities‚ five people had deceased while two families were left in despair. The lies and secrets of the two star crossed lovers had cost the two families heartbreak and sorrow. Romeo and Juliet had both been mainly at fault in the devastating
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Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree‚ a classic children’s book about a boy that grows up alongside a tree and continues to take advantage of the tree’s love for him by taking its resources throughout his life. I reread this book many times throughout my childhood‚ and despite me not quite grasping the story’s message when I was younger‚ I eventually realized what the actual moral of the story was as I thought about it more and more as I grew up. Due to this‚ The Giving Tree was one of the first stories
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The Oak and the Elm Tree Nature and the outdoor world that surrounds us can be amazing and awe-inspiring‚ a thing that anyone and everyone can and should enjoy. The biggest and oldest living things on Earth are trees. Trees enter into the lives of us all. Also‚ they are the source of materials we need for many everyday purposes. Above all‚ they provide beauty in our outlook on the world. In the United States there are “about 865 different species of trees‚” and “comprise about three and one-half
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