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    Dominant Epic Heroes

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    rid of to-be verb) Nobody would believe that Kevin Wu could be the dominant epic hero over Odysseus‚ but while Kevin and Odysseus share certain traits‚ Kevin’s superiority in epic heroism (changed from heroicness to heroism) controls over that of Odysseus. A hero isn’t self-serving‚ never boasts and never needs help. Odysseus fits all those categories. (Tried to avoid asking a question) Although Odysseus seems to be a dominant epic hero‚ Kevin Wu is more prominent as the hero because of his characteristics

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    Patterns of Inheritance

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    Chapter 9: Patterns of Inheritance What pattern will inheritance follow? Why is it important? Always follow patterns? Rule of Probability In tossing a coin the odds of either a head or tail is always 50%. The outcome is unaffected by the previous attempt. If 2 coins are tossed‚ each will be dependent of the other HH‚ HT‚ TH‚ TT (Probability is 25% or ¼) The rules also hold true for genetics due to the law of independent assortment. Each alternative type of outcome in a gene acts independently

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    Scientists and other researchers should focus their research on areas that are likely to benefit the greatest number of people. Science is the study of the nature and behavior of natural things and the knowledge that we obtain about them. And scientists are people who are keen to discover the undefined phenomena and are willing to devote themselves to their studies. Therefore‚ science is not born for the benefits of human kind and it will be profaned by the motivation of benefiting the greatest number of

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    Versus the Dominant Culture in "American Horse" by Louise Erdrich The current interest in what has come to be called "multicultural" literature has focused critical attention on defining its most salient characteristic: authoring a text which appeals to at least two different cultural codes. (Wiget 258) Louise Erdrich says she’s an emissary of the between-world. (Bacon) "I have one foot on tribal lands and one foot in middle-class life." Her stories unfold where native family and dominant culture

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    Dealing With Cultural Differences Native American Native Americans have respect of individual differences among people. Their expressions of this value include staying out of others’ affairs and verbalizing personal thoughts or opinions only when asked. In many cultures‚ it’s the man makes the decisions for the woman. They are very religious people who work also with tarot reading‚ and wicca/pagan things. How I would deals with a Native American is to treat them all with respect

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    English‚ which is spoken by 1.9 billon of the world’s population as their first language (Redman‚ 2004)‚ has been spreading rapidly in the world since the British Industrial Revolution and colonialism in many continents such as Asia‚ Africa and North America during the 18th century (Lavot‚ 2000). As the influence of English is increasing‚ some linguists think that it is a natural process of successful international communication. However‚ many other languages are also dying out at an accelerating

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    Health Patterns

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    Assessment of the eleven Functional Health Patterns of Tohono- o’odham Nation‚ Arizona Values/ Belief Pattern • The ethnical and cultural groups in Tucson are:- • Tohono o’odham-24‚000 people • Lives in 4 reservations:- “Main” Reservation -Florence Village -San Xavier -San Lucy Other members also live in Mexico. • Nation’s capital is in Sells Community • Speaks several different

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    1. The native Americans survived largely on the resources available in their immediate surroundings. The natives built complex civilizations of great variety that subsisted on hunting‚ gathering‚ and fishing. The varying geographical regions of North America produced many distinct Native American tribes. The cultural features varied enormously from one tribe to another. The Eskimos of the Arctic Circle fished and hunted seals; their civilization spanned thousands of miles of largely frozen land

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    Cultures across the globe have societal and cultural rules to promote politeness‚ to maintain social order‚ and to have a cultural identity. In the United States‚ societal rules vary greatly with location and nationality‚ but one societal rule that most people follow is a handshake. Handshakes have been a cultural ritual for a large part of human history‚ and is used across the world. The typical handshake is used as a greeting‚ but it has a variety of uses and is used in many social contexts. Some

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    Human Phenotypes: a. The data: Trait Dominant Phenotype Recessive Phenotype Ear Lobe 12 7 Pigment Distribution 1 18 Hairline 8 11 Little Finger 12 7 Tongue Roller 16 3 b. Do the ratios of the traits show any particular pattern? Should they? i. No‚ the ratios should not show any particular pattern. Although it might be expected that dominant phenotypes will dominate among the individuals‚ it is not the case all the time. Consequently‚ there is not particular pattern being displayed here. As one can observe

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