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    I remember that day precisely‚ why wouldn’t I? Besides that it was only a week ago‚ it was the first day Boo had any sort of communication to the outside world since he was a careless teenager. It all begun in 1933 early September‚ Boo’s first day he started playing his little game with the Finch children‚ leaving presents in the tree. It always seemed to bother me. The Finch children playing that game with Boo‚ the interaction between the three of them. I needed to keep him isolated from the

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    bed wearily‚ but seems more hopeful in the morning. * At breakfast he tells his family that it’s not over yet – there’s still the appeal process. * Breakfast is a lavish affair‚ as it seems every African-American in the county has sent the Finches a gift of food. * Calpurnia says she found everything on the back steps when she arrived that morning‚ and asks if they were overstepping themselves; Atticus‚ a bit teary-eyed‚ tells her to thank everyone but tell them that there’s no need to be

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    Bio152 Final Exam Review Essay Questions: Quest 1-2: Describe the fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane structure and list the major components of the membrane. How did scientists discover that the membrane was “fluid”? Explain one experiment that we discussed. • The fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane was the idea that lipids or proteins could move in the membrane laterally. The plasma membrane is made up of a phospholipid bilayer and controls a lot of what goes in and out of the membrane by the

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    Darwin’s Finches Lab    In  this  inquiry  lab‚  we  explored  natural  selection  using  a  laboratory.  We  wanted  to  see  what  was  the  effect  of  the  type  of  food  available  on  the  frequency  of  different  types  of  bird  beaks.  Our  hypothesis  was  that  If the type of the food available changes‚  then the frequency of  beak  types  will  change‚  because  birds  with  beaks  more  suited  to  the  available  food  will  be  more  successful over time.  Variables:  Independent Variable: type of food available 

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    Andreas Konstantinidis Miss Woordward Enlish 11 02/03/2015 The book "To Kill a Mockingbird" written by Harper Lee has a naïve point of view of life in the Americas in the 1930s‚ during the time of the memorable event of “the great depression”. The novel has an innocent story that is told through the eyes Scout Finch. Scout is a young girl who is growing up to become a woman‚ from a tom boy characteristic to an elegant young lady. Atticus Finch her father and the father to Jem too‚ is a lawyer defending

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    WEEK 3 DQ’S AND ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WEEK 3 DQ 1 Where can you see examples of biodiversity?  I understand that this question is in general‚ but I always try to look around in my community‚ where I live‚ and not just in a broad sense of the word.  So specifically here in Seattle‚ there are numerous examples of biodiversity in my community‚ and all around me. Cedar River Watershed Biodiversity Lichens and mosses on felsenmeer The Cedar River Watershed is a cross-section of habitat

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    Researching 10 stories about survival 1. Juliane Koepcke was the only one of LANSA flight 508. In tropical forest after the plane struck by lightning. She fell to the nearby stream and she was rescued by loggers 2. Setting sail from the Canary Islands towards the Caribbean in a small boat‚ Steven’s boat go down in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and he was left adrift for 76 days. He eventually made landfall in the Bahamas. 3. Aron’s story was highly publicized in 2003 when he had to cut off his

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    Most households in puerto rico have three people. They grow rice‚stewed beans‚meats.They use the same education as the U.S. Same as the U.S. 3‚725‚789 people live in the urban. Employment is regulation in puerto rico. They buy there food at restaurants‚ market‚ farms. Approximately 400‚000 people are affected by the rationing plans on the island with a total of 1‚230‚000 customers under AAA services. Water scarcity has a huge impact on food production. Without water people do not have a means

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    the misfortunes of others‚ both Arthur and Tom only intend well for the community and have made efforts to contribute to the well-being of others. Although he is feared by many children and adults in the town he has done many good things for the finches. He continually gave gifts to the children through the hole in a tree‚ with his brother later filled in with cement. When Miss Maudie’s house catches on fire‚ Boo makes an appearance and wraps a blanket around Scout’s shoulders. The Finch children

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    injustices and racism in his small hometown. Atticus is a older male‚ about 50 years old‚ with a darker hair color that is turning gray as he ages. He wears glasses because his left eye is nearly blind. He said “Left eyes are the tribal curse of the Finches." He is also rather tall. His two children were once ashamed of him‚ because he didn’t fish or hunt‚ like the other children’s fathers‚ due to his age. But as they grew‚ they began appreciating him not for the activities he did on the weekend‚ but

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