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    Lake Wobegon Effect

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    Alicia Tucker – 55362 PSY 312 – Tests and Measurements in Psychology 1. What is the Lake Wobegon Effect and how does it arise? In Garrison Keillor’s fictional town of Lake Wobegon‚ “all the women are strong‚ all the men are good-looking‚ and all the children are above average.” (Gregory‚ 2011). The Lake Wobegon effect is a natural tendency to overestimate one’s capabilities and see oneself as better than others. Research psychologists refer to this tendency as self-enhancement bias and have found

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    Horizontal World Analysis

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    portrays unique diction to create a relatable situation. Debra repeatedly utilizes the word “this” in order to throw emphasize on the overall idea she wants addressed. Debra profoundly stated‚ “This is a region that contains both Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegon (“where all the women are strong‚ all the men are good-looking‚ and all the children are above average”).” The author is talking primarily about small towns and their importance to our world‚ by utilizing the word “this” constantly she is giving

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    Collection and Identification of Plankton at Lake St.George Discussion Questions 1. Phytoplankton are the organisms that were the most abundant in my sample‚ specifically from the Protista kingdom 2. I think that phytoplankton are more indicative of oligotrophic lakes‚ where-as zooplankton are more indicative of eutrophic lakes. I think this because‚ since phytoplankton are capable of producing their own energy‚ they don’t need the nutrients that eutrophic lakes offer‚ and they would probably prefer all

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    Garrison Keillor "The Age of Elegance" The air is filled with nostalgia in Garrison Keillor’s article "The Age of Elegance". He uses the beautiful fall weather in the heartland state of Minnesota to return to his childhood fantasy of a restaurant named Murray’s. Murray’s brings back Keillor’s memories of what he and America once was‚ a place where a boy could have dreams without any worries. Keillor vividly describes Murray’s as a place of sophistication‚ yet it can be a place to

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    Crater Lake

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    Carter Lake is a stunningly scenic lake located in Oregon United States. It occupies 183‚224 acres as a national park the lake itself covers a 21 square mile area and is 594 meters deep. It has wide marine flora and fauna diversity. Around the lake unusual plant species are also found such as botrychium pumicola‚ mosses‚ western anemones‚ dozen types of cone bearing species of trees‚ shrubs like mountain ash and others. There are many types of different vegetation as you walk around Carter Lake National

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    Examination of Lake Life

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    Examination of Lake Life Bio 181 Section 001k Abstract The goal of the lab was to determine the health of the aquatic community of Lake Wheeler. Different sediment samples were taken to be tested and observed in many ways. The water temperature‚ dissolved oxygen‚ and water clarity were also tested with different tools. The health of Lake Wheeler was tested through coliform samples that were taken to see if it is safe for humans. The whole experiment was a unique and enjoyable experiment. Introduction

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    THE LEGEND OF THE SAMPALOC LAKE San Pablo‚ a picturesque and progressive city in Southeastern Luzon‚ is sometimes know as the city of seven lakes. All the seven lakes are rich with tales about their respective origin. A favorite story is thatof Sampaloc Lake - the largest and most beautiful of the seven lakes. Once upon a time there lives in the northern side of San pablo a well-to-do but childless couple. Theyhas a large garden of tamarind (sampaloc in Tagalog) trees which bore the sweetest

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    Crater Lake Crater Lake is located at southwestern off Highway 62 in Oregon. It is Oregon?s only national park. It is the deepest lake in the United States and is the seventh deepest in the world. Crater Lake has an average diameter of 5.3 miles in length and is approximately 1‚932 feet deep. Crater Lake is a result of a volcanic explosion that happened about 7‚000 years ago. A long time ago‚ the pacific oceanic plate was gradually moving under the pacific continental plate in the process

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    Eutrophication of Lakes

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    The Eutrophication of lakes. Eutrophication is defined as ¡§the aging of a lake by the biological enrichment of its water¡¨ (encyclopedia.com). This biological enrichment is caused by the addition of nutrients. There is natural eutrophication and cultural eutrophication. Cultural eutrophication is usually defined as the over-enrichment of lakes and rivers with nutrients‚ usually phosphorous‚ leading to excessive growth of algae and other aquatic plants. Cultural eutrophication is becoming more

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    Lake Baikail

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    Lake Baikal is the largest fresh water lake and the deepest lake on the planet. This lake is located in the south-eastern part of Siberia. To the Russians Lake Baikal is spelled Ozero Bayka. Baikal is is a word from the Turk language. The meaning behind the name of the lake is wealthy lake. The word “bai” means “wealthy” and “kul” means “lake”. This lake is one of the most beautiful places in the world; it is home to 1‚085 species of plants and 1‚550 different species. Baikal is very old roughly

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