superorganism‚ that is‚ rather than a plain old individual human being. It happened on March 7. That’s when I opened my e-mail to find a huge‚ processor-choking file of charts and raw data from a laboratory located at the BioFrontiers Institute at the University of Colorado‚ Boulder. As part of a new citizen-science initiative called the American Gut project‚ the lab sequenced my microbiome — that is‚ the genes not of “me‚” exactly‚ but of the several hundred microbial species with whom I share this
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What do you think about when you hear Christmas. Well‚ in other countries‚ people might think differently‚ like in Mexico. People celebrate Christmas in Mexico in a different way. Christmas in Mexico is celebrated from December 12 to January 6. The weather is sunny and does not impact their traditions at all. The people decorate their houses with with evergreens‚ moss‚ and paper lanterns. There is a Nativity scene in every house. At 12:00 p.m. on December 25‚ bells are rung‚ whistles are blown
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nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else‚ and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them. This is the principle on which I bring up my own children‚ and this is the principle on which I bring up these children. Stick to Facts‚ sir!’ Mr Thomas Gradgrind’s speech‚ the opening paragraph to Hard Times‚ is probably as famous as the novel itself. Published in 1854‚ Hard Times tells the
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Christmas is an annual festival celebrated in remembrance of the birth of Jesus Christ. In this essay I will be attempting my own Sociological analysis of Christmas Day‚ through the gender perspective. First part of the essay will be looking at the ‘traditional’ Christmas through gender roles. By that I can then move on to my own experience on the festive season. Through out the essay I will be trying to link the work up with bodies of theory and how Christmas has changed through out the years.
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Pekanova Natasha‚3Aa Second Best by D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English novelist‚ short-story writer‚ poet and essayist. He was born in the mining village of Eastwood‚ near the city of Nottingham in central England. Lawrence was an unconventional man both in his lifestyle and his writings. He believed that people needed beauty to live‚ and he was extremely sensitive to all forms of beauty in nature. His best work reveals his love of life and
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The title "Christmas 1970"‚ means the authors memories of Christmas in 1970. In Christmas 1970 the author recalls putting together a silver Christmas tree‚ branch by branch‚ first the stand goes up‚ then they put each branch in its place. Each branch is numbered and fits perfectly into its base. To remember your first Christmas tree and putting it together is amazing‚ wonderful and precious all rolled into one. This poem is like reliving a very happy time in your life and a memory to cherish all
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Best Friends It was my second year back at Kildonan East Colligate. My best friend Sydney and I walked in the small gym doors. My cheeks we’re rosy red because it was starting to get cold outside. As we walked in the gym the bleachers we’re packed with some new faces and some familiar faces. The gym looked small at first because of all the students in it but in reality it is huge! Banners hanging all around from the sports team they have here at Kildonan East. After the teachers we’re finished
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Sydney Carpenter Mrs. Keithley ELA 3rd 16 December‚ 2015 Compare and Contrast A Christmas Carol‚ both the play and the movie‚ have many similarities with just as many differences. Although the movie was created as a follow-up to the play‚ there were many times where the movie was completely different. On occasion‚ there would be times where you could follow along to the movie with the script‚ but most of the time‚ it would be somewhat the same.The script compared to the movie is more informing and
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English Speech The best advice I have received in my life thus far? I have been living for 17 years and I can tell you that I have been given advice so many times‚ but I can honestly tell you that the best advice I have received is that giving up is not an option. My father offered me a book sometime last year and asked me to read it. This was a motivational book called the principals of success. This book was full of vast ideas and not only inspired me about not to give up but also introduced
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suggested through the evolution of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol‚ by Charles Dickens. The Victorian Society progresses through the same changes that Scrooge went through in the story. In this novella‚ Dickens uses Scrooge to critique Victorian Society by showing his greed and treatment of the poor. As a solution to these problems‚ he shows how the Christmas season can be viewed as a spirit of giving. In the beginning of A Christmas Carol‚ Scrooge is consumed by his business‚ greediness‚ and
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