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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The Death of a Great “Hero” Hector "My doom has come upon me; let me not then die ingloriously and without a struggle‚ but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter." This is a quote from Hector from the Iliad. This quote shows how brave and thoughtful Hector was; however‚ we need to question ourselves‚ was he really a great hero? If so did he die heroically? Many say he is the true hero of the Iliad and that he did die heroically with his dignity intact. On
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Hector the Heinous In Homer’s Iliad‚ Hector is presented an intriguing character‚ a description that stems from a number of sources. First and foremost‚ unlike other main characters in the Iliad‚ including: Paris‚ Helen‚ and most of the important Achaeans‚ who all have histories‚ outside the Iliad that Homer’s audience was familiar with‚ Hector has no history outside of this story. We‚ the readers‚ are already familiar with Paris’ exploits‚ Achilles’‚ Agamemnon’s etc. but there are no tales of
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Literacy in My Life Growing up‚ I cherished the shelves on top of shelves of books that my sister and I had collected. On rainy days I would be doing one of two activities‚ reading a book‚ or writing my own book. I was such a bookworm that my mom would have to ground me from reading and force me to play outside. All throughout elementary school‚ I was on the Creative Writing‚ Listening Skills‚ Editorial Writing‚ and Spelling UIL competitions. I got to school early and stayed late just to work on
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“My Son‚ My Executioner” In the Donald Hall poem‚” My Son‚ My Executioner‚ “Hall depicted a father who has grown old‚ holding their young child in their arms. Hall portrayed strong imagery of a fatherly figure giving up everything to care for his young child. The tone of the poem is both happy and dark. Hall’s theme showed that once a person has a child‚ the parent’s life is completely changed. “My Son‚ My Executioner” is a very well written poem with a deep‚ true meaning that readers could relate
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My Life‚ My Rules One day I woke up and my parents were just gone. I do not know where they went or why they did not say goodbye. Now I am all alone and have to live by my own rules. Making my own rules is very necessary because I need to set boundaries for myself in order to survive. Here are the five most important ones I have created for myself. Rule one‚ must be in the house by 11. This is an important rule because if I stay out longer than that I could get lost or someone could hurt me during
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Category: Youth Essay title: My Culture‚ My Power Name: Mary Mel Balacuit Baynosa Address: Purok 1‚ Manga‚ Kolambugan‚ Lanao del Norte Phone number: 09165153786 E-mail: mellyagassi@gmail.com Nationality: Filipino Age: 15 years old Gender: Female School Name: Lanao del Norte National Comprehensive High School Word count: 631 My Culture‚ My Power One summer I was bored to death for I was left with nothing to do until my little cousin pointed out a CD from above my study table. It was an animated movie
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inspired me My daily life is a routine. I go to school‚ work‚ and home. Every other weekend I’m at work. In between all of that‚ I’m a mother. This is my schedule most of the week. My routine can be stressful. But this particular day‚ I enjoyed. I enjoyed it because my daughter made me think of something different. I woke up‚ bug-eyed‚ to my alarm clock ringing and tinging‚ of course I don’t want to move. I was just awakened from an adventurous dream‚ by this man-made item. The coolness of my bed‚ softness
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improving my writing skills. Last summer I took an eight-week UC San Diego Extension course that focused on grammar. On June 1‚ 2016‚ I participated in a Fred Pryor workshop that focused on grammar and proofreading. I will continue to develop my writing skills every day and I am open to other workshops‚ seminars‚ or courses that will help refine my writing. It is important to me as a communicator that I have excellent writing skills. Inconsistent use of
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I won’t say that my family has an ideal relationships. Sometimes we have arguments‚ quarrels and misunderstandings as all families do‚ I think. But still I love each member of my family and happy to have them. I get on well with all the members of my family. I’m an only child in the family. Some people say that an only child in the family grows-up very selfish and spoilt‚ but I don’t at all. I take after my father. But in spite of it I’m much closer to my mother. If I have a personal problem
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