Group ACTIVITY “BIOTECHNOLOGY EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK” STATION 1 : Time Period = B.C. 1. Would you consider the Ancient Egyptians to be Biotechnologists? Why? Why not? 2. How do you think yeast causes bread to rise? 3. What do you think the Latin root “bio” means? Define the word “technology”. STATION 2: Time Period = 1 A.D.-1900 A.D. 1. List one characteristic or desirable trait that may have been “bred” for in the following:
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Dorothy Crawfoot Dorothy Crawfoot was born on 12th may in Cairo. She became interested in chemistry when she was about ten. She attended Oxford and Somerville from 1928-1932. she analyzed glass tessellate from Jerash. She decided to do research on X-ray Crystallography. She did a lot of research on crystals and x-rays. Later in her life she became a teacher in chemistry for the women’s college. She became the university reader for x-ray crystallography in 1956. she also worked in the department
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During week ten we discussed‚ The Progressive Era‚ 1900-1916. The Progressive Era was changes that occurred in the U.S. during the early 1900’s. The twentieth century began and America wanted to progress through social and political response of immigration‚ urbanization and growth of corporation (Zeide 10/21). There were many important people who emerged during this time from‚ journalists to female reformers‚ labor activists‚ and politicians. The Progressive Era was successful in many ways; Dubs
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The antebellum period refers to the period of time after the War of 1812 and before the start of the Civil War. Throughout this period of time‚ the tension between the abolitionists and the supporters of slavery began to increase which eventually led to the gradual separation of North and the South. With the Industrial Revolution‚ the North’s economy centered upon manufacturing while the South’s economy relied on plantations due to the cotton boom. Cotton was immensely profitable in the South and
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During the period from the late 1800’s to the mid 1900’s many changes came about in the way of civil rights. After the end of slavery‚ African Americans sought freedoms and new rights‚ but ultimately had to fight the authoritative forces that wanted to keep any change from occurring. Segregation‚ and legal boundaries that kept the black communities from rising above stereotypical racism and having a chance at true equalities they wanted‚ held the community back for a long time. Eventually‚ history
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Kendra Ellsberry December 3‚ 2012 2nd period Jacksonian democrats viewed themselves as the guardians of the united states constitution‚ political democracy‚ individual liberty‚ and equality of economic opportunity....In light of the following documents and your own knowledge of the 1820’s and 1830’s to what extent do you agree with the jacksonian’s view of themselves? Andrew Jackson began an era in American history. Amongst a lot of his greatest accomplishments one of them were surfacing
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Reconstruction was a period of time where many challenges were faced‚ during the years 1865-1877. On the one hand‚ some argue that African Americans deserved to have freedom in America. On the other hand‚ however‚ others argue that Southerners didn’t agree with giving African Americans their freedom. Reconstruction changed america because the KKK‚ expansion of railroad‚ and the thirteenth Amendment ended slavery. The KKK is well known for the amount of hate that they had for African Americans during
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Between the years of 1861 and 1865 the United States was divided as a nation‚ into the confederate forces of the United States‚ and the Union of the United States. The Union Navy worked to blockade the Atlantic Coast of the United States around the Confederated States‚ (the Southern United States). The Union Blockade also extended around the Gulf Coast. Ships from the Union Navy blocked these vital ports. The Union wanted to prevent the Confederate States of America from receiving supplies‚ men and
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The Reconstruction Era was a time of incredible upheaval and violence propelled by politics. The 5th amendments addition to the constitution in 1870‚ direct disenfranchisement was no longer permitted. Southern whites constructed alternative techniques in order to accomplish their goal— to silence black voices during elections. These methods included literacy test‚ electoral fraud (ballot stuffing)‚ poll taxes‚ the grandfather clause and violence. The Process of Reconstruction lasted from 1863 to
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from seeing it as part of literary history. | |The concept of literary period also implies a grouping through time. But a work‚ rather than being "placed" within the | |entire sweep of literary history‚ is "placed" within a much more restricted time frame. The period concept provides | |another system of classification‚ ordering literary and cultural data chronologically‚ within certain discrete time | |periods. It assumes every age has its characteristic special features‚ which are
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