The Trees of Life In biology‚ there is a study of evolutionary relationships in groups of organisms where the relationship between the organisms is discovered through morphological data and molecular sequencing data; this is the study of phylogenetics. This is an important field of biology because these phylogenetic trees also grouped together individuals with similar traits in an organized fashion; which Charles Darwin created in his The Origin of Species book. The phylogenetic trees are
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The novel A Jar of Dreams‚ by Yoshiko Uchida‚ is a multicultural book that is based on a Japanese and American culture. The setting of this book is set in California during the Depression‚ the time period where there were many prejudice against Japanese people. Rinko Tsujimura is an eleven year old girl. Since she is Japanese American‚ she is usually left out and made feel different by her classmates. Therefore‚ Rinko desperately tries to hide her Japanese culture by staying invisible‚ quiet‚ and
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The Lemon Tree provides viewers with an excellent portrayal of life’s struggles as a Palestinian woman being oppressed due to an ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The main character‚ Salma Zidane struggles from tough economic hardships ever since she has become widowed for ten years and her two daughters are married and her son moved to the United States. While she is alone Salma earns her only small form of salary from a lemon grove that her family has occupied for fifty years. However‚ one
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1 FAULT TREE ANALYSIS 1. Introduction FTA is a deductive‚ failure-based approach. As a deductive approach‚ FTA starts with an undesired event‚ such as failure of a main engine‚ and then determines (deduces) its causes using a systematic‚ backward-stepping process. In determining the causes‚ a fault tree (FT) is constructed as a logical illustration of the events and their relationships that are necessary and sufficient to result in the undesired event‚ or top event. The symbols used in a FT indicate
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Trent University greenhouse for a 14-day period. Ten small glass jars were labelled according to their treatment type (warm or room temperature). Room temperature jars were categorized as 1.1‚1.2‚1.3‚1.4‚ and 1.5‚ then the warm temperature jars were 2.1‚2.2‚2.3‚2.4‚ and 2.5. Jars were filled with a 100ml of federalized water‚ and a mark at the 100ml was made as indication to ensure the correct amount of water was given if the jars needed to be topped up. With a Q-tip‚ 10 green Lemna leaves with growing
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The elementary years of my life were the most stress free and enjoyable time of my life. I remember back when I was in elementary school‚ after school I would go to my backyard to catch frogs in the lake backyard. My best friend‚ Steven‚ and I would also go to the park and play in the playground. Life was too good during the earlier years. No conflicts‚ just scrapped knees. This was the time I also first learned how to ride my back. It was the most rewarding day I can remember. At first‚ I believed
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Fitness in America is being promoted more today than it has ever been before‚ mainly due to the over whelming obesity epidemic. “…data indicate that 11% of 6-11 year olds and 14% of 12-17 year olds are obese (Strategy Development‚ 1996).” “…double the prevalence of 30 years ago (CDC‚ 1996).” This is the year 2009 if it had double then‚ just think how much is has increased with the availability of fast foods. Promoting healthy lifestyles is thrown at us from every direction in today’s society. From
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Examining a Moche Stirrup Jar At the Polk Museum exhibit I was struck by a Moche ceramic artifact titled “Stirrup Jar with Fanged Deity Effigy‚ Early Intermediate Period‚ 400-600 CE”. The base of the jar was molded into a sphere (with a flat bottom surface) which acts as the “body”‚ sporting painted arms and items held within each hand. The deity also appears to be wearing some kind of cloak‚ most notably indicated by the bow that is tied at the base of its neck. The head of the creature is
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The work of art I have chosen is Jar (p.351) by Ácoma Pueblo. This pottery was created around 1850 to 1900. These pots are created with local earthenware‚ and they are shaped without a wheel. The designs are decorated in open fires with pigments made from earthen powders. Each Pueblo has their own style‚ and the designs on the pots are typically meant to delight children‚ provide humor and sometimes public scoldings. Any information the artist gives about a certain piece of artwork should be considered
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Speak: Melinda and Tree “When the roots are deep‚ there is no reason to fear the wind.” This is a famous proverb of Africa. There might be a lot of similarities between human and tree. Therefore‚ people make comparisons between tree and human easily by their appearances due to their shape——bark is like their skin‚ a trunk with branches‚ just like human bodies and arms. In addition‚ people can also compare the way trees grow and die to the human life. Thus‚ trees are often used to symbolize of human’s
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