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    Frog dissection

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    Background: As members of the class Amphibia‚ frogs may live some of their adult lives on land‚ but they must return to water to reproduce. Eggs are laid and fertilized in water. On the outside of the frog’s head are two external nares‚ or nostrils; two tympani‚ or eardrums; and two eyes‚ each of which has three lids. The third lid‚ called the nictitating membrane‚ is transparent. Inside the mouth are two internal nares‚ or openings into the nostrils; two vomerine teeth in the middle of the roof

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    How To Show Jumping

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    Jennifer’s dream was to qualify for the Rio olympics on her grand horse Jet. Her horse had been injured in the months before. He had an abscess in his right hoof but it shouldn’t have prevented him from jumping. Her horse name was Jet . Her name was Jennifer. She loved riding horses and that’s all she wanted to do with rest of her life. She had been riding since she was four years old. She started out riding a miniature pony named simon. Simon was twelve hands and Jet was seventeen hands tall

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    Frog Dissection

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    Frog Dissection Manual 1. 2. Place the frog on the dissecting pan. Do not pin it down. Use these descriptions and the picture to identify each of the following external structures. A. Head – the anterior end of the frog extending to and including the eardrums mouth – the large opening at the anterior end of the head made up of a maxilla and mandible maxilla – the upper jaw bone mandible – the lower jaw bone external nares (i.e. nostrils) – two small openings on the dorsal surface of the

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    Ethnic Humor

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    are harmless and should not be taken personally. Furthermore‚ some comedians and critiquers believe that ethnic humor can lead to catharsis and can be a way to initiate conversations about traditionally taboo topics. However‚ the increasing political and social tensions interfere with the idealism of jokes being seen as simple jokes. In this essay‚ I argue that the use of ethnic humor should be restricted to in-group membership because the sociopolitical tensions frame every joke in political terms

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    Anthropomorphism and Frog

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    poem The Frog and the Nightingale. 2. Anthropomorphism in Literature Anthropomorphized animals are frequently used to portray stereotyped characters with which the author quickly conveys the character traits. George Orwell’s Animal Farm and animated films such as Disney’s Robin Hood (1973 film) in which a lion is the king and the little character is a fox. Most famous children’s television characters are anthropomorphized funny animals such as Mickey Mouse‚ Bugs Bunny and Kermit the Frog as well

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    Eat That Frog

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    Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy There’s an old saying... "If the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning is eat a live frog‚ then nothing worse can happen for the rest of the day!" Brian Tracy says that your “frog” should be the most difficult item on your things to-do list‚ the one you’re most likely to procrastinate on; because‚ if you eat that first‚ it’ll give you energy and momentum for the rest of the day.

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    Humor and Persuasion

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    Humor and Persuasion Jake Swenson 5/30/2011 The actor John Cleese once said‚ "If I can get you to laugh with me‚ you like me better‚ which makes you more open to my ideas. And if I can persuade you to laugh at the particular point I make‚ by laughing at it you acknowledge its truth.” (Mortensen‚ 2004) Humor disarms an audience‚ making them more likely to open up to you. In a book by Kurt Mortensen‚ called “Maximum influence: the 12 universal laws of power persuasion”‚ he stated: ”…once your

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    The Psychology of Humor

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    The Psychology of Humor and How It Can Be Used As an Effective Stress Coping Technique. Humor is a part of our everyday lives and is often used as a form of Stress Relief. The word “humor” comes from the Latin word of the same spelling meaning fluid or moisture. This can be interpreted in today’s world as “going with the flow.” People all around the world love hearing jokes and telling them whether it be verbally‚ through greeting cards‚ or over the internet. People

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    Humor In The Simpson

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    Humor is the act of saying something funny and bringing laughter to others when doing so. Humor acts as a catalyst of what people think but will not say. Humor is a part of life. Humor is a necessity for free speech and free thought for that matter. Humor can be divided into various sub sections from cartoonist‚ stand-up comics‚ satirical writers‚ and hosts of television programs- just to name a few‚ as de Botton states. And each category interprets what we as people feel‚ even if we denied it‚ at

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    Gastrocnemius of Frog

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    abdomen. Then cut down between the legs to free the skin around one leg from the rest of the skin‚ cut any attachments of the skin to the body. Holding the upper part of the frog firmly in one hand pull the skin down off of the leg. Be careful when pull the skin off around the knee as it is attached more firmly there. Place the frog dorsal side up in the tray and make sure to keep the muscles moist with ringer solution at all times. Using a blunt (glass) probe separate the muscles of the upper thigh

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