In 5th grade‚ I started my own little business. I would go to school and sell Mardi Gras beads I got from my family. I sold the beads for twenty-five cents to my peers and teachers and fifty cents to strangers. I only sold for a week‚ but that week I would go home with between five to seven dollars each day. I did not have a reason for wanting to sell the beads‚ in particular‚ I just wanted to make money and save all the money I earned. That same "want" has driven me throughout my life. In middle
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BLESSED VIRGIN MARY When Jesus saw his mother‚ and the disciple whom he loved standing near‚ he said to his mother‚ "Woman‚ behold‚ your son!" Then he said to the disciple‚ "Behold‚ your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. Gospel of John 19:26-27 In this passage from John’s Gospel‚ Jesus Christ dying on the Cross tells "the disciple" to behold his Mother‚ the Blessed Virgin Mary. It seems that Jesus is referring to John‚ but the actual words are "the
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IGOVERNMENT Each village and tribe had a government led by a chief. The chief made decisions on matters such as food storage‚ celebrations‚ building‚ and farm planning. The chief’s position was sometimes inherited. Other times‚ though‚ he was chosen for his wisdom and experience. He had advisors and council elders to help him. A war chief took care of military matters. All people could give their opinions on major decisions. Florida Seminole reservations today are run by elected tribal councils
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Dozens of native nations lived on the Great Plains including the Sioux Indians‚ also known as the Lakota or Dakota. The name Sioux means "little snakes". These Native Americans were nomadic and occupied territory in Minnesota‚ Wisconsin‚ and North and South Dakota‚ however they were also known to live in parts of Nebraska‚ Illinois‚ and Montana. For the Sioux nation‚ religion is an integral part of daily life. The Sioux’s world view‚ like that of a number of other indigenous peoples‚ embraces shamanism
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“Dr Maria Montessori took this idea that the human has a mathematical mind from a French philosopher Pascal and developed a revolutionary math learning material for children as young as 3 years old. Her mathematical materials allow the children to begin their mathematical journey from a concrete concept to abstract idea”. With reference to the above statement please discuss how these children utilize their mathematical mind as part of their natural progression‚ to reason‚ to calculate and estimate
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Dr Montessori loved mathematics. In Italy in the 1880 she chose to attend a boy’s technical school just so she could study mathematics. This love of mathematics is very visible in the wonderful materials she designed so young children could share her enthusiasm. In the Montessori view the ‘mathematical mind’ is a manifestation of several human tendencies. “Humans are driven to explore and to investigate their environment. To this effectively‚ they need to orient themselves in an ordered way” (Feez
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Effects of Activators and Ethanol on Fermentation Rates In this lab we examined how the rate of fermentation is influenced by the type of substrate‚ and activators and inhibitors. We used four fermentation tubes in which we separately combined yeast with MgSO4‚ pyruvate‚ ethanol‚ and glucose. At five minute intervals we recorded the volume of gas produced in each fermentation tube. Our results are displayed in the graph. Our results supported the prediction that pyruvate is an activator
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curtains are mentioned constantly and seem to represent separation‚ freedom‚ and beauty. The bead curtains were the most symbolic detail in the story. From the very start of the passage‚ we are introduced to it while the setting of the location is being described. It states that: “Close against the side of the station there was the warm shadow of the building and a curtain‚ made of strings of bamboo beads‚ hung across the open door into the bar‚ to keep out the flies” (Hemingway 3-5). As we begin
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Bacterial biosensors for victual processing The biosensor research has blossomed into a mature and highly active field over the past 20 years‚ mutually in the laboratory and in the business-related district‚ attract huge attention due to the pledge of holdings for vital aspects of the human life. The wished-for work aims to engineer a capacitive biosensor‚ which will be able to perform label-free and fast electrochemically immune-detection based on very small biological samples. This
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their skin." White elephants are rare and delicate. They symbolize the delicate life of the girl’s baby. The mountain’s color represent the color of a newborn’s skin. "The girl looked at the bead curtain‚ put her hand out and took hold of two of the strings of beads." The two strings of beads symbolize the two decisions that the girl has to make. She can either have a baby‚ or choose the man. All of these examples of symbolism also help to build the thematic meaning in this short
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