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    Selective Breeding

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    selective breeding -allow only organisms with desired traits to mate 1.Hybridization: cross 2 genetically different individuals to bring together the best traits of both organisms inbreeding: the continued breeding individuals with similar characteristics B.DNA Technology DNA finger printing (gel electrophoresis) analysis of DNA sections that vary between individuals procedure i.restriction enzymes cut DNA into fragments at specific base pair sequences electrical current moves through

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    colonist. As a woman‚ I would have felt pressure caring for any children that I might have had due to the idea of republican motherhood though I would have had better opportunities in education than the original colonist women probably had (Kennedy 159). Being an individual person‚ I would probably have my own opinions when it came to certain things. I would most likely be for the abolishment of the slave trade because‚ being from the north‚ there would not be as much need for slaves where I lived because

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    connected to human beings through His amr.  For Iqbal amr stood for the creative power and will of God. He gave the concept of ‘egos’. At the lowest level egos are unconscious‚ in the higher order of being‚ they become conscious. Egos achieve utmost consciousness and finally become self-consciousness in human beings‚ the highest being in nature and the vicegerent of God. Man is the only being awarded with moral freedom and responsibility. Using his freedom of choice with responsibility‚ humans approach

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    FAKE_NAME English – 1 Mrs. FAKE_NAME 15 February‚ 2012 Equality in Animal Farm “All animals are equal… but some animals are more equal than others.” The largest single struggle throughout the entire story of Animal Farm would have to be the animals struggle for equality. The animals are forced to suffer through terrible conditions under the leadership of Mr. Jones. The brainwashing effect the pigs had on the farm caused many of the animals to forget the principles of equality and accept the hypocritical

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    Selective Attention

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    SELECTIVE ATTENTION‚ DISTORTION AND RETENTION A motivated person is ready to act. How he motivated person actually acts is influenced by his or her view or perception of the situation. Perception is the process by which an individual selects‚ organizes‚ and interprets information inputs to create a meaningful picture the world. Perception depends not only on the physical stimuli‚ but also on the stimuli’s relation to the surrounding field and on conditions within the individual. The key point

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    The Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Tall There are certain advantages and disadvantages of being tall but let us look them from different aspects. The first aspect is the physical advantages and disadvantages of being tall. Being tall is useful in several cases. For example‚ it makes it easier if you have to stand on the bus because you can reach the hand-rail or it helps if you are in a crowd because you can see over people’s heads. It can also help you in reaching the top cupboards

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    Human Beings and Computers Can human beings and computers coexist in peace and harmony in the future? The poet and the author describe two totally different views‚ talking about the idea of coexistence. Our future will either be good or bad with questions to be asked as well. The poet‚ Richard Brautigan‚ describes the future as having hope and the computers take away freedom and work. The story written by Issac Asimov‚ writes about how computers is going to have a negative effect on the future

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    Optical fibres have many advantages; they enable the sound messages to carry for 50km without any need for a repeater unlike other optical communication systems‚ which need repeaters at 1km intervals. Optical fibres have replaced other methods of communication for many reasons‚ some listed below. *Capacity Optical fibres can carry signals with much less energy than copper cable and with a much higher bandwidth. This means that fibres can carry more channels of information over longer distances with

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    Selective Attention

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    Often times I feel myself zoning out and losing focus of what is occurring around me. I sometimes block parts of the environment from my awareness or don’t hear a story my roommate tells me while checking Facebook on the computer. However‚ when hearing my name from a distance‚ I can automatically switch gears and will listen to what is being said. The reason for this is selective attention. When on the mound during a softball game‚ I selectively pay attention to the pitch I am about the throw and

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    Human Social Animal

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    social animal Bharat Kumar Traditionally‚ there have been two answers to the problem of the relationship between the individual and his society. One is the social contract theory and the other is the organic theory‚ which we have already discussed in detail. According to the social contract theory‚ society is the result of an agreement or contract entered into by men who originally lived in a pre-social state. Thus society is made by man and he is more real than his creation. On the other hand

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