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- 601: Society 2
- ... discussion with friends while playing billiards and material for one of his stories (Time Line). Some subjects that were features in Clemens novels were social injustices and social criticism; and his views on government. The rain falls upon the just and the unjust alike; a thing which would not happened if I were superintending the rains affairs. No, I would rain softly and sweetly on the just, but if I caught a sample of the unjust outdoors I would drown him (World Literature 3721). In the novel The Prince and the Pauper, Clemens was able to ...
- 602: Development of the Human Zygote
- ... children whose mothers used thalidomide, 20% show the effect. Trimethadione Cleft lip or cleft palate, cardiac defects, growth retardation, mental retardation Risks for defects or spontaneous abortion is 60-80% with first trimester exposure. Valproic acid Neural tube defects Exposure must be prior to normal closure of neural tube during first trimester to get open defect. Infections Rubella Cataracts, deafness, heart lesions, plus expanded syndrome including effects on all organs Malformation ... April 1990: 52. Carlson, Bruce M. Patten's Foundations of Embryology. McGraw-Hill Inc. 1981. Cunningham, MacDonald, and Gant. Williams Obstetrics, Supplement no. 10. 18th ed, Prentice-Hall, Inc. Februay/March 1991: 2,3. "Folic Acid for the Prevetion of Recurrent Neural Tube Defect." Medicine March 1993. Harrison, Ross G. Organization and Develpment of the Embryo. Yale University Press. 1969. Leese, Conaghan, Martin, and Hardy. "Early Human Embryo Metabolism." Bio Essays ...
- 603: Hiding From The Truth
- ... is looking out the window, Louise sees a new spring of life and sparrows twittering. Both of those symbolize starting over, with a new life of freedom. Next she thinks it looks like it would rain, and rain would symbolize the cleansing of a bad spirit. This was the way that Louise would get rid of the thought of Brently. She cleaned herself of his ways, and she became herself for a change ...
- 604: Huck Finn - Jim
- ... and chests leads to wealth. "Ef you’s got hairy arms en a hairy breas’, it’s a sign dat you’s a gwyne to be rich." Furthermore, the sight of birds flying overhead produces rain. "Some young birds come along, flying a yard or two at a time and lightning. Jim said it was a sign it was going to rain." Another situation where Jim shows superstition includes, "And Jim said you musn’t count the things you have for dinner because that would bring you bad luck. The same if you shook the tablecloth after ...
- 605: Dna 3
- DNA - Deoxyribonucleic Acid - the material that codes for amino acids which form proteins, which in turn carry out functions of the cell. DNA is responsible for building life. Our physical characteristics, susceptibility to some diseases and disorders (e ... DNA is a molecule made up of smaller units. The basic unit of construction for the DNA molecule (DNA is considered a single molecule) is the base. There are four different bases found in deoxyribonucleic acid. These bases connect together into a long chain of bases to form the DNA molecule (much like pearls connect together to form a pearl necklace). The names of these four bases are adenine, cytosine, guanine ...
- 606: Can Genetics Cause Crime?
- ... someone possesses a gene, but whether that gene is expressed. Although seems that genetics is unlikely to tell us much of practical value about crime, other aspects of human biology may be more useful. Adrian Rain of the University of Southern California at Los Angeles, showed cat scans comparing brain activity in 42 murderers with that of an equal number of normal controls. The murderers tended to have less prefrontal activity, was consistent with Raine’s Hypothesis that a damaged prefrontal cortex can lead to impulsive aggressive behavior. But murderers, like the rest of us, are a heterogeneous group of people, Rain cautioned strongly against regarding such scans as diagnostic. And that you can’t do brain scanning on everyone and tell if they will commit murder. In short applying this kind of research to crime control ...
- 607: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gherig's Disease)
- ... no clinical or laboratory test to identify it. Diagnosis is done through careful examination of a patient’ s history, neurological testing, and electromyograms. Researchers have been studying whether a defective metabolism of glutamate, an amino acid, is detrimental to the nerve cells in the muscles of ALS patients. Scientists are trying to determine whether they can prevent the toxic effects of glutamate. Other scientists are studying Threostat, which may increase the amino acid called glycine, which might neutralize glutamate found in ALS patients. ALS and Muscular Dystrophy are commonly confused due to their similar symptoms. The main difference is that ALS affects the nervous system, whereas Muscular dystrophy ...
- 608: Disease In Africa
- ... they were growing in. Africa has struggled with many different types of disease within their society due to their type of land, climate and weather. "Among all the diverse natural environments of the earth, tropical rain forests are the most variegated in the sense that more diverse forms of life share this kind of habitat than occupy drier, cooler regions."(McNeill,16) Africa possesses the prefect breeding ground for many diseases ... they were growing in. Africa has struggled with many different types of disease within their society due to their type of land, climate and weather. "Among all the diverse natural environments of the earth, tropical rain forests are the most variegated in the sense that more diverse forms of life share this kind of habitat than occupy drier, cooler regions."(McNeill,16) Africa possesses the prefect breeding ground for many diseases ...
- 609: The Chrysanthemums
- ... mountains and valleys and sky and fog encapsulate everything inside as a "closed pot" (396). Inside this shut-off habitat the environment is trying to change. Just as the farmers are waiting for an unlikely rain, Elisa and all woman are hopeful for a change in their enclosed lives. Steinbeck foreshadows, "It was a time of quiet and waiting" (396). The action of the story opens with Elisa Allen working in ... for future and stronger growth, Steinbeck leaves the reader questioning the future for women. Elisa's tears will not rid the valley of the fog, for as Steinbeck tells us in the beginning, "fog and rain do not go together" (396). While Elisa will continue to dominate her immediate surrounding inside the fence using her power from nature, but she will not gain power outside of it, in a man's ...
- 610: Analysis Of Similes In The Ill
- ... invasion of the Trojans. These two imposing characters "stood before the gates like two high oak trees upon the mountains, that tower from their wide-spreading roots, and year after year battle with wind and rain." This simile lends to the characters of the two, Polypoetes and Leonteus, along with the resolve of the Greeks at that time. The defenses are brought out to be as long-standing and strong as ... from the evidence of their existence in such an inhospitable condition as the mountains. Going back, Book Three starts with: "the Trojans advanced as a flight of wild fowl or cranes that scream overhead when rain and winter drive them over the flowing waters of Ocean." The cranes bring to mind large, pure, graceful characteristics, qualities befitting an efficient army troop. The screaming of the cranes would duly apply to the ...
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