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- 28581: Buffalo Soldiers
- ... the Civil War. The initial all-black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts, trained by its white commander, Col. Robert G. Shaw, suffered heavy casualties in a heroic, though unsuccessful attempt to capture Fort Wagner at Charleston (S.C.) harbor in July 1863. In all, about 209,000 ex-slaves and free blacks served in the Union Army, and more than 68,000 of them died in battle or from wounds or disease ... with Indian warriors in the Great Plains, western Texas, the southwestern desert, and the mountains of Colorado. One company of the 9th regiment fought in the last battle of the Indian Wars, at Wounded Knee, S. Dak., in December 1890. The black troops were proud to be called Buffalo Soldiers; in fact, the regimental crest of the 10th cavalry bore the figure of a buffalo.
- 28582: Michael Smith Biography
- ... chemical functions in plants and animals. The best way to study the function of a specific protein is to mutate it, then observe how this changes the behavior of the entire organism. Prior to Smith's innovation, mutation was achieved by exposing random cells to mutagens (radiation or chemicals). This approach was unreliable because both radiation and chemicals mutated proteins randomly, making it impossible to determine how specific proteins had been affected. Scientists needed a way to deliberately alter a protein molecule's DNA structure (its sequence of amino acids). In the early 1980s Smith decided to try altering a viral DNA molecule because viruses transmit their genetic code into bacterial cells when they are inserted into a ...
- 28583: Over My Dead Body
- ... part taken from the deceased. Selfishness should be considered in choosing a disposal process. Giving a body to science can not be selfish in any way. If looking for a cost efficient method, donating ones body to science has got to be the cheapest way to go. Environmentalist agree that this technique is the smartest and safest manner of discarding dead bodies, and scientists love to have new bodies to ... using. Burial is rarely seen as symbolic. People do not believe in many of the past spirit-filled myths. Some continue to feel that it is almost a sin not to bury a dead persons body. Cremation is not morbid, only different. Mankind has always felt that burning the body is wrong. That is not true, as we discussed, there are many advantages. Despite those good qualities, the most sensible ...
- 28584: The MANDAN INDIANS
- ... maintaining lodges, sustaining gardens was the task of women within the village. The agricultural year began in April when women would clear the fields by burning the old stalks and weeds of the previous year's crops. Around May they planted rows of corn, beans, tobacco, pumpkin, sunflowers and squash perpendicular to the sun so that the crops would get the most sunlight. To tend their gardens, women used tools such ... October with corn. After harvest, women would dry the corn in scaffolds that were built above the ground. After the corn was dry, women picked the seeds that they would use for the next year's garden and the rest was buried with other dried garden items in caches (underground storage pits) to preserve them through the winter. These caches were deep enough to require a ladder and often took several ...
- 28585: The Right To Die
- ... the freedom so essential to the value of a human life? As these questions suggests, the debate about the right to choose death may appear to present a stand-off between people who endorse life's true value, and those who think life's value depends on the interests, judgments, and choices of the person whose life it is. Through self identification individuals evaluate their own lives and its quality through their own values and belief systems. In order ...
- 28586: Ballet
- ... a ballet class for the first time. As a child I was very active in ballet. When I first asked my parents to let me enroll in a ballet class, they were skeptical. They werent too sure of what a ballet class consisted of or what kind of exercise I would have to undergo. My parents researched in books and magazines, but they didnt understand the ballet terminology. When they went to speak to a ballet instructor, they got a better understanding of what I would be doing in class. Now that I am older and have started to ...
- 28587: The Dangers of Smoking
- ... of non smoking parents. Mothers also should not smoke cigarettes during pregnancy because ot the risk of a low birth weight. Caucasion women who smoke have a 5.2 greater risk then women who dont smoke. For african american women who smoke however the amount of risk is more than double at 10.7%. If you are a smoker and dont want to quit for your self then do it for the people you love. There is one last thing I would like to discuss. Second hand smoke is labeled as a class A carcinogen on ...
- 28588: Greek Gods 2
- Greek Gods Zeus is the king of all the gods. Zeus had to kill his father who eats Zeus s brothers and sisters, so that he can free them. He than had to marry his sister Hera. He was not always with Hera, but with mortal women. Hera the wife of Zeus is always jealous ... very poisonous blood. It can kill any mortal, even a half-mortal. Haties god of war, he starts wars and kills as many people as he can. He is a ruthless god. All the god s helped mortals in one or another way, but they can also cause a lot of trouble. For example, Aphrodite started a war between two empires over this woman who was supposed to be more beautiful ...
- 28589: Galileo
- ... the course of their revolution exhibit phases like those of the moon, and, these being invisible to the naked eye, Copernicus had to change the false explanation that these planets were transparent and the suns rays passed through them. But with his telescope Galileo found that Venus did actually exhibit the desired phases, and the objection was thus turned into an argument for Copernicanism. Galileo was tried by the Inquisition ... by the Inquisition 1. For writings 2. Charged with Heresy B. Sentenced to house arrest 1. lived in luxury 2. never in a prison cell C. Writings Prohibited D. Died in 1642 Bibliography 1. Drake, S. ,Galileo at Work: His Scientific Biography. Greensborough Press, 1995. 2. Finnochiara, Maurice A. ,The Galileo Affair. The University of California Press, 1989. 3. Redondi, P. ,Galileo Heretic. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1987. 4 ...
- 28590: Televised Violence is Here to Stay
- ... do not get influenced by it. People who grew up in a tough ghetto situation regard others who did not as patsies, naive, and easy to use. Children learn a good deal of their society's culture by viewing the violent television shows. People acquire definitions of appropriate behavior and interpretations of reality from the mass media. Lower income persons often think they are learning the style and etiquette of middle ... much from the reality of the world. Violence on the television is essential. People need to know what is happening in the world (Tuchscherer 95). Those who would prefer to avoid exposure to the media's portrayal of violence have the option to turn off the television set. Doing this, however, will only result in their loss.
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