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The Shocking Sex Secrets of InsectsFor this assignment I chose The Shocking Sex Secrets of Insects by Dr. Malrene Zuk. Dr. Zuk is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Minnesota and author of several books concerning insects and evolution. This article is important because of the discovery of fossilized insects that were mating 165 million years ago. This could give researchers information on how the reproductive behaviors and anatomy of insects have evolved. Dr. Zuk discusses the mating behaviors of damselflies, crickets, water striders, and cockroaches. Each of these insects mating behavior and genitalia are unique. Just as unique is the way the dominate male, or female in some cases, uses their genitals to ensure reproduction of the strongest insect is achieved. Damselflies are members of the Odonata order and their scientific name is zygoptera which means paired wings. Based on the article Dr. Zuk refers to damselflies, however the actual genus is not identified. Based upon my research the number of damse |
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Joseph Stalin's Family LifeThere are many words that can describe Joseph Stalin. Most people, especially those who lived under his reign, would have explained him in negative terms. People close to him were either loyal to him, or pretended to be for their own good. The only ones that truly loved him were his family members, but even they had to face the consequences of his regime. Some of which had to pay with their lives. It is fair to say the Joseph Stalin was a complicated man. He was someone who was hard to predict and hard to understand; no one could ever anticipate what his next words or his next move would be. This makes him one of the most interesting men to study. His family was mostly isolated from him, especially his children after the death of his second wife Nadezhda Alliluyeva. Stalin's family life and his childhood might have helped to answer why he was so ruthless. When we think of Stalin we think of violence and terror, but did that reflect on his family life, or was it just a cover up for his |
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During Wind and Rain - Main ThemesHardy wrote "During the Wind and Rain" in 1917, five years after his wife Emma Hardy's death in 1912. Like lots of his poetry after her death, Thomas Hardy's poem reminisces Emma's life. In this poem Hardy focuses on her family and the inevitability of death. All four stanzas have a repeating format. There are five lines painting a happy scene followed by two lines full of sadness and grief in juxtaposition to the first half to starkly contrast the two emotions. An eclipse that illustrates the passage of time separates the two halves of the poem. The rhyme scheme repeats itself between the stanzas as opposed to the lines, which reinforces the feeling of inevitability. The penultimate line is repeated through the stanzas as well as an exclamation of sadness: "Ah, no; the years." In the first stanza Hardy describes the family singing with "one to play" while "the candles" are "mooning each face." This first part of the stanza is happy |
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Argument to Legalize EuthanasiaIf individuals are allowed to kill themselves with cigarettes that are legal, why can't terminal patients choose to end their lives when they desire to? People can see that smoking kills but they fail to see that smoking is a slow suicide. "The study for Cancer Research UK by Sir Richard Peto, professor of medical statistics at the University of Oxford, found that between 1950 and 2000, 42% of deaths in middle age (35-69) in men were caused by smoking, peaking in the 1960s" (Smoking Kills). They may not want to see it like that but in the end it must be taken into consideration. Euthanasia is a form of suicide that is not yet legal worldwide because of how controversial it is in today's society. Euthanasia is an act of assisting a patient by lethal injection or with a cocktail of barbiturates. Euthanasia is safe, simple, and a cost effective way to relieve endless pain and suffering from the patient and their family. Euthanasia should be legalized in all states because it all |
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Significant Landscape in The Stolen ChildYeats creates a complex web of meaning in his presentation of landscape in his poem "The Stolen Child." Yeats portrays the past of Ireland as an idyllic landscape that has been warped and changed into a world plagued by turbulence and conflict represented through the supernatural. His use of soft romantic language gives the poem a distinctive fairy-tale like quality but Yeats contrasts these images with the underlying theme of conflict to present his strong view that Ireland is in turmoil. The poem is written in the form of a ballad in which the human child is drawn into the ethereal world of the supernatural as the fairies convince the child that their fantasy world is full of joy while the human world is full of sorrow. There is a sense of a strong hypnotic enchantment in "The Stolen Child" and a desire for escape to a form of sanctuary away from the modern world of conflict into an idyllic fairyland. However the negative connotations of the title provide a sense of ensnarement as |
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Impact of Divorce on ChildrenDivorce can be an extremely difficult experience for both children and parents. It introduces a massive change creating a challenging new family circumstance in which to live. There are about one million children each year that experience their parent's divorcing prior to the age of 18 (Clarke-Stewart, A., & Brentano, C., 2007). Children at any age witness a loss of love between parents, a breakage of parental marriage commitment, an adjustment to going back and forth between two different households, and a daily absence of one parent while living with the other (Pickhardt, C. E., 2011). Fernchild states that children are not emotionally mature when parents are going through a divorce. A divorce destabilizes their personal support during a time of constant personal changes (Fernchild, D.P., 2013). Emotional costs can include embarrassment, fear of abandonment, grief, and worry about their parent's well-being. Many times children feel sad, and almost all children feel angry after the di |
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Competition Bikes and Canadian BikesCapital structure refers to the strategy that a company utilizes to raise capital funds and is comprised of long-term debt and equity (Gitman, 2008 p. 538). There are five potential capital structures that Competition Bikes could implement to support either merging or acquiring Canadian Bikes. To narrow these options to the one best in maximizing shareholder return, earnings per share (EPS) is analyzed. The following provides the projected earnings per share based on the moderate forecast for Canadian Bikes' earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT). Highlighted above are the highest earnings per share. Based on this data, it would be in the company's best interest to implement the 50% preferred stock and 50% common stock capital structure. All funds would be kept within the company, thus making it easier for the company to fund the expansion as well as maximize shareholder return. This capital structure consistently generates higher earnings per share than the alternatives, and pref |
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Nature, Nurture, and Gender ExpectationsAll people in the world are different in their own individual way. It is the behavior of each person that makes up their identity. It all comes down to what makes up who a person is and what characteristics they have that builds to develop the personality and the inner self which creates an identity for the person. This behavior is shaped by either the biological factors or environmental factors that create a sense of self, or who a person truly is. In other words, both nature and nurture have effects on a person's identity. When explaining the nature side of things, nature is developed by the biologically and genetically passed down traits that influence a person's behavior. Nurture is described by all environmental factors and traits that are established through experience of how one grows by attaining the knowledge through outside sources. Experience through life situations determines how one talks, acts and responds to another person. A person's identity comes from one's surroundin |
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Airplane TechnologyIntroduction In the past few decades, technology has undergone significant changes in different fields such as transportation, computation and communications industries. Technology has undergone notable changes as a collection of techniques, processes and methods to enhance human activities. Numbers show that technology will continue to progress and grow at a rapid rate. A resultant effect of the proliferation of technology is reduced cost of communication and travel influenced by competition. "Modern technological advancements can overcome space and time (Marx)." The application of technologies such as the internet, cars and airplanes are just among the few applications. Therefore, it is a common misconception that the application of such technologies would increase an understanding of other cultures through virtually and physically meeting people all over the world (Li). Besides to this, the aim of technology is to enable people to be socially adept, increase familiarity through stre |
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Super Bowel XLIX Commercial AnalysisDoritos First Video: Middle Seat The Doritos commercial started off in an airplane with a microphone eerie sound in the background. The airplane flights attend come onto the income stating, "Welcome aboard folks. Go ahead and take any empty seat." One of the male passenger's goes out of his way to make sure the middle seat next to him stays empty. When he sees a lady that he finds attractive, he takes a Doritos bag and flashes it around to get her to take the bait and sit next to him. The person in front of her moves up, and he sees that she is holding a crying baby. He then drops the bag of Doritos in dismay. The commercial ended showing the lady sleeping while the baby is eating Doritos with the male passenger. Right before the end, the male passenger tells the baby, "When your mom wakes up can you tell her about me". The commercial is for males that are single and in the mid-twenties. Also, the commercial is for anyone who likes comedy, too. The commercial has a |
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Transformational LeadershipWithin each of us is the potential for limitless vitality and wellness, yet our limiting beliefs about ourselves and our world may hold us back and keep us stuck in familiar patterns, habits, and routine. Spending time and money on altering the outside creates no lasting change. Dictionary defines transformational leadership as a certain kind of style which invokes a positive change in all those who follow. These kinds of leaders are not only concerned and fully involved in the process, but they also focus on helping every member of the group to succeed. The components of the transformational leadership range from intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration, to inspirational motivation and idealized influence. By choice or by chance, counsellors take on leadership roles in counseling work groups. Conceptualized leadership in professional counseling consists of a set of behaviors and attitudes that can be learnt. In this model of leadership, three dimensions are of importance; namely context, visi |
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Essay - Saint Louis's Presidential ScholarshipMany of my fellow competing applicants of the Presidential Scholarship honor outstanding accomplishments within their academics as well as extracurricular activities, earning them presidential chairs. Although I commend them for their achievements through their hard work and consistency, I am proud to say that my hard work and inconsistency illustrates the blossoming human being I am becoming and know will continue on through my years at Saint Louis University. My inconsistent characteristics sprouted when I was a junior in high school; however, my life began on a steady track. Like most children, my parents pushed me in sports at a young age in hopes to spark some interests, get exercise, and make friends. The older I got, the more narrowed my variety of activities became; I believed that if I specified and mastered one, my success rate would |
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Hamlet and the Great Deception"To be or not to be"(III.i.56), these words were uttered by Hamlet himself in his famous soliloquy as he views himself in the mirror. This turning point signifies the battle that rages on today on whether or not Hamlet snaps here and goes completely insane. Was it true or false that he was pretending to be crazy, truly in anguish, or maybe it was a combination of the two? First off, what is insanity? Insanity is classified as a deranged state of mind, or lack of understanding signified by a peculiar demeanor without self-awareness of such. While Hamlet is under an incredible amount of stress and grief which causes him to give off several signs of insanity, he also shows a heightened level of understanding in his actions which lead me to believe he was not completely mad. If Hamlet was not portraying to be crazy, Claudius (the king), would surely have noticed that Hamlet had some knowledge of his murder. This would have been extremely obvious during the "Mousetrap" |
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Methods of Motivating EmployeesAbstract The ability to motivate people in the work place is a very important aspect of any organization. Motivating employees increases overall productivity which is very beneficial for the company. The article under review discusses how employees should be motivated through non-monetary means. This paper provides a summary of the article and discusses its relevance and impact on human resource. Summary The article written by Martin Dewhurst and his colleagues addresses the fact that most companies are cutting back on financial incentives. The reason for the cut backs is that the current economic conditions don't permit too much spending. The article points out that the financial incentives actually provide short-term motivation to employees. As a result, organizations continually spend a lot of money to ensure that their employees feel appreciated. However, studies on employee motivation indicate that non-financial motivators are more effective because they are the long-term solut |
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Daniel Orozco's OrientationEveryone has had to go through orientation at least once in his or her life. Whether it be for work or even school, orientation has been something that at this point in life everyone has gone through. Daniel Orozco's Orientation is pretty far fetched as far as work related orientation goes. You know the drill, it is an introduction to the office, who everyone is, where everything is, the office rules, etc. The farfetchedness in Orozco's short story lies in the immense amount of detail that is given about the office. The dry sense of humor that is used in the story is key to trying to separate what is real and unreal about this office. In any office setting there are rules. What to do, what not do, where supplies are, and most importantly, the kitchen. Offices are made to make you feel productive with providing you breaks from the workday, but not too many to where you lose track of your work. This is made clear in the story. "We get one hour for lunch. We also get one fifteen-mi |
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Critiquing Works of ArtThe first piece of art I critiqued was called Sarcophagus Relief Fragment. It was made during the second or third century A.D. The whole sculpture is one big neutral color, light brown. The lines in this piece are extremely detailed. The man on the left you can see every line in his arm, to his chest, to his beard and long hair. He is looking to the left so far that I cannot even see his face so that makes me wonder what exactly he is looking at. The man to his right is looking in the opposite direction and there is again extreme line detail in his shirt, his hair and we can see his face. The lines go down his jaw then back up his neck to his nose which sticks out very far. He also has long hair so it must be in the era they all had long hair. The person to his right looks like a woman but half of her face is covered by some sort of veil. She is not as detailed as the two men to her left. Her shirt or coat that she is wearing is very basic, just wavy. And her face is plain, her eyes h |
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Hearing Aids and the Cochlea ImplantThe ability to hear is something many of us take it for granted. Some people listen to their favorite music at maximum volume, never taking precautions when sound levels are louder than a simple conversation. From the moment we start to explore the world when we are just babies, we listen and organize each sound in our memory banks. Thereafter, we start to comprehend language and acquire the ability to communicate with others with speech. But what happens to those children that are born deaf due to genetics or adults that loose their hearing due to a disease or an accident? For many decades, these individuals had no hope on ever having the ability to hear the world or regain the sense of hearing. The medical field gave no hope on restoring it either. It was thought that sound had to travel through the ear canal, middle ear, and then to the cochlea in order to ever gain that ability. This idea was then challenged when it was discovered that the auditory nerve (cochlear nerve) translated |
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Recycling and Reusing MaterialsOver 250 million tons of trash is generated in one year in the United States, and only 13 percent is recycled plastic (*reference*). One person who sees first hand of how much Americans waste is noted plastic engineer, Mike Biddle. He started off as a trash man but, realized there could be a better way that people could recycle other than putting water bottles in a certain bin. In his Ted talk he discusses his new way of separating and breaking down plastic into pellets. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) believes that with everyone recycling there will be less greenhouse gases emitted. They also believe that with recycling there will be more natural resources available in the future. Lastly UXL Science discusses how recycling could boost the economy by allowing more jobs than both landfills and incinerating plants have to offer. The two articles enhance the Ted Talk by showing the importance of recycling also that recycling makes the world a more biologically safer place. A |
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Texas and the State of the ChildAcross the nation, the birthrate in Texas has declined. It declined by 8% from 2012 to 2013. For the last two decades it was at its peak and after that it started declining. The decline resulted in decline of the young generation in Texas, who dominates in the educational, researching and social working departments, which is a big loss to the state of Texas. According to the statistics, 16% of children are uninsured in the state of Texas, as a result they don't get proper medical care which can lead to them going to unstable clinics that can be unhygienic, and can have uneducated medical staff, which in effect can cause for the children to be treated incorrectly. In case of emergencies, children uninsured may not get the required treatment which results into death of the child, a huge loss not just for the state but for the country. Other issues are children living in poverty. 30% of children live in poverty in the state of Texas. Poverty can create Toxic stress, which alters children' |
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Overview of the 2013 Camaro ZL1Have you ever heard about the 2013 Camaro ZL1? This newly modified camaro ranges from a cost of $50,000 to $70,000. The car has many features such as the carbon fiber sunroof and six-pack automatic transmission shifting. The ZL1 comes in a variety of colors such as victory red or orange, but some colors like black cost more than striped yellow. This is because black is a top selling color. The Camaro ZL1 is a car thats all set up to race when the customer buys it. For example, if the customer wants to buy a sunroof he or she doesn't have to wait for the roof to be made because it is already invented in the company. This is why the Camaro is so famous and well known. This mind blowing car has specific pieces such as the brakes, engine, and special features on the 2013 Camaro ZL1. The brakes on the camaro ZL1 are fairly important because of its immense braking and shifting. If the Camaro ZL1's brakes don't work while the car is shifting, the car may just slide off the racing track. The |
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Gender Inequality in the WorkforceIntroduction American author and poet, Maya Angelou once said, "How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!" Looking more carefully at this quote, she emphasizes the recognition of works of men and women equally. Many may wonder why she emphasizes this in her quote, but the reason is because even though it isn't the 1600's, gender equality is a very controversial social topic. So what is gender equality? Gender equality does not imply that women and men are the same, but that they have equal value and should be accorded equal treatment. Gender equality affects the whole world population and since it is a global issue, the United Nations regards gender equality as a human right. Because gender equality is a common social issue that affects numerous nations, it has come to affect the economy of the world. The UN points out that for the world to advance in development and reduce poverty rates, women NEED to be empowered. A common area where ge |
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Russia and China - Civil War ComparisonBoth Russia and China went through a civil war before they became the nations they are today. In 1918, Russia had its civil war. It was caused by a revolution known as "The Bolshevik Revolution." In this war an army of red and an army of white faced off in the battle for power. In China, between WW1 and WW2, they too found themselves locked in battle. There were many differences and similarities in both these battles, battles that would help shape the country. Between 1918 and 1920, Russia was at "war within itself."The feud between the red army and the white army had finally boiled over into war. The red army was the communists of the country. Its red is the color of the communists; it was fitting this army fight in red. They fought the white army who consisted of the people who wanted to restore a monarchy to Russia. |
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Toxic Epidermal NecrolysisA. Etiology/Onset Dermatologist Allen Lyell was thought to be the first person to discover a breakout appearing to be a scalding of the skin when he observed four boys. In 1965, he named the condition Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN; Harr & French, 2010). TEN, a life threatening disorder that can occur at any age, is a disease that mostly develops from a drug reaction to antibiotics, anticonvulsants, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, psychotropics, and antigout medications (Law & Leung, 2014; Tiwari, Panik, Bhattacharya, Ahirwar, & Chandy, 2013). Although most cases are caused by drug reactions, Kim et al. (2012) have found that there are nondrug related sources, for instance, upper respiratory infections and influenza. Thong (2013) found that genetic factors-which have emerged from Asian ancestry-can cause a higher risk of TEN. In addition, Harr and French (2010) reported that mycoplasma pneumoniae induces TEN. There are also situations in which TEN is idiopathic (Harr & French, |
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America and Cultural DualityIt is possible to discuss a country and be able to define its culture, except when discoursing on America. America is a melting pot of nations and the individual cultures that have relocated here. Men, women, children and families have come to seek freedom from persecution or to seek opportunity that does not exist in their own country of origin. Living in America and being Black, Latino or Chinese may cause a duality of identity that makes a covenant impossible. You are told to speak English, go to college, become educated and be more than your parents were, yet you want to retain the culture of your youth. Your own family is telling you to change; it becomes a battle of soul. Your culture intertwines with the education you receive and it is problematic to distinguish who you are. Three pieces of literature show how difficult it is to deal with this duality: "A Red Sweater," by Fae Myenne Ng, "America," by Claude McKay and "Spanish Roulette," by Ed Vega |
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Youth and Video Game ViolenceVideo games have become more refined, more realistic, and more gruesome than ever. A large amount of developmental and psychological research has focused on the relationship between violent video games and the negative outcomes among children and adolescents, such as aggression, hostility, anti-social behavior, delinquency, decreased empathy, and video game addiction (Adachi and Willoughby). Several hundred studies have been conducted focusing on these issues and many results have been produced, showing that violent video games do have a negative affect on the psyche of the youth players. Though the opposing side to this argument is important to consider, I believe I will cover those areas of doubt. It is true that video games are not a reality. However, what is not true is that video games do not attempt to represent reality. Video games represent reality in a way that is distorted and misconfigured. If there happens to be too much perception of this false reality, there are negative |
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