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The Effect of Acids and Bases on Bacterial GrowthAbstract Soil bacteria are essential to the survival of life in ecosystems. Acids and bases can affect the efficiency of soil bacteria. The bacteria was isolated from the soil, and added to the agar plates. Paper discs were put with different molarities of an acid and a base to measure the resistance of the bacteria to the acid/base. Our objective for this experiment was to see the effect that acids and bases on the growth of soil bacteria and how the bacteria resisted the acids/bases. Our null hypothesis (H0) is that the soil bacteria will show the same amount of resistance to both the acidic and basic discs . Our alternative hypothesis (H1) is that the soil bacteria will resist the basic solution more than the acidic solution. Introduction Soil bacteria are essential to the survival of life in ecosystems.They are very useful in maintaining healthy soil and plants in an ecosystem. This is because without bacteria, plants and the soil wouldn't obtain the nutrients necessary to surviv |
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Movie Summary - WitnessTwo unique individuals can come together, and fall in love. However, due to their total differences of their cultures, their love for one another can not develop as both of their cultures can come together briefly but cannot mix. This is evident throughout the film Witness, directed by Peter Weir as the audience can see the awkwardness of the relationships between not only John Book and Rachel Lapp, but also between the mainstream society and the Amish. The core theme of this film is the collision and conflict of the two cultures, there are numerous visible differences between them which include; dress, language, religion and lifestyle. The two main characters in this film symbolize different cultures. Rachel Lapp embodies the Amish, whilst John Book signifies the mainstream society. Rachel's Amish lifestyle is highly based on religion. She lives a life of simplicity and humility, cut off from the outside world. She strongly believes in peace and cooperation. Schaeffer Quotes "t |
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Early Athenian DemocracyModern democracy have been influenced by many traditions and governments throughout time. Athens, a Greek city state, had a direct democracies where all citizens voted. Rome had a republic where people voted for others to represent them in government. However the Jews and Christians didn't have a government. Instead they followed the Ten Commandments, a set of moral laws given to them by their god, which set a precedent for many cultures and cities. Now while Judeo-Christian tradition, Athens, and the Roman Republic all had a significant impact on the development of democracy, the Roman Republic had the greatest and longest lasting effect as many governments in present day countries have representative democracies. Now, Judeo-Christian tradition, Athe |
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The Kiwi Bird of New ZealandThe kiwi is an internationally recognised New Zealand icon, which is at risk of extinction. Briefly introduce kiwi, explain why they are endangered, and outline efforts to help them survive. The kiwi is an internationally recognised New Zealand icon and it is a special, secretive, native bird that is harmless and defenceless, which is why its numbers are declining rapidly. Kiwi is also used as a symbol to represent New Zealand's nationhood. Kiwi birds has a slow reproduction of one egg at a time and a huge number of mammalian predators that attack all throughout their life-cycle, and kill of their species, putting kiwi endangered and at risk of extinction. Since kiwi is New Zealand's national bird, it is natural that many people and communities help kiwi's survival in many ways through organisations, sanctuaries, kiwi-houses, donations, charities and government schemes such as the Department of Conservation (DOC). The kiwi bird is only native to New Zealand and it is a small, flightle |
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Concert Review - BorrowedOn Thursday, February 26, 2015 I attended my first classical concert in 5 years. This concert was performed by the CSU honors band at the Griffin Concert Hall at the UCA. The concert, titled ' 'Borrowed'', included five pieces written by modern composers of the 20th and 21st century. Generally when I hear of a classical concert I immediately assume the music that is being played is music written by composers from the Baroque era or Classical era. "Borrowed" has introduced an unfamiliar branch of composers, new style of music, and an overall a sense of insight to classical music. "Niagara Falls" by Michael Daugherty, "The Avatar" by Dana Wilson, "Fanfare" by Paul Dukas, "The Engulfed Cathedral" by Claude Debussy, and "From the Shaken Tower" by James David are all pieces that were performed at the concert that night. Despite these pieces having separate themes and backgrounds they all seemed to mesh with the mixed fe |
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Persuasive Essay - Stereotyping PitbullsHave you ever heard the phrase don't judge a book by its cover, what happened to that? Breed specific legislation (BSL) goes completely against this. When some people see a pit bull walk by they will automatically judge the poor dog. The only reason they do this is because of the bad reputations that pit bulls have. This results in both dogs and their owners being affected. This shouldn't be happening because just like every person is not the same, not every dog is the same. It is wrong when you target a dog just because he is a certain type of breed, because it has devastating results even though they aren't as vicious as people portray them to be, this is why it is important to keep learning about and helping out these dogs. There are many breeds affected when it comes to breed specific legislation. The three main breeds that are affected are the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, and the Staffordshire bull terrier. The main breed overall that is affected is |
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Short Story - The ManWhen speaking seriously on the topic of love as a young girl, a teen, one tends to lose creditability. There is a generalized and common idea that love that is young is not as laudable nor as beautiful as love that is old. It is said that young love burns like brushfire and old love like oak; a simple saying rendering old love forever superior--but what if that oak is rotted? What if the oak is old, decaying and wet and the brush is dry, brittle and clean? I've learned, at least in my experiences, that love is love no matter the age, the wisdom--or the distance. As there are in all great love stories there was a boy and a girl and I already being the latter let me instead tell you about the boy--and boy he was. Tsotne was his name. Beautiful. Bold. Brilliant. His hair was blonde, nay, it was white. White like snow, white like the icy moon that shines it's light through space into the whites of my eyes. His eyes brown. Muscles thick and sturdy like a thoroughbred. When he would play h |
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City and Community Development SubmissionThe City of Wyndham is a local government area in Melbourne Victoria. It is located in the outer south-western fringes of Melbourne, between Melbourne metropolitan area and the district city of Geelong. The city's earliest settlers were the Watha Wurring and Yalukit indigenous tribes (2015 profile Id, city of Wyndham). Over the years the city of Wyndham has been deem to be one of the fastest growing city in the nation. According to the 2014 Australian Bureau of statistic on population development, Wyndham city council is the largest and fastest growing city in all of Victoria local government councils and also it is the fourth fastest growing city council in the nation. With its vast population growth increasing steadily, the city of Wyndham is home to very large multicultural communities. The 2015 community profile Id for Wyndham city council indicated that over 54,000 of the city's residents in 2012 were born oversea, and that almost 31% of this people migrated to Australia with in t |
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Bowlby's Ethological Theory of AttachmentThe attachment that is developed in the first two years of life between an infant and caregiver has been explained by John Bowlby's ethological theory of attachment. In 1969, Bowlby introduced his theory to world giving us insight to the important effects of a baby's feelings of security and capacity to develop trusting relationships (Berk, 2014). Bowlby described the development of attachment as progressing through four phases but there may be more than just these reasons for attachment. Genetics and the child's environment may also play vital roles in developing attachments. Berk (2014) shows us that the first phase of Bowlby's theory is the pre-attachment phase which lasts from birth to around six weeks of age. This phase deals with the natural signals (e.g. smiling, crying, grasping, and gazing into the adult's eyes) that draw infants into close contact with the people that comfort them. Infants are able to distinguish their mother's face, voice and smell, but are not necessarily attached because the babies do not really mind being left in the |
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The European PlagueFrom the fifteenth through the eighteenth century Europe, people responded to the Plague with fear (by avoiding infected areas), superstition (with religious beliefs and remedies of the disease), and exploitation (taking advantage of the poor, sick and dying for money). A significant change over time in development of reactions can be seen throughout these documents and through analyzing the various beliefs and concerns. The plague caused the people fear because of the contagiousness and rapid spread of the disease. Because of this, there was a common tendency demonstrated in all the documents pertaining to fear to avoid places or anything that is infected or has a risk of being infected by the plague. A schoolmaster at Deventer described how his school was "full again but the plague, which killed twenty of the boys, [and] drove many others away" (Doc. 1). The purpose of the letter that the school master was writing is likely due to his concern for his job, because he cann |
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America After World War IINineteen forty-five set the end of World War II. Hitler had been defeated indefinitely. Nonetheless, the war had left its mark on numerous countries, especially the USA. However, not all of the changes were bad, some were good, but they were changes that affected America in terms of social, economic and political aspects. American society was greatly affected by the war mainly involving whites, as well as the battle between women and men. WWII initiated the migration of a truly vast amount of American people. Numerous workers started to move to their industries in which they worked for the military producing arms as well as other accessories pertinent to military weapons. All this abrupt change started massive social dilemmas. Divorces skyrocketed while the schools tried their best to handle the massive overload of children During the war, there was a change in the role of women in society. Working wo |
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Bismarck's and Metternich's Foreign Policy GoalsOtto von Bismarck and Klemens von Metternich were both statesmen who dominated European politics during their years in power. Both were very conservative, and were also involved in the German confederation. In his early career, Bismarck appealed to more liberal views but later became an extreme conservative, to the point in which he could not easily appeal to the liberal Parliament in 1863. Even though Bismarck had supported a strong monarchy, he unified Germany and also worked for over 15 years to keep its peace. Metternich remained a conservative and wanted Austria to dominate the German Confederation and influence Europe. The foreign policy goals and achievements of Metternich and Bismarck both strove towards a unified peace, with a few differences in going about achieving this peace and separate legacies. Bismarck and Metternich had a few similar goals towards foreign policy. A goal that the both of them had in common was to create alliances with countries in order to remain at pe |
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The New York City Blackout of 1977The New York City Blackout of 1977 was a huge electricity blackout that had a huge economic, political and social effect on most of the city between July 13- July 14 1977. As we all know many neighborhoods were affected by this blackout but there were also a few neighborhoods that were not affected by this infamous blackout, such as the southern parts of the city and my hometown in the Rockaways. Everyone remember the blackout because of the hot sweltering nights most residents had to deal with, along without any lights and air conditioners and T.V sets especially in Westchester, and as the night went on things got a lot more Dangerous. (William Laird Siegel). The New York City Blackout of 1977 was extremely memorable than any other blackouts we have had in the great city of New York only because it happened during a severe financial crisis which of course made things a lot worse in parts of the city that were already struggling, which was predominantly African American Neighborhoods. |
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EU and NATO Integration of Western BalkansSince the end of the cold war a lot of things have changed in the international relations in the entire world. The profound changes initiated a process of transformation both in NATO and EU. The tragic events of September 11th had a further strong influence on the desire of both organizations to adapt to the new environment. Meanwhile the relations of these two most important organizations of the political West have been the subject in the center of many analyses. In essence, the end of the Cold War profoundly changed the central parameters of the relationship between Europe and the US. The developments in the Western Balkans have been very important in shaping the EU-NATO relations to be more defined. The following paper will examine the Integration process of Western Balkans and under the influence of transatlantic relations. There need to be wholehearted, unambiguous European adherence to the principle of "where NATO as a whole is not engaged, " and political processes should be developed to ensure that no doubts arise about this point or a |
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Fong Ma Po Public Toilet - Award-Winning ToiletLam Tsuen Wishing Tree is a famous tourism point in Hong Kong. The development of this tourism point has grown a lot since last few years. Visitors from different countries visit Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree during the New Year Holiday. There are events and shopping streets during the traditional Chinese New Year. In order to make this visiting point be more perfect, the government decided to build a toilet near the temple in the village. Apart from the Wishing Tree, this Fong Ma Po Public Toilet has become one of the famous spot in the village. Fong Ma Po Public Toilet has become the second runner-up of the Best Toilet Competition in 2006. Apart from the facilities inside the public toilet, it is also significant by the use of design elements and principles. Since the toilet is near to the temple and Wishing Tree, visitors can easily find this toilet and it is very convenient. The location of this toilet is well planed to be convenient as well as not affecting the villagers' daily life. The regular shape of the toilet structure includes three parts. The middle part is a open form garden, and some p |
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Amelie - Cinema De LookCinema de look is a term often defined as a movement in French cinema that began in the '80's in which films emphasized on imagery, color, and youth rather than placing an importance on narrative substance such as messages about social or political aspects. Since then, many movies have displayed this film making style beautifully. One such example is the 2001 romantic comedy, "Amelie." This witty film follows a shy and unique woman by the name Amelie Poulain from her childhood where she grew up not having contact with many people, to her life as an adult where she comes to find her own happiness through helping others all the while also trying to overcome her own isolation and fears of rejection in order to be with the man she desires. The great representation of colors throughout many of the scenes, metaphorical imagery, youth through Amelie's timidness, and romanticism in her relationship with Nico are the reasons why, "Amelie," is a wonderfully made cinema de look film. One of the |
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A Review of The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins', "The Hunger Games," is the first of three in her beautifully written sci-fi saga. Narrated by female heroin Katniss Everdeen, the novel is set in fictional post-apocalyptic Panem, which consists of the Capitol and the twelve districts it controls dictatorially. The Hunger Games are an annual event enforced by the Capitol on the twelve districts whereby two tributes from each district, a male and a female between the ages of 12-18, must fight in a televised battle until one victor remains. They were designed as a form of punishment for a former rebellion against the Capitol. Whoever survives serves as a reminder year-round that the capitol has the districts on a leash, and that the Games are not over. Our heroin is from District 12, one of the poorest and weakest of the districts, with only one victor in the 73-year history of the Games. Collins' starts the novel on Reaping Day, a pre-Hunger Games event designed to pick out two teenagers from each district to fight |
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A Room of One's Own by Virginia WoolfVirginia Woolf is rightly considered the founder of modern feminist literary criticism. Prior to her landmark contributions to the field such as her works on A Room Of One's Own (1929), and Mrs. Dalloway (1925), these works projects her feminist manifesto of literary criticism. Jill (2002) claimed that "Virginia Woolf argued that women's experience, particularly in the women's movement, could be the basis for transformative social change". Virginia Woolf in her novel A Room Of One's Own is one of her effort to educate women to become more aware of their responsibilities and fight for their rights. The essay opens with Woolf's main conception that, 'a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction'. Woolf in the essay highlighted that women are lacking in several aspect of opportunities to elevate themselves in public; first, they are lacking of financial freedom and second, the lack of 'space' for their own self. Woolf in this essay provoked th |
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Movie Summary - Lars and the Real GirlThe comedy, Lars and the Real Girl, was about an extremely shy young men living in a small town. At first he looked like a normal person, because he used to go to work every day, he visited the church, and also he was a helpful person. But he didn't like to talk with anyone, he was a quiet and loner person. At his 29 years old he never had a girlfriend. He knew a lot of people, but didn't like to share with anyone. Since his brother got married, Lars lived in the garage. His sister-in-love always invited him to eat breakfast or dinner together as a family. His brother "Gus" and his sister-in-law "Karin" were worry about Lars, because he didn't like to make friends or socialize with others. He hated like loud music, because when his coworker turned on the music he asked him to use earphones. He finally brought a girls to his brother and sister-in-law's house, the girls of his dreams, he met her on the internet, Gus and Karin were happy for Lars, because they want the best for him. The only problem was that she wasn't real, she was a sex doll that Lars ordered from internet. He always treated her as a real girl, he asked his si |
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Disadvantages of Legalizing Guns in AmericaIt is doubtless that gun legalization in the United States has many benefits, but like the two sides of a coin, there are disadvantages that come with legalization. America today records the highest number of suicides and homicides among the developed nations. With many guns being acquired quite easily via legalization, homicides and suicides are likely to increase significantly. Alarming statistics each year indicate that more than thirty thousand people die and this includes children, women and men (Weil and Bill 43). What is more shocking is that from the thirty thousand deaths, one thousand and five hundred people are as a result of accidental shooting (Cook, Molliconi and Cole 88). It is undeniable that precautions should be taken to ensure that citizens issued with guns are of clean record. Suppose one is issued with a gun today with sane mind, what precautions are taken to ensure such a person maintains his or her sanity? Legalization of guns is flawed in this aspect because when a person issued with a gun goes berserk in public, the result is quite disastrous was the case in the Virginia Tech incident of 2007 and the Columb |
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The Use of Literary Themes in FictionIn most fictional writing, there are various issues that are common. The themes have a sharing of different stories or literary works. On other hand, other stories do have entirely different themes. In Paul's Case by Willa Cather, the theme of materialism is evident. The story is about a student who wants to lead a flamboyant and luxurious life. He is more obsessed with materialism than anything else. He becomes reluctant attending classes and does not wish to interact freely with his fellow students. He eventually runs to New York and later commits suicide. He had a desire of having a lot of money which eventually made him steal some. Throughout this story, the more dominant theme is materialism and extravagance. Paul has embraced the theme and made it be an attribute of most young people. Every young person toady tries all means to emulate their favorite celebrities in various fields such as music, sports, politics and others. Most of the young people in the world today are more dr |
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Baseball and Poetry - Being DeceptiveA sparkling white pearl flying through the air with numerous velocity changes and an uncountable number of flight paths is what Robert Francis describes in two of his poems called "Catch" and "The Pitcher." In "Catch," Francis portrays two "un coached" boys playing catch with a baseball. In the poem "Pitcher," Francis describes the deception of the pitcher. Lines 3 and 4 from "Pitcher" say, "His passion how to avoid the obvious. His technique how to vary the avoidance." Being a complete mystery while pitching is something that every pitcher aspires to be. One thing my Dad always used to compare with pitching was playing chess. It's such a mental game, trying out-think the hitters a pitch or two in advance, while also keeping the hitter on his toes. Both poems describe the deception that can occur while playing baseball, but also how poets want their poems to be, deceptive. The three similarities I found between the t |
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Copernicus and DescartesThe enlightenment portrayed through modernity was shaped by a lot of Philosophers, Astronomers, Scientists and many others. Copernicus and, Descartes (known as the father of modernity) were some of the major players who introduced philosophical theories that changed the Medieval World View into a modern one. Copernicus introduced the theory of heliocentricity. Through this theory, he argued that the sun is in the centre of the earth and other planets revolve around the sun. On the other hand, Descartes was a Sceptic. Amongst many things, the major thing that he introduced in the world he introduced the act of questioning reality for example, the existence of one's self. The answer to his questions was: 'I think therefore I am'. The theories that these Philosophers produced had a major impact in the western world (and eventually the whole world) as it changed the beliefs of the people as they started to question God's existence and their prior values. Thus this essay will expla |
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Dichotic Listening, Information and AttentionAttention refers to the process of cognition by which the human brain decides on the information that is significant enough to attend to and which should be ignored, William James (1890, cited in Driver, 2001). Since the 1950s' a number of research has been carried out into the field of attention, for many; a lot of interest has been centred around understanding the mechanism within the brain that enables us to register, attend to and ignore inputs from our external environment. Most of the early researchers attempting to understand the process have generated assumptions that the brain is similar to a computer processor, which meant that the information that humans could attend to is quite limited, so a process of selection takes place. However one central and ongoing debate has been whether selection of information takes place at an early or late stage before processing. But before launching into a detail analysis of the varying theoretical perspectives, perhaps it will be important |
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Should People Be Vaccinated Against Their Will?Introduction This formative essay aims to explore the legal and ethical issues of public health as it relates to vaccination. It will examine the moral theories as well as the biomedical principles. However, consequentialism as a moral theory for justification will be the focus of this essay. The essay will then go on to link up the relevant theories to the subject matter which is 'can people be forced to have vaccination?' Finally, a conclusion will be drawn as to why a certain judgement or stand will be taken. Background Public Health, Moral and Ethical Principles In the healthcare practice, certain morals and ethical principles govern decision taking for the benefit of a certain population in public health. However, to understand how these judgements or decisions are made it is important to have a clear perspective on the moral theories as well as ethical principles. According to Slowther et al. (2004), moral theories differentiate what is good or bad and are interwoven with |
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