...Jacob Smith October 14th, 2013 English 111.140 Pigs in Jerseys? The two essays “The Roar of the Crowd” by David P. Barash and “Champion of the World” by Maya Angelou are vastly different in their opinion of the importance of sports, and the how that it effects the world around us. These essays depict the emotional power that sports have on people. While reading the essay “The Roar of the Crowd” you cannot help but picture an avid sports fan throwing down the essay with bitter disgust, because the arguments that it presents. Comparing sports fans that “root, root, root” for their favorite team to that of the activity of “pigs in the mud”. Even if you are an extreme sports lover and paint your face and pay top dollar just to be a few more inches closer from your favorite team of player, you cannot help but to read this article and understand where Barash is getting these opinions. Such as when Barash points out that we get a sense of identity when we throw on the home team’s jersey and join the sports frenzy. He also disuses the way that children are exceptionally prone to the delusion of latching on to idol like that of a star athlete and pouring there entire life into a person that can hit or throw a ball freakishly good rather than that of a brilliant mind like Einstein(Barash 363). Barash’s Main argument is that we have completely engulfed ourselves into these sports, played between a bunch of “spoiled millionaire players” (Barash 362). While forgetting things that...
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...Reporters: VIANCA PAMELA DELOS REYES JESTER CRUZ CHAPTER 12: FLOWERING PLANTS In this chapter, you will study the structure of flowering plants, how they function, and how they respond to the environment. 1. FLOWERS, SEEDS, and FRUITS -Some flowers are large and showy. Some are small. Even though flowers look different, they have the SAME FUNCTIONS. Flowers are the structures of sexual reproduction in angiosperms. RECEPTACLE-enlarged end of the stem under the flower. SEPALS-Circle of green leaf-like parts found around the bottom of the flower. They cover and protect the developing bud. PETALS-is found inside the sepals. These are usually the bright colored parts you see in flowers. Petals surround the reproductive parts of the flower. STAMENS-slender structures with knobs on top are near the middle of the flower. The slender parts are the FILAMENTS and the knobs are the ANTHERS. The tall, vase like part in the middle of the flower are called the PISTIL. Notice the sticky stigma is supported by the STYLE. At the base of the pistil is the OVARY. Inside the ovary are one or more ovules. An egg is produced inside each ovule. PERFECT FLOWERS-have both stamens and a pistil. IMPERFECT FLOWERS-have either stamens or a pistil, but not both. HOW SEEDS AND FRUITS DEVELOP For seeds to form in Angiosperms, a pollen grain should be transferred from an Anther to a Stigma. Stigma helps trap the pollen. Recall chapter 11. When a seed begins...
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...2. Spreadsheet Errors: What we think we can do What we know? 1. What are the leading causes of Spreadsheet errors? The leading causes of spreadsheet errors are a) Human incapability of doing complex cognitive tasks with accuracy, this is a limitation in human capability and this contributes partly to the errors that are caused in spreadsheets b) Lack of disciplined development practices is one of the most common reasons why spreadsheet contains errors. Many organization has policies in general about end user development in general, much less spreadsheet development c) Many developers build the models and hardwire it to one end result they are working without considering the constraints or different possible scenarios. This ultimately leads to the fact that the model doesn’t work for any other input variables other than the one that is being used to. d) Another common reason of spreadsheet errors is due to the overconfidence of the developers in the accuracy of the spreadsheets. They don’t spend time to test the spreadsheet for any possible errors e) We could also say innocence (in a sense of not knowing the excel capabilities) as one of the common reasons why spreadsheets has errors, people tend to learn from friends and coworkers without any proper training on Excel and its capabilities which ultimately lead in unstructured spreadsheet development 2. Why these errors are typically not detected? a) Primary...
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...I choose to write about the meaning that I got from reading Maya Angelou's peom "And Still I Rise" and then watching her read it. Maya Angelou was born April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. Maya Angelou was raised in St. louis, MO and also Stamps Arkansas where she had to exsperience racial discrimination that was common during this time. Maya Angelou is one of the most influential voices of our times. She is a global renaissance woman. When I read Maya Angelou's poem it touched me in a very deep way. As I read the poem the meaning that I got from it was that she was speaking of a woman that had to exspreience hard time and was maybe put through some difficult situations. However through it all she did not let it hold her back or cause her to be a negative and bitter person. Maya Angelou's words are very inspirational. I also watched Maya Angelou read the poeam "And I Still Rise". Listening to her read it really changed it a lot it seemed as if the poem was much more deep and meaningful. The words and still I rise was much more powerful when I listened to her read the poem. I believe that people enjoyed reading and listening to Maya Angelou because she spoke so deeply and knowledable. She was a very smart woman who's poems reached all audiences. Her poems are very clear in words which meant they are easyly understood. Maya Angelou exprenced a lot as a child and young adult she had to deal with the rasicism the followed during her early years and even being raped by her mothers...
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...for crop production. After which small hills were constructed known as mounds by using farm equipments such as the fork and hoe, to which the tomato seedlings were transplanted to. Thirty mounds constructed, placing at least to each mound. Some NPK (nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium) was applied near to the roots of the plant after they were transplanted. The farm equipments were then washed off with soap and water to prevent rust of the equipment and were allowed to dry and were then placed back into the farm house. The seedlings were watered daily. Majority of the time the soil was moist to which the plants were situated. The tomato plants were growing healthy and strong. After a few days of transplanting the tomato seedlings and the plants were growing tall, the plants were staked. The plants were staked by cutting piece of wood and placing it near to the roots of the plant and rapping the tomato plant around the wood and also tying the plant to the wood with a piece of string. Six weeks after the plants were transplanted they were fertilized again with NPK fertilizer. By this the tomato plants had started to produce yellow blossom flowers. Weeds grew around the roots of the plant majority of the time, competing...
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...The Maple Tree Druid horoscope for Maple (The DailyHoroscope by Comitic) Druid horscope for Maple. The Maple is known as the luckiest of trees. It embodies a happy spirit because it represents very desirable qualities, such as success, wealth, and general prosperity. This is a very positive and constructive sign. It is only natural, then, that Maple people are always pleasant to be around because they are cheerful, joyful, and active. These dynamic people are quite adventurous and always seek out excitement. Even when a Maple Tree person isn't the most gorgeous one in the room, he or she can easily compensate for it with an outrageous, interesting, and outstanding personality. Maples are known to be offbeat, extravagant, and even a bit bizarre. They are always aware of all the new trends, social customs, and the most recent discoveries in the world around them. On any given day they are involved or considering any number of interesting and exciting projects. However, they rarely implement any of their daring ideas. Maples prefer to watch others achieve their goals. Maple people have irrepressible energy; they are simply restless! They are interested in too many things at once. Sometimes Maples feel that if they stop even for a moment, they will miss out on something very important. Despite their daring personalities, Maple people are not extremely courageous. The only reason they decides to take a risk is because Maples have a very low sense of danger. ...
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...AS Language Assessment “In search of the perfect sausage” In the extract “in search of the perfect sausage” the contextual factors that may affect the language used are; the mode, the tenor, the field and the function. This extract is written to inform and entertain but in non-standard English. For example “stickyish” and “marmitey”. These show that the writer wants to write her account of her search in way that will relate to his readers also it shows that the text is informal as oppose to being formal. The mode of this text is written. The field of the text is to describe to someone what kind of sausage they see as their “perfect sausage” and they go into great detail about every little thing that needs to be considered when in search of the perfect sausage. There are a few interesting uses of morphology in this text. An example would be “coarsely”, this word is a free morpheme “coarse” attached to a bound morpheme “ly” to create the word “coarsely”. There are more than a few free morphemes within the text and no bound morphemes because a bound morpheme has to be attached to a free morpheme in order to make sense. I’m not sure whether this would be a correct morpheme or even if it is a correct use of a lexis but the word “stickyish” would be a free and bound morpheme attached; “sticky” and “ish”. The word stickyish means not really sticky but sticky enough and it is used in this field to describe a sausage. This text isn’t written in past tense but I wouldn’t...
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...Horticulture :: Landscaping :: Nursery management | | | | | | Varieties Technologies Sale price | NHM NABARD NHB NMPB Micro Irrigation IHDS Commodity Boards | | | | | | | | | | NURSERY MANAGEMENT OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTSNursery is a place where seedlings, cuttings and grafts are raised with care before transplanting.Advantage of raising seedlings in nursery 1. It is very convenient to look after the tender seedlings 2. It is easy to protect the seedlings from pests and diseases 3. Economy of land usage (duration in the main field is reduced) 4. Valuable and very small seeds can be raised effectively without any wastage 5. Uniform crop stand in the main field can be maintained by selecting healthy, uniform and vigorous seedlings in the nursery itself.Preparation of nursery Selection of site 1. The nursery area should be nearer to the water source 2. Generally, the location should be partially shaded i.e. under the trees. If not, artificial shade is to be provided 3. It should be well protected from animals 4. Proper drainage facilities should be provided.Selection of soil A medium textured, loam (or) sand loam soil is preferred. Soil should be rich in organic matter. Soil depth should be preferably by 15-25 cm.Types of nursery bed a) Flat bed b) Raised nursery bedPreparation of raised nursery bed Selected soil should be worked well to break the clods. Weeds, stones and stubbles should be removed. Height of the raised bed should...
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...of the plant pertains to. For instance, flowering plants most consist of a root system and shoot system being the leaves and stems. plants also have a few complex important parts stems, leaves, roots they also have a unique tissue system as well a few diferent type of cell types such as Parenchyma See these are typical plant features which have vegetative organs these organs produce growth nutrition , but they do not intervene with the plants reproduction (9.1plants organ and system pg143). Root systems majority of plants are located beneath the surface the functions of the root systems is to absorb water and minerals from the soil it is used to feed off the entire plant. The root system is made up of the branch root, root hairs and the primary root. The two main purposes of roots are to stabilize the plant in the soil, while at the same time absorbing water and nutrients and dispersing them to the rest of the plant. Plants can also act as storage sites for food reserves. Water does not come to roots nearly as much as roots must come to water. Roots constantly have to grow to adapt to new water supplies. This constant need for water helps with the process of photosynthesis. Each plant has its own root system. Plants have three types of root systems,Taproot with a main taproot that is larger and grows faster than the branch roots the Fibrous, with all roots about the and the Adventitous, roots that form on any plant part...
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...Layout 1a. Cover Page WATER MANAGEMENT IN ARID CLIMATES Suleiman Mohammed Al Belushi A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science in Soil and Water Management Department of Soil and Water Sciences College of Agriculture Sultan Qaboos University Sultanate of Oman 2006 Layout 1b. Title Page WATER MANAGEMENT IN ARID CLIMATES Suleiman Mohammed Al Belushi A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Soil and Water Management Department of Soil and Water Sciences College of Agriculture Sultan Qaboos University Sultanate of Oman 2006 © Layout 2. Thesis Committee Thesis of…………………………………………………………(I.D. #)………………... Title of Thesis…………………………………………………………………………….. Thesis Committee: 1. Supervisor……………………………………………………………………………. Title…………………………………………………………………………………… Department………………………………………………………………………….. Institution…………………………………………………………………………….. Signature………………………………………………Date……………………….. 2. Member………………………………………………………………………………. Title…………………………………………………………………………………… Department…………………………………………………………………………… Institution…………………………………………………………………………….. Signature……………………………………………….Date………………………. 3. Member……………………………………………………………………………….. Title……………………………………………………………………………………. Department…………………………………………………………………………… Institution…………………………………………………………………………….. Signature……………………………………………….Date………………………. Layout 3. Thesis Examining Committee Thesis Examining Committee: 1. Chair………………………………………………………………………………...
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...INSTRUCTIONAL SHEET FOR STUDENTS PROPAGATION BY AIR-LAYERING OBJECTIVES Students should be able to: ❖ Demonstrated the steps involved in Air-layering propagation. ❖ Explain the reason for using rooting hormone and scraping of cambium layer on stem. NOTES PROPAGATION BY AIR LAYERING Air layering or marcotting is a form of asexual plant propagation. This is a form of propagation that involves the use of plant parts, other than seeds to produce new plants. The process of Air-layering involves a system whereby new plants are formed on a stem while still being attached to the parent plant. SAFETY WARNING 1. Care should be taken when using the budding knife so as not to cause injury to oneself or others. 2. Gloves should be worn at all times to insure that rooting hormone does not come into contact with skin. MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED: 1. Plants to layer 2. Rooting hormone 3. Secateurs 4. Sharp sterilized budding knife 5. Damp cocoa moss 6. Clear plastic wrap 7. String 8. Brush 9. Latex gloves. STEP INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF AIR-LAYERING 1. Select a branch from a healthy plant. Stems of pencil size thickness or larger are best and remove any leaves that are present. 2. The chosen stem is girdled i.e. using a sharp budding knife two circular cuts are made on the stem at 3c.m. apart. 3. A third cut...
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...Colonisation of a wasteland is the plant succession which occurs in an urban area which has been abandoned or untouched for 5 years. This form of colonisation is a form a secondary succession. Plant succession is the process in which one plant species replaces another over time which may be influenced by changes in the environment. The first plants to develop are the pioneer plants. They are able to exist in areas where there is little water, obtaining nutrients by photosynthesis and grow in places with very little soil, like concrete. Some examples of pioneer plants are lichens and mosses. When these plants die they provide a mat of organic matter which, mixed with the weather mineral matter produces a protosoil that other plants can root into. Stage two of the colonisation of the wasteland is when the Oxford ragwort starts to grow. It grows in the cracks in the surface because they provide sheltered places where seeds can germinate and retain moisture. During this stage, plant succession is rapid. As these higher plants die off, they produce a thicker and more nutrient-rich soil. Taller plants can then become established. One of the most common is rosebay willow herb, which spreads initially by seeds and then by rhizomes which can extend up to 1m a year. A rhizome is an elongated horizontal underground plant stem producing shoots above and below the ground. These plants gradually shade out the lower plants stopping them from growing as they can’t photosynthesise. The...
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...The explanation of Arabidopsis thaliana by The World Of Genetics introduces you to the actual plant of Arabidopsis thaliana. Arabidopsis thaliana is a very important plant because it has made many impacts on the science world and many research papers have been done on experiments with this plant. This plant is known as a plant that experimenters did basic research on and conducted experiments and also it helped with other areas of research in the science world. The reason behind everyone using this basic plant to use the information for other areas in biology because this plant is very easy to grow. Arabidopsis thaliana is small in size so its very easy to grow and not to hard to grow anywhere. This plant can be grown well in simple places. Also this plant can be very easily experimented on multiple times due to its 6-8 week germination. After germination, the plants must make there own food in a special process called Photosynthesis. “Arabidopsis thaliana” Plants must make their own food after germination. This process of which they make there own food is call photosynthesis. The essential things needed for photosynthesis are sunlight/ light source, water, air and chlorophyll. This process is a base of all growth of plants. During this process of photosynthesis they take the sunlight or light source given and turn it into food for them selves to grow. This process takes place in the part of the plant called the chloroplast, that’s where chlorophyll is found. This whole process...
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...tree in the Exercise 8 is 4 Exercise 10 [pic] The height of this tree is 5 Exercise 12 An example of the hierarchical relationship is a family tree: [pic] Section 9.2 Exercise 5 Siblings of Ares: Hades, Poseidon and Zeus. Exercise 6 [pic] Exercise 8 The parent of c is b, while the parent of j is e. Exercise 9 The children of d are h and i, while the only child of e is j. Exercise 11 The siblings of f are e and g. The sibling of h is i. Exercise 12 The terminal vertices are: j, f, g, h, i. Exercise 18 If two vertices in a rooted tree have same ancestors, they must share same simple path to their parent, which means that they are siblings. Exercise 19 The only vertex in the rooted tree, that does not have ancestors, is a root itself. Exercise 20 By definition, a tree cannot have two vertices sharing a child, because this will create two possible paths to that child and will violate the definition of a tree. Exercise 21 A vertex in a rooted tree that has no decedents is a leaf (a terminal vertex). Exercise 29 According to the Theorem 9.2.3, if a graph is a tree, then it is acyclic and has n – 1 edges. The graph in this problem contains a cycle (v1, v1) an n edges. Section 9.3 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 5 Exercise 6 Exercise 2 Exercise 9 Exercise 18 Exercise 19 Section 9.4 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 24 Exercise 25 Section 9.5 Exercise 19 Exercise 20 Section 9.6 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 5 Exercise 7 ----------------------- a b c e...
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...Maya Angelou was born on April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. Maya had a rough childhood. Her parents split when she was young and she went to live with her grandma in Stamps, Arkansas. Angelou experienced a lot of racial discrimination in Arkansas. While visiting with her mother, she was raped by her mother's boyfriend. Later on, Maya’s uncle killed her mothers boyfriend. She was very traumatized by the experience and soon after Maya stopped talking. She returned to Arkansas and spent years as a mute. She was in a short high school relationship and it led to pregnancy. When she was 16, Maya gave birth to girl son, Guy Johnson.(“Maya Angelou”) During the war, Angelou moved to San Francisco, California. She had won a scholarship to study dance and acting at the California Labor School. While in California, Angelou became the first black female cable car conductor. After giving birth to her son, she worked at many jobs to support herself and her child. Although she worked many jobs, her passion was writing. She was an American author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, poet and civil rights activist. Angelou is best known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman. Maya received several honors throughout her career, including two NAACP Image Awards.(“Maya Angelou”) She was a symbol to all African American women or even women in general, that women are phenomenal and capable of...
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