... White English 1301 October 26, 2012 The Bee’s Knees are Crippled “The busy bee has no time for sorrow” – William Blake Pollen production has been a growing industry in America since 1865. Not only do bees provide honey for local and national citizens, but the pollen found in most male bees has been proven to help in curing and preventing diseases that have struck those who suffer from seasonal allergies, and the pollen has been most recently used as a vitamin to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Until recently, there has been no debate regarding the extraction of bee pollen for medical purposes. However, changes in Federal Drug Administration (FDA) regulations now threaten the experimental use of bee pollen. In his documentary entitled: Won’t You Please Help Us with the Bees? Jon Stewart argues for the continued extraction and production of bee pollen for medical purposes. Stewart uses many rhetorical strategies in his argumentative film. Stewart details the debate as this: local farmers and beekeepers have, historically, held all rights as owners of the pollen and honey produced by bees. Therefore, farmers and beekeepers who own the bees reserve all rights (and risks) that accompany managing bees and their pollen. However, in 2006, the FDA enacted the Please the Bees Act, which enabled corporations and contractors to “seize the bees” if any potential outbreak of bees threatened the safety of residents who lived near bees. Also, since the pollen has not been inherently recognized...
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...VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. There are many American expressions about insects --like bees, for example. Bees are known as very hardworkers. They always appear to be busy, moving around their homes, or hives. So you might say you were “as busy as a bee” if you spent your weekend cleaning your house. In fact, you might say your house was “a beehive of activity” if your whole family washelping you clean. You also might say you “made a beeline” for something if you went there right away. When we go to see a movie, my friend always “makes a beeline” for the place where they sell popcorn. Here is an expression about bees that is not used much anymore, but we like it anyway. We think it was first used in the 1920s. If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was “the bee’s knees.” Now, we admit that we do not know how this expression developed -- in fact, we do not even know if bees have knees! If your friend cannot stop talking about somethingbecause she thinks it is important, you might say she has “a bee in her bonnet.” If someone asks you apersonal question, you might say “That is none of your beeswax.” This means “none of your business.” Speaking of personal questions, there is an expression people sometimes use when their children ask, “Wheredo babies come from?” Parents who discuss sex andreproduction say this is talking about “the birds and the bees.” Hornets are beelike insects that sometimes attackpeople. If you are really angry, you might say you are...
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...It was a hot day and I was shooting my water gun in the air when I noisted a brown bee hive next to the chimney.I desited to hit the bee hive with the water gun.When I did the bees came zipping out! I was a little glad they weren't dreched like I was!With there six black legs dangling off there reddinsh brown and black with orenge body they started chasing me!I didn't want to get stung because I know that the bees stinger has venom on it! With out warning,I squated down and all the bees flew over!Instently I ran to the open slider to get in,dived though it,got up and shut it! "YES!"I shouted and did a little dance. In all the comotion, I saw the back door...IT WAS OPEN!!!!The bees saw it too.I dived for it and missed! The bees made...
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...because it gives off a strong aroma and color, that the animals like. They rub against the plants, collecting pollen in their fur, hair, or feathers, and carry it to new plants as they travel. Wind also pollinates plants by carrying pollen from plant to plant. Pollinators are essential for creating and improving our habitats and ecosystems. Recent studies show significant declines in pollinator populations. Hummingbirds, butterflies, bats, ants, and bees are the top 5 pollinators. However, bees are the real MVP when it comes to pollinating, they are the “bees knees”. Sadly, the dwindling number of bee communities, both wild and managed, pose a real threat to agriculture that could result in billions of dollars in economic losses, food shortages, and skyrocketing prices due to supply and demand. Culprits of the pollinator decline are pesticides, habitat destruction, and climate changes. Albert Einstein said, “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man”. We must save our pollinators.. Reducing the use of pesticides, creating habitats by planting vegetation, and spreading the word about the vital contributions of our pollinators. Luckily, the fixes are all easy to implement, and everyone can play apart in saving our local...
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...Sewit Asfaha Hum 300 11/06/2011 Maya Angelou •Born: 4 April 1928 •Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri •Best Known As: Author of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Name at birth: Marguerite Johnson Maya Angelou's 1969 autobiography, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, was nominated for a National Book Award and made her a symbol of pluck and pride for African-American women. In the 1950s Angelou had been a dancer and stage actress, and she was active in the civil rights movement (she became a coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, thanks to a request from Martin Luther King, Jr.). During the 1960s she spent five years in Africa, working as a journalist and a teacher. Angelou returned to the United States and in 1969 published I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. In 1972 she was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for her collection of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie. Since then, Angelou has continued teaching, writing, acting, producing, recording (she won Grammy Awards for the spoken word for the years 1993, 1995 and 2002) and collecting honorary degrees from across the United States. Since 1981 she has been the Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. At Bill Clinton's request, Angelou wrote a poem -- On the Pulse of Morning -- for his 1993 inauguration as U.S. president. I chose one of Maya Angelou (Phenomenal Woman) for two reasons. One I feel that Maya is still one of the best poets...
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...what is considered beautiful by society standards when you look at her. The poem opens up by saying “Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size” She tells the reader in the beginning that it is not her physical attributes that make her attractive. “Men themselves have wondered what they see in me. They try so much but they can’t touch my inner mystery.” This line illustrates that it is not an actual feature that makes her attractive to men it is something that cannot be seen or touched it is something that comes from within. “I walk into a room just as cool as you please, and to a man the fellows stand or fall on their knees. Then they swarm around me, a hive of honey bees.” This line of the poem demonstrates how men are drawn to her inner beauty like bees to honey, and find her attractive. Maya Angelou is very detailed in...
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...attempt to control her appearance does not end there. Later, when Joe Starks sees Walter admiring and touching Janie’s hair, he demands Janie to hide it under a head-rag. “This business of the head-rag irked her endlessly. But Jody was set on it. Her hair was NOT going to show in the store…She was there in the store for him to look at, not those others (Hurston 55).” Joe Starks has taken control of her appearance in both how she shows off and how she hides (Sparknotes). Yet, he does not stop there. As Joe Starks ages, he takes his insecurities out on Janie, constantly insulting her appearances in front of others, such as during the incident with tobacco plug. “Don’t stand dere rollin’ yo’ pop eyes at me wid yo’ rump hangin’ nearly to yo’ knees (Hurston 78)!” In order to try and make Janie not think about how he looks as he ages, he reflects his own insecurities onto her and attacks how she looks (Shmoop). In the end, Joe Starks spends a good part of his marriage to Janie swaying her...
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...Fighting for Their Rights Throughout The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, characters are constantly standing up for what they believe in. Rosaleen stands up for her civil rights, Lily stands up for freedom from her dad, the Boatwrights and the Daughters of Mary stood up for the equality of women and African Americans. When Rosaleen heard of the signing of the civil rights act, she immediately went to register to vote, and when Lily was acting like she was stupid, she stood up for herself. When Lily’s dad was abusing her and not allowing her to do with her life what she wanted, Lily ran away from home in an attempt to find her own way through life. As African American women, society put the Boatwrights at a lower level than men and white people, and so they create their own organization in which they are special. Throughout the novel, Rosaleen Daise, Lily Owens, and the Boatwrights all stand up for what they believe in, signifying that people can only get past the expectations of society by fighting for what they think is right. In standing up for her beliefs of civil equality, Rosaleen moves past the set place that society has placed her in. Upon the signing of the Civil rights act, Rosaleen spends hours practicing her signature so that she will be able to register to vote without being rejected. When Rosaleen was on her way to vote and she was questioned by racist white men, she retaliated by pouring her snuff juice on their feet. After the white men beat her and...
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...and the Japanese-Americans. Henry considered himself a Chinese-American. Since, Henry attended a mostly white school, he learned about America and its history and he spoke English, so he saw himself as an American. Henry said to his father “’ I am what you made me, father. I . . . am an American,’” (Ford 185) this shows that Henry believed he was not just Chinese, but he was an American too. Also, Henry would go to the jazz club and listen to Oscar Holden and talk to his friend Sheldon, who was a Jazz musician as well. Usually when Henry had a problem he would talk to Sheldon about it to see what he would do about it. All of this shaped Henry’s culture. Sheldon once said “‘I am Chinese. I am Lebanese. I am Pekinese. I am the ever-loving bees’ knees,’” (Ford 28) which helped Henry understand that everybody should be treated the same no matter what their race or culture. Sheldon did not believe that the Japanese were bad people, so Henry saw that the Japanese were good people and accepted them. Unlike Henry, Henry’s father’s culture believed the Japanese could not be trusted because of past history between China and Japan. Henry’s father considered himself still part of China. Henry’s family left China because of the Japanese invasion of the country. Henry’s father was a traditional Chinese man and because of the war he believed the Japanese could not be trusted and needed to leave America. Henry’s father did not approve of Henry seeing Keiko. Henry decided to go see Keiko’s family...
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...Although being a parent is the most wonderful blessing in the world, it does include a few hard times. Children go off to school, they get scraped knees, and they get broken hearts. All these situations are difficult for parents to handle. Another situation that is tough for parents to handle is telling their children where babies come from. Fertilization is a miracle, and although we do not have to go into detail with our children, it is very interesting to know how it all begins. Fertilization begins with a sperm and an egg. Here is a short story of how they meet. SAMMY Once upon a time in a far away land called Testicles, Sammy sperm was born. He was born as a small cell in the male body through tubes called seminiferous tubules. During puberty in a young man, these small cells changed themselves until they look like little tadpoles. When the young man hits his sexual maturity, Sammy uses his tail to push himself into the next town called Epididymis where he completes his development. This takes about four to six weeks to complete the trip (KidsHealth.org, 2009). Epididymis is connected to another town called Vas Deferens. It is here that Sammy learns his purpose in life. He learns that there is an outside world surrounding him. His purpose in life is to mix with some white fluid produced by his next door neighbors called the seminal vesicles and the prostate gland. Together, they are supposed to fertilize some “pretty ladies” in the nearby community. Sammy learns that he...
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...type of beauty portrayed and question her as to what it may be. Angelou tells them, “It’s in the reach of my arms/the span of my hips/the stride of my step/the curl of my lip/I’m a woman/phenomenally/phenomenal woman” (6-12). Through the use of metaphorical phrases, the author is expressing to the women that she has confidence and it is displayed in how she expresses her femininity. For example, in the way she walks and talks. These things make her beautiful, or a phenomenal woman. In the second stanza of the poem, Angelou depicts herself walking into a room full of men, who all bow to her upon her entrance. “I walk into a room/just as cool as you please/and to a man/the fellows stand or/fall down to their knees/then they swarm around me/a hive of honey bees” (14-20). Angelou describes how when she enters a room, she does not have to do much to show her beauty, yet it is expressed in her confidence and her overall...
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...Jessica Nalerio English 102 How are female bodies typically represented in advertisements, television, movies, and social media?, and how does it affect the person psychologically and physically ? In a lot of advertisements, television, movies and social media, especially social media there is a certain image shown whether it's having a flat stomach, big butt, big boobs , nice plump lips or being “thick” there is all sorts of body images out there that is seen as the perfect body type but in reality most of the young girls out there are seeing this body image portrayed out there and comparing it to there own body and not feeling like they are beautiful or pretty because they do not meet the standards of social media and because of this , they are affected not only in psychological way but physically as well there are girls out there starving themselves not eating at all , making themselves throw up if they do eat, because they think that no guy will never look at them because they are to “big” or to “fat” in the eyes of social media. Because they are not a size 2 they or even vise versa girls that think they are too skinny as well. And this is not only in women but in men to studies show that even though men are less likely to come out with there depression about how they look they do get depressed about their body image about not being big enough not having enough muscles or being short just like girls do “ Self-esteem increases during adolescence...
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...THE MAYAN REALM The Mayans created a great civilisation in parts of what are now Mexico and Honduras and in Guatamala. The ancestors of the Mayans were hunters but about 2,500 BC they adopted farming as a way of life. In the years from 300 BC to 250 AD organised Mayan kingdoms emerged. Then from 250 AD to 600 AD an advanced civilisation emerged. The Mayans invented writing and they made great advances in astronomy and mathematics. MAYAN LIFE Mayan Society In the centre of each Mayan city was an area of palaces, pyramid temples (some of them 70 metres high) and squares, where religious ceremonies were held. In the squares were stelae (upright stones) which were carved with the dates of important ceremonies and events. Ordinary people lived in the surrounding houses. Most of the Mayans lived in the countryside but many cities were large. Some had populations of 45,000. Below the rulers were the nobles and priests. Below them were freemen, craftsmen and farmers. Below them were slaves who did all the hardest work. The Mayans did not have animals for carrying loads. All goods were carried by human beings. The Mayans did not have metal tools. All their weapons and tools were made from wood and stone. However the Mayans invented a system of writing using pictures to represent sounds. Writing was painted onto books made from fig tree bark. It was also painted on pottery. Unfortunately the Spaniards burned many Mayan books so little is known of their history. The Mayans also...
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...girlfriend also. When a person, or people are faced with the consequences of a poor choice, such as unprotected premarital sex, must it define them as bad people? Will it follow you for the rest of your life? Why would you not be considered “good people” because of a particular situation, and who makes that call in the first place? Is it God or is it was society leads us to believe? The stories setting takes place with the couple sitting on a table top of a picnic table right next to a lake. “It was springtime, and the parks grass was very green and the air suffused with honey suckle and lilacs both, which was almost too much. There were bees, and the angle of the sun made the water of the shallows look dark. Their postures on the picnic table were both the same forward kind with their shoulders rounded and elbows on their knees” (Foster, 216). The author describes the setting as a beautiful spring day- picture perfect weather; yet this young couple meeting to talk about the fact she is pregnant and how to go about dealing with it. Lane describing “His mother called her down to...
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...c HIGHWAY TO HELL HIGHWAY TO HELL Highway To Hell (1979) SINGLE: Highway To Hell/If You Want Blood (1979) Live (1992) (Young, Young, Scott) Living easy, living free Season ticket on a one-way ride Asking nothing, leave me be Taking everything in my stride Don't need reason, don't need rhyme Ain't nothing I would rather do Going down, party time My friends are gonna be there too I'm on the highway to hell No stop signs, speed limit Nobody's gonna slow me down Like a wheel, gonna spin it Nobody's gonna mess me round Hey Satan, payed my dues Playing in a rocking band Hey Momma, look at me I'm on my way to the promised land I'm on the highway to hell (Don't stop me) And I'm going down, all the way down I'm on the highway to hell GIRLS GOT RHYTHM Highway To Hell (1979) SINGLE: Girls Got Rhythm/Get It Hot (1979) SINGLE: Girls Got Rhythm-If You Want Blood/ Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be(live)-Rock'N'Roll Damnation(live) (1979) (Young, Young, Scott) I've been around the world I've seen a million girls Ain't one of them got What my lady she's got She steals the spotlight Knocks me off my feet She's enough to start a landslide Just a walkin' down the street Wearing dresses so tight And looking dynamite Enough to blow me out No doubt about it can't live without it CHORUS: The girl's got rhythm The girl's got rhythm She's got the backseat rhythm The girl's got rhythm She's like a lethal brand Too much for any man She gives me first degree She really satisfies me Love me till I'm...
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