A cell is the basic unit of life, and all organisms on earth are made up of cells. The animal cell is a member of the Eukaryotes, which are complex multi-cellular organisms(Eukaryote). This type of cell is also enclosed within a membrane. Animal cells can come in different shapes depending on how they are covered…
Stem cells are highly controversial cells that have the potential to treat and even cure certain cell-related neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease (Devitt, 2006, p 14). Stem cells are identified by two main characteristics: they are undifferentiated cells that can replicate through mitosis, and they have the potential to become specialized…
Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels were leading Prussian political theorists who developed Communism in the mid-19th century. Their most famous work, The Communist Manifesto was produced for the Communist League in 1848 in Brussels after Marx had been expelled from Prussia and France for his radical leftist beliefs. The Communist Manifesto argues that class struggles…
Act 1, Scene 1 Othello and Desdemona are married Takes place in Venice Starts in the middle of an argument between Roderigo and Iago Iago has been passed over for the job of lieutenant Roderigo pays Iago to help him get Desdemona Two men yell that Roderigo has been robbed by “thieves.” Iago rudely tells…
Tunes of Glory directed by Ronald Neame is a film about the Scottish Battalion in the period after the war. Major Jock Sinclair, acting Colonel of the Regiment, has been this position for a long time. He is looked up to and respected by officers and men alike who assume he will be appointed their…
The argument between legal versus moral has been, and is currently, an ongoing discussion differentiating the two. Legal is something that has been appointed, established, or authorized by the law that has consequences if violated. All citizens of society must obey these laws, even if they don’t necessarily value them. Morality is concerned with the…
Environmental ethics is a part of philosophy that deals with the moral views between humans and the environment. It is concerned with the way humans impact their natural environment and it seeks to help people become more aware of how the earth is slowly deteriorating. Philosophers have made numerous attempts to reveal the moral status…
Dominating from 1961 until his assassination in 1979, Park Chung Hee was a powerful anti-Communist dictator and the president of South Korea. He used the forces of torture and fatal violence to bring forth his authority for his country. Park served in the Japanese Imperial armed forces where he was inspired to rule and bring…
These processes occur on the inner mitochondrial membrane. The ETC consists of four main protein complexes: I, NADH dehydrogenase, II, succinate dehydrogenase, III, cytochrome complex, and IV, cytochrome oxidase. In each protein complex, are cofactors, which transfer electrons from NADH and FADH2 to O2. NADH donates an electron to complex I, releasing NAD+ and an…
Chemical Basis of Cellular Respiration Allows for the extraction of energy from sugars (i.e glucose) by slowing oxidizing it This process converts potential chemical energy into ATP (which can be used by a majority of reactions) C-H bonds (those found in glucose) are the primary energy bond found in organic molecules (i.e glucose, octane etc.)…
Origins of Tragedy Annual spring festival of the gods Dionysus, called the Great or City of Dionysia to distinguish between the lesser rural festivities for Dionysus Tragedy came into existence simultaneously with gradual transforming of Athens into democracy Arrangements of the festival lay in the hands of eponymous archon and choregoi, wealthy citizens were required…
Darwin’s Five Observations More young are produced than survive Individuals vary in their characteristics Some characteristics are better than others These characteristics are inheritable Long periods of time are available Darwin’s Two Major Points Many species of organisms presently inhabiting the earth are descendants of ancestral species that were different from modern species The mechanism…
Jean Jacques Rousseau, a French political philosopher, published The Social Contract in 1762, during the peak of the French Enlightenment.[1] Rousseau argued that no one person was entitled to have natural authority over others.[2] He continued his argument by suggesting that an agreement should be formed, in which all individuals give up their natural liberty…
In 1929, Joseph Stalin, the Communist leader, started a revolution that would transform the Soviet Union’s economy. A major aspect of the Stalin revolution consisted of the forced collectivization of agriculture. From 1929-1933, the collectivization drive met resistance, resulting in the liquidation of an estimated five million successful peasants called Kulaks.[1] In 1978, Lev Kopelev…
Aftermath of the War: 480-477 Thessaly, Macedonia sided with Persia, not all the Greeks resisted What did the Greek who won want to do with all the land along the Aegean Sparta was the leader, everyone looked to them, they were the strategist Spartans were sort of sluggish, never thought about establishing an empire, very…
Classical Greek Art and Architecture Greek Classical art considered the quintessence of art, the high point of ancient Greece art, of all art Athens, so wealthy, so forward, most sculptors, most evidence comes from Athens Even if sculptors weren’t from Athens, they moved there to practice their art Evidence is so limited from 480BCE- to…
Author: Possibly written by the apostle John although there is some debate as to whether this is the same John that wrote the gospel and epistles. Date: Written from about 90-95 A.D. Theme and Content Written in apocalyptic style (uses symbolic language to describe visions) Christ addresses the 7 churches Tells of the Lord’s second…
Aerobic exercise and fitness can be contrasted with anaerobic exercise, of which strength training and weight training are the most salient examples. The two types of exercise differ by the duration and intensity of muscular contractions involved, as well as by how energy is generated within the muscle. Initially, during aerobic exercise, glycogen is broken…
Developmental Issues Genie is socially, cognitively and physically developmentally delayed. Due to her severe isolation she has never learned to vocalize. Although she can visualize it is as if she has no sight due to the severe confinement she experienced. She displays physical oddities including walking like a bunny and spitting, due to her incapability…
Born 1564; died 1616 We know surprisingly few details about Shakespeare’s early life married Anne Hathaway in 1582 Worked as an actor and a playwright in London by the early 1590’s Versions of his plays circulated as hand-written manuscripts, prompt books, and possibly pirated texts, None of these versions have survived Publishing Plays Folio: Books…