1. They developed the world’s first democracy. 2. They were the first people to take the scientific approach to medicine by actually studying the diseases. (Hippocrates) 3. Playwrights wrote and produced the first dramas in outdoor theaters. (Euripides & Sophocles) 4. They invented the rules of Geometry as well as other mathematics. (Euclid) 5. They…
THE SUMERIANS: Invented the arch and built temples called ziggurats. Created the first written language called cuneiform. King Hammurabi of Babylon was the first ruler to record a set of written laws. It consisted of 282 laws and was displayed in the every town for all to see. THE BABYLONIANS: Contributed the Hanging Gardens of…
Beliefs Central to Democracy: Decisions should reflect the will of the majority Government is limited in its power and must respect people’s rights Citizens should have a voice in decision-making All citizens should have a sense of responsibility to other people and the community Citizens should have a sense of what is socially just (good/fair…
Bennett by 1935 decided to adopt some of American President’s Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” policies of 193. The New Deal (blueprints for the future) in the United States of America extended the influence of the federal government into the whole economic life of the country. New laws were passed that relieved the immediate distress…
Themes Prejudice and Racism Fear of the Unknown Innocence Coming of Age Courage Family relationships Prejudice The novel is set in the In the deep Southern state of Alabama in the mid 1930’s. During the early days of freedom for the African-Americans. The climate was fraught with resentment that reflected people’s resistance toward abolition of…
Feel like everyone’s always yelling at you for not doing what you’re supposed to be doing? Look, this is your life, and you need to get in charge of it if you don’t want everyone making decisions for you. I teach parents how to advocate for their kids, but I also teach kids how to…
There a 6 essential features needed to create maps. – MUST HAVES Title: A title should tell the reader both what the map is about and where the map is depicting. It should be located at the top of a map, in large print, inside the border of the map. eg. Land Use in Mississauga,…
Incomplete Dominance – there is an interaction between 2 alleles in the homozygous form – alleles are semi – or incompletely dominant and act together to yield an intermediate heterozygote – usually phenotypically between the two homozygote Codominance – when definite product or substance controlled by each allele is identified ex. of incomplete dominance: Andalusian…
The polymerase chain reaction is a technique for quickly “cloning” a particular piece of DNA in the test tube (rather than in living cells like E. coli). Thanks to this procedure, one can make virtually unlimited copies of a single DNA molecule even though it is initially present in a mixture containing many different DNA…
– inhale – oxygen travels down the bronchi and bronchioles – into the alveoli – oxygen strikes the moist coating of the alveolar wall – dissolves in this liquid – moves by diffusion through the cells of the alveoli, and into the cells of the capillaries – enters the red blood cells which will transport…
Asthma – results in contraction of smooth muscle that surrounds airways – makes breathing difficult – allergic reaction – treat with bronchodilators – causes airways to dilate (increase in diameter) Bronchitis – inflammation of bronchial lining + overproduction of mucous and frequent coughing – related to smoking and other irritants (air pollution etc) – increased…
Pathogen – a disease causing organisms – May be: – viral (HIV, chicken pox) – bacterial (TB, strep) – fungal (athletes foot) – Protozoan (malaria = plasmodium) – Flatworm – Roundworm How to get infected? – airborne; waterborne; food; insect transmission; STI; skin Barriers to infection – skin, mucous membranes Specific defenses – production of…
Evolution describes the changes in the gene pool of a species over time. These changes are the results of mutations, natural selection and genetic drift. Often populations produce more offspring than the environment can support; in other words, they often exceed the carrying capacity. Over-production of offspring leads to intraspecific competition and survival of the…
Genetics Definitions Genes: portion of the DNA molecule that codes for a particular protein. Loci: location in the DNA molecule of the gene Alleles: forms of a gene Homozygous: paired alleles are identical Heterozygous: paired alleles are different Genotype: set of all alleles (i.e. genetic expression) Phenotype: all observable traits (i.e. physical expression) Genome: The…
A summary is a concise version of an original text. What is a good summary? 1. A good summary should give an objective outline of the whole piece of writing. It should answer basic questions about the original text such as “Who did what, where, and when?”, or “What is the main idea of the…
Deterrence theory contains principles about justice which many of us find attractive because it conforms to what we recognize as fairness. The wicked should be punished –quickly –to the extent that pain will deter them from committing a crime again. Deterrence theory so permeates our thinking that we recognize it as the model by which…
Electric Current (the movement of electrons) in a wire can produce a force at a distance (a field) on metals made of any combination of Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt. This is an electromagnet. All neutral atoms have electrons moving in orbits. Some atoms (Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt) have an electron arrangement that act like tiny…
DNA or nucleic acid is a polymer of nucleotides. A nucleotide consists of 3 molecules: a 5-carbon sugar (pentose) either deoxyribose (in DNA) or ribose (in RNA) a phosphate attached at the #5 carbon of the sugar an organic or nitrogenous base – a nitrogen containing ring structure – attached at the #1 carbon of…
In chemistry, isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulas. The word is derived from the Greek ισομερης, isomerès; isos = “equal”, méros = “part”. There are many different classes of isomers, like stereoisomers, enantiomers, geometrical isomers (see chart below). Isomers do not necessarily share similar properties, unless they also have…
Water is a unique substance essential to life. It is the most abundant molecule in any cell. Human body is 55-78% composed of water. 1. Polar Molecule – A polar covalent bond is formed between the oxygen and hydrogen. The oxygen atom is slightly negative and the hydrogen is slightly positive due to unequal sharing…
