First recorded in 1939‚ the protest song “Strange Fruit” came to articulate the racism and brutality of lynching* endured by so many in the United States‚ particularly in the south. According to figures kept by the Tuskegee Institute‚ of the 3833 lynchings between 1889 and 1940‚ four fifths of the ninety percent lynched in the south were of African American descent. As horrific and cruel lynching was‚ it was considered acceptable. Society at the time believed that lynching was an act that was
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Banana - A banana is an edible fruit produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants of the genus Musa. Nutrition Facts Bananas Amount Per 1 medium (7" to 7-7/8" long) (118 g) Calories 105 Total fat 0.4 g 0% Saturated fat 0.1 g 0% Polyunsaturated fat 0.1 g Monounsaturated fat 0 g Cholesterol 0 mg 0% Sodium 1 mg 0% Potassium 422 mg 12% Total Carbohydrate 27 g 9% Dietary fiber 3.1 g 12% Sugar 14 g Protein 1.3 g 2% Vitamin A 1% Vitamin C 17%
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Inheritance by Hannie Rayson is a play about the war between two families‚ the Delaneys and the Hamiltons‚ over property. Rayson questions the authenticity of Australian values‚ due to the human weaknesses the characters present in the play. The Australian values Rayson challenges in this play include a fair go for all and strong family ties. In this play‚ not every character is entitled to equal chances. Nugget is an example of this. He is the bastard son of Farley Hamilton‚ and an aborigine. His
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OBSERVATIONS AND ANALYSIS Trial 1 – Logger Pro graphs Trial 2 – Logger Pro graphs Trial 3 – Logger Pro graphs Trial 4 – Logger Pro graphs Trial 5 – Logger Pro graphs Note: the analysis #1 a) and b) will only be demonstrated on the graphs of trial 1 for this report‚ trial 2-5 have approximately the same results. a) The region where the ball was being tossed but still remained in hand (x). Examine on the velocity vs. time and acceleration
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energy Grow Reproduce Basic traits Cells Evolution via natural selection Theory vs. Hypothesis Theory Broad pattern Series of supported hypotheses Hypothesis Scientific question Can be supported through experimentation * Cell Theory Discovery of cells First major conceptual breakthrough in bio Robert Hooke (1665) Discovered cells Cork (30x Magnification) Studied springs – similar to muscles Early 1800’s : all organisms consist of cells Pattern : cells exist in nature and
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Desai‚ K. (2006). The inheritance of loss. New York: Grove Press. “The Inheritance of Loss” opens with a teenage Indian girl who is an orphan named Sai. She is living with her grandfather‚ a retired judge‚ in the town of Kalimpong part of the Indian Himalayas. The grandfather is a Cambridge-educated Anglophile. Sai is romantically involved with her math tutor‚ Gyan. He is the descendant of a Nepali Gurkha mercenary so their love seems uncertain from the beginning. He eventually recoils from her
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Faqeeri 1 Zohal Faqeeri Krista Ferguson ENG 101- 011A August 28‚ 2012 It only took about four paragraphs in to be hooked on this story; it only took four paragraphs to start relating it to my life and common experiences. She Had Some Horses: The Education of a Poet was a very powerful story. It was a great example of wanting to stand out and trying to figure out why that was not a common thing in Sherman Alexies’ culture. I believe Sherman Alexie wrote this story to show us all how literature
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endotherms. Scientists have been studying species such as endotherms for years. Recently‚ scientists came about an observation. How do bees or any endothermic animal‚ generate the heat required to warm itself? Although Bees are invertebrates‚ they are one of the few of them to be an endotherm. This observation went into a series of experiments. These experiments revealed that before a bee flies it first shivers‚ sometimes for a few minutes. This causes a burning of glucose
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Gloria Steinem Timeline 1934 Born on March 25 in Toledo‚ Ohio. 1956 Graduates magna cum laude from Smith College‚ with a major in government. 1956-58 Studies at universities of Delhi and Calcutta. 1960 Moves to New York City and takes a job with Help! Magazine. 1968 Begins writing a political column for New York Magazine; writes first openly feminist article‚ “After Black Power‚ Women Liberation.” 1971 Produces the first edition Ms. Magazine. Helps found the National Women’s Political
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known as germ warfare — is the deliberate use of disease-causing biological agents such as bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ or biological toxins‚ to kill or incapacitate humans‚ animals or plants as an act of war. Biological weapons (often termed "bio-weapons" or "bio-agents") are living organisms or replicating entities (viruses) that reproduce or replicate within their host victims. Entomological (insect) warfare is also considered a type of BW. Biological weapons may be employed in various ways to
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