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    Gregor Mendel for Kids

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    GREGOR MENDEL’S DISCOVERIES Gregor Mendel‚ also known as "The Father of Genetics" was an Austrian monk that made a huge discovery about genetics because of his mini garden full of pea plants. What made Mendel come to this experiment was because of the different phenotype or traits of the pea plants. Some were tall and some were short. Some plants either had purple or white flowers. Gregor observed each trait and saw how they were passed down to the offspring plants. After breeding plants

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    ” Abraham Lincoln. Captain Vere should not have sentenced Billy Budd to death for three reasons: it was involuntary manslaughter‚ Captain Vere was under too much pressure to make that kind of decision‚ and Claggart consistently harassed Billy. As defined from the Merriam-Webster dictionary online‚ involuntary manslaughter is‚ “the unlawful killing of a human being without express or implied malice.” According to this definition‚ what Billy did was not murder‚ a capital crime‚ and therefore they should

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    horses‚ the guy who completely understands horses‚ Billy Buck is that kind of person. The novel‚ The Red Pony‚ written by John Steinbeck portrays this character. In the novel‚ a family‚ the Tiflins‚ own a ranch. Billy Buck is their ranch hand. Billy is built small‚ strong‚ and friendly. Billy Buck is very smart when it comes to horses‚ in fact‚ he seems to know every little thing about them. Firstly‚ in the beginning of the novel it states Billy Buck’s appearance‚ “He was a broad‚ bandy-legged

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    If you asked teenagers or even children if they idolised a certain celebrity the likeliness is that they would say yes. However nowadays‚ a child’s obsession with any one particular celebrity has been taken to a whole new level… in fact it’s almost unhealthy. Back in 2012 internet trolls took to Twitter to shave their head in support of the pop star being ‘diagnosed with cancer’. It all started when an edited screenshot of what seemed to be a tweet from the official Twitter account of Entertainment

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    found in Herman Melville’s Billy Budd. Captain the Honorable Edward Fairfax Vere is that man. In Melville’s Billy Budd‚ Captain Vere’s mind is pulled in two conflicting directions: following the rules or acting on his affections for Billy Budd. It becomes obvious throughout the book that Vere has a knack for law and order‚ he wants everything to be done by the book; being a military man‚ this seems natural. It is also apparent that Captain Vere has a liking for Billy Budd. He admires the handsome

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    In the story Billy Budd‚ By Herman Melville‚ readers are introduced to the conflict of good and evil between Billy Budd and Claggart. However‚ there is another conflict‚ which‚ in ways is more significant than the epic clash of good and evil. The conflict of Captain Vere’s struggle between duty and conscience; Melville sets up this conflict by placing a man with the innocence of a child‚ in the hands of a captain worried about war. This moral dilemma brings forth the question of whether or not Captain

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    Billy‚ a passionate League of Legends player‚ has a lot of experience with the game. He thinks that he is skilled enough to go pro because he is Diamond 1 ranking‚ which is a pretty good ranking. Billy believes that some professional teams League of Legends might want him to play for them. So he did some research and found out how he could possibly make his way onto a professional team. With this new knowledge‚ Billy is really convinced that he could become a professional eSports player. These following

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    Kids Need Structure

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    Strahan English Writing 4 SCHEDULE OF READINGS AND ESSAY ASSIGNMENTS (This schedule is subject to change. Check ilearn for updates.) The following abbreviations are used below: GfW = Grammar for Writers – bring to class NLMG = Never Let Me Go – read before class Materials posted on ilearn should be read and/or completed before class. Week 1 Ap. 2 Introduction to class Review of irregular verbs Ap. 4 Read “The Iks” and do the accompanying Vocabulary and Questions to Guide

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    Rough Patch For Kids

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    I don’t like video games that have guns‚ sword‚ or knifes‚ blood‚ fighting or robberies things of that nature in them. I truly don’t think that allowing children and even teenagers to play with such harshness is not good for them. I think that parents should pay more attention to these things that we allow our children to entertain themselves with. Yes‚ it is true everyone needs something to relax with. Especially if they’re coming in from having a bad day at work or school. You want something to

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    Billy Budd: Was Captain Vere Right? Captain Vere makes the right decision by executing Billy Budd. If CaptainVere lets Billy live the rest of the crew might get the impression that they will not be held accountable for their crimes. If the crew feels that they can get away with what ever they want then there is a chance that they might form a rebellion and have a mutiny. A mutiny would destroy the stability and good name of the ship and the crew. Captain Vere does not want to see this

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