Bacteria can be distinguished from one another by their morphology (size‚ shape‚ and staining characteristics). In this lab experiment‚ bacterial morphology was examined by observing both stained and unstained organisms. A wet mount is a preparation process where a live specimen in culture fluid is placed on a slide and the organism is free to move about. In the wet mount slides provided via LabPaq software with cheek‚ dental plaque‚ and yeast specimens were observed. The wet mount preparations
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The Yorùbá religion encompasses religious beliefs and rituals of the Yoruba people. These practices were being utilized before the Yoruba community faced Islam‚ Christianity and other faith; it originated from Africa and into the New World. This influenced several Afro-American religions such as Lucumí in Cuba‚ Umbanda and Candomblé in Brazil; in addition to the uproot that took place of the homeland religions. Similar to many other religions that have some form of beliefs and practices‚ Yorùbá religious
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English 1 Pre-AP 1 December 2012 One Way or Another Someone once said that‚ “Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get”. Ivory Christian was happy preaching and wanted to preach but was afraid football would interfere with his goal of preaching and succeeding at being a Christian. Many kids today are undecided on what they want to do in life. They have to really think on what will help them the most later in life. Ivory Christian was one of those kids. He could not
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understood their real aspects and aims in life. Students reminisce the ups and downs of being a student and how great having a supportive teacher in their lives. Teachers are the most critical group among the society of the world today. They are not only the most influential people to the knowledge of students but also the individuals who make it possible to expand the boundary of life and how we can understand it to the
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This especially held true for the Mande/Manding speaking groups who are now recognized as the inventors of several scripts. They were derived from a proto-Mande script invented thousands of years ago by the ancestors of the Mande when they lived in Sahara at the time it was fertile. This proto-Mande script was used by the ancient Mande to write or engrave inscriptions throughout the Western Sahara. This script was a syllabary similar to the Vai script. Mande scripts were invented by traders to
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The Yoruba People of Nigeria Among the many tribes found in Africa‚ the Yoruba People of Nigeria are among the most popular and well known. The Yoruba are the tribe that many Africans confess that their family roots started from and therefore follow the religion and culture of the Yoruba. These people are indigenous to the Southwestern parts of Nigeria and Benin. They may not be the only tribe in Africa‚ but they certainty have an interesting culture along with one of the oldest ancestry lines
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Yoruba is not your typical way when you think about their rulers and what they mean. Yoruba puts a lot into what they wear‚ and what they represent. Almost everything they put on has some meaning to their past rulers or something they cherish. Even where they live has some type of meaning‚ which I think bring the whole town together. The most important part of the Yoruba king’s regalia (outfit) is the crown. The symbolic power of the crown is reinforced by the figures of birds all around the
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notions of Yoruba tribal arts. The region of West Africa that today includes the countries of Nigeria‚ Benin‚ and Togo is the land of the Yoruba people‚ whose art is an essential and integral element in their way of life (see image 1 for the Map of Yorubaland‚ showing major towns). The Yoruba are among the oldest and most influential of all African cultures and today make up one of Africa’s largest ethnic groups. More than 25 million Yoruba live in Africa‚ and large vibrant communities of Yoruba immigrants
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be defined as the belief that a certain race is superior or inferior to another‚ that every race obtains a definite characteristic or ability of that race‚ and that some races are highly better than others. Racism has been around for as long as we can remember from the slavery in America to the discrimination against the Middle East targeted as “terrorists” today. Why is it that our own kind discriminate against one another? From what I have witnessed throughout the media is that those who discriminate
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How Music Shaped our Culture Hum 176 11/2/2012 Music is a mass market in the United States‚ resulting in a strong influence throughout the nation’s culture. Youth culture in particular has been impacted since the explosion of rock n roll in the 1950’s. As the market continues to expand with each generation‚ an increasingly wider demographic felt the impact of music on daily life. The introduction of new technology contributed as well with music becoming easier to obtain and distribute. As
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