Thomas Huynh Period 2 Golden Rice Vitamin A deficiency is one the most common nutritional deficiencies in developing regions. Deficiency in vitamin A can negatively affect growth‚ cause blindness‚ and suppress the immune system. To solve this problem green leafy vegetables and yellow fruits and certain animal produces B carotene are used to synthesize vitamin A. This can be done by direct manipulation of an organism’s genome using biotechnology; first isolating and copying the genetic material
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The movie On Golden Pond represents three stages of development: adolescence‚ middle-adulthood‚ and late-adulthood. In the movie‚ Billy‚ Chelsea and Norman‚ three of the main characters symbolize the three stages of development by specific behaviors related to biosocial‚ cognitive‚ and psychosocial developments. It was necessary for the three characters to break down during hard situations in their lives to start appreciating the different seasons of their lives‚ the transition from adolescence to
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Witch of Blackbird Pond As i boarded the longboat i couldn’t help but notice the young lady with the brightly colored clothes.I could tell immediately she was not from here‚ and i did not like her the minute I laid my eyes upon her.There was also a tall angular looking man who boarded with us. Nathaniel came running down the dock and untied the boat and we departed. When we were well on our way my daughter was a fool and leaned over the railing dropping her doll into the water. I yanked her back
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DEFINITION ANAEROBIC POND Anaerobic ponds are deep treatment ponds that exclude oxygen and encourage the growth of bacteria‚ which break down the effluent. It is in the anaerobic pond that the effluent begins breaking down in the absence of oxygen "anaerobically". The anaerobic pond acts like an uncovered septic tank. Anaerobic bacteria break down the organic matter in the effluent‚ releasing methane and carbon dioxide. Sludge is deposited on the bottom and a crust forms on the surface as show in
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There are two standard moral codes for interacting with others‚ the widely popular Golden Rule and the lesser known Platinum Rule. The Golden Rule‚ which seems to be almost a moral standard as variations of this rule are found amongst various religions which we sum to “Treat others as you would like to be treated.” The platinum rule is the idea that you should “Treat others as they would like to be treated ”. The Golden Rule encourages an egocentric based morality which cultivates a distorted and disconnected
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For the article critique‚ there was a very interesting article from the Sports Management Review about the Pond Hockey Classic. The article‚ On frozen ponds; The impact of climate change on hosting pond hockey tournaments‚ discussed the study of climate and the effect on the huge pond hockey event. Some of the topics discussed in this article by the authors were: climate change‚ event management‚ sport tourism‚ and nostalgia. The authors: Sharane Fairley‚ Lisa Ruhanen‚ and Hannah Lovegrove break
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The Golden Ratio By : Kaavya.K In mathematics and the arts‚ two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger quantity is equal to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one. The golden ratio is an irrational mathematical constant‚ approximately 1.6180339887. Other names frequently used for the golden ratio are the golden section and golden mean. Other terms encountered include extreme and mean ratio‚ medial section‚ divine
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The book “The Witch of Blackbird Pond” was about this girl‚ Kit‚ who leaves her home in the Barbados to live with her Aunt and Uncle. Kit leaves her home because her grandfather had died. She was living with her grandfather because both of her parents had died. A man had bought the grandfather’s land and was playing to marry Kit even though Kit was only 16. She goes on a boat by herself with all strangers. When she is on the ship she dives into the water to reveal that she can swim. Some of the
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Why the Ponds are Important in Crow Lake Crow Lake is Canadian author Mary Lawson ’s first novel，which is narrated by Kate Morrison‚ the second child in the Morrison family. A serious car accident left seven-year-old Kate‚ her one and half year old sister‚ Bo‚ and her two older brothers‚ Luke and Matt‚ orphans. Rather than live with relatives separately‚ they chose to live together and grow up. Luke and Matt made many sacrifices to support their family and they also got many helps from their community
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Golden rice Vitamin A is one of the most important vitamins to humans‚ and it plays an inevitable role in our daily life‚ thus Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) affects millions of people‚ causing serious health problems. Therefore‚ scientists are searching for the most effective method to let people obtain enough Vitamin A as possible. As a consequence‚ the scientific program of cultivating Golden Rice has attracted people’s attention. “Golden Rice is a new type of rice that contains beta-carotene‚ a
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