experiment done to try to see if Aluminum can cause resistance in potatoes to a disease. Aluminum is commonly found in arid soils which accounts for 35% of all farmable on earth. The aluminum (specifically Al3+) targets the roots of the plants and causes stunted plant growth and abnormal root formation. THis causes stresses in the plant which could lead to cross resistance. This immunity has led to some plants to develop cross resistance to diseases. THis has happened before in the plant, an example is the
Roots of Individualism in Europe During the Middle Ages, independent thought was viewed disdainfully. Almost any idea deviating from the status quo, largely determined by the Roman Catholic Church, was condemned as heresy. One convicted of such a grievous offense was often excommunicated or killed, either by means of a proper execution or by a hostile mob. However, with the decline of the Middle Ages, the conditions arose for the birth of individualism—the development of which can be traced through
Six Components of Reading Reading is a complex process that’s difficult to explain linearly. A student’s reading capabilities begin development long before entering the school setting and largely start with exposure (Solley, 2014). The first remnants of what children are able to do in terms of reading are built from their parents and other people and object around them as they’re read to, spoken to, and taken from place to place to see new things (Solley, 2014). As kids are exposed to more and more
The Root of Evil Exposed in The Pardoner's Tale "The root of all evil is money." Because this phrase has been repeated so many times throughout history, one can fail to realize the truth in this timeless statement. Whether applied to the corrupt clergy of Geoffrey Chaucer's time, selling indulgences, or the corrupt televangelists of today, auctioning off salvation to those who can afford it, this truth never seems to lose its validity. In Chaucer's famous work The Canterbury
flowers. The Bromelia/Bromeliad gives off a potent odor and sweet smell. The plant has razor sharp leaves resembling its close relative the pineapple. The Bromelia is home to many small rodents and the emerald green tree boa. Bromelia have open air roots. The roots are a whitish gray color. The flowers are usually closed unless there is enough water in the air. Locomotion Emerald Green Tree Boas slither to get from point A to point B. They do not migrate due to them already living in a climate that
Spanglish is a well-known term that describes the linguistic behaviors on Spanish speakers, who’s Spanish is uniquely influenced from the English language. Spanglish can also be defined as a “mixed-code vernacular that includes a range of linguistic phenomena, most notably code-switching”. Despite the fact that Puerto Rican linguist, Salvador Tio, coined the term ‘Spanglish’ in the late 1940’s, this language contact phenomena has actually been used over the past 150 years, since the Treaty of Guadalupe
elongation of root, leaf size, proliferation of root and inhibition of shoot growth (Sharp & Davies 1989; Spollen et al.,1993;Yamaguchi et al.,2010). Furthermore ,it also badly hampers all kinds of plant functions and physiological and biochemical traits such as mineral elements, carbohydrates, free radicals, ions, hormones, lipids, and nucleic acids (HongBo et al., 2005; Yasar et al., ; Moghadam et al .,2011,Mohsen Pourgholam et al,2013) .The transportation of nutrients from the roots to the stem
Saccharum officinarum better known as sugarcane. Sugar cane is a member of the grass family and is given the botanical name of Saccharum officinarum. Like other grasses, sugarcane has jointed stems and sheathing leaf bases, with leaves, shoots, and roots all coming from these stem joints. (Macinnis, 2002) This plant has had a great impact on the world we know today. In the 1500s, sugarcane changed the world in a big way as it caused a trading increase between the Canary Islands and South America. The
step in comparing hypertext to a rhizome system is to understand just what a rhizome is. The philosopher Gilles Deleuze came up with the idea and Janet Murray applied to hypertext. A rhizome is a tuber root system in which any point may be connected to another point. “Deleuze used the rhizome root system as a model of connectivity in systems of ideas” (Murray 132). One simplified example of this is the prewriting technique of making a web. There is one central idea and then several thoughts that
Retention and Preservation of African Roots in Jamaican Folk Music Preface Amid tens of thousands of volumes in this library collection at UVM, the "silence" is in fact a low hum issuing from the vents. I read essay upon essay, ideas and histories of ideas, until I pause in a pensive moment. A thick green binding breaks my meditation. A title, The Power of Sound, fills my mind with music. I consider the power of words. The music issuing from the Caribbean island of Jamaica has for decades
Insecurity as a Root of Tyranny “Everyday Use,” by the acclaimed author Alice Walker, is a thematic and symbolic adaptation of the author’s life and the lifestyle of the African-American population during the 1960’s. Reviewing Alice Walker’s life and the 1960’s provides the necessary background to understand the character development of this story. Walker was born in 1944, the daughter of poor southern sharecroppers in Georgia. The history of the Walker family predates slavery; therefore, many
meaning ‘sweet’ and ‘root’. It is one of the oldest and best-known remedies for coughs and chest complaints. The knowledge and use of it dates back to the time of the early days of Egyptian civilisation. The Hindus, Greeks, Romans, Babylonians, and Chinese all knew about the values of Licorice. It is an enduring herb, which grows in most moderate countries. It varies from about two to five feet high, with long, smooth green leaves and yellowish white or purplish flowers. The root is light brown with
titled Utilitarianism written in 1863, Mill states: “Right and wrong, as well as truth and falsehood, are questions of observation and experience…morality must be deduced from principles...there ought to be some one fundamental principle or law, at the root of all morality, or if there be several, there should be a determinate order of precedence among them; and the one principle, or the rule for deciding between the various principles when they conflict, ought to be self-evident.” I find much importance
In Hamlet, a play by William Shakespeare, the driving forces seem, at first glance, to be greed and revenge. But if one delves more deeply, one will find motives other than these. If one asks oneself what is the main reason for revenge in the play they will find that there is a woman at the core of it. In the beginning of the play the audience learns that the king has died and later discovers that it was his brother Claudius who killed him. Besides his hunger for the crown, what else might have
Alice Walker is an author who grew up in an environment with violent racism along with poverty. As a result of her surroundings and lifestyle, it made a permanent influence on her writing. Being a black woman, born and raised in Georgia, the majority of her stories have to do with African-American heritage. Most of her stories are centered on black individuals or families in the south. In 1972, Alice Walker published “Everyday Use” in a collection of short stories. In “Everyday Use”, Walker tells
In September, we went the Berry College chestnut tree orchard to collect seeds from many of the trees present in the orchard. Around 900 seeds were collected in total, approximately 25 from each seed lot. Using tree pruners, clusters of burs were cut down so that the seeds could be harvested. The clusters we cut off branches were partially open. Students pried open the burs, careful not to damage the style on the seeds, and harvested the good seeds. Some burs contained seeds that had not matured
Salinity Stress on Plants All plants are subjected to a multitude of stresses throughout their life cycle. Depending on the species of plant and the source of the stress, the plant will respond in different ways. When a certain tolerance level is reached, the plant will eventually die. When the plants in question are crop plants, then a problem arises. The two major environmental factors that currently reduce plant productivity are drought and salinity (Serrano, 1999), and these stresses
Seneca, you Cherokee Nation, who rested with me, then forced on bloody feet, left me to employment if other seekers - desperate for grain, starving gold” (Angelou 51-61). Maya Angelou used a tree as an object for equality, The tree represents the roots where people come from. Angelou and Stanton come off differently because Angelou is comparing hers to ideas and stanton's is being
action has good intentions it often results in a bad situation as over-watered saturated soil can actually cause plants to suffocate. Roots need to be able to breathe and do so within the air-filled pore spaces within the soil. When a soil is over-watered and saturated these pore spaces are filled with water effectively cutting off the air-supply to a plants root system. In general I have learned that plants are much more tolerant of drought conditions rather than saturated soil
The great Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis Missouri. Unfortunately, she died May 28, 2014 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Angelou, A&E) Angelou obtained many different activities and hobbies such as singing, spoken word, acting, history, and civil rights. With a well rounded interest in things around her, Maya Angelou suffered from various different obstacles throughout her life, such as rape, discrimination, early childbirth, and the death of many close friends of hers. Her experiences