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What are the causes of skin cancer? Exposure to abnormally high frequencies of light can potentially alter the DNA of a cell and turn it cancerous, the resulting cancerous cells are known as skin cancer. The most common cause is ultraviolet light emitted by the sun although it has been known to be caused by…

In the world of business, there is a tendency for people to prefer male bosses over female bosses. I personally agree with this trend for several reasons. Firstly, in terms of work effectiveness, males are generally more efficient than females. This is because males tend to focus on the main point and quickly get things…

Objectives: Observe the effects of cellular respiration on temperature in a closed system. Investigate carbon dioxide production in germinating pea seeds and crickets. Perform an investigative study of the rate of cellular respiration in both pea seeds and crickets at different temperatures. Compare the alcoholic fermentation of glucose, sucrose, and starch by yeast. Ultimately, the…

Loretta and Bart come to you for marriage counseling. In the first session you see them as a couple. Loretta says that she can’t keep going on the way they have been for the past several years. She tells you that she would very much like to work out a new relationship with him. He…

What is bronchitis? Bronchitis is inflammation of the mucous membranes of the bronchi, the airways that carry air flow from the trachea to the lungs. This means, that it is the inflammation of the mucus producing layers on he bronchi. These layers are responsible for the protection of the bronchi. Bronchitis can be divided into…

 Intro/Background In order for oxygen to be present photosynthesis must occur. Photosynthesis takes in light and CA, and through a series of steps produces oxygen. Photosynthesis can be measured by either the disappearance of substrate or the accumulation of product. Examples include the production of 02 or the consumption of CA. All the oxygen within…

DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic acid, and it is found in the nucleus of every cell in the human body. DNA is the master plan – it contains all the genetic information needed for a living thing to develop and function. Each and every single organism has a unique and different DNA encoding. DNA’s purpose is…

The author of Stephen Crane’s “Maggie: A Girl of the Streets” not only presents naturalism in the story’s content but also explicitly states this concept. The purpose of Crane’s writing is to illustrate the significant influence of one’s surroundings on their life, as he states, “…to show that environment is a tremendous thing in this…

The number of animals used for animal testing each year is a cause for concern. According to the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, around 10 to 11 million animals undergo experimentation in the United Kingdom (Bidnall n. pag.). In 2002, excluding mice and rats, the United States Department of Agriculture conducted tests on…

The characters in “The Gentlemen of the Jungle” symbolize the occupiers of horn Africa, where the British ruled over the east Africans. The lion, as the Jungle’s king, represents the general. On the other hand, the elephant deceived the protagonist and took over his hut, while the Rhinoceros, Buffalo, Alligator, Fox, and Leopard symbolize the…