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Abstract This study investigates the gut microbiota’s role in hibernation. It will involve euthermic 13-lined ground squirrels (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) during summer when they are active and winter during hibernation season. We investigated this in aroused squirrels using cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS), a technique that provides a real-time indication of fuel use by measuring the ratio…

Do you fear flying because you think you might die? Do you feel safer driving to your destination rather than flying? Have you heard about all the ways you can die in a flight like your inside being sucked out from flushing the toilet, someone opening the door while at cruising altitude, lightning striking the…

Into The Wild, traditionally a book written by Jon Krakauer, was produced into a movie based on a true story and directed by Sean Penn. Fresh out of college, pressured to move on to law school by his parents, protagonist Christopher McCandless, later re-names himself Alexander Supertramp and ventures out on his own with few…

Speak is an ironic title for a story where the main character, Melinda, chooses not to speak. In the captivating novel, Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Melinda Sordino enters her first year of high school. Prior to the start of freshman year at Merryweather High School, Melinda goes to a party with three other friends,…

Washington Irving once wrote in his short story Philip of Pokanoket : An Indian Memoir: “Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.” Washington Irving was one of those great minds. Irving, author of many great short stories, such as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle,…

When Romeo enters the tomb and sees Juliet pale body he quickly runs over to her and starts crying. As he cries over Juliet body the dripping tears from his face fell on Juliet face and caused her to open her eyes. Romeos tears of sadness quickly turn into tears of joy. Juliet wiped the…

The classic short story of “The Tell-Tale Heart”, written by one of the all time masters of horror, Edgar Allen Poe, has always been used as an excellent example of Gothic fiction. Edgar Allen Poe specialized in the art of gothic writing and wrote many stories that portrayed disturbing events and delved deeply into the…

Executive Summary No law, executive order or proclamation has been enacted or issued officially proclaiming any Filipino historical figure as a national hero. However, because of their significant roles in the process of nation building and contributions to history, there were laws enacted and proclamations issued honoring these heroes. Even Jose Racial, considered as the…

These days most theater goers would pay one hundred dollars to see an exceptionalperformance of Romeo and Juliet , but as we go back to the year 1599, people crowdedthe doors of The Globe to pay a penny or less to see plays done by Shakespeare and manyothers. The Globe not only played (no pun…

John Boynton Priestley was an English world-famous essayist, playwright, novelist, social critic and historian. He was one of England’s last great writers. He was a member of the last generation of freethinking British sages who contemplated both science and philosophy in their literary output. Critics said he was a writer in Britain’s best ‘roast beef…