Abstract This paper describes a blood agar mouth swab lab experiment whose purpose is to show that Streptococcus sp. is present in all mouths. The experiment uses sheep blood agar and swabs taken from volunteers which are left in a petri dish overnight. The paper also includes tables and diagrams.
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From the Paper "The agar used was Sheep Blood Agar. According to Colome, et. al., 1986, Blood Agar includes 1 liter of sterile, molten blood agar base medium which has been cooled to 50 to 55 degrees C., and 5% (v/v) of sterile, defibrinated sheep blood which was added aseptically. Further, "[a]ny of several complex infusion agar media may be suitable for use as a blood agar base, including heart infusion agar, Columbia blood agar base, neopeptone infusion agar, tryptic soy agar, etc." all of which should be rich in nutrients and have a final pH of 7.2 to 7.4. This particular medium lacks carbohydrates like dextrose which are fermentable. The sheep blood is used in this particular agar because hemolysis will be able to be proven by a change in the blood or color of the agar. In particular, Streptococcus will lyse the blood in the agar. Alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus will turn it a green and beta-hemolytic Streptococcus completely lyses the sheep blood turning it from red to clear. "
Review of the novel "Black Elk Speaks" from the perspective of Christianity with an emphasis on the influence Christianity has had on the Lakota Sioux.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 5 sources, 2002, $ 80.95
Abstract The characters in John Neihardt's "Black Elk Speaks" cross a multitude of literary representations, symbols and metaphors. Although one can say that each of these characters or representations are unique to the Lakota Sioux, and indeed represent what is unique about Native American heritage in general, This paper will focus more on how these representations and characters reflect the Christian influence upon the Lakota Sioux. Throughout "Black Elk Speaks", many Christian parallels may be found and this paper will highlight several of them.
This paper studies Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "The Poet" which details the life and role of a poet in society and compares it to Walt Whitman's poem, "Song of Myself".
Abstract This paper studies the life and works and accomplishments of Ralph Waldo Emerson. It studies his essay "The Poet" and describes his idealistic vision of the life of a poet. It also describes the 19th-century artistic and philosophical movement called transcendentalism that he founded. Throughout this paper, the author compares Emerson's ideals to Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself". It also examines Ralph Waldo Emerson's strong influence and effect on American society.
From the Paper "Ralph Waldo Emerson's idealized and mesmerizing description of the role and life of the poet in his essay "The Poet" describes not only the particular calling and obligation of those who choose to follow the poetic muses but also ? because of Emerson's own influence on the writings of Americans who followed him ? proved to be a strongly proscriptive piece of advice for other poets and writers in the decades after Emerson helped to found the 19th-century artistic and philosophical movement called Transcendentalism. The Transcendentalists defined themselves by their belief in a highly idealistic and fundamentally coherent system of belief in the essential unity of all things on earth ? the connection of each thing to its neighbor ? as well as a belief in the absolute importance of personal experience and insight (as opposed to knowledge and beliefs gained through formal logic and formal education) and the essential goodness of humanity."
Abstract This essay discusses how Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Mother and Poet" blurs the binarism of the domestic custodian and the public crusader. The very title itself blurs the boundaries between the two roles, because both of them intersect along certain lines. Each role needs the other to be effective. Isolated, each role becomes rooted in failure and tragedy.
Abstract A paper about American poets during the period 1951-1960. It traces the style and mood reflected in the fifties and states the poetic preferences of the audience of the time. Basically it focuses on the poets of the era and their styles compared to others of the Beat generation.
Abstract This paper compares Chaucer and the Pearl poet in terms of religious expression and secular elements, showing that the two reflect some of the same themes and concerns about society. It looks at how Chaucer is more openly critical of the way the clergy of his time behaves, while the Pearl poet is more concerned with teaching moral lessons and showing the value of religious belief.
From the Paper "Critics regard Geoffrey Chaucer as a secular poet, while the Pearl poet is seen primarily as a religious one reflecting the view of Christianity. In fact, though, the two poets are much closer together than this might suggest and address many of the same issues, same types of stories, and same concerns from differing points of view. If critics find Chaucer more secular, that may be because his vision reflects more of the reality of the world around him, so that he shows people with all their passions and faults, while the Pearl poet tends more toward idealized visions of moral attitudes and concepts of honor."
Abstract This is a critical analysis of the film "Dead Poets' Society". It is based on the generative thesis, from Pauline Kael: "Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate the great trash we have very little reason to be interested in them." Combining this sentiment with the analysis of the film in terms of Aristotelian drama, the essay concludes that said film is too conflict-driven to be great art, contains too much pathos to be great trash, and is thus merely trash by dint of its constant unoriginality. Specific examples from the film are cited.
This is a personal essay examining and analyzing arguments about both the good and bad of today's morality, a value-system that is generally without God's influence.
Abstract This is an essay which discusses God and morality. It looks at how God is viewed by different people. The author disagrees that a lack in faith in God has contributed to the country's current moral fibre, and argues that while moral standards and looser values are in existance today, but they are a result of the influence of the mass media and dissolution of the nuclear family, and not because of absence of a God-based society.
From the Paper "The negative effects of the loss of God are just as crucial to understand in discussing God and morality. These have often been overlooked by those who welcome all things new and better at whatever cost. The fact that society has lost the perception of harmony and unity created by divine guidance means that it can be argued that there are no universal morals left in the world. The acceptability of certain acts that were considered immoral before bothers many of us, and the term "liberalization" is often used in society when we really mean that we are without common norms of behavior or values."
Abstract This paper analyzes the creation of humans by gods and how they are portrayed in religions and myths. It studies 'Genesis' and 'Popul Vuh' and analyzes excerpts from them discussing the forming of the Mayans by the gods. It concludes that truth is dangerous to the gods according the the examples of the Jewish people and the Mayans and the way the gods treated them.
From the Paper "Why should truth be so dangerous to the gods? Why should knowledge of the truth be so threatening to those who inhabit the heavens? We do not know this, and yet it must be true, for one of the similarities in many creation myths ? drawn from cultures very distant from one another ? is the idea that while the gods initially make humans who are wise and even omniscient, afterwards they change their creations so that humans are limited in their knowledge, in their ability to divine the truth. The gods create us in their own image, at least to the extent that we are wise like they are, and then they punish us for bearing the same attributes that they themselves carry."
Abstract This paper explains that the Greek god Apollo represents archery, music and the sun. The author points out that, by being raised on the island of Delos, he was trained by Themis to develop god-like skills away from other Olympian gods and the lower mortals of Earth. The paper relates that, by being the son of Zeus and Leto, Apollo had the powers of both a Titan and Olympian, making him unusually powerful within the pantheon of Greek Gods.
Abstract This paper supports Mackie's position that the traditional Judeo/Christian/Muslim God cannot possibly exist given the evidence of the existence of evil, since God is omnipotent, omniscient and most importantly, Good. The writer maintains that if God did exist and was as described, then evil could not possibly exist because God would do everything - could, in fact - to prevent it, yet evil abounds.
From the Paper "The question of whether or not God, in the Judeo-Christian and Islamic tradition, exists is as old as the religions themselves, and has been answered many times in many different ways. God is said to be omniscient and omnipotent, yet Evil still exists in the world. According to J.L. Mackie and other philosophers, this trilemma is irreconcilable, and therefore God must not exist. It is the writer's argument that Evil does exist, therefore God cannot exist if the statements regarding the power and knowledge of God are true. It is important to establish meanings of the words God and Evil for the purposes of this discussion. The definition of God given by the American Heritage Dictionary will suffice: "a. A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions"."
Abstract This paper analyzes the main theme found in "The Aeneid", that is that the gods will have their way even when some of them differ in opinion from other gods. The paper describes the writings by Virgil that the Italian gods and goddesses are connected closely to the humans in the story and how the gods in The Aeneid play a vital role in directing humans to do their will even when there are negative consequences from their actions.
From the Paper " The Gods in "The Aeneid" "The God of Love obeys, and sets aside his bow and quiver, and his plumy pride; he walks Iulus in his mother's sight, and in the sweet resemblance takes delight. The goddess then to your Ascanius flies..." (Virgil, Aeneid.1.i). Cupid, the god of love, takes the form of Aeneas's son so that the queen will fall passionately in love with Aeneas. This is only part one and the gods are active in the story:"The Aeneid" by Virgil. The main theme found in "The Aeneid" is the gods will have their way even when some of them differ in opinion from other gods. "
Abstract This is a teleological argument for God's existence. Cleanthes' argument for the existence of God is based on the assumption that the universe has an ordered arrangement. This is why Cleanthes attempts to present a case for order in the universe. In doing so, he argues for the existence of God. In his view, there is a design in the creation, and he believes that a certain amount of scientific thought was needed to create the universe.
Abstract This paper argues that the proposition set up by J.L. Mackie whereby he claims to prove that an all-mighty, all-good God and the existence of evil are logically contradictory is itself in error. The paper uses the concept of a "process-relational" God, first proposed by Alfred North Whitehead, to disprove Mackie's argument. The paper also shows that this does not damage God's omnipotence any more than neo-Thomist arguments do.
Abstract This paper discusses the theory of the image of God. It discusses research that indicates that some believe that the image of God and man's creation refers to the physical image. The research paper contends that this is the spiritual image of God that is found in Christ and in man that is spoken of in the Bible. Through research this point is discussed within the paper.
From the Paper "To be created in the image of God means to be, in all ways possible, like He is. In the Bible it is written, "For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man" (1 Corinthians 11:7). This passage infers that man should not be ashamed of who he is because he is created in the image of the creator of the world, and in this there can be no shame. Reverend Dennis Duncan contends that some believe the passages from the Bible that speak of man being created in God's image refer to His physical form (Duncan). Yet, Duncan clarifies to his readers that the "image" is in reference to what is inside of a human being."
