Botany

All humans are connected to each other. We all have the same basic needs that sustain our existence. After years of evolving, human needs have extended beyond only physiological. We’ve expanded into desiring self-actualization and a sense of belonging. By fulfilling these needs and longings, we ultimately reduce suffering and ensure survival. Although most of present society cradles the current generation, it doesn’t deplete the usefulness to possess survival abilities and knowledge. This is…

Leonardo da vinci Birth: April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy Death: May 2, 1519 in Amboise, France Nationality: Italian Occupation: artist, painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, scientist Source: Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 17 Vols. Gale Research, 1998. BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist. He was one of the greatest minds of the Italian Renaissance, and his influence on the painting of the following…

lived. At the Bishop Museum, visitors can learn about the way that the Hawaiian Islands have developed from ancestral homelands to a modern economy. With over 3,900 exhibits, visitors can learn the in-depth details of Hawaiian history, archaeology and botany.…

Possible selves are the future self that someone wants to become. These perceptions govern our actions, motivation, and help to reach our goals. While there has been research on middle income people and their selves, Shawna Lee and Daphna Oyserman decided to test the possible selves of low income mothers and what strategies they use to achieve their selves. The main point of this study is that typically low income mothers think of their possible selves as being breadwinners and their to be…

On December 11th, 1843 Robert Koch was born. He was just a simple baby but, little did his parents know he would discover and study many things involving modern bacteriology. By the time he was five he already taught himself to read, even though he was a mere mining engineer’s son. He used the newspaper to aid his learning. Taking after his father, he had a strong urge to travel. During high school he showed a lot of interest in biology. He went to the University of Göttingen to study medicine…

Most convicts in the 17th Century England consisted of thieves, murders or people who have committed moral crimes. Transportation to other colonies, including harsh labour was an integral part of the English and Irish systems of punishment. It was a way to deal with increased poverty. Simple larceny (Crime involving someone taking another person's personal property) , or robbery, could mean transportation for seven years. Compound larceny – stealing goods worth more than a shilling (about $50 in…

The categories for the test were based on content. The content areas listed are the ones focused on during the testing: animal, animal detail, human, human detail, anatomy, nature, map, object, fire, smoke, clouds, blood, art/architecture, clothing, botany, food, sex shock, shading shock, and color shock ( ). All variables were treated as though they were independent variables. Changes were eventually made to allow for coding of the data. Once this occurred they had to change the…

Views of Ownership The philosophical term “ownership” can be viewed in a variety of ways. There’s the ownership of an object, your own perception of self, a hobby or passion, and even a certain feeling that you may own. All of these forms of ownership take part in defining who you are. Ownership is not only crucial to a person’s character or sense of self, but is dependent on the evolution of one’s self. Depending on what kind of a person someone strives to become, that someone may…

There weren’t too many educated individuals. Luckily, schools had just started to pop up all over Europe and taught grammar, arithmetic and reading. Unfortunately, books were very few. There was a craving for knowledge on subjects such as astrology, botany and literature, so books were a profitable business. Unfortunately, books were written by scribes who spent many hours a day carefully copying books, word for word. They wrote on parchment which were made from animal skins. The supply could…

Edgar Allen Poe died in Baltimore on October 7th, 1849. This is a great shame as he was one of the greatest literary minds this country has ever produced. He will certainly be known as one of the best horror and mystery authors of all time, as well as one of the first. Poe had very few friends, if any, but his literary accomplishments were too great for his death to go unnoticed. Born in Boston on January 19, 1809 his family was a very honorable one. His grandfather, David Poe, Sr., was well…