Botany

I can imagine her sitting on her stone looking around at the trees, shrubbery, and wildlife that surrounds. She would love being surrounded by all of that nature and greenery. She studied botany in college and adored plants until her death in 2013. Members of my family tell stories about walking through Phipps with her by their side as she named each plant without looking at the small signs indicating the names. She traveled all over the…

Oodgeroo Noonuccal also known as Kath Walker, was born Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska on the 3rd of November 1920 and was born of the Noonuccal people on their traditional lands of Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) in Queensland. her father influenced her to be a poet, activist and public speaker she was known more for her poetry and her work strongly influenced Australian literature as her father as well was employed by the Queensland government as part of a poorly-paid Aboriginal workforce; his…

In the year of 1809, a man by the name of Charles Darwin was born. In 1831, Charles voyaged on the H.M.S. Beagle to study various species throughout the world. He constantly thirsted for knowledge and searched for chances at adventure. While he was there, he wrote down information in numerous journals and finally decided to write a book to reintroduce the theory of evolution. In 1859, Darwin published his book called Origin of Species. In his book, he talked about his theory of evolution and his…

The English philosophers of science John Herschel and William Whewell had sewn into Darwin the ideals of the hypethetico-deductive system which Darwin had followed in conceptualizing and constructing his theory (2). John Henslow, a botany professor and a mentor to Darwin, was the individual who had suggested Darwin as a naturalist for the HMS Beagle (3). Furthermore, Henslow’s mode of thinking had crept into Darwin through his time at Cambridge (3). Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, a rival to…

Wildlife Biology with a concentration in Wildlife Rehabilitation. Aside from classes required by my major, I have also taken extra classes that I feel will be vital to my career. For example, I am currently taking Field Biology and intend to take Field Botany. I also am taking up a Business Minor in order to understand management and accounting techniques in case I find myself in a position of authority or…

Henry McClintock and Sara Handy McClintock. Her family moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1908. After she moved she graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1919. Barbara did extremely well in school and ended up earning her B.S. and M.S. degrees in botany at Cornell University, and received her Ph.D. in the same subject at Cornell in 1927. Although women were not always permitted to major in genetics at Cornell, McClintock became a highly influential member of a small group, who studied maize…

Encumbered by highly advanced agricultural inventions, the American diet has evolved into a dilemma producing detrimental health affects for our nation. While a plethora of food choices, from chicken nuggets to Twinkies, may appear to be a dietary utopia; the technological advancements in the food industry have produced food-like products rather than authentic food. This nation-wide eating disorder has kept Americans in a cyclical process of attempting to achieve a thin figure while still…

prestigious reputation even then. She completed her bachelor’s degree in 1923, her master’s degree in 1925, and just two years later, earned her doctorate in 1927. During her time at Cornell she served as the graduate assistant in the university’s botany department. After receiving her doctorate, McClintock was employed at Cornell until 1931. During…

It was a normal day on the Carver Farm in Missouri in 1864. Moses Carver was plowing his field with Giles his slave along side him. Susan Carver was in their home washing the dishes and preparing for supper with Mary Giles wife alongside her with her two kids setting the table and little baby George asleep in his cradle. After dinner, when everyone was fed, they went out in the fields again to do more chores. All of a sudden men on horses came to their farm and snatched up Mary, George and his…

happens to be viewing movies in class. The Martian is a fascinating film about the adventures of Mark Watney as he is abandoned on Mars during a failed exploration. He is left with only limited amount of food and water, as well as the knowledge in botany and mechanical engineering. The movie is an adaptation of the book, The Martian, written by Andy Weir which presents you with valid insight information of what it is really like on Mars. This intriguing film includes scientifically accurate…