Botany

April 21, 1838, in Dunbar, Scotland. When he was 11 years old he and his family immigrated to the United States to settle in Wisconsin. John attended the University of Wisconsin in the beginning of the 1860s. He left it in 1863 and took up studying botany and exploring the natural world on foot while taking up jobs to support himself. But an accident that happened while he was working in a factory caused him to be temporarily blind.…

to the article, “School Cheating Scandal Test a Town’s Values,” published by the New York Times and written by Jodi Wilgoren, the contrary can be said. What started out as a decade long tradition of collecting and analyzing leaves for a sophomore botany project soon turned into a “plagiarism scandal that [would] riven [the] tight-knit community” (200) encompassing Piper High. Mrs. Pelton, the biology teacher, discovered one-fourth of the completed projects were “laced with lifted material” (201)…

observation and does not require an academic background; therefore women were capable of pursuing it since they were not provided with advanced education. As a result, a growing number of women actively participated in chemistry, astronomy, biology, botany, medicine, and physics.…

Many people think being a wildlife biologist is a breeze-they get to spend time with animals all day, right? Not quite. Wildlife biologists have to perform an essential job, which isn't just playing with animals. One of their main priorities is to study animals and wildlife. “They study the physical characteristics of animals, animal behaviors, and the impacts humans have on wildlife and natural habitats” (“Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists”). For example, a Wildlife Biologist studies how a…

an action-packed, very (very) technical novel about what goes wrong when humans try to tamper with the angry red planet. Mark Watney, the main character, finds himself on Mars after being caught in a sand storm and being left for dead. He uses his botany skills and wry sense of humor to get himself through hundreds of days in the harsh Martian atmosphere. An interesting aspect of this novel is the fact that there are very few main characters--I would argue that the astronauts at NASA tend to all…

Today, I decided to take a walk through to Crotona Park, which is located in the South Bronx. New York City obtained the property from Andrew Bathgates as part of the partnership of the Bronx Park department in 1888. It was known as “Bathgate Woods.” The park was already popular for its scenic view, which includes its trees and its pond. There was a debate when it came to naming Crotona Park. The city planned to name the park Bathgates. A disagreement with the family made a Parks Department…

fees for my Biology and Organic Chemistry courses. These science courses are crucial not just for my Anthropology degree, but for my Plant Sciences degree. I am double majoring to help keep myself well-rounded, and believe that having knowledge in botany will be…

William Blue also known as Billy Blue was born in 1767 in Jamaica, New York City. However, in 1796 Blue was living in Deptford, London, working as a chocolate maker and a labourer in ships in the River Thames. Later that year on the 4th October at Maidstone, Kent, Blue was convicted of stealing raw sugar and was sentenced to seven years’ transportation. Blue was travelling onboard a convict ship called Minorca with 297 other convicts. The convicts were housed below deck, in tiny confined spaces…

could cause them to learn the truth about the horrifying truth about their world, "They'll grow up with what the psychologists used to call an 'instinctive' hatred of books and flowers. Reflexes unalterably conditioned. They'll be safe from books and botany all their lives.’ The Director turned to his nurses. ‘Take them away again.’…

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