Charles G. Koch

House Rules Choosing to represent individuals with disabilities in her novel, Jodi Picoult wrote House Rules (2010), whose main character has Asperger's Syndrome. The novel takes place in Townsend, Vermont, and is narrated by five different characters: Jacob, Theo, Emma, Oliver, and Rich. Jacob Hunt is the main character of the novel, who has Asperger’s Syndrome and lives with many of its symptoms, one of which makes him very detail oriented about his passion of solving crimes. Theo Hunt is…

Investigating the Effects of Environmental Differences in Nest Ectoparasite Abundance on Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) Reproductive Success Materials and Methods Mountain bluebirds, (Sialia currucoides) are sexually dimorphic insectivorous songbirds, which defend a breeding territory approximately five ha in size, while giving biparental care to their altricial offspring (Power and Lombardo 1996). Bluebirds are often parasitized by hematophagous nest ectoparasitic blowfly larvae, which…

Defying or Fulfilling Expectations Thesis: Charles Dickens illuminates an idea about deliberately sacrificing, surrendering or forfeiting something highlights his views on defying or fulfilling expectations. Dickens shows Pip, Mrs. Belinda Pocket and Magwitch surrendering or forfeiting expectations throughout Great Expectations. Paragraph 1: Pip sacrifices his relationship with Joe to become more gentleman-like and starts treating Joe differently to fulfill society's expectations. Dickens…

Gender is a socially constructed term which could be defined as attitudes, feelings, and behaviors that a given culture associates with a person’s biological sex. Based on The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde that is set in late 19th century, the Victorian era. In the 19th century, men are supposed to be more dominant than women. Wilde’s purpose of this play is to criticise the hypocritical society and hence, gender reversals is observed in this play. Gender reversal can be seen in…

Political polarization has always been a deeply rooted reality of American politics but it traces further back than the United States itself. Darwin proposed that morality was an adaption which evolved by natural selection both at an individual level and a group level. Morality or a strong commitment to virtue helped group cohesion and lead tribes with more virtuous members to take over other tribes which did not. In his book The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt argues that group selection shaped…

In the paper, “Origin of Species”, author Ray Comfort presents opinions and non-supported assumptions to discredit the contributes of Charles Darwin to science literary. Charles Darwin’s contributions to science by his data, theories, and arguments for evolution by natural selection are exceptionally important in how scientist classify and explain evolution acting in nature. From variation in phenotype to the passing of favorable traits, to succeeding generations, to how life itself became,…

Mr.Scrooge is an old man that has a pointed nose, shriveled cheeks, red eyes, thin lips, a grating voice, and a wiry chin. Old Mr. Scrooge is a gloomy, hateful, moody, thoughtless old man that can’t stand anything that is bright, cheerful, charming, or pleasant. When Scrooge is hateful he has a good reason to be, the reason Scrooge is so hateful is because Marley died so he feels lonesome and miserable.I feel as though Scrooge has depression or a type of anxiety because he changes his mood a lot…

Hylobates lar Stephen Estrada Hylobates lar otherwise known as the lar gibbon is a species of gibbon belonging to the hylobates genus. Despite the unique anatomy of the lar gibbon and the current conservation status of the species, there has been little research into the behaviors and social structures of gibbon populations. In this paper an attempt shall be made at consolidating what research there is to provide an in-depth look at the lar gibbon, both from a biological and behavioral…

Name: Desire Salazar Date: 12/15/17 Period: Pre-AP Biology 5th Title: Population Genetics and Evolution Problem: How does the Hardy-Weinberg law provide evidence of evolution? Background Information: The lab will determine how the Hardy-Weinberg law provides evidence of evolution in a population. A population is “a group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live in the same place at the same time” (Biology Online). In each population, are three key elements: size, density, and…

In February of 2002 primatologist Jane Goodall delivered a speech titled “What Separates us From Chimpanzees.” Her purpose is to address the topic as a question, providing specific evidence, and call us to action. Goodall’s primary audience are those who were viewing the TED Talk at the time it occurred. This included people who are both very intelligent in the field of zoology, and those who are naive. Goodall taps the interests of those well educated in a field like hers, but at the same…