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    I was in the garden again. The damp soil running through my fingers. The water soaking through the knees of my jeans. I weeded around my beans, feeling the dirt under my fingernails and in the creases of my palms. My first few days here I just watched, unsure of the unspoken rules that hovered over the garden. Then, one day, I walked over to a girl. She was almost my age and tended to 2 rows of lima beans. I don’t know if it was the way not only she but her plants seemed to tremble in the wind…

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    The Spokane River in Idaho offers you access to some of the best waves for river surfing, and paddlers, anglers and floaters will all find an appreciation for waves that range anywhere in skill from beginner to expert. Not only are you surfing, you will see some of Idaho's most beautiful sites, and learn about the swims. Whether you want a mellow experience or something more rough, you can find it here. (-- removed HTML --) Lochsa River Surfing (-- removed HTML --) Lochsa's Pipeline is one of…

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    Callosobruchus maculatus are not considered directly harmful to humans; although, as an insect pest they damage millions of tons of human food crops in the form of legumes every year (Torres et al. 2016). Physically, they are small beetles, approximately 3.5 mm long. Because Callosobruchus maculatus larvae feed and develop exclusively on the seeds of legumes, the beetles are commonly referred to as "bean beetles." Adult Callosobruchus maculatus have a very short lifespan of 6 to 14 days…

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    Origin of LSD and Psilocybin: Home Sweet Home Both these psychological drugs do not come in handy packages, all gift-wrapped and perfectly ready for the user to high on. Whether it is psilocybin being nicknamed “magic mushroom” or LSD in its natural pure state, it is not the organism itself, but a component that is found inside it and constantly produced as a “weapon” to fend off any predators, mainly herbivores and omnivores (obviously), those that do try to eat it. For psilocybin, they can…

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    given the street name “magic mushrooms” due to its known hallucinations it gives off onto its victim. Psilocybe cubensis are commonly found in the subtropical humid forests of New Guinea and mainly Mexico, having the highest number of neurotropic fungi at 76 species, of which 44 of them belonging to the genus Psilocybe (39% of the world), originating and growing there; the likelihood in confronting these fungi gives Psilocybe cubensis another nickname “Mexico Mushroom” (Azarius n.d.). There is…

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    Psilocybin Research Paper

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    psilocybin containing mushrooms, such as the psilocybe cubensis and psilocybe semilanceata fungi. This compound has been consumed for thousands of years and has had a major impact on numerous societies. The history of psilocybin use dates back to at most 11,000 years ago by North African indigenous cultures. There has also been evidence of mushroom use within Mayan and Aztec ruins. Modern western mushroom use began in the late 1950’s after R. Gordon wasson participated in a mushroom ritual…

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    Psilocybe mushrooms, the consumption of which produce psychotropic effects brought on by tryptamines like psilocybin, were the first hallucinogenic consumed by Timothy Leary and his friends at Harvard, and later became the subject of many psychological trials by him…

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    1–11 Describe some common living things, and identify needs of those living things. Identify the requirements of plants to maintain life; i.e., air, light, suitable temperature, water, growing medium, space; and recognize that we must provide these for plants in our care. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will: 1. Identify the requirements of plants to maintain life. ASSESSMENTS • Students will be actively engaged in the lesson by scooping out the inside of the pumpkin. They will also be working…

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    Forager's Food Chain

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    and white speckles is one of the most poisonous species”(pg.206). Which proves that people have to be careful of what they hunt because not all foods are edible some foods that people hunt for can also be dangerous. Michael Pollan also says that, “Some mushrooms and berries have poisons in them....When she was done I thought eating wild mushrooms was as dangerous touching a downed powerline” (pg.206). Which is implying that hunting for food is so dangerous because if people aren’t aware about…

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    understands which types of mushrooms are safe to eat and which types are toxic and can kill. In the story, the father and the son find morels. The father says that “[t]hey’re a kind of mushroom. Can you eat them? Yes” (40). There are many kinds of mushroom and some of them are harmful. Knowing which types of mushrooms are safe to eat proves that someone in intelligent because others may just eat mushroom even though they are poisonous or not eat any despite the mushrooms being edible. By…

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