Fern

with Fern broke a few modern laws of experimental ethics and would not be allowed to occur today. One of the laws of experimental ethics is to avoid any emotional or physical harm unless it is absolutely necessary for the greater good of humanity. This law was broken in Fern’s experiment. The scientists never considered the mental result of raising a chimpanzee completely isolated from its species entirely. Lowell comes to the conclusion that being raised in a human household “screwed Fern up…

conversation about Fern, he seems uninterested and changes the subject to Homer’s sheep. White signals this reaction of Doctor Dorian in order to initially alert readers of his opposing views of Mrs. Arable. White allows Mrs. Arable to lead the conversation back to Fern, but Charlotte and her web becomes the topic. Doctor Dorian addresses the fact of a miracle occurring each time a web is spun and with his wise words, he convinces Mrs. Arable to believe as well. He also assures Fern is fine and…

An interesting story always includes characters that go through a transformation, whether it be overcoming fears or, even a personality change. Charlotte 's Web, Divergent, and The Hunger Games have characters that changed for the better and developed. While Charlotte’s Web could be considered a children 's book it does still contain the aspect of character development. Divergent and The Hunger Games are so adventurous that sometimes the character development is missed because of events that are…

coast of tropical Africa and in the Caribbean region. The habitat of Azolla is freshwater ditches, ponds, lakes and sluggish rivers of warm temperature and tropical regions. 2. What is unique about this fern? Why is it called ‘Azolla Superorganism’? This fern is unique because it is a little fern and has massive potential, and its called superorganism because it is symbiotic that captures all the nitrogen fertilizer it needs to grow from the air around it. In Asia, they grow it along with…

Atkins, the first women photographer, had many talents and I chose her book covers “Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns” because I thought it was the best example that both spoke about what she did for photography as well as science. Her work was not just art but it itself was groundbreaking for other women photographers and scientist alike. This process, of documenting ferns, allowed people to understand what they looked like, size and scale, giving proof to science and the botanist…

definition of authenticity, Qfwfq lives more authentically than Fern-flower because he derives his own opinions based on his experiences while Fern-flower merely recycles time old Dinosaur lore, neglecting to critically evaluate its merit.…

protect their children, just like how Grandma Donna would focus on her family and devote her life to taking care of them. Furthermore, Rosemary’s mother was very depressed after losing both Fern and Lowell. Rosemary reveals, “I’ll just say that Mom took Lowell’s disappearance hard, worse even than when we lost Fern, and leave it at that. I didn’t have the words for what it did to her. She’s never even managed to pretend to recover.” (Fowler 152). This ties into the “old-school” concept of…

her a devilish woman in the 1800s. (Brenegan, 1) Devilish women, like Sara (Fanny Fern), challenged the traditional gender norms and stood up for women’s rights by making their voices heard either by the power of their pens, actions, and/or speeches. Women reformers attempted to challenge…

end the use of animals for research would also bring a new realization to our relationship with them and their care and treatment during research. In her book, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler, we learn about two sisters, Fern and Rose, but these sisters are different than what most people would consider normal sisters, the difference being,…

Joy Fowler’s We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, Rosemary has a few different dwellings, each one becoming increasingly smaller to represent the loss she is experiencing at each moment. From the grand farmhouse to a smaller house after leaving Fern, to an even smaller house after Lowell leaves, the theme of emptiness and loss is portrayed. While Ishiguro and Fowler both explore interactions between humans and artificially produced entities, Fowler portrays a strong, though temporary…