Frog

“Women are like teabags. You don’t know how strong they are until you put them in hot water” – Eleanor Roosevelt According to the Oxford dictionary, a women is defined as a wife, a female human being and even a sweetheart. Despite, the dictionary giving us the obvious definition, one thing it misses is the whole stereotype that has been placed on women throughout the years. The stereotype of not being unable to be independent, the stereotype of being a housewife, the stereotype of not being an…

The sitcom that had a great influenced in my life is the Disney show ‘That’s So Raven’. The premise of the show is about an African American teenage girl who has psychic powers and goes through tremendous attempts to either prevent or allow her psychic visions to become reality. However, in the midst of her actions, Raven Baxter ( the protagonist) undergoes conflicts that challenge her personality, appearance or views which hinder her ability to be a regular teenager. That So Raven also…

Through LaCroix article there can be many assumptions made in account to the consumption on Disney films and what they “really” intend for its children viewers to inherit. Though made to be somewhat realistic LaCroix Challenges its view of women and their capability. LaCroix article brings consideration to physique, clothing and activeness of Disney princess. Some of her accusations of these Disney films are spot on while others fall short. Though much has changed the features, daintiness, and…

Hop Frog/ Divergent Compare and Contrast You usually read books or watch movies in which people seek revenge, but show sympathy at the very last moment. What separates “Hop Frog” and Divergent from most stories is that the plot comes through with revenge and even goes beyond it. “Hop Frog” is a story about a character named Hop Frog who gets unwilling taken from his home and is sent as a gift to the king. In the movie Divergent, Beatrice is different from others and the government is out to…

The Vegetarian Frog Once upon a time, there was a little frog. Her name was Petra and she lived in a swamp full of frogs. Poor Petra was very sad because she was not able to jump. She didn’t care much about the ability, what made her sad was that her brothers and sisters made fun of her, that her father looked at her angrily and that her mother was very, very worried. So Petra tried to make her first jump all day long. Jumping appeared to be a very important ability and it was more important…

Party at Senor Frogs on Broadway at the Beach! So, you woke up this morning and your head was pounding, your body was aching, and you saw a Mexican Sombrero on your hotel room dresser. What do you mean “What happened last night?” You went to Senor Frogs! If you stay at selected hotels when you visit Myrtle Beach, SC, you can possibly even get in with no cover charge! Senor Frog’s is very well-known in and out of the United States with locations all over Mexico, others in Cancun, Aruba,…

Motionless, silent, I floated amongst the algae and the cool calm water embraced me. (Opening Adjective) Before the tale of the frog king begins, a little history lesson is in order. Around ten years ago, my family owned a sixteen-acre property in Grand Haven. The land consisted of two large ponds, both filled with countless fish, turtles, and other fascinating organisms. On the adjacent side of the farthest back pond, a tall tree house stood looming over the land. A kind of watchtower of the…

India The Elephant, the Frogs, and the Toad The big elephant named Blackmound came everyday to the pond to get a drink of water but each time he went, he crushed many frogs. One day, the frogs went to the wise today, Blear Eye and asked him what to do about the horrid situation. Bleary Eye chose one frog name Lightfoot to approach Blackmound next time he arrived and have the boldness to tell him that he was crushing the frogs. Lghtfoot obeyed and approach Blackmound explaining the situation.…

A single frog leg that was severed from the body at the hip joint was dissected to isolate and expose the gastrocnemius muscle. The gastrocnemius muscle was first separated from the tibiofibula bone, but left attached to the knee and the Achilles tendon. A 15 cm long piece of strong thread was tied tightly around the Achilles tendon of the heel of the frog for later attachment of the muscle to the force transducer equipment. The Achilles tendon below the tied string was then severed and the…

*** Luigi Galvani used an electrostatic machine that produced sparks on frog legs and began to investigate the muscular contractions produced by electricity. Galvani discovered that the frog leg would contract if a scalpel touched the frog’s nerves when the machine was on.
 More comprehensive experiments by Galvani showed that a dead frog’s leg could be made to twitch by electrical stimulation. Galvani also showed that the same twitching could be produced by touching the leg with a copper hook…