John Waters

There have been thousands of migrant stories over the years, of people who have come to Australia for a new life. This is the story of Adam and Arek Romaniuk, who travelled from Krakow in Poland to Australia in the 1960s. World War two had raged through Europe in the 1940s, Poland was perhaps more affected than any other country. It was decimated and lost its independence. For 20-year-old Adam, a farmer from Krakow in the south of Poland, it meant witnessing much horror and despair at home and…

Evolution is a very complex process that can occur over millions of years, as well as right now at this very moment. The articles “12 Examples of Evolution Happening Right Now” by Erin Brodwin showcases a few of the ways that evolution is happening all around, all the time. “A Possible Break in One of Evolution’s Biggest Mysteries” by Peter Brannen, is riveting in the language it uses when explaining one of the largest phenomena of evolution – whales. Both of these articles provide reliable…

In Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash, written in 2012, Edward Humes, a Pulitzer prize and PEN award winning journalist and author in California, educates his readers on the economic, social, and environmental issues revolving around the waste. Humes begins his novel by describing landfills and the struggles many face with maintaining them due to incorrect sealing, being uneducated in waste management, and making excuses. Humes determines that the only way to “fix” our mess is to change…

about 2/3 of a cup of water that we were heating up on the stove and stirred until the stabilizer dissolved. Once it dissolved we removed the pot from the stove and put into the freezer to cool. While the water mixture was cooling, we made a simple syrup. Our simple syrup was made with roughly equal parts sugar and water. We dissolved the sugar in the water over a burner and then removed it from the burner. We allowed the simple syrup to cool at room temperature until the water mixture was cold…

The Amish Orders in Holmes County, Ohio explains the history of the Amish and how they came to America. The paper focuses on the different orders of the Amish living in Holmes County, Ohio. The author mentions why there are different types of Amish orders and how each order’s culture effects the landscape. The paper also describes a few Amish beliefs and how they are different within each order. I learned how the Amish are quite diverse within the Holmes County area. The author writes…

Chitosan is a natural linear amino polysaccharide gained from chitin which is, after cellulose, the second more common biopolymer on earth. Chitin is the primary component in the shells of crustaceans such as shrimp, crab, and lobster. Chitin is present in crayfish, insects, and vegetal species mainly in the walls of fungi. These species require nitrogen for nutritional cycle. Chitin has been sourced from different originate and its composition shown in table 2.1 (synowie). Small quantity of…

(Drakenberg). This is also where the most fertile land is and where, not surprisingly, the most populated places are. These populated areas are causing environmental problems through air, water, and land. The major one is degradation. Degradation is, more or less, the…

Cons Acid Rain. Acid Rain is regular rain fallen from the clouds then made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution. This is created by the process of burning fossil fuels, they contain sulfur and nitrogen oxides, which combine with atmospheric water to form acids. When people hear the words “acid rain” they immediately think about the horrors of it. Few people think about the positive things that acid rain can bring to us. With the evidence given, both sides could be proven accurate. To…

not only just an entertaining thing to do on the weekends but it’s also a hobby that I really believe in. When I’m on the lake I feel free, just by the way the breeze blows through my hair, it feels like I’m home. I love the way when I’m tubing water sprays me in the face and it feels so refreshing. When I’m tubing with my friends we find it so amusing to scream at the top of our lungs while we drift out of the wake. I don’t just tube because it’s enjoyable, I do it because it’s a rush of…

more easily through the gel than do the large molecules. The matrix used in gel electrophoresis is agarose. Agarose is actually a chain of sugar molecules derived from seaweed and in its pure form, is not soluble in water at room temperature. However, it does dissolve in boiling water. As…