Knockout

Natalie: Natalie played a key role in the limited success on both sides of the case. While her knowledge of objections and procedure had some gaps, her willingness to provide advice and guide her teammates was invaluable. Natalie worked well with the witness with whom she was paired with for her direct (Bailey). Her (Natalie’s) determination to memorize most of her lines was demonstrated by her marked improvement during the Sunday rounds. Her direct-examination of Cary Kramer on Sunday struck a…

Maxine Kumin is a prominent female writer and her writings have left a mark on the hearts of feminists. She was born on June 6, 1925 and recently died on February 6, 2014. Before she passed away, Kumin actively voiced her strong support of women accomplishing their goals and performing their desired careers. However, this is not her only key theme throughout her works. She often writes about identity, the monetary nature of life, loss, and man’s relationship with nature (Poetry Foundation). To…

In November of 2000, over 60 percent of California voters approved the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act, a statute designed to aid non-violent drug offenders (“California Proposition 36”). Under Proposition 36, individuals convicted of non-violent drug offenses are offered probation and community-based treatment programs, in lieu of incarceration (“California Proposition 36”). The concept behind the proposition is commendable, but also very controversial. In terms of eligibility and…

Michael Gerard Tyson grew up in neighborhoods with high crime rates during his childhood. He had a rough childhood growing up. He had bad events happening his life at a young age. His biological father was not around, he knew Jimmy Kirkpatrick as his father. However, Jimmy Kirkpatrick was known as a regular street guy. Kirkpatrick had abandon Tyson’s mom and their family around the time Tyson was born. Tyson did not grow up with a father figure growing up. Another tragedy was losing his mother…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the largest mixed martial arts company in the world featuring most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport. Based in the United States, the UFC produces events worldwide. The organization has nine weight divisions and abides by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. The UFC has held over 300 events, mostly in America with the exception of a handful around the world in the last couple of years. Dana White is the current president and spokesman of the…

Sarah Diaz Dr. Basu Bio 572 My Favorite gene One of my favorite genes that I have had the pleasure of working with is known as PROMININ-1, or PROM-1. One of the reasons why it exists as my favorite gene, is because the research lab that I am interning at studies this gene and its role in a very well known and unfortunate disease, biliary atresia. It also is one my favorites due to the fact that it has a lot of potential applications in studying other diseases or further research. These…

Can you imagine a world where people are jailed before they are put on trial? That is the NFL. Many athletes have been jailed and fired from their job for domestic abuse before they are even found guilty. There are a lot of phases in domestic abuse, including the act itself, speaking out when you or someone else has been abused, invasion of personal life when this information comes out, and how you handle it after it happens. The punishment is brought to a discussion by the court whether the…

In modern culture love is understood by the most people to be an intense feeling of affection, desire, or goodwill. However, while love is a largely universal experience, love is understood very differently on an individual level and is influenced by culture, personal experience, and historical influence. One of the pillars of Western civilization is the Greco-Roman tradition, which provides the basis for the bulk of humanity’s understanding of love in all aspects, and influences the…

Introduction Different channel in the body they come from different families, and can have different function depending where they are found in the body. TRPM2 channel is part of a family called transient receptor channel (TRP) [4], and it can be found in many different part of the body, but we will be concentrating on it in the pancreatic β-cell. This channel can be activated by different molecules such as adenosine diphosphate ribose (ADPR) and many others, and through these molecules secret…

Who is there to really blame for the Great War? The question is not who but rather what caused the war. The Preliminary Peace conference’s decision on the responsibility of the authors of the war establishes a broad view of who and how initiated the war. The decision to blame only a couple of super powers is absurd considering that more than two participated in the war. According to Hunt Tooley’s more narrow explanation the blame does not lay solely on Germany and Austria- Hungary, because there…