Melanin

information. it is the fact we are living in the information technology century where knowing information is the key for almost every single thing starting from the daily conversation to making political dictions and military strategy. However, for this melanin generation who grow up with technology, giving online class to teach them how to find the right information is repeating the same story again. Instead, teaching practical skill is very vital lesson college needs to focus on. It…

Question 1 1.1) Hemichordates share some characters with echinoderms and chordates. Pharyngeal slits they share with chordates. Hemichordates are the sister taxon to echinoderms as described by Ambulacraria hypothesis, then gill slits are an ancestral feature for deuterostomes. These gill slits are supposedly lost in in lineage but some researchers have found evidence for gill slits in extinct carpoid echinoderms. The Ambulacraria hypothesis unites echinoderms and hemichordates on the basis of a…

have been used across Africa, Southeast Asia, and North and South America for centuries (St. Leone, 2010). Scarification, which is where people get scars permanently etched into the skin. This originated in dark-skinned people, because too much melanin in the skin prevented tattoos from being successful. The scars can be burned or branded into the skin as well (“Tattoodo”, 2015). Another type of body art is implants, which can be done by a surgeon or in a piercing parlor. You can get these…

People, Help the People In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling wrote "We’re all human, aren’t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving" (378). The Merriam-Webster Dictionary describes life as "the experience of being alive". As human beings we tend to put a value on people 's lives, something that 's priceless. We consider the rich to be worth more than the poor in most societies when money doesn 't add to the value of your being. We have so many people who want…

The cucumber (Cucurbitaceae) was found in India and started to be cultivated over 3,000 years ago, it was spread through out India, Ancient Greece, Rome, Europe, New World and China. It then became the fourth most cultivated vegetable in the world. Cucumbers were very popular for a certain period of time until they were treated as bringers of disease. Christopher Columbus brought cucumbers to Haiti in 1494, where they were grown and distributed in the new world. In the 18th century cucumbers…

Fava bean has over the years being a good source of various nutrients and dietary supplements. Fava bean has no saturated fat or cholesterol and contains a high concentration of some B family vitamins, vitamin K, potassium, copper, selenium, zinc, magnesium, iron, isoflavone, and dietary fibers. A serving of cooked or fresh fava beans can significantly increase your intake of dietary fibers and all nutrients that can benefit your health in many ways. POTASSIUM Potassium is a vital mineral to…

It is hard for me to believe that almost a year has passed since I last traveled to Belize to visit you and Mama Rosa. Sorry, that I’ve been distant lately, but I’ve been extremely busy with school. I’m writing to update you about my experience with junior year, and how it’s not going as well as I anticipated. I hate to share my burdens, but you are the only person I can turn to when my heart is heavy and questions are overwhelming my mind. I know you don’t like to discuss the “race thing” and…

Coming to the United States was and continues to be a blessing within itself. I constantly find myself in a nostalgic state whenever I recall the times where in tragedy, where my friends and family would refer to the United States as the promise land. This for them was Israel, a place where freedom reigned and there was a constant promise of a better life. When my mother and I came to the United States, I was just a little girl who was embarrassed to speak English and had been uprooted from the…

In the 40’s, it was a time for change a time to share the differences between people, a time where everyone was accepted, except anyone who was colored. During this time the KKK was prominent, segregation kept spreading, and colored people kept getting treated like animals. There was harmony between the whites but never between the colored and the whites. For these reasons, and many more, a colored child born in this era felt neglected not only by society but by their own families. Being colored…

Why am I attending Oakton Community College ? Why do I want a degree? Society would tell you that it increases your chances of obtaining a job, a greater shot at becoming a successful person and It will reduce your level of stress. This is because a need for an education is everything, its something that ' is valued and praised . I wouldn 't object to this from a parent’s point of view, But my perspective is closely related But in some ways it differs. This country has given birth to some of the…