Minnesota Twins

Laura Ingalls Wilder, an author renowned for her stories of pioneer life, wrote about her childhood memories of traveling aboard wagons in what would come to be known as The Little House on the Prairie series. Millions of people have read Laura’s books and they still hold relevance to this day. However, perhaps one of the most overlooked factors of her books was the significance of the wagon used by the Ingalls’ family during their travels. For the Ingalls and many others, the wagon represented…

Biological and Neurological Causes and Treatments of Alcoholism Shawna Anderson Southwestern College Professional Studies Abstract Alcoholism is very common in the United States and affects nearly 20% of the United States population. Alcoholism ranges from a variety of dependences related to biological and neurological functions. These dependences can affect one physically, psychologically or emotionally and can come from a combination of biological and environmental influences. Alcoholism…

In recent years, researchers have been focused on the relationships of children with their siblings and peers. The children’s relation with siblings has been shown to have intellectual advancement. These relationships with siblings and peers help the development of social interaction, relationships and moral development. At an early age, children start to interact with peers. According to Smith et al, peers seem to be interested in each other with in the first year of birth. For children of…

“Being gay is a choice” is a phrase that is often used by right-wing conservatives, but what if it isn’t so. Is it possible that the “gay gene” that causes humans to have same sex attraction exists in conjunction with pheromones? It is possible for there to be some genetic factor with pheromones that causes homosexuality at a minor scale compared to heterosexuality. Pheromones in humans have long been a mysterious concept with little evidence to prove, although it is present in other animals of…

offering a different way of life. This change winds up pointing out to Harun the fact that despair is everywhere as ne notes: “Rural life was hard, it revealed what the cities kept hidden, namely that the country was starving to death” (Daoud 29). The twin relation of this is death, it is Harun noticing that someone can be shot to death quickly or the death of others slowly by starvation, the result is still death. This echo’s Meursault’s realization of the futility of life, that there is only…

personality, they were astounded by the similarity in identical twins who shared the same beliefs on issues regarding religion and other social outlooks. Since identical twins raised apart would have the same genes but different environmental experiences they were able to link those traits back to genetics. When the separated twins were brought back together “80 percent of those surveyed reported feeling closer and more familiar with their twin than they did to their best friends” (Lewis). This…

surprising because, if that happened at my old school the person would be expelled. Things I see around my environment I tend to question but just I silently observe. It is most commonly that there is only one child in the womb. I found it interesting why twin pregnancy aren’t as common as regular, and became interested in how twining a are created in the first place. How could a woman hold multiple babies in her womb ? There is no actual limit…

remains a controversy in the book as well. Another topic introduced by the book and by the assigned textbook involves the implementation of twin studies in genetics. It is made clear in both outlets of information that these examinations are the best way to test genetics, since identical twins share a hundred percent of their genetic characteristics, while fraternal twins only share a fifty percent of their genetic characteristics. Anther topic, which appeared to be in both texts, was the…

Beyond the Forest I rolled out of bed and yawned. I decided to go horseback riding so I could see the morning sunrise. I threw on some dark green riding clothes (because that’s my favorite color) and ran out the door. I walked the familiar path and I was almost at the stable when I heard footsteps making their way toward me. Without turning around I yelled, “Adrian I know you 're behind me!” The footsteps stopped, I heard a swish and before I could blink, Adrian was upside down hanging…

The debate on whether you are born homosexual or you have been raised in an environment causing you to be homosexual has been one of the oldest ongoing debates in history. The debate is called nature versus nurture. It is very hard to pick a side as to whether or not your environment or your genes make you homosexual. This is a debate that makes it difficult to decide which side you should be on because both sides of the argument have incredibly strong points to help support their beliefs. Many…