Olfaction

Chapter 5 Dispute: Humans and Sharks both have four gill arches as embryos, but the germ layers and arches develop into unrelated structure in each organism My Dispute Statement: Both sharks and humans develop gill arches when enveloped in the embryo, with the arches creating very similar structures and functions in both. In humans during conception, 4 swellings appear on the throat area. These swellings called arches develop to create many of the structures and functions inside the head.…

Day 2: The next thing to do, to start pushing the cravings away: Cleaning up Here’s day 2 of your program. You’ve started well, with setting your objectives on day 1, and breaking a cigarette in two to show your commitment to your decision, to quit with the “nasty habit”. Now, the most normal thing to do is to clean up a little bit. Remember, that nicotine is addictive, and the simple fact that you can smell it, can really ruin things for you, now. So, you’ve probably guessed it; it’s…

Friday Night Lights Cheering, screaming, and parents coaching from the sidelines; this is only a portion of what goes on at a Friday night football game in Texas. Nothing can get a small Texas town more excited than going down to the local stadium to watch boys fight over a ball. From a Forney High School Highstepper’s perspective Friday nights are the highlights of their fall. Friday night lights bring frenzy and flurry to a small town. Before a football game, a stranger would think a…

Since the beginning of currency’s existence, people have centered around the use of financial institutions to allow them to comfortably handle their money in a safe and secure manner. At American Eagle Credit Union, located at the Butler Hill Rd and Tesson Ferry Rd, crossing the overall atmosphere can be defined through how people use their senses to get an overall feeling of their environment. The senses most relevant and influential to the banking atmosphere are what is seen, what you can…

Memory is a subject that has been widely researched in recent years; from techniques to aid our memory to the widely debated ‘definition’ of memory itself. However, although we all struggle to remember a lot of things, it has become clear that food (and confectionery in particular) always brings back strong, detailed memories in participants. The reason behind this is something that has not yet been widely researched; although there are some texts available on the effects of the visual and…

Teaching in honey bees Teaching is widespread throughout the human’s species, however for other organisms, while social learning is commonly found, it is not currently clear how common teaching behaviours are within other organisms. Furthermore, the research that has been conducted tends to surround animals, for instance, Meerkats as they learn to defend themselves against scorpions (Thornton & McAuliffe, 2006) or the ability for New Caledonian Crows to learn to shape hooks to use as tools…

Samantha Valdivia Section C December 15, 2014 Accretion of Powdered Debris In the short story “Eveline,” published in 1914, the main character, Eveline, has a life altering decision to make. She must choose between staying and helping her family or leaving Dublin to go to Buenos Aires with Frank, her lover. While she weighs both options she is sits beside her window during the entirety of this short story. Her struggle to decide is symbolized by dust throughout the novel. Joyce does this in…

The seven senses – sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch, proprioception, and veromal – are invaluable to my performance in life. Some are necessary for basic function, and others are particularly enjoyable to have. The decision to lose or keep a certain sense is extremely arduous, as there are minute aspects of the senses that contribute to my everyday life in manners I do not notice. However, upon introspection, I was able to resolve the senses that I believed to be most and least imperative in…

Before comparing and contrasting these stories, however, I wish to discuss an important aspect of nearly all accounts of the tornado. Although these stories do not recount the smell of the tornado, all three narrators spoke of it on other occasions. For these three, and countless others, the odor remains the most visceral trigger for intrusive memories. Labeled simply as “the tornado’s smell,” citizens could not specify an exact source, listing the two most prevalent as natural gas, leaking…

I conducted an in-person interview that took place in the home of the interviewee in Phoenix, Arizona. The interview was conducted on October 21st and lasted about 2 hours. I will be referring to my interviewee as “Dona” in order to protect her identity and keep her completely anonymous. For my interview I decided to take careful notes and directly transcribe the responses during the interview. As the interview began I noticed that “Dona” was responding with generic answers and gave minimal…