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Oxytocin is a hormone classified as a neuropeptide that is produced in the hypothalamus area of the brain and that mammals produce almost exclusively (1,2,5). From the hypothalamus, oxytocin spreads to other parts of the brain and peripheral parts of the body to influence cells and behavior. Although oxytocin has been known for almost a hundred years, research into its effects on behavior and exact function is still ongoing and has recently picked up. For many years oxytocin has been used in…

Alfred Archibald Jones, a troubled English-born man, coping with his recent divorce with his ex-wife Ofelia, begins the story with him trying to commit suicide in his car. Noticing that Archie is parked in an illegal parking spot, Mo Hussein-Ishmael demands him to move. Like most of the things Archie does in life, he failed in doing what he plan, which was taking his own life. With given a second chance at life, the story takes off from here. Archie meets a Jamaican woman named Clara at an end…

Could chipmunks and squirrels be the same animal? Well alvin and the chipmunks were great dancers and singers do you think these hamsters do? Well chipmunks might not dance but they do communicate by making noises. Chipmunks are small mammals, that live all around the world, with a diet that is important for Earth, and intriguing lifestyle. They are cute small animals that can do much, just like squirrels. But their are some interesting facts about them that you probably didn’t know about them.…

As an ESL student, and an introverted person, speaking in public is always a huge challenge for me. In fact, if Speech Communication is not a required course for every student, I think I would never enroll in this course. Nevertheless, during the process of taking this course, I realized that I have learned a lot, and this course is not so burdensome than I thought before, on the contrary, it is quite interesting to listen to other classmates’ speeches, and giving my own speeches in front of a…

On October 5, I did my first read aloud in a first grade classroom. The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and The Big Hungry Bear is about a mouse who picks a fresh ripe strawberry from a tree. As he is picking the strawberry, an unknown narrator begins introducing the mouse to the story of the Big Hungry Bear. The narrator goes on to say that the Big Hungry Bear can smell the strawberry from a long distance, can recognize it anywhere and can even find the strawberry if it is hidden. Of…

The myth of the Jumping mouse follows the story of the great, courageous journey that an ordinary mouse whose curiosity gets the better of him with a great outcome. The Jumping mouse is lead to a great river where he begins his meeting the many creatures he would come across on his journey to the great medicine on the Sacred mountain. Along his journey, the Jumping mouse is met with disbelief by others of his kind on his quest to the Sacred mountain, and is continuously being met by challenges…

Papa was strong and fast as he was able to pick cotton the best, “Daddy 's cotton sack so long, they have to fold it double to weigh it” (Williams 20). While papa was the powerhouse, mama was caring and protective of her children, “Mama bring cornbread for lunch and greens” (Williams 23), Mama has taken up the position of making sure they eat and drink and that everyone stays as healthy as possible. Shelan, the main character, is curious and wants to be as grown up as her siblings,”If I was old…

Throughout the novel, Of Mice and Men, we meet an extravagant character, Lennie Small. Lennie is a migrant worker who travels alongside his friend George Milton, during the great depression in California. Consequently, through his journey it is recognizable how personality and traits affect his goals and ambitions. A built massive white male, who is unbelievably strong, is unfortunately mentally retarded. “Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, and…

Budgerigars Budgerigars live in Australia in big flocks, during the day they spend most of their time in and under trees due to the heat. They eat the food the tree has in it and fly off only if danger is in the area. Budgies, or budgerigars are native to Australia, they exist in the wild as well as captivity and they make great house pets for any pet owner that is beginning with birds. Budgies take well to the domestic life and are very social animals. Many parents give a budgie…

Bibliographic information: Numeroff, L.J. (1985). If you give a mouse a cookie. New York: Harper & Row. Annotated summary: This book is about a boy who shares a cookie with a mouse. After the boy gives the mouse a cookie, the mouse asks for milk which makes him want to look at the mirror to make sure he doesn’t have a milk mustache. Once he sees himself in the mirror, he decides to give himself a trim. After that, he decides to clean his mess as well as the whole house. Once he takes a nap, he…