Sonic hedgehog

I am a proud Food Network addict. And lately, I have developed quite a fondness for the reality competition, "Chopped." On this show, four "amateur" chefs compete for $10,000. They are provided with a motley collection of specific ingredients, and are charged with creating an appetizer, entrée, and a dessert; one contestant is eliminated after each course. The chefs are provided all the supplies and ingredients they need to prepare their dishes, while the judges look on. The clock winds down,…

I can hear the voice of the sergeant behind me telling me “go faster, take longer strides!”, as I am trying to catch up to my platoon. As I slowly start to fall behind from my platoon. I feel like an outsider, and I began to question why am I even here? I try going faster, and taking longer strides, but they seem more far away with each step. Now I feel like I don’t belong there anymore, and I fade away recalling the first time I stepped a foot in Virginia Military Institute. Going to VMI for…

Unlike a lot of people, I had not started playing Sonic games until I owned Sonic Adventure DX for the Nintendo Gamecube. By this time, I only knew what I had learned from watching several YouTube videos, that he was a fast hedgehog who was a hero. But when I played the game, I not only loved the story, I loved the music. Each character had a specific vocal song for their theme, which was…

Bathe a Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog is a well known character, beloved by many people in their youth, with his most memorable traits being his fast-paced adventures and eye catching blue design. What most don’t realize is what it would take to keep those bright blue spikes clean. It might seem a difficult task to keep a hedgehog clean; however, it is simple to learn how to give a one a bath. Before cleaning your pet, you need to get the selected area ready. The first step in giving a hedgehog…

Neil Shubin’s documentary series “Your Inner Fish” explores the relationship between humans and all other living organisms. Shubin delves into human evolution to uncover similarities that connect humans with the world around them. The anatomist studies fossils, embryos, and various other parts to compare humans to fish, reptiles, and primates. Shubin challenges the common beliefs about evolution by recognizing the corresponding features between humans and seemingly unrelated organisms. The…

Animals: Video Games vs Reality Animals have had a vital role in video games from being the main hero/villain to being a food source for others. The animal characters can come from a range of animals. Whether based on fictional or actual animals, the characters usually retain some of its “original” abilities. In this essay, I will be looking at animal characters that are based on real animals and how they compare to each other. The animal characters are usually similar to real-life…

Shubin starts off by telling us about his discovery of Tiktaalik, a fish which represents the evolutionary transition between fish and primitive land-living animals. Shubin states that, “Tiktaalik has a shoulder, elbow, and wrist composed of the same bones as an upper arm, forearm, and wrist in a human,” showing its connections to the human body. He then moves onto the history of our hands, referring to Sir Richard Owen’s discovery that there was a fundamental design in all vertebrate land…

newborn has one body, but two noses, two mouths, and two set of eyes. There have been less than 50 cases of diprosopus ever since the 1800’s because the genetic disorder is very uncommon in humans but is known in many animal species. Excess of the sonic hedgehog protein or cranial bifurcation of the notochord during…

All species are believed to have come from a common descent. Therefore, humans are thought to have evolved from an ancestral species that can be directly related to all forms of life. Evidence of a common ancestor is even evident among fish and humans. For instance, modern day animals have vertebrae, being composed of a bony skull and backbone. The first organisms on earth to have a bone-like structure are fish. The similarities between the bones of fish and humans can be illustrated through…

Each year about four million babies are born around the world. Out of four million only three percent will be born with a genetic disorder and around one percent of the babies will be born with chromosomal abnormality. The reactions to these disorders vary from stares to happiness, resulting in the child feeling different or abnormal but it should not be a thing to frown upon. Ectodermal dysplasia is a group of syndromes that involve defects in the skin,hair, and nails. There are about more…