Boakes, E. H., J. Wang, and W. Amos. "An Investigation Of Inbreeding Depression And Purging In Captive Pedigreed Populations." Heredity 98.3 (2007): 172-182. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 July 2015. The purpose of this is to show that the inbreeding in zoos is hurting populations of animals in zoos rather than helping them. The type of person that would read this article is someone interested in the breeding practices of zoos. Inbreeding has proven to weaken the immune system and breeding…
For our second exhibit review I chose to visit the Cleveland Museum of Art, mainly because I had never been to the Art museum before. Originally, I had wanted to review the Pharaoh: King of Egypt exhibition that is visiting the museum. I have always been fascinated with Ancient Egypt history, and the website states visitors can “uncover the stories behind ancient Egypt’s legendary rulers through stunning objects from the vast Egyptian holdings of the British Museum.” Who doesn’t want to…
elective office—and they were subject to wide-ranging discrimination that marked them as secondary citizens. However, with the Great Depression began a period of substantial social change. Cleveland State University (CSU) conducted a series of interviews with women who remembered the Great Depression. These recordings show that due to their greater labor-force participation in the 1930s, women gained a greater political and social voice, and thus moved dramatically (though still not equally)…
For my dance event, my boyfriend and I went to Parade the Circle at Wade Oval in Cleveland, Ohio. I decided to go to this event because Professor Deering recommended it, and I am so glad I listened to her. I had never heard of Parade the Circle before and had a blast with its diverse and eye-opening parade! Wade Oval is a large area of grass surrounded by a circular road behind the Cleveland Museum of Art. When I arrived at the event, I was a little overwhelmed by the number of things to do.…
From the mid-19th century to present, strong tensions have existed between the Jewish and Palestinian peoples of the middle east due to the existence of the Israeli state in the majority of the area that formerly consisted of Palestine. Historically, tensions have been centered around the displacement and perceived mistreatment of Palestinians, who have lived in masses as refugees throughout the Middle East since the War of 1948 ended with the formation of Israel. Sahar Khalifeh is a Palestinian…
is gonna be the best”, “The greatest ever to play the game”, “He WILL be one of the best”, “He will be drafted first overall” “The world of basketball is shocked that Cleveland won the first overall draft pick.” “He put up more points than Lebron and Kobe combined in college.” “With the first pick in the 2022 draft the Cleveland Cavaliers pick Jamoni Jones out of the University of Kentucky” Jamoni Jones walks to the stage and receives his jersey. His mother tears up and hugs his father. All the…
Police Body Cams Recently, police have been in the media because of unarmed victims being gunned down and killed. Officers are being questioned on whether they’ve made the right decision in their actions and this is becoming a very controversial issue. Therefore, some police departments are resorting to what’s called body and dash cams. Even though some police departments think the body cams will be too expensive, other departments are welcoming the idea. Since there are so many controversial…
one should have to live their life in fear of what might happen to them because their sexual orientation is homosexual. Nobody deserves to live their life in fear, no matter what race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation is. This example just goes to show how unjust our world us. In a world of justice, everyone would be treated equally and people would not have to fear what would happen to them. I have thought and reflected on my future as a social worker and how working with this population may…
HW #4 In the third edition of the book “They Say I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing,” the section “Writing in the Sciences” by Christopher Gillen focuses on how scientific writing is argumentative in the way that they make, support, and criticize claims using specific structures. Scientists follow a specific format in which they create a hypothesis based on existing data, test it out with experiments and talk about its conclusion with the results obtained. According to Gillen, they…
Education is of ample value to me and I take it very seriously. Given the chance to further my education in social work is of great importance to me. My focus as an undergrad has always been with an eye toward graduate school and a career as a professional social worker. Having gained lifelong knowledge and skills for achieving my bachelors of social work, it is a necessity to continue learning as much as I can. Furthermore, I am looking for increased opportunities to learn the required skills…