"The Beautiful and Damned," an article written by the Rhodes Scholar David Quammen from Reading the Environment, claims the "Unusually low genetic diversity (251)," found in cheetahs by the geneticist S. J. O'Brien, is connected to the captivity of the cheetahs throughout human history. The species Acinonyx jubatus has a dearth amount of" genetic polymorphism in forty-seven allozyme loci" as stated by (O'Brien 251). These wild cats are endangered and might only range from 20,000 to 1,500 in accordance to Quammen (250). As reported by Quammen's conclusive article cheetahs do not breed in captivity, which is one of the reasons why there are very few. Furthermore, another viable reason is that their genes do not allow them to adapt. One possibility of why this is happening to them is due to the fact that they evolved all on their own early on and differently from others of the feline family. He also emphasizes how their body is the biggest factor on how they have difficulty surviving. Quammen claims their "teeth are shorter and jaws are weak" (252), if it …show more content…
In South Africa the cheetah population's genes are too close to each other to be healthy. Quammen refers to geneticist S. J. O'Brien for scientific evidence concluding the specific gene problems, one of which has been named "electrophoresis". Electrophoresis is a specific mastery where the genetic dissimilarities can be deduced through gauging small electrical differences of enzymes and proteins or another way of explaining electrophoresis would be the movement of charged particles in a fluid or gel under the influence of an electric field. The South African Cheetahs show two "symptoms common among inbred livestock" says Quammen citing O'Brien's study, they are prone to disease and have low counts of abnormally shaped sperm
In the book Deadly by Julie Chibbaro there were many themes that were analyzed and illustrated throughout the book. There were only three that catches the eye love can be blind, death can hurt and oppression of women. These themes stood out the most because this book take place in somewhere in the 1900’s because in that era there were many disease taking place in New York. Such as the typhoid, Yellow fever, small pox and other contagious diseases that cause many deaths and also when the Germ theory was just a theory not a law. This book mainly talks about Prudence, Mr. Sopher, and Marm especially but there are others such as Dr. bakers, Jonathan this book talks about how typhoid was carried by an Irish Woman named Mary Mallon and the disease
Howard Thurman in his book, “Jesus and the Disinherited” presented Jesus as a role model for the oppressed on how to find strength, freedom and peace within God and oneself. Thurman shares the story of how Jesus offered an alternative to accepting the Roman rules, like the Sadducees did in hope of being allowed to maintain their Jewish traditions; A solution to remaining silently obedient, like the Pharisees, as hatred and resentment destroyed them from within. Jesus provided an alternative solution to the Zealots of his day who resorted to physical force to advance their justified cause, often paying the ultimate cost, their life. Jesus taught love. Love of God, self, neighbor and especially your enemy. Thurman stresses that Jesus know that “it is man’s reaction to things that determines their ability to exercise power over them”.(Thurman, 18) Jesus taught and modeled the art of strength through humility. He
The two views of these to two men, David and Daud expressed different beliefs. One (David), is a Jewish Israeli. The other man, Daud, is a very upset Palestinian Arab. Throughout the discussion they both are bringing up each of the countries faults and seeing if any of these points can maybe be resolved. It seems however as though, for right now they failed. I personally have to side with the Israeli man David. His point is very clear for me to see and it seems that all the Jewish people are there to help each other and to have their own place to call home.
John Edgar Wideman’s essay “Our Time” presents us the story of his brother Robby. The essay is unique because Wideman uses the “voices” of his brother Robby, his mother, and himself to convey the different perspectives of each person. The author uses the three different points of view in an attempt to express his emotions, and what he was going through while trying to understand the motives behind Robby’s transgressions. Wideman articulates that choices in life are often difficult to make, and other people will be unable to understand the reasons behind a particular choice. In addition to telling Robby’s story, Wideman includes the problems he faced as a writer in order to tell the story from his brother’s point of view.
In the novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham it explains the life of a boy named David
In the novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham it explains the life of a boy named David
Crack! A lone rifle fires off in the distance on a rainy July morning. A lone soldier in the Calvary fires the shot that starts the bloodiest battle that ever takes place on United States soil. Michael Shaara's book The Killer Angels (1974) takes place during the Battle of Gettysburg and focuses on the thoughts of the individual commanders who led the troops. This thrilling novel covers the four days of this famous battle that took place in July 1863. Through his writing, the author uses point of view to tell a story about what the commanders on both sides of the field were thinking throughout the famous conflict. In doing this, Shaara also makes it so that all the characters are the protagonists, the person who is trying to accomplish a goal, at some point of the novel.
Steven Gregory’s book entitled The Devil Behind The Mirror is an ethnographical study of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic is in the Caribbean, it occupies the Western half of an island, while Haiti makes up the Eastern portion. Gregory attempts to study and analyze the political, social and cultural aspects of this nation by interviewing and observing both the tourists and locals of two towns Boca Chica and Andres. Gregory’s research centers on globalization and the transnational processes which affect the political and socio-economics of the Dominican Republic. He focuses on the social culture, gender roles, economy, individual and nation identity, also authority and power relations. Several of the major relevant issues facing Dominican society include racism, sexism, and discrimination, economy of resort tourism, sex tourism and the informal economy. The objective of Gregory’s ethnographic research is to decipher exclusionary practices incorporated by resort tourism, how it has affected locals by division of class, gender, and race, increasing poverty and reliance on an informal economy.
In David Brooks’ op-ed “The Undying Tragedy,” he discusses four main hypotheses regarding poverty and aid in Haiti. His ideas about poverty, as viewed through the modernization, dependency/world-systems, and post-structural theoretical perspectives lead to three different conclusions. Specifically, as viewed though a modernizations lens, the “truths” Brooks puts forth seem fairly in accordance with the perspective, with some minor addendums needed. The dependency and world systems theories again agree with some of Brook’s hypotheses, but would disagree with some of the assumptions he makes in regards to culture and paternalism. Finally, the post-structural theory would find the most problems with Brooks’ claims, likely disagreeing with his assumptions about the effects of culture on poverty and his view of the development process.
The Devil in the White City is a novel that spans the years surrounding the building of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, also known as The World's Columbian Exposition, which was designed to commemorate the landing of Columbus in America. The novel focuses on a main character, Daniel Burnham, who is the architect who builds the 1893 Chicago World’s fair. Throughout the novel, Daniel Burnham encounters many obstacles that threaten the success of the fair at all stages of construction and successfulness. The death of Burnham’s partner John Root, May 1st, 1893, and Mayor Harrison’s murder all tested Burnham’s aspiration in completing the Fair, but with grace, persistence, and determination, Burnham completes construction and increases fair attendance
“In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in their own sight” (Judg. 21:25). This quote at the end of Judges sets up an optimistic view of kings for the rest of the Deuteronomistic History. King David is considered perhaps the greatest king over all of Israel, whereas King Hezekiah is praised for never turning away from God and being the greatest king among all the kings of Judah (2 Kgs. 5). However, despite the high need for a praise of kings throughout the Deuteronomistic history, Solomon is viewed with a skeptical eye and is the cause of the demise of Israel. Unlike the positive view of kings portrayed throughout the Deuteronomistic history, King Solomon is framed in a negative light in 1 Kings 11: 1-13, which
The Bible takes a unique turn in the book of 1 Samuel, Israel requests the appointment of an earthly king. The prophet Samuel warned them against trading their Divine King for an earthy one. In Matthew 7:13 Jesus told us, “..For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction..,” cautioning believers not to long to be like everyone else.
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The Devil’s Disciple by George Bernard Shaw In the melodrama The Devils Disciple by George Bernard Shaw, Judith Anderson is the only character that becomes a ‘changed’ person at the end of the play. At first glance, the two main characters Richard Dudgeon and Anthony Anderson seem to be the characters that undergo a character exchange. But as we study the play in greater detail, we are able to explore the significant changes Shaw has intentionally inflicted in Judith Anderson, to convey the theme of ‘appearance and reality’. Perhaps it was Judith’s identity as the Presbyterian minister of Springfield, Anthony Anderson’s wife, that subconsciously pressured her to be the ‘very polite’ or even ‘patronizing’ character that she is.
In this short story by Laura Bohanan, the author struggles with the concept of universal truth. She visited West Africa to study a Tiv and brought the story of hamlet to read to them. It was hard to find a time to tell the story because by afternoon they began drinking. Finding it impossible to tell them the story while they were sober, she decides to drink with them and tell the story anyways. Their concept of the story was much different from hers; she found it hard to tell the story without an interruption of what they thought the meaning really was.