Foothill College Homegoing Ness & Abena Questions Homegoing Reading Questions As always, answer these questions as thoroughly as you can. And be sure to lo

Foothill College Homegoing Ness & Abena Questions Homegoing Reading Questions As always, answer these questions as thoroughly as you can. And be sure to look up terms and include explanations of them if I ask you to do so. I’m asking you to go back to the Ness chapter to look at a few key passages, so we’ll pick up there on Thursday and work through as much of the novel as we can. I hope everyone is doing well, and I’m looking forward to talking about the book with you all on Thursday! -LauraChapter 4: “Ness”1) One issue that this chapter explores is how what sociologist Orlando Patterson calls “natal alienation” is fundamental to slavery, or part of its fundamental definition and experience. Look up what this term means and explain it here. Then, revisit the opening of this chapter where we learn about where Ness’s name comes from (70-1). Describe where her name comes from and what this scene has to do with natal alienation. 2) Much of this chapter is detailing the physical and psychological trauma that Ness experiences as a slave in the U.S. South and the effects this trauma has on her. Explain one way that her trauma plays out and include a passage that illustrates it. 3) This chapter is also about the sacrifices that Ness makes, both for Sam and for her son Kojo. Explain what sacrifices that she makes and think about why she makes them. What is the novel saying about slavery and sacrifice do you think? Chapter 5: “James”4) Central to this chapter is the meeting of James and Akosua. Describe how they meet and what their first and second encounters have to do with slavery exactly. See pages 95-6 and 97-100. 5) Why does James want to marry Akosua? What does it represent and how does he end up fulfilling his plan to marry her? What form of marriage is aspiring to here and why?Chapter 6: “Kojo” 6) The central historical event of this chapter is the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Look up what this is and explain it here. Explain also the role it plays in Kojo’s life and this chapter. Does it relate in any way to Buelah’s night terrors (120)? Chapter 7: “Abena” 7) This chapter is interesting for many reasons but especially in how it represents and discusses inheritance and family curses, which we talked about in reference to Effia in the first chapter. What does Abena fear that she is going to inherit, as Gyasi lays out in the opening page of the chapter (133)?8) Another theme that coincides with inheritance and family curses is fertility, or the lack thereof. How does the community think about the simultaneous occurrence of the lack of agricultural fertility and Abena’s infertility? What is their judgment of Abena and what does it tell us about the status of women in this village? (145-8).9) What family secrets are revealed at the end of the chapter and how does it shift the perspective of the family curse? BIO60002 – The Microbial World
Laboratory Reports
Four (4) reports must be submitted by the due dates listed in your prac manual:
BIO60002 – The Microbial World
Laboratory Reports
The title should reflect the factual content of the paper. Scientific titles are not designed to catch
the reader’s fancy. A good title is straightforward and uses keywords that researchers in a
particular field will recognize. For your report, you can use the title in the table above.
Abstract
The purpose of an abstract is to allow the reader to judge whether it would serve his or her
purposes to read the entire report. A good abstract is a concise (100 to 200 words) summary of
the purpose of the report, the data presented, and the author’s major conclusions.
Pras Report
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Topic
Examination of microbial morphology
Environmental parameters of growth and
biosynthesis and nutrition
Counting methods (Viable & Total counts)
Control of microbial growth (Parts 1 & 2)
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Introduction
Page limit: Reports should be no longer than six (6) A4 pages of 1.5 or double-spaced text,
excluding Figures and Tables. Succinctness is a critical skill in scientific writing. Marks will
be deducted if your report contains considerable amounts of superfluous or irrelevant
information!
Refer to pages 6-8 for some comments on the preparation of your report. These comments
are based on general errors made by students in previous years. Please read these
comments carefully to avoid the same errors.
The introduction defines the subject of the report. It must outline the scientific purpose(s) or
objective(s) for the research performed and give the reader sufficient background to understand
the rest of the report. Care should be taken to limit the background to whatever is pertinent to the
experiment. A good introduction will answer several questions, including the following:
Why was this study performed?
Answers to this question may be derived from observations of nature or from the literature.
What knowledge already exists about this subject?
The answer to this question must review the literature, showing the historical development of an
idea and including the confirmations, conflicts, and gaps in existing knowledge.
What is the specific purpose of the stuchy?
The specific hypotheses and experimental design pertinent to investigating the topic should be
described.
The laboratory report must be written in the form of a paper published in a scientific
journal. The following is a guide only (modified from W.D. Dolphin, Iowa State University,
“Writing Lab Reports and Scientific Papers” and the Instructions to Authors, Journal of
Bacteriology, ASM Press) and some comments may not be relevant to your report. For
example, an exhaustive literature survey does not need to be included in your introduction.
However, the rationale behind the experiments you carried out should be included (why the
study was performed).
Format
Materials and Methods
A scientific paper (report) usually consists of the following:
1. Title
2. Abstract
3. Introduction
4. Materials and methods
5. Results
6. Discussion
7. References
As the name implies, the materials and methods used in the experiments should be reported in
this section. The difficulty in writing this section is to provide enough detail for the reader to
understand the experiment without overwhelming him or her. When procedures from a lab book
or another report are followed exactly, simply cite the work, noting that details can be found in
that particular source. However, it is still necessary to describe special pieces of equipment and
the general theory of the assays used. This can usually be done in a short paragraph, possibly
along with a drawing of the experimental apparatus. Generally, this section attempts to answer
the following questions:
What materials were used?
How were they used?
Where and when was the work done? (This question is most important in field studies.)
There is general agreement among scientists that each section of the paper (report) should contain
specific types of information.
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