Lab Report on Reaction Time

Many college students have the misconception that reading Shakespeare is a waste of time. Michael Mack presents a different view in his speech to college freshmen “From Why Read Shakespeare?” Mack’s speech constructed an effective argument that reading shakespeare will help you in life through his use of rhetorical devices and counterclaims.

Harold Bloom understands that we read not only to learn of literary composition but also because “we require knowledge, not just of self and others, but of the way things are.” This proves true to essentially all humans for any great

The mole is a convenient unit for analyzing chemical reactions. Avogadro’s number is equal to the mole. The mass of a mole of any compound or element is the mass in grams that corresponds to the molecular formula, also known as the atomic mass. In this experiment, you will observe the reaction of iron nails with a solution of copper (II) chloride and determine the number of moles involved in the reaction. You will determine the number of moles of copper produced in the reaction of iron and copper (II) chloride, determine the number of moles of iron used up in the reaction of iron and copper (II) chloride, determine the ratio of moles of iron to moles of copper, and determine the number of atoms and formula units involved in

Do you believe reading Shakespeare is important? Mack thinks reading Shakespeare makes you smart. Mack produces an effective argument that Shakespeare makes you more smart or better to understand your emotions through his use of Rhetorical devices and giving the opponents counterclaim.

In this project, C. Elegans are hermaphrodite worms that will be used since they are easy to maintain in lab, as well as have short life cycles. The gene that the project attempted to knockdown in C. Elegans with RNAi treatment is the unc-22 gene. RNAi disrupts gene expression in the presence of double stranded RNA (dsRNA) that is complementary to target gene sequence. The unc-22 gene codes for a muscle protein called twitchin in wild-type worms. The Unc-22 is required for muscle regulation and maintenance in C.Elegans. To verify that the RNAi treatment worked, would check the unc-22 mRNA levels in the worms, in addition to phenotype observation.

Prior to high school, my experience of literature was limited to comics and short stories. I had never read a play or even come across the concept of literary devices. It was only recently that I encountered several ideas on the nature of literature. Specifically, the essay “The Ideal English Major” by Mark Edmundson brings up the intriguing idea that “some of us speak, others are spoken [by language].” It seemed obvious at first, but I now begin to understand how this could make the difference between a good book and a timeless classic, between an amazing author and a legend. There are different elements that separate those who speak from those who are spoken and the effect works that speak to us is much different. I came to the conclusion that what makes the difference between speaking and being spoken is one’s ability to use language creatively. Those who speak literature produce art. Their works are able to entertain educate and inspire us.

In the article “Study: Reading a Novel Changes Your Brain” by Julia Ryan, the article is explaining that from a new study from Emory University claims that reading may change how the brain functions over a period of time. Researchers did an experiment with 21 Emory undergraduates to come in for fMRIs, Functional magnetic resonance imaging, in a period of 19 days. For 5 days researchers took a basic scan of the participants’ brains, but then over the course of 9 days, participants read Robert Harris’s novel Pompeii and the fMRIs revealed heightened connectivity in the left temporal, the part of the brain that associated with receptivity for language.

Data were collected in September and November 2017 at the Elk Valley Preserve and Field Station in Banner Elk, NC. The preserve is located at 36°10'17.2"N 81°54'45.9"W, in Avery County in western North Carolina. The area is a mixed deciduous forest at an altitude of 1,127 m above sea level. Data were collected in early fall, during which temperatures average around 10-18 degrees Celsius. Summers in Banner Elk are typically mild, with temperatures averaging 21 degrees Celsius, and winters are cold and snowy, averaging near zero degrees Celsius. During the months of September and November there is an overall average precipitation of 12-25cm.

A reliable source says “Shakespeare will challenge your faculties and improve your IQ.” Improving on a person’s IQ will improve their overall take on life. The same reliable source states “Reading is known to be a great way to gain brain power, and the classics are a smart choice…” Brain power can improve your IQ. This concludes the second body paragraph.

My plan was to begin with the foundations of my literary study to sharpen my skills. This meant the introduction of how we read and what to look for also known as “close reading.” The Introduction to Reading Poetry with Mr.Pogue equipped me to understand the poets hidden persona and how to make sense of it. As this was a challenging course I believed I still wanted to embark on this journey. The Foundations of Literary study with Mrs.Barksdale-Shaw molded me to decipher all types of works. Literary works ranged from poems, music lyrics, and even plays. By the time I completed the

Scientific experimentation involves realistic reflections and measurable results, and results are usually proven when recurrences of the experiment have lead to the same conclusions. One could debate that the significance of a poem and the genuineness of that meaning are proven when reviewers and other readers identify the meaning in the poem, but that kind of perception fluctuates from one reader to another. And the practical utility that could emerge from the close reading of a poem, a greater precision in the readers'

5 / 10 To prep our purified PCR product and our PCR control for electrophoresis, we added 4 microliters of Blue Juice loading buffer to each sample. The samples were then loaded into the wells of the gel along with a DNA Size Standard. The electrophoresis chamber was then turned on and the voltage setting was switched to high. The electrical current applied to the chamber caused negatively charged DNA molecules to move from the positive end to the negative end, with the smallest fragments moving the furthest.

The same notion applies to close reading. But, the unique process of psychoanalysis is more rewarding than the heavily institutionalized approach of New Criticism, because the incorporation of cognitive science into literature allows the reader to interpret and evaluate how and why people behave as they do. Seeing as you can know any work of art, like literature, through some human process of cognizance, by means of your own mind, certainly then, there is an ever-present psychological element to literature. Such literary criticism can shape and articulate that experience from the author’s words from the characters and the text to our own world of

Over the past years, literature has been a significant part of our lives. Literature is the art of words and their affects in literal pieces. Just like a painting which sets a mood and theme, poems, stories and other works of literature set out the same effect through words. Poets and authors all use literal devices to send out the effect of a phrase, to express their thoughts and feeling and sometimes to build visual effect in the reader’s mind. Famous poets like Shakespeare and Alfred Noyes used many poetic devices to enhance their poems.

The reaction time (RT) of students was measured in the experiment to determine whether light or sound stimulus initiates a quicker response time. The question of whether or not RT was related to movement time (MT) was also challenged. Each student performed two test in random order; one testing the reaction time of a red light stimulus, or visual reaction time (VRT); and the other testing the reaction time of a “beeping” sound stimulus, or auditory reaction time (ART). The student completed the VRT trial by simply receiving the stimulus and pressing a button. The student placing and holding their hand on a button starts the ART trial. Once the student receives the stimulus (beep) they press the adjacent button as fast as they can. The ART trial does not only include the data of the RT, but also the data from the MT. Having previous knowledge that light travels faster than sound; one can predict that VRT is faster than ART. The prediction that MT is independent upon RT can be made with the thought that there are so many opposing variables that could affect the MT of an individual unrelated RT such as old age