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    The three guinea pigs waited curiously in a cardboard box in the car around the corner of McDonald’s. There was three of them, one male and two females. The first female had a white coat with black spots on it. She was very selfish and stubborn and would always try to eat all of the food. The second female had light brown spots and always crazy hair. She was the opposite of her sister, sweet and shy, except for when she was hungry. The only male had dark brown spots and always smooth hair. He was

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    from the discovery of autosomal genes correlating to antibody synthesis with dominant phenotypes of capable of producing the responding antibodies to an antigen and responses to “non-self” cells such as grafts, their studies explored injecting guinea pigs with a variety of antigens to identify distinct immune response genes. To clarify, The American Heritage® Science Dictionary defines histocompatibility as “A state or condition in which the absence of immunological interference permits the grafting

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    and I think this review would be benefited for them. State extension or adaptation Extention: If my students need more of a challenge, I will increase the number of guinea pigs to 15, or add an extra cage. Adaptation: If my students are struggling, I will decrease the number of guinea pigs to 5. I will slowly add more guinea pigs, once they show confidence and knowledge in the altered activity. Student Anticipated Responses How do you think the students might solve the task? Order in which

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    Dear teacher, allow me to provide you with some insight on who my little sister, Lizbeth Galarza, truly is. At first glance, she might look like every other Ecuadorian girl with her thick dark brown hair, deep, small brown eyes, and her short legs; but don 't let that fool you her small legs have already taken her so far in life. At 15 years old, she has learned to identify herself as being both Ecuadorian and American and being proud of both parts of her, which wasn 't so easy for her. She has achieved

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    Super Soldier Experiments Going through life, at times, one would wonder how vast the greed of human beings is. Is it as dangerous as we think? Wanting something? Desiring something so much that you would risk everything you own and love? Is it as sinful as we are taught as kids to believe? All we have to do is take those desires and create something good out of it. However, when we desire something that affects the rights of other living things, it is extremely bad and these questions will all

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    called self-concept, it is one of the most influential parts of our personality it helps us create the present and future way we will act. One of the most common ways we do this is through the self-fulfilling prophecy. For this essay I became a guinea pig of sorts and experimented with this idea. Even before I took the rosenberg 's Self esteem test I knew for a fact that I suffer from low self esteem. My sever depression, anxiety and several psychologists can attest to that. Another thing I knew

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    Pet Therapy

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    Pet therapy can be dated as far back as prehistory time when humans noticed that animals were not only used for food, but they were also friends and companions. Animal-facilitated therapy is one of the newer forms of medicine used throughout the nation. The origin of animal-facilitated therapy can be traced as far back as 18th century. The York Retreat, founded in 1792 by the Quaker merchant William Tuke, was cited to be the first use of animal-facilitated therapy. Instead of harsh forms of treatment

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    Almost every one of us has kept a pet at least once in a life. Other than companionship there are a number of beneficial reasons of keeping a pet. Many studies have shown that pets are actually good for our health (Melissa Breyer). They help a person emotionally through traumas. Pets are also beneficial to both mentally and physically as well. Cats and dogs are especially known for treating up a disease and can help in managing the conditions of choric diseases. (Melissa Breyer). Pets become in

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    How to take care of your pet guinea pig. A guinea pig is a great first pet. He is fairly easy to take care of but can be hard as well. Guinea pigs are fun and playful pets for children of all ages. In this reading I will teach you how to care for a guinea pig. You will be able to decide after reading if this is the pet for you. You will learn how to clean your guinea’s cage, how to feed your guinea, how to bath your guinea and how to hold your guinea pig. He is fluffy

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    The purpose of social networking was originally meant to open our eyes to the world, not blind us from reality. As the first generation to grow up with social networking, Generation Y is the best guinea pig to observe how humans begin to interact with one another while in constant global communication. Social networking has enabled the world to unify, spread ideas, communicate, and spread news quicker than ever before. Humans are now able to stay in touch while in completely different places. There

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