The Four Oxen and the Lion

I think that the moral of the story is to stick together. If they had stuck together they wouldn't have died because the lion never bothered them when they were all together. Four heads are better than one.

The Fisher and the Little Fish

The fisherman only got one, small little fish, but he kept it knowing that if he threw it back he might not get anything. The moral of the story is, don't throw away something because it is small or useless, keep it because you might not get anything bigger or better. The fisherman might not have gotten another fish if he let the small one go so he kept it.

The Crow and the Pitcher

If you fail at first, try and try again. I believe that this the maxim of the story. The crow at first couldn't reach the water, but he innovated and came up with a brilliant idea to get the water. If he had given up at first, he would have been dead without water. It is only because that he tried again and came up a new idea did he finally succeed.

The Fox and the Goat

I think that the moral of the story is to not always trust anyone and everyone you meet because they might want to trick you and deceive you. This sheep resembles my character in a way. I always believe what people tell me and I get duped. We both will just have to learn from our mistakes... If the sheep had not trusted the fox then the sheep would be safe from harm.

Genetics Post 2

Even though I have done genetics I never knew a lot of these facts. I learned a hoard of new things that I never knew! One thing I learned was that chimps and humans ( on the genetic level) are almost exactly alike except for a few minor differences in DNA. Another important thing I learned was that there isn't a relationship between the number or chromosomes and the number of genes. From the second link I learned that our chromosomes are not one big strand because our bodies are so complex and because we have a tremendous amount of DNA in our bodies. Other organisms like bacteria keep all their DNA in one strand. They do this because they reproduce asexually meaning when they reproduce each bacteria gets half the copy of the same DNA. In the third link I found something out that added on to this concept. We have an enormous genome compared to those bacteria. Since our genome is so big we divide it all up into our 46 chromosomes. After reading the links I was really shocked. It taught me so much!


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Wooden Bowl response =(

This short story was about an old grandfather who was very clumsy. He always made a mess when he ate with the family. After a while the husband and wife got tired of him ruining things so they gave him a small table in a corner and give him a wooden bowl to eat in. The child of the couple took this example and started making a wooden bowl for his parents for when he grew up, just like what the parents did to the grandfather. This sad story is related to empathy in C.A.R.E.S. The couple thought the grandfather was annoying because he spilled everything over the table so they isolated him. This actually shows a lack of empathy. The couldn't stand that he was spilling but didn't realize that he wasn't doing it on purpose. Frankly, they were just treating him rottenly. The granddson though just followed the parents example and did the same thing to his parents, he made wooden bowls for them too. This sparked the empathy in the couple and they both finally realized that they were treating the grandfather so badly. This act showed them to treat others the way you want to be treated, the golden rule Without the son they would have never realized that they were treating him so badly.


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Basic Genetics Hw =)

After going to the website I learned a couple of things. One thing I learned was about traits is that there are three types. Physical traits (phenotype), behavioral traits, and predisposition to a medical condition. What I learned is that all of these traits can be influenced by an environment even physical traits. Physical traits such as hair color can be easily changed by exposure to sun or hair dyes. Behavioral traits can be influenced by your surroundings also. People can have a huge effect on someones behavior. Risk of getting a medical condition can be effected by out environment too. For example exercising and eating healthy will lower the risk of heart disease. Another thing I learned about traits is how they are inherited. Each of the parents pass one of their alleles to their children. The two combined decides what trait they have. The combination is different every time they have a baby too.

What I learned from heredity is that parents randomly pass chromosomes to their babies. They provide one full set of chromosomes to their babies. The thing is that any of these chromosomes can be from any of the two sets of chromosomes that the parents have. Another thing is that the baby can only have one of each chromosome. Every child inherits unique chromosomes. Since all the children have different chromosomes from their parents some will look like the father and and some will look like the mother. When these babies grow up and start families of their own and have children they pass some of their own chromosomes to their children. This continues generation after generation.


This has been a great review and it has also taught me some new things.


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