"The Secret Life of Books"
They have their stratagems too, though they can't move.
They know their parts.
Like invalids long reconciled
To stillness, they do their work through others.
They have turned the world
To their own account by the twisting of hearts.
What do they have to say and how do they say it?
In the library
At night, or the sun room with its one Read More »
Plan of Investigation
I. Subject of the investigation: Read More »
When discussing the reasons behind voter apathy in POSI 2320 I found the most compelling idea to be the indirect measurement of satisfaction among American citizens. I guess the reason that it was so interesting to me is the fact that it is not surprising. Read More »
I have built my life around my religious beliefs so therefore, it shouldn't be a surprise
that I would base my argument off of that. Humans were not given the power to
manipulate life in the beginning. God is the only one who has any control over those
kinds of things. But now, our technology has gotten so advanced we now have the Read More »
Democratic Representative Henry Waxman of California and Republican Representative Tom Davis of Virginia have uncovered a small conspiracy among Bush's government officials. Attempting to gather information reguarding global warming from the White House, they were repeatedly turned down. Upon further investigation, it is highly suspect that scientists were "pressured to downplay the threat". Read More »
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same, Read More »
I will not plead
If I deny, I am condemned already,
In courts where ghosts appear as witnesses
And swear men's lives away. If I confess,
Then I confess a lie, to buy a life,
Which is not life, but only death in life.
--William Wadsworth Longfellow
“I have just been biding my time
Sharpening my axe
And learning your every move Read More »
Introduction: A monosaccharide is a simple sugar and forms a disaccharide (a double sugar) when condensation occurs. Hydrolysis breaks a disaccharide apart to form two monosaccharides by splitting water molecules. Many monosaccharides can combine to form a polysaccharide, an example being starch. Carbohydrates (sugars) are stored temporarily as glucose and for longer periods as starch. Read More »
