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We often think of the average guy as unspectacular. He doesn’t win the medals or get the highest grades. However, he also doesn’t fail but just gets by. This mediocrity makes his chances of surviving just as good as losing. But in biology, average individuals can become consistent big winners, outshining their counterparts through stabilizing …
If you are a fan of indoor games like me, you must have come across cubes such as dice and Rubix cubes. If you are not a fan, you may have used or seen ice cubes, milk crates, solid square tables, and many other objects with cubic shapes. What is a cube? The term cube …
Most of the substances we use are mixtures. Milk, a popular animal product that we consume almost daily, is a mixture. The main components found in milk are proteins, water, fats, and minerals. The fat content in regular milk is 3.5%. The fat content in milk can be reduced to 1.5%. After removing the fat …
All objects have potential energy stored within them. The amount of potential energy in an object depends on its position in relation to other objects. A trolley at rest has some potential energy caused by its weight. When you push the trolley, you exert force on it, making it move. The moving trolley now has …
The federal government provides many services for citizens. They usually require implementation at the state or local government level. These programs are structured as federal-state partnerships for which federal grants are provided. The grants fall into various categories, including competitive, pass-through, continuation, or formula grants. Formula grants are economic aids or fundings that are distributed …
Why do you like certain foods and not others? Do you like the ideas of Luther King? Who taught you some table manners? All these ideas and opinions were shaped by other people or experiences, either consciously or as part of your learning process. Those influences that helped shape your opinions and behaviors are called …
We ask for advice and purchase services from people who we believe are credible. Some go to the extent of checking past customers to ascertain the individual’s credibility. This credibility or character is referred to as ethos. It shows that you are honorable, trustworthy, and understand your service. Aristotle coined the word Ethos when explaining …
Have you ever found yourself blending nicely into another culture even though it is foreign to you? Cultural convergence is a process where cultures that come into contact tend to become similar with increasing interaction. It causes members of either culture to embrace elements of the other culture and make them part of their own. …
If you look at a collection of almost anything—people, objects, animals—those with average characteristics dominate in numbers. e.g. for humans those who are of average height, weight, etc are in the majority. However, when it comes to disruptive selection, this rule doesn’t apply. Disruptive selection is a kind of natural selection in biology where individuals …
Science plays a significant role in our lifestyle. Our necessities are made using scientific techniques. The detergents, foodstuff, clothes, drugs, and machines we use are made from scientific knowledge. We acquire scientific skills from basic science. The processes that take place in our bodies and in plants, reactions that take place when substances are combined, …