When you walk up to it, one of the first things you notice is the eyes. The eyes are inlayed with mother of pearl, and are the only part of the statue that is thus inlayed. This gives the eyes a shine that changes with the angle. The eyes themselves are large for the face, taking up most of the facial area, and are carved in an “eyes wide opened” look, where no eyelids are to be visible. The pupils are solid lapis lazuli, which gives it a bright blue color, and are equally exaggerated, as were the eyes.
These types of glands are simple alveolar glands that are found all over the body except for areas likes the palms and soles. They are found to be quite small on the body trunk yet large on areas like the face, neck and upper chest. These glands secrete sebum which is an oily secretion. The central cells of the alveoli accumulate only lipids until they become so engorged that they burst which makes the sebaceous gland a holocrine gland. Sebum is secreted into areas like the hair follicles or the pores on the skin surface.
All About Jellyfish Jellyfish are very unique, aquatic creatures. They are classified in the phylum Cnidaria. The body of a jellyfish consists of 95 percent water, and in some species the percentage can range up to 99. It is umbrella-shaped and made of a soft jelly-like material. The wall of a jellyfish body is very fragile.
The plant hemp is illegal in the United States and has been since 1970 due to Congress passing the Controlled Substances Act, which makes growing hemp illegal without a DEA permit (Mass). Usage of hemp is among the oldest industries on the planet, dating back more than 10,000 years. The Columbia History of World states that the oldest relic of human industry is a bit of hemp fabric dating back to approximately 8,000 BC (Mass). The oldest paper came from China, made from a mixture of flax and hemp (Wilson). Not only is hemp one of the most productive plants known to man it can create upwards of 25,000 applications (Priensitz).
Aspartame, first introduced in 1965, is the most controversial and most widely used artificial sweetener, found in over six thousand products. Sold under brand names such as Equal or NutraSweet, it provides very few calories and is 160-220 times sweeter than sugar (Kovacs). Despite its wide range of use, aspartame comes with many health concerns. Since 1980, the FDA has
After spending $70.00 to produce, John Pemberton only sold a total amount of $50.00 worth of the soft drink. The ingredients in Coca Cola include cocaine and caffeine- rich kola nut. It was initially know as a tonic instead of a soft drink. Coca Cola was purchased from Asa Candler in 1887 for $2300 and became popular due to his aggressive marketing in the 1980’s. A new formula called
These reptiles have the ability to do incredible things. The Green Sea Turtle is one of seven species and happens to be the largest member of the Cheioniidae family. According to www.turtles.org/hawgrnd.htm , scientists assume that post-hatchlings, pelagic-stage Green Sea Turtles are omnivorous, but there are no data on diet from this age class. Young Green Sea Turtles have a diet of jellyfish and other invertebrates. Adults tend to eat sea grass and algae.
Frog Defence Mechanisms Research into several frog species has produced evidence that although frog’s possess the same general characteristics, many different species have developed their own unique methods of defence and escaping predation. Some species of frog have discovered that one of the best forms of defence is simply to hide. Many frogs have developed a great number of different disguises to escape the sight of potential predators. For example the Mossy frog (Rana septentrionalis- Fig. 2.7) – is covered in small bumps and spines, (Raxworthy, 2007), which along with it’s brown/green colouration allows it to blend perfectly into it’s mossy surroundings.
In 1966 between 25 and 30 percent of packaging for bread is plastic C. Retail giants Sears and J.C. Penny switch to plastic shopping bags D. Super markets began to say, “paper or plastic?’ E. In 1994 Denmark creates first plastic bag tax F. In 1996 over 80 percent of all bags used is plastic G. In 2002 Ireland introduces the worlds first consumer paid plastic bag tax III. Plastic bag pollution A. Plastic bags that are littered end up choking and killing thousands of birds and marine life a. Almost 267 species have been scientifically documented to be adversely affected by plastic marine debris. b.
The world’s coral reefs covers only about 368,000 square miles occupying less than three tenths of one percent of the ocean’s floor. Although the ecosystem is a small one, close to one million species of fish, crabs, eels, molluscs, sponges, worms, algae, grasses and other marine life call the coral reefs their home. But the coral reefs are depleting. There are many factors that contribute to the depletion of coral reefs. They are coral mining, climate, diseases, tourism, blast fishing, farm runoff, sewage, oil and industrial pollution.