Genetic engineering examples include taking the gene that programs poison in the tail of a scorpion, and combining it with a cabbage. These genetically modified cabbages kill caterpillars because they have learned to grow scorpion poison (insecticide) in their sap. ... In his book Understanding Genetic Engineering, Dr. ...
Although the majority of the book portrays the depressing day to day mission of the man and the boy, each time the two overcome imminent death, they are encouraged to persevere. ... Despite his authoritative position, John spends his final days on realizing his dreams to board the Scorpion, modify his Ferrari and "[race] in the Grand Prix" (251). ...
For example, in the Western world, people do not eat insects or scorpions because they usually find them 'disgusting', but in the Far East, this type of food is appreciated and considered normal. ... Butler (1990), in her book "Gender Trouble", coins the term "performativity" and argues that the act that an individual does and performs is one that has been there before the individual came to the context. ...
Recent studies have begun to see the Homeric epics in the light of other epic traditions, notably epics from Mesopotamia, and have begun to look at striking similarities. There is a supposed lineage that can be seen connecting the Homeric epics most directly with the world of Akkadian epics (Gresset...
