Passive and Active voice.

1.Joanne was delayed by a client when she was leaving the office.
2.A meeting was being held by the tennis club at 6:30.
3.Shelba, the dog, blocked the doorway.
4.Sheba had to be taken to the vet.
5.The vet was worried by her condition.
6.The vet treated the dog while Joanne went home.
7.Joanne was told to get out of the house.
8.Joanne was confused by the telephone call.
9.The burglar was captured by the police.
10.His fingers had been bitten off by the dog.

The bottles were not open by the children easily.
Right outside her front door, a road was built by the government.
As he walked through the store, the antique vase was broken by Mr.Ross.
She was amazed by the changes when she arrived.
Street repairs are being made all month long, by the construction workers.
His retirement will be celebrated by The party.
Right in front of him, his oral exam was being discussed by his professors.
The homemade cookies were eaten by my son.
The hull of the ship was damaged by Corrison.
While I was there, the old homestead was being visited by some children.

The Gene Machine (pg. 46-65)

I never thought we could compare genes with computer programmers. Genes control our behavior. It is very interesting to see some of the ideas Dawkins shares to us because we learn about biology but in a more discussed way. He provides examples and stories that help understand biology and help prove his further points. “I am trying to build up the idea that animal behavior, altruistic or selfish, is under the control of genes in only an indirect but still very powerful, sense.” This quotation helps the reader to understand that humans and animals behave in certain ways because of the genes that carry.

“Therefore in order for a behavior pattern altruistic or selfish to evolve, it is necessary that a gene ‘for’ that behavior should survive in the gene pool more successfully that a rival gene or allele…”This quotation was the one that helped me the most because it clearly explains how a gene influences in our behavior, but first he has to “survive in the gene pool.”

Sources

INSTRUCTIONS
1.See if the article I am reading works for the topic I am discussing.
2.Take into consideration what point of view the author is adressing.
3.Is it a primary, secondary, or terciary source?
4.See how much does the article covers my topic.
5.How reliable is the source I am using.
6.Take into consideration if the article is updated or old. Does it work?
7.Does it have links to other articles that might also work for your topic?
8.Is the webpage credible?

EBSCO
-How women's rights got a splashy push By: Doup, Liz. Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL).

-Fay Weldon: Longtime Observer Of Women Vs. Men By: Goldberg, Carole. Hartford Courant, The (CT), 06/18/2006.

-Interview: Rachel Ivie on a study showing an increase of women in physics professorships By: NEAL CONAN. Talk of the Nation (NPR), 02/23/2005.

-Tortured Woman Had Told Of Abuse by One Suspect. By: Urbina, Ian; Stratton, Chris. New York Times, 9/13/2007.

-Rebuilt to last: Woman's Club of Albany working to restore its home and civic mission By: Howley, Dan. Times Union (Albany, NY), 11/04/2007.

Immortal Coils (The Selfish Gene pg.21-45).

Definitions:
Allele:"When two genes are rivals in a chromosome".
Meiosis: Cell division by sexual relations.
Mitosis: Normal, natural cell division.
Point Mutation:"Error corresponding to a single misprinted letter in a book."
Mimicry: Edited or rearrenged.
START symbol: Used to define when a gene sequence begins.
END symbol: Used to describe when a gene sequence ends.
Gene: Is defined as a piece of chromosome which is sufficiently short for it to last, potentially, for long enough for it to function as a significant unit of natural selection."

"As far as a gene is concerned, its alleles are its deadly rivals, but other genes are just part of its environment..."

The Replicators (The Selfish Gene pg.12-20).

The replicator is said to be, a molecule that can multiply itself. “AT some point a particularly remarkable molecule was formed by accident. We call it the Replicator. It may not necessarily have been the biggest or the most complex molecule around, but it had the extraordinary property of being able to create copies of itself”.

Dawkins then talks about “building blocks” which I understand are further going to be DNA. These building blocks will attach to the replicator, and the building blocks will form a sequence copied by that of the replicator. This process continues until many layers are stacked on o top of the other. “This is how crystals are formed”.

I find it very interesting to learn about biology through this book. However, it has been very challenging since it is very long and difficult to read.

Paraphrasing,Quotation, and Summary

Paraphrasing:
Roger Sipher argues why students should not be obligated to attend school since it does not bring positive consequences nor improvement in education.

Summary:
In this essay Sipher provides the reader valuable arguments in which he states why it is not efficient to force children into school. He also tells us how students who do not like or appreciate school only disturb and molest the ones who do want to learn. He provides different points of view in which the reader can conclude that forcing students to go to class is only a waste of time, money, and other people's talents.

Quotation:
Roger Sipher not only talks about the consequences of forcing students to class, but also shows the benefits of not forcing them to class, ¨Communities could use these savings to support institutions to deal with young people not in school. If, in the long run, these institutions prove more costly, at least we would not confuse their mission with that of schools¨(Sipher).

Why are People? (The Selfish Gene pg.2-11).

According to Dawkins, being altruistic means, doing things for the well of a community or a group, not for ones own interest. “An apparently altruistic act is one that looks, superficially, as if it must tend to make the altruistic more likely (however slightly) to die, and the recipient more likely to survive”. I realized Dawkins was arguing and giving examples of this behavior so he can compare it to selfishness, which clearly is much more common between humans. I personally think that in many cases I am a very selfish person. However, I am altruistic in some other cases, for example, when I help my friends before helping myself, or when I think of others first. I also behave in an altruistic way when I take decisions that will benefit others and not myself.

Like I said before, talking about altruistic behaviors led Dawkins to talk about selfishness. According to him, being selfish is refusing to share, and acting for ones own benefit all the time. “…Selfish behavior may simply consist of refusing to share some valued resource such as food, or sexual partners”. I think being selfish is sometimes useful because not everyone has good intentions and sometimes they just want to see you get hurt. When you act in a selfish way the possibilities of getting hurt are much less than when you benefit everyone else.