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adoption adoption, act by which the legal relation of parent and child is created. Adoption was recognized by Roman law but not by common law. Statutes first introduced adoption into U.S. law in the mid-19th cent., and today it is allowed in all states of the United States and in Great Britain. Adoption is generally a judicial proceeding, requiring a hearing before a judge. Adoption statutes usually provide that the consent of the parents or guardian of the child—and that of the child, if above a certain age—must be obtained. An adopted child generally assumes the rights and duties of a natural legitimate child. Similarly, the rights and duties accompanying natural parenthood generally accompany adoptive parenthood (e.g., the right of custody and the obligation of support). The natural parents have no right to control an adopted child, nor have they any duties toward it, but in some states the child does not lose the right to inherit from them. In many cases children are adopted by relatives. Many states now permit adoption by unmarried adults; some allow adoption by homosexual couples. Most adoptions are of the same race. Transracial adoptions are controversial, pitting issues of culture and heritage against the need of a child for a stable parent-child relationship as early in life as possible, regardless of race. The Multiethnic Placement Act (1994) made it illegal for U.S. states to hold up adoptions solely in order to match racial or ethnic background of the child. In adoption by unrelated adults, the courts have traditionally attempted to ease adjustment to the adoptive family and protect the privacy of the (often unwed) mother by maintaining secrecy regarding the child's birth parents. Since the 1970s, however, a growing number of adopted children have attempted to identify their birth parents, and â€Å"open adoption,† in which adoptive and birth parents maintain a relationship, has become more accepted. Questions of parental rights and where these stand vis-à  -vis the rights and best interests of the child have also been highlighted in cases in which the courts tranferred custody of adopted or fostered children to birth parents who had previously given them up. Many children are adopted through public or private agencies, but a growing number are adopted through private placement, in which the prospective adoptive parents advertise for or are otherwise put into contact with a birth mother, usually with the help of a lawyer who is familiar with the process and the legal requirements of the individual states.

Love and conflict in Romeo and Juliet Essay

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet shows how love between the Capulet Romeo and Montague Juliet resolves an â€Å"ancient† conflict between the two families. The play was first performed in 1595, the play was Shakespeare’s first tragedy genre. Shakespeare believes the two lovers are bound by fate, â€Å"star-crossed†. We know that the hatred shown between both families is an â€Å"ancient grudge†, and that the rivalry is passed down the family tree. The prologue summarises the whole play in advance, this gives an overview of Romeo and Juliet’s actions. Shakespeare uses different styles of speech to represent social classes in the play. The upper class speak in a more knowledgeable blank verse, while the lower classes speak in prose. A clear example of this is the way the servants at the beginning insult each while speaking in prose, however as soon as soon as more aristocratic people come in, they speak in blank verse. From the start of the play we see the servants of both houses show their dislike to each other. This is one of the major conflicts in the play. Sampson and Gregory are servants of the house of Capulet. The fact that the family rivalry and hatred is present in the low status of a servant, shows how â€Å"The quarrel is between our masters and us their men. † The two Capulet servants show they are low in power as they speak in prose. They use puns as insults, â€Å"I mean, an we’ll be in choler we’ll draw†, as â€Å"choler† also means â€Å"anger†. They argue about their hatred for their enemy, insulting and mocking them in the process. They use sexual innuendo; Sampson says how he will rape the women of Montague, after he has dealt with the men, he will † be cruel to the maids- I will cut off their heads. † Gregory replies â€Å"The heads of the maids? † Sampson then answers his question with â€Å"Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads. † â€Å"maidenheads† meaning virginity. The servants try to denote the Montague servants by referring to them as animals, † A dog of the house of Montague moves me. † Shakespeare inserts dramatic action to the play; he applies it to the fight between the servants that is bound to occur. He achieves this by causing excitement over the argument of the servants, and the intimidation shown to start a fight. The Capulet servants show they have pride and look down on Montague men, but they do not want to start a fight and get the blame for it, â€Å"I will frown as I pass by, and let them take it as they list. † The Capulet servants provoke the other house into fighting, by saying that they are leering them towards a fight, and if they reject they are cowards, â€Å"I will bite my thumb at them, which is a disgrace to bear it. † Shakespeare intensifies the dramatic action by showing verbal duelling between the two houses. Montague â€Å"Do you bite your thumb at us sir? † Capulet â€Å"I do bite my thumb sir† Montague â€Å"Do you bite your thumb at us sir? † Capulet â€Å"No sir, I do not bite my thumb at you sir, but I do bite my thumb sir. † This verbal duelling creates suspense to the physical fight, by both houses verbally fighting. Following the servants’ conflict, another conflict occurs between Benvolio and Montague Tybalt. The peacemaker Benvolio comes to the scene to try and resolve the conflict in a non-violent method, while â€Å"the fiery† Tybalt comes only to stir more trouble and fight. Benvolio is seen as a negotiator, he tries to talk to Tybalt to make him stop the fight, â€Å"I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword or manage it to part these men with me. † Benvolio appears mature and sensible, we get the impression that he wishes to avoid any means of conflict and see the household grudge resolved. The â€Å"fiery† Tybalt on the other hand is violent and resents the house of Capulet with intensity. Unlike Benvolio he puts violence over peace, as he compares his hatred to that of hell, â€Å"What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues and thee. † Because of his desire for violence, we see Tybalt as less mature and intelligent as Benvolio. The conflict between Benvolio and Tybalt sees uses of imagery and blank verse language; this shows their high status. Benvolio speaks calmly and peacefully, while he is commanding in his speech. His desperation to try and resolve could be because he likes to be in control, or he feels it is the right thing to do, or he is in fear of his life. His desperation is shown by his imperative tone. â€Å"I do but keep peace. † There is an opposite antithesis as Benvolio is calm in his speech, while Tybalt is argumentative and shows his inner ferocity and anger. â€Å"Have at thee coward! † Both men use their imagery based on fire. Benvolio describes Tybalt as â€Å"fiery†. Tybalt uses his infernal imagery as he shows his Montague hatred, equal to his hatred of hell, hell being a fiery place of evil. â€Å"As I hate hell, all Montagues. † Shakespeare again creates dramatic action in the conflict between Benvolio and Tybalt. The opposite interests of both men create this effect, as one is desperate to fight, while the other is desperate to stop the fight. Benvolio is demanding and desperate to keep peace, â€Å"I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword, or manage it to part these men with me. † Dramatic action for Benvolio is created by his goal to resolve the conflict and search for peace. Tybalt wants to fight with his enemy and has no interest in peace, his violent conscious creates his dramatic action. I will now look into the triple way conflict between the Prince and the two houses. The Prince shows signs of resent to both houses, as they do not keep peace; he calls them â€Å"rebellious subjects,† and â€Å"enemies to peace†. The Prince, like Benvolio wants peace over brawling, he dislikes the way peace has been broken in Verona, where it is his job in his high state of Authority to keep peace and deal with disruptions against laws of Verona. â€Å"Three civil brawls bred of an airy word. By thee, old Capulet, and Montague. Have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets. † As the Prince is the highest in authority, he rightly feels he should be respected by the houses, and the fact that they have again broke his laws and not listened to his warnings makes him believe they do not respect him as they should. This leads to the Prince becoming angry, and causes him to make a final deadly warning, that if any further violent outbreaks occur, lives shall be taken. â€Å"If you ever disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace. † As a further punishment, the Prince tells the citizens to be angered of the wrong doing which has taken place, this leads to extra guilt on the houses, â€Å"And made Verona’s ancient citizens Cast by their grave beseeming ornaments. † Looking back at where the families went wrong, they did not show signs of keeping peace, possibly because if a family gives in and backs away from the other, they will look the weaker and more cowardly family, and with the strong pride that is present in both households, it is not a desired option. Capulet â€Å"What is this? Give me my long sword! † Montague â€Å"Thou villain Capulet! Hold me not! Let me go! † The Lords of both family have the same desire to fight as the servants, however this is not the way high class Lords should be acting. The Prince wants to be in control, and proves this by speaking in a commanding and powerful manner. He threatens lives of people that go against his orders, as he requires high amounts of respect because he is so high in authority. The Prince uses rhetorical language to display his anger at the families disobeying his laws and orders, â€Å"Will they not hear? † The Prince uses imagery of fiery blood, to show the houses’ violent rage, â€Å"That quench the fire of your pernicious rage, with purple fountains issuing from your veins. † The families speak angrily as they want to fight, â€Å"Give me my long sword! † Lady Capulet adds comedy to the play as she mocks her husband’s old age, â€Å"A crutch, a crutch! † Lady Montague shows her control over her husband, as she orders him not to get involved in the fight, â€Å"Thou shall not stir one foot to seek a foe. † Both families speak in blank verse to show their high status. The lords’ violent conscious adds dramatic action to the scene, as they immediately want to fight each other, â€Å"My sword I say! Old Montague is come! † Lady Montague adds comedy; this decreases the build up of tension, â€Å"A crutch, a crutch! † Romeo has an internal conflict, as he loves Juliet, but he feels he should hate her, as she is Capulet. The conflict is between his love for her and the traditional rivalry of the houses. â€Å"O dear account, my life is in my foes debt. † Romeo wants to still be loyal to his house, but he wants to love Juliet. He feels guilt when he marries her because he keeps it secret against his family and friends. â€Å"I pray, that thou consent to marry us today! † Romeo is also in fear as he is going against his family and house, â€Å"Ay, so I fear the more is my unrest. † Romeo’s love is so strong, he finally comes to the conclusion that he is ready to give up his name, so he can love Juliet without the guilt of being a Montague, â€Å"Call me but ‘love’ and I’ll be new baptised. Henceforth I never will be Romeo. † This is a big step for Romeo, he is ready to give up his pride and dignity of being a Montague. Romeo speaks in blank verse; this shows he is of a high social status. Romeo is desperate and eccentric in his speech as he is so infatuated with Juliet; he proves this by immediately wanting to kiss Juliet. â€Å"My lips, two blushing pilgrims ready to stand. To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss. † He compares Juliet with the shining dominant beauty of the sun, â€Å"what light yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. † He speaks rhetorically about his love, â€Å"Did my heart love till now? † When Romeo first lays eyes on Juliet, he speaks in praise of her as if she is an angel, and is too beautiful for this earth, â€Å"Beauty too rich for use, for Earth too dear. † Romeo then goes on to kiss Juliet, and then comes out with a rather fast decision that he is in love. Dramatic action is then created when his perfect love is spoilt when he discovers she is a Capulet, â€Å"Is she a Capulet? O dear account, my life is in my foes debt. † Dramatic action is then intensified when he decides he will give up his name for Juliet, â€Å"Call me but ‘love’ and I’ll be new baptised. Henceforth I never will be Romeo. † Romeo firstly is in sexually attraction to fellow Montague Roseline, his love is unrequited. â€Å"out of her favour where I am in love. † Romeo is depressed and in despair for he is â€Å"out of her favour† as his love is not being returned. The love is one way. Romeo is so mixed up with his love he is lost in thought, this causes Romeo to lose track of time, as he believes the day is dragging on, â€Å"Ay me sad hours seem long. † Romeo wrongly thinks he is in true love, however his attraction to her is only based on her beauty, â€Å"Love is a smoke made with the fume of sights. † This is courtly love. When Romeo speaks about his false love for Roseline, he shows his state of depression and despair, â€Å"Not having that, that makes them short. † Romeo uses imagery of Cupid to say that Roseline will not fall for his love. â€Å"She’ll not be hit with Cupid’s arrow. † He says she has â€Å"Diane’s whit† as Roseline will not show love back for his unrequited love, and she will not love anyone. Romeo uses oxymoron in his words to show his despair and confusion in his love. â€Å"O heavy lightness. Serious Vanity. † Shakespeare again creates dramatic action in Romeo’s love for Roseline, Romeo’s point of desperation and depression causes this. Romeo is in an illusion by thinking he is in true love while it is truly courtly love, this shows his inexperience in love, this also creates slight humour. â€Å"Why such is love’s transgression. Grieves heavy on my breast. † Romeo passes on his depression in his conversation with Benvolio. Romeo â€Å"Dost thou laugh? † Benvolio â€Å"No coz, I rather weep. † Romeo â€Å"Good heart, at what? † Benvolio â€Å"At thy good heart’s oppression. † The main love in the play is that of Romeo and Juliet. They fall in love at first sight, as they’re both attracted to each other’s beauty. Romeo shows Juliet’s beauty by saying she outshines the brightest torches in the room, â€Å"O she doth teach the torches to burn bright. † Again we see Romeo falling easily to sexual attraction, as he did with Roseline. â€Å"And touching her makes my hand rude. † He considers Juliet a holy object and therefore untouchable. Unlike Roseline, Juliet answers back to Romeo’s love, â€Å"My only love sprung from my only hate. † Romeo uses imagery to compare Juliet to the beauty of angels, â€Å"Beauty too rich for use, for Earth too dear. † He again refers to Juliet as holy, as he says his lips are pilgrims that have travelled to her to kiss her holiness, â€Å"My lips, two blushing pilgrims ready to stand. † Romeo uses hyperbole terms to express Juliet’s beauty, â€Å"O she doth teach the torches to burn bright. † Romeo and Juliet’s language is both really for the moment, as they wish for the moment never to end. They are both very lustful, as they both have the same desire to kiss each other. Romeo â€Å"My lips two blushing pilgrims ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss. † Juliet â€Å"Then have my lips the sin that they have took. † Both lovers speak in blank verse showing their high role in their houses. Dramatic action is created in the way that both Romeo and Juliet both fall in love at first sight. A big shock for both is when find out they are from rival families. Romeo says, â€Å"My life is in my foes debt. † Juliet shows the same reaction, â€Å"My only love sprung from my only hate. † Romeo’s praise of Juliet helps strengthen dramatic action. I believe Shakespeare wrote the play to show the power of love. He shows the dangers and advantages in the play. Because there love was so strong, Romeo and Juliet died and many people were killed. The advantages t this love is obvious, the way their tragic death and love resolves a great conflict between the two houses.

To Kill A Mockingbird Self Discovery Essay - 821 Words

Eileen Kennedy-Moore once said, â€Å"the path of self discovery is a journey of discovery that is clear only in retrospect, and it’s rarely a straight line.† This quote can define Jeremy Atticus Finch’s experience throughout his time in Maycomb county in To Kill a Mockingbird as a child. I’m the story, Jem and his sister Scout are forced to grow up rather quickly as their father defends a colored man, Tom Robinson, of rape in which the town highly disagrees on. The town does not keep this feeling hidden. As the trial occurs it is clear that Tom is innocent and should be released. The opposite of this happens and Tom is concluded as guilty. Which leads to two highly upset children. Jeremy, who is referred to as Jem, begins as the average†¦show more content†¦Because of this situation, Jem has developed a moral that will stand strong not only because of his father but because he has seen the wrongfulness of the town due to prejudice and racism. Fur thermore, on morals, Jem takes his fathers advice and steps into other people’s places and sees things from their point of view. One example of this would be how Jem comes to the realization that Arthur Radley, the town shut in who is also known as Boo, stays in his home because he wants to. When realizing this, Jem not only creates a moral but also begins to think for himself instead of believing the lies told by the town gossips. In the beginning of the story Jem believes Arthur has stayed in his house all this time because he is forced to. Jem also believes that Boo is insane and has tried to kill his own family. Nonetheless, Jem does step into Arthur’s shoes and see the town from his perspective. By doing this Jem sees the town as a hateful place filled with judge full people and explains it to Scout that Arthur stays inside because he wants too. This actualization of Arthur ensures that Jem uses this technique with many other situations. Continuing, as Jem is see ing things from others point of views, he grows in his maturity which leads to him to act as adult. An example of this is when Scout and Aunt Alexandra, who is very determine to keep a good reputation to the family name, get into an argument regarding theShow MoreRelatedEssay on Silent Spring - Rachel Carson30092 Words   |  121 Pagesoffprint from Gales For Students Series: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction, Author Biography, Plot Summary, Characters, Themes, Style, Historical Context, Critical Overview, Criticism and Critical Essays, Media Adaptations, Topics for Further Study, Compare Contrast, What Do I Read Next?, For Further Study, and Sources.  ©1998-2002;  ©2002 by Gale. Gale is an imprint of The Gale Group, Inc., a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Gale and Design ® andRead MoreLiterary Criticism : The Free Encyclopedia 7351 Words   |  30 PagesBildungsroman that focus on the growth of an individual. An Entwick lungsroman (development novel) is a story of general growth rather than self-cultivation. An Erziehungsroman (education novel) focuses on training and formal schooling,[citation needed] while a Kà ¼nstlerroman (artist novel) is about the development of an artist and shows a growth of the self.[16] Furthermore, some memoirs and published journals can be regarded as Bildungsroman although being predominantly factual (an example being

How Mainbars and Sidebars Are Used in News Coverage

Youve probably noticed that when an especially big news story happens, newspapers, and news websites dont just produce one story about it but often many different stories, depending on the magnitude of the event. These different kinds of stories are called mainbars and sidebars.   What Is a Mainbar? A mainbar is the main news story about a big news event. Its the story that includes the main points of the event, and it tends to focus on the hard-news aspects of the story. Remember the five Ws and the H  Ã¢â‚¬â€ who, what, where, when, why and how? Those are the things you generally want to include in the mainbar. What Is a Sidebar? A sidebar is a story that accompanies the mainbar. But instead of including all the main points of the event, the sidebar focuses on one aspect of it. Depending on the magnitude of the news event, the mainbar can be accompanied by just one sidebar or by many. An Example Lets say youre covering a story about the dramatic rescue of a boy who has fallen through the ice of a pond in winter. Your mainbar would include the most newsy aspects of the story — how the child fell and was rescued, what his condition is, his name and age and so on. Your sidebar, on the other hand, might be a  profile of the person who rescues the boy. Or you might write about how the neighborhood where the boy lives comes together to help the family. Or you might do a sidebar on the pond itself - have people fallen through the ice here before? Were appropriate warning signs posted, or was the pond an accident waiting to happen? Again, mainbars tend to be longer, hard-news oriented stories, while sidebars tend to be shorter and often focus on a more feature-y, human-interest side of the event. There are exceptions to this rule. A sidebar on the dangers of the pond would be a very hard-news story. But a profile of the rescuer would probably read more like a feature. Why Do Editors Use Mainbars and Sidebars? Newspaper editors like using mainbars and sidebars because for big news events, theres too much information to cram into one article. Its better to separate the coverage into smaller pieces, rather than having just one endless article.   Editors also feel that using mainbars and sidebars is more reader-friendly. Readers who want to get a general sense of what has happened can scan the mainbar. If they want to read about one particular aspect of the event they can find the relevant story. Without the mainbar-sidebar approach, readers would have to plow through one huge article to try to find the details theyre interested in. In the digital age, when readers have less time, shorter attention spans and more news to digest, thats not likely to happen. An Example From The New York Times On this page, youll find The New York Times main news story on the ditching of a U.S. Airways passenger jet into the Hudson River. Then, on the right side of the page, under the heading Related coverage, youll see a series of sidebars on the accident, including stories on the quickness of the rescue effort, the hazard that birds present to jets, ​and the fast reaction of the jets crew in responding to the accident.

Foreign Policy And Trade Regulation - 1862 Words

Over the course of the semester we have discussed the European integration in areas such as justice, currency, foreign policy and trade regulation. As it stands, member nations are incredibly intertwined in common policies which serve to create a unified Europe. However, one large area that has been left untouched by integration has been a common, European military. Though European member states are highly integrated as part of their membership in the EU, Europe’s currently military policies are insufficient, and their inability to create a military force is shaped by issues of sovereignty and identity. In this paper I will examine why Europe struggles to coordinate defense efforts. I will do so by examining the history of European†¦show more content†¦To best understand NATO and the EuroCorps, one must know the evolution of Europe’s military cooperation in conjunction with the Union’s overall integration. Europe’s military policy has been shaped by The Treaty of Brussels, the European Defense Community (EDC), the North Atlantic Treaty, and the Western European Union respectively. In 1947, as part of the aftermath of WW2, Britain and France signed the Treaty of Dunkirk. The two parties agreed to provide mutual assistance to one another in the event that Germany again showed aggressions as it did during the war. The Treaty of Dunkirk was the first treaty of military cooperation in Europe, and it ultimately paved way for the Western European Union. Two weeks after signing the Treaty of Dunkirk, the partnership was extended to Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, and was renamed the Treaty of Brussels. The Treaty of Brussels contained only ten articles, but its comprehensive content gave the signatories power to defend themselves collectively. Most important to the treaty was Article 4, which stated that if any of the parties should be the object of an armed attack in Europe, the other parties would give necessary military assistance, and provide any other aid they could feasibly give to the country under attack.

Elegant Sound free essay sample

Im a hitchhiker between dimensions. While we dont have the resources to escape our often stressful and repetitive existence, we can afford to take the occasional vacation. Between these fantastic worlds exist pathways, most of which dont come without consequences. My route starts and ends on the ethereal waves of what I like to call â€Å"elegant sound.† Music is my drug. Massive headphones and stereo systems inject me with it day in and day out. After it journeys down my ear canals and reaches my head, it sinks through to my nerves, veins, bones, muscles, and organs. With the power of harmonies and melodies, music allows us to stroll down a primrose path (if only for a moment). I love those moments in a song when the sound hits me in just the right spot and the music and I practically become one. My physical self faces this attempt at possession and submits to the sound before I can hesitate. We will write a custom essay sample on Elegant Sound or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page I disconnect from the world I know and enter a euphoric state where Im bathed in a sublime, transcendent sound that feels as good as sinking into a warm spring. All too soon, the music dies out and I emerge from this other world to find only the shallow ambiance of reality. Such abstract environments exist and yet are nonexistent; even if I recognize them, I cannot grasp their true qualities. At other times the side effects of music include loss of control and a deficiency in perception. My friends and I have gathered at many high school dances, where our worries and concerns dissolved in the mosh pit. Doing this, however, required me to face annoyances like the tawdry pop music blaring from the giant speakers. Tasteless as it was, my body couldnt help but submit to the raw bass and rhythm of the sound. As I would start to dance, my sense of time and location would suddenly vanish. My vision became a blur, and the masses of people and flashy technicolor lights morphed into vague shapes. What followed wasnt merely dancing, but a constant surge of impulses sent through my muscles and joints. This vitality just kept flowing through me until I was soaked in sweat and exhausted. It was as if Lady Gaga and Usher manipulated me like a marionette through their music. Over time, I developed a bizarre appreciation for this uncontrolled energy flow. Coordinating and controlling all my actions occupies a great deal of my time, and it commonly tires me out by days end. It feels nice to let go of those physical responsibilities and let my body just move to the will of music. Contrary to popular belief, a little disarray does a person some good. Through devices including instruments, scales, rhythm, dynamics, music theory and composition, music overrides multiple frontiers in fantasy and emotion. To me, all songs attempt to go beyond what we know about life and let us take a moment to discover new attitudes and thoughts within ourselves. Music, much like imagination, liberates consciousness and takes it on a rampant ride through the impossible and inconceivable. Too often we pay attention only to truths and feed our minds on a strict diet of knowledge and certainties. But I think that the time has come for us to explore things wild and abstract; lets take a moment (or even an eternity) to appreciate and look into everything well never understand. While I know to keep my feet on the ground, I adore every second I get to spend in the skies, the cosmos, and beyond. Now if youll excuse me, I have to catch a flight on the starship Styx.

Microscope Types Essay Example For Students

Microscope Types Essay The use of a microscope is to provide a magnified view of objects (that arebeing analysed) that are otherwise to small to be seen by the naked eye. Theycan be described according to their illumination and lens arrangement. (i)Microscopes are able to use either light or electrons as their illuminationsource, which are respectively known as light powered and electron microscopes. (ii) Monocular microscopes have a single eye piece where as binocularmicroscopes posses two eye pieces, position side by side for simultaneousviewing with both eyes. (iii) A simple microscope consists of one single lenssystem where as a compound microscope consists of two main lens systems, anocular and objective, which are superimposed over each other to provide greatermagnification. In Biology, microscopes can also be described according to somespecific purpose such as dissecting microscopes, which are commonly referred, asdissectors are especially suitable for use while dissecting very small ordelicate specimens. Microscopes are usually equipped with a series ofinterchangeable eyepiece lenses (oculars), each with different individualmagnifications. Majority of ocular magnification is as followed: X4, X5, X6, X7,X8, X10, X12, and X15. On a typical monocular microscope objectivesmagnification found is as followed: X4 = SCANNING POWER = S.P. X10 = LOW POWER =L.P. X40 = HIGH POWER = H .P. To find the overall magnification factor obtainedwhen using any microscope is calculated by the following mathematical formula:OCULAR magnification X OBJECTIVE magnification = OVERALL magnification Thecondenser lens is situated below the stage and causes light rays to converge onto the specimen situated on the stage, thus illuminating is adequately whenmagnified by the viewing lens. The amount of light passing through the condenserlens can be varied by opening and closing the iris diaphragm, situated at thebottom of the condenser. AIM: (i) To become familiar with the features andfunction of the monocular and stereo microscopes. (ii) To gain first handexperience in sketching scientific diagrams from prepared slides. EQUIPMENTUSED: Monocular microscopes, microscope lamp, lens cleaning tissue,lens-cleaning fluid, and various prepared slides. PROCEDURE: When using amonocular microscope, adjust the condenser lens so that it comes to rest againstthe bottom of the stage. Wind it down a bout 2mm below this level; now its inthe ideal position. The iris diaphragm should also be readjusted each time aslide is moved from S.P to L.P. H.P. Obtain the first of the prepared slides andexamine it under the scanning power. (ALWAYS begin with the S.P. then the L.P. and finally the H.P.! NEVER the other way round!). Adjust the course focussingmechanism followed by the fine focus knob this will assure maximum clarity. Having adjusted the course focus whilst operating the scanning power setting,there is no need to use it again with either the L.P. or H.P. magnifications. Use only the FINE FOCUS with these magnifications. N.B When operating eitherfocussing mechanism, ALWAYS adjust the two wheels TOWARDS yourself, NEVER awayfrom you! This will insure that the objective moves AWAY from the side NOTtowards it, therefore the objective it CANNOT be rammed through the specimenslide! In Scientific sketching, try to keep BOTH eyes open, using one to peerdown the microscope, and using the other eye to draw with. In addition, thesketches should ALWAYS include: A Title, Magnification factor, Labels (ifpossible) and be approximately -1 full page in size. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION:Microscopes have many components, but one component was used at all times andmost likely without even noticing you used it. That component is sits at the topof the microscope, which you look through and it is call the ocular. The ocularis interchangeable with different individual magnifications including X10, whichwas used in examining all prepared slides. Therefore, even if the objectivemag nification was X4 (S.P.), X10 (L.P.), or X40 (H.P.) the ocular did not changeit was still the same magnification of X10. By using the mathematic formula ofOcular times, Objective will equal to the overall magnification you were usingwhile examining a slide. These magnifications were: OCULAR X OBJECTIVE = OVERALLMAGNIFICATION FACTOR X10 X X4 = 40 times = S.P. X10 X X10 = 100 times = L.P. X10X X40 = 400 times = H.P. The specimens that are on slides come in many comecolours and shape it depends on what specimen and which stain is used. In thisexperiment the prepared side specimens that were examined were an Ovary andTestes Colon Appendix that were pink, Striated Muscle was a purple red colour,and Grass Root Tip came in three colours red light blue and cream. Each slidewas examined with Scanning power, Low power, and High power, there aretremendous amounts of differences between the sides. Cause of out five the sidesselected four are of from different parts of an animal and one is a pla nt slide. The main difference is between the magnification factors, scanning power (S.P.)is the only one that enables you to view all or most of the specimen section. Viewing in S.P. the specimen section structure is very cramped with every thingvery close together (refer to sketches). When changing to low power (L.P.) thespecimen section structure is larger where the section is a lot more freeenabling the viewer to view in between the sections components (refer tosketches). High power (H.P.) is where the specimen section structures is hugeand more unattached compared to those of the S.P. and L.P. Therefore, in H.P. Spontaneous Generation EssayAnal Canal (C) The anal canal presents longitudinal folds, anal columns,that become jointed at the orifice of the anus to form anal valves andintervening anal sinuses. The epithelium changes from the simple columnar of therectum, to simple cuboidal at the anal valves, to epidermis at the orifice ofthe anus. Circumanal glands, hair follicles, and sebaceous glands are presenthere. The submucosa is rich in vascular supply, while the muscularis externaforms the internal anal sphincter muscle. An adventitia connects the anus to thesurrounding structures. STRIATED MUSCLES Longitudinal Section (A) Connectivetissue elements are clearly identifiable because of the presence of the nucleithat are considerably smaller than those of cardiac muscle cells. The connectivetissue is rich in vascular components, especially capillaries. The endomysium ispresent but indistinct. Longitudinal Section (B) Cardiac muscle cells fromlong, branching, and anastomosing muscle fibers Bluntly oval nuclei are large,are centrally located within the cell, and appearing somewhat vesicular. A and Ibands are present but are not as clearly defined as in skeletal muscle. Intercalated discs, marking the boundaries of contiguous cardiac muscle cell,may be indistinct unless special staining techniques are used. Purkinje fibersare occasionally evident. ROOT TIP As root tissues differentiate behind thegrowing tip, they form a pattern of cylinders (tubes) within the cylinders. Eachcylinder is composed of tissue that has a specific role to play for the plant. Epidermis The outermost cylinder is only cell in thickness and is called theepidermis. This encloses and protects the underlying tissues. Some epidermiscells differentiate into hair cells. These stick out into surrounding soilspaces and absorb water and selected mineral ions. Cortex Parenchyma A verythick cylinder is found just under the epidermis. This called the cortex orcortex parenchyma. Parenchyma cells store excess nutrients, usually in the formof starch. These cells are loosely packed so that the spaces between them candirect water and mineral ions coming from root hairs and cortex spaces anddirects them into the central vascular core. Pericycle Another thin cylinderis found under the endodermis, the pericycle. Pericycle cells can function likemeristem and mitotically produce secondary or branch roots. The pericycle alsoconstitutes the outer boundary of the vascular core, a structure that containsthe internal, liquid transport highways of the plant in the form of highlyspecial ised tube like or conducting tissues. Vascular Cylinder The vascularcylinder is comprised of tissues that transport nutrients. Water and mineralions taken in by root hairs and concentrated into the core by the endodermis aretransported up into the plant shoot by xylem tubes. Sugar rich fluid,sucrose, made in the leaves as glucose is transported by phloem sieve tubes intothe root core, where it is distributed to root cells for energy production orstorage as starch in the cortex parenchyma. Xylem and phloem tissues areexcellent examples of how cell structure dictates function. Xylem Cells (A)Xylem cells have to die before they can serve the transport needs of the plant. Dead xylem cells leave behind a thick, hollow, tubular wall, which joins end toend with other xylem walls to form a microscopic but strong and fixable tube,which extends from root to leaf. Xylem walls have slit like openings orpits, which provide for the sideways transfer of water and mineral ions intosurrounding tissue. Close examination of these wall shows that their thicknessis due to cellulose and a cement like substance call lignin. Lignin creates thewood in woody plants some walls are reinforced with internal rings or spirals. These rings of lignin help to support the plant. Xylem tubes are sometimescalled vessels, i.e. composed of vessel cells, or elements. Primitive plantssuch as pines and firs have tracheid xylem which thinner walls and tapered ends. Phloem (B) Phloem is made up of two basic cell types, both of which areliving when they serve the transport needs of the plant. The lager cell type isa sieve tube member; the small is a companion cell. The sieve tubes member,though living, does not have a nucleus and therefore does not control its ownmetabolism. What the needs it has are apparently provide for by the tinycompanion cell that is attached to the sieve tube member. Sieve tubes membersare very much smaller and have thinner walls than xylem, but like xylem, theyjoin end to end to form sieve tubes that extend leaves to roots. These taketheir name from the tiny, sieve like pores in their walls and the larger porescalled sieve plates that separate one member from another. Pores provide for thehorizontal and vertical movement of the sugar rich sap that slowly movesdown from the leaves, supplying energy, and elements to all plant tissues. Largeparenchymal cells called pith may also be associated with the vascular cylinderphloem .