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Maybe it is my penance to be buzz-bombed by giant flies while trying innocently to brush my teeth. In AP Bio last year, I had to kill thousands of fruit flies all in the name of science. We used to dump them, along with the blue medium they lived in, into this jar of alcohol called the morgue. Their spirits have come back to haunt...
...state, as many feminists have recently, that whether or not Anita Hill's story is true, it is good that she made the charge, smacks of the worst type of sexism possible. Even though some men are pigs, we should not all be tarred with the same brush...
...more." Essential to the task is identifying the dynamic process that shaped each ecosystem and, if need be, putting it back into play. Prairies and bur oak woodlands, for instance, were both created by fire. Without fire, their bright flowers and luxuriant grasses are shaded out by invading brush. Where in centuries past roving bands of Plains Indians set fire to the prairies to flush out game, today preserve managers and teams of volunteers set restored grasslands ablaze...
Unfortunately, these questions are not answered. While the works are inspiring, the lack of social context makes for a shockingly simplistic view of the "heritage" of the brush, one that stubbornly avoids the significance of individual works...
...addition, Rasminsky's attention to detail adds depth to her characterizations. She has Laura stumble against a chair while crossing the stage and Ms. Wingfield brush Tom's cowlick in the middle of an argument...