Appendix protects us from germs?

In a recent study, researchers at Duke University Medical Center, USA, said Appendix serves as protection of body against  of harmful germs and protect the saprophytic bacterial flora (which is found normally in the digestive tract). Until now most doctors and scientists believe that the appendix is an organ that has not a very precise role, being practically useless.

After closing the study, researchers concluded that saprophytic bacteria in the appendix, which help to digest food, can survive after an episode of diarrhea, that almost totally cleans intestine, favoring its repopulation with saprophytic bacteria, following diarrhea episode.

Appendix is located in the place where the small intestine  joins the large intestine, is mobile and has a length of 3-5 cm. It's role was the subject of scientific community debate for many years. It was recently demonstrated the presence of lymphoid tissue at this level.A variety of bacteria that help the digestive system to digest food is present at this level. The gut rewards those bacteria through the food  made available and protection against harmful factors. Researchers believe that immune system cells located in the Appendix have a protective function for the saprophytic bacteria.

What is an example of figurative language in Chapter 3 in Of Mice and Men, and what is its effect on the reader?

Near the beginning of Chapter 3 of the novella, George confides in Slim about his relationship with Lennie.  Slim had made the comment that it was "funny" that George and Lennie traveled around together because so many migrant workers were solitary figures.  George sees that he can trust Slim and begins to explain to him that while Lennie has done some troublesome things in the past, he does not mean anything by those incidents.  As evidence, George describes the incident in Weed to Slim, telling him about Lennie grabbing the girl's dress and not letting go of it.  Then George comments,

"Well, that girl rabbits in an' tells the law she been raped." (42)

Steinbeck's choice of the word "rabbits" serves two purposes. First, it means "hops" in this context, implying that the girl was quick to assume what Lennie's intentions were and gave no thought to the seriousness of her charges.

Secondly, the word refers to the literal rabbits that Lennie wants so badly. Steinbeck cleverly ties together in one word two of the "soft" things Lennie likes to touch and hold onto--girls and rabbits--thus, foreshadowing the future trouble that the gentle giant might have with one or the other or both.

What are the features that make a school a good, committed, and educational institution?It's about an essay on this topic.

If the question seeks to analyze the conditions that help make a school an institution committed to education, there will be many answers to such a query.  I would submit that one such element has to be the guidance offered by the administration or school leadership.  I think that a school's guidance helps to set the tone, establish the timbre, as well as clearly articulate the goals and hopes of the institution.  Without this guidance, the central message and how it is implemented is muddled and unclear.  This would be the first feature that helps to make a school a good, committed, and educational institution.  Very close to this would be the teachers and educational staff themselves, who have daily, hourly, and minute by minute interaction with the children.  It is these individuals who take leadership goals and hopes and implement them with the students.  This means that the success of the school's vision rests with the competence and understanding of the teachers.  It is they who must be able to teach the students, and thus with them the school's hopes rest.  It becomes critical for teachers to fully understand both their content area as well as the different ways to instruct the different schematics of learning that are within students. Both are essential for the success of the school, for both are essential components in a child's learning.  Finally, I would say that the students, themselves, must see their own identities as critical components in the success of the school.  They are not passive automatons in the education process.  The leadership of the school and the competencies of the teachers are distant in comparison to the child who feels capable and willing to learn.  The students are the reasons why schools are considered good and committed institutions of education.  If children are not learning and cannot demonstrate their understanding of learning, schools cannot be deemed as successful as they would have been previously thought.

In chapters 10-12 how does Dimmesdale feel about himself? "The Scarlet Letter"

With the character of Arthur Dimmesdale, Hawthorne introduces the concept of psychosomatic symptoms as the Reverend holds his heart and, as is later revealed, has a letter "A" raised upon his chest.  Dimmesdale's health is deteriorating because of his desperate guilt.  When he attempts to confess by calling himself a worse sinner than anyone else in his sermons, the congregation interprets his words as saintly humility and regard him even more highly than previously.  

In his desperation, Dimmesdale turns to self-flagellation to punish himself.  But, this action does nothing to soothe his soul.  So, in Chapter 12 he walks "in a shadow of a dream" to the "spot of public ignominy," the scaffold where Hester once stood.  There is overcome with

a great horror of the mind as if the universe were gazing at a scarlet token on his naked breast, right over his heart.

Dimmesdale's shame evolves from his feelings of guilt because of his tremendous hypocrisy.  He, more than any other character, personifies the evil of Puritanism's refusal to forgive the sinner, causing a greater evil, that of the worm of hypocrisy which eats away at the soul.

What is the main message of "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"?

In "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," Bret Harte plays the irony of the supposedly righteous do-gooders of the town off against the sincerity revealed by the outcasts in their extremity as they are snowbound in the wilderness. While the townspeople show themselves to be unscrupulous hypocrites, thanks to Harte's witty irony, the snowstorm provides opportunity for the genuine humanity of the outcasts to show through.

Tom and Piney see the outcasts through innocent eyes and draw conclusions about their identities that no one bothers to correct. Tom finds out that Oakhurst is kind and gentlemanly; Piney perceives the women as ladies of elegance. While it is true that their unfamiliarity with the individuals in part gives rise to their conclusions, it is also true that there sincere, genuine humanity and concern seal the truthfulness of their conclusions.

Bret Harte finalizes the confirmation his main message, which is that humanity runs deeper than external appearances and can't be judged by lip-service and propriety, when Oakhurst selflessly offers himself as a sacrifice in the hope that the women might live.

Describe the measures taken in a district to protect the health of the people & suggest what improvement could be made.

In the closing portion of the previous post, I found much relevance.  Public health initiatives can be spurned with little cost through social interaction.  The free heath clinic weekend that was present in Houston some time back was something that showed how public health can be enacted in an inclusive setting.  More actions like these are being planned which would link measures taken by a district to protect the health of the people.  In addition to this, schools can help in this process as well.  When recently hit with the fear of the H1N1 Virus, schools played a vital role in educating students in the proper way to cough and sneeze, the need to wash hands consistently and the manner in which this is done, and also the need for sanitary facilities in public settings.  This helps to link the actions that public health officials can take in the need of providing healthy alternatives, information, and actions to all.

Critical appreciation of the poem "Ode to a Skylark" by P.B Shelley.

" ode to a skylark" is a lyrical poem by P.B. Shelley, a great romantic poet.This poem is a manifesto of Shelley's spirit of balance, order and collaboration.This poem is full of pragmatic wisodm which reflects the metaphoric treatment of Shelley.

He portrayes the philosophy of life and enthralls us to pay our attention towards the harsh realities of life.H e says that:

"We look before and after,

and pine for what is not.

our sincerest laughter with some pain is fraught.

our sweetest songs are those that tell of our saddest thought."

This is the reality of our life that we ran after those things which are beyond of our capacity instead of those things which can we get easily.

To conclude, Ode to a skylark is a nice blend of romanticism and humanitarian approach.

As for as the outstanding attribute of this luric is concerned,

dear chanrika,"our sweetest songs are those that tell of our saddest thought" is the conclusion of the whole lyric.

suraj verma(research scholar, deptt. of English,Allahabad University, India)