Learn to Earn It

I happened to come across an article on Yahoo News just a moment ago and it was talking about 2 criteria that people use to judge us when we first meet them. These criteria, proposed by a Harvard psychologist named Amy Cuddy, are trustworthiness and competence.

The article could be found here:
http://news.yahoo.com/harvard-psychologist-says-people-judge-153500132.html?bcmt=1453051695646-58b17286-2a56-405c-941b-9cfdc7f87445.

But that's not what I wanna talk about, because the article didn't leave me as strong of a relatedness as the one written by a person named Erik. In the comment section, Erik wrote, and I would like to put in bold the phrases that speak to me the most:

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Everyone has good and bad qualities in them. Nobody is perfect. Our lives and our minds change moment to moment. Even though you think that this person you encountered has good qualities and you become connected with them for years, they can easily become your enemy or someone they didn't seem to be. It goes to say that, once you meet someone, always have an open mind and be accepting to even the not-so-perfect people, because they might be the inspiration and friends that you were looking for.

When I meet someone, I look into their soul and always consider that everyone has the potential for greatness and goodness. But don't get me wrong; sometimes in the back of my mind, I feel like slapping someone silly for his/her arrogance. But that's something I understand and agree with and don't result in taking such actions. Be kind to one another, regardless of race, religion, and gender. Scientifically, we all have the same organs, flesh, skin, and - in a sense - equal to one another. People may have better situations than others', but they choose and create that life for themselves. Nothing is really handed down to you, because you have to work to get what you want - mentally and physically.

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It's been quite a while for me to find such a long comment like this that I could agree with everything being said. I feel grateful for Erik's comment because it helps me think back deeply into my soul and mind, asking myself whether I had been kind enough and accepting enough to imperfect people, imperfect moments, and even imperfect sides of myself. I love how he said that we should be accepting to imperfection, yet also remember to work hard to get what we want. In other words, it reminds me to continuously work on imperfect sides of myself to earn a better life, because it's not given free to anyone - and by free I mean in terms of more than just currency.

On a side notes, I'm also grateful to learn a new phrase of expression, and that is to "slap someone silly." I thought that he had made a typo, because he had in some parts of his comment - which I already corrected in the one that I wrote down above. But something told me that I should look up the phrase, and so I did, and so I realized that it wasn't a typo but rather a real phrase of saying to slap someone when he/she least expects it and till he/she gets dizzy.

So yea, I have learnt a new phrase of expression today ^__^

Video Tutor Session Quiz: DNA Structure

Part A

Correct

In this model, the deoxyribose sugar is the blue five-sided structure at the center.

Part B

Correct

A polynucleotide contains a sugar/phosphate backbone, where the sugar of one nucleotide binds to the phosphate of the next, and so on.

Part C

Correct

Remember the base pairing rules: A goes with T, and G goes with C. So the sequence GCAC matches with the sequence CGTG.

Part D

Correct

There are four kinds of DNA nucleotides, abbreviated A, T, C, and G.

Part E

Correct

The sugar and phosphate groups are the same for all DNA nucleotides. The base is the one part that changes.

DNA Packing

Part A

The letter A indicates _____.

	supercoils
	a nucleosome
	a DNA double helix
	histones
	loops

Correct

This is a decondensed DNA double helix.

Part B

Where would RNA polymerase attach?

	A
	B
	C
	A and B
	B and C

Correct

RNA polymerase attaches to DNA.

Part C

The letter C indicates _____.

	supercoils
	a nucleosome
	a DNA double helix
	histones
	loops

Correct

These are histone proteins.

Part D

What is this an image of?

	supercoils
	a nucleosome
	a DNA double helix
	histones
	loops

Correct

This is an image of supercoils.

Part E

What is this an image of?

	supercoils
	a nucleosome
	a DNA double helix
	histones
	loops

Correct

This is an image of loops.

DNA Replication: A Closer Look

Part A

In a DNA double helix an adenine of one strand always pairs with a(n) _____ of the complementary strand, and a guanine of one strand always pairs with a(n) _____ of the complementary strand.

	guanine ... adenine
	thymine ... cytosine
	cytosine ... uracil
	cytosine ... thymine
	uracil ... cytosine

Correct

This is referred to as specific base pairing.

Part B

After DNA replication is completed, _____.

	each of the four DNA strands consists of some old strand parts and some new strand parts
	each new DNA double helix consists of one old DNA strand and one new DNA strand
	there are four double helices
	one DNA double helix consists of two old strands and one DNA double helix consists of two new strands
	each new DNA double helix consists of two new strands

Correct

DNA replication is semiconservative.

Part C

The first step in the replication of DNA is catalyzed by _____.

	helicase
	single-strand binding protein
	ligase
	DNA polymerase
	primase

Correct

The first step of DNA replication is unwinding the DNA double helix.

Part D

The action of helicase creates _____.

	DNA fragments and replication bubbles
	DNA fragments and replication forks
	primers and replication bubbles
	primers and DNA fragments
	replication forks and replication bubbles

Correct

A replication fork is the transition region between paired and unpaired DNA strands.

Part E

Why is the new DNA strand complementary to the 3' to 5' strands assembled in short segments?

	only short DNA sequences can extend off the RNA primers
	the replication forks block the formation of longer strands
	DNA polymerase can assemble DNA only in the 3' to 5' direction
	DNA polymerase can assemble DNA only in the 5' to 3' direction
	it is more efficient than assembling complete new strands

Correct

Since DNA polymerase can assemble DNA only in the 5' to 3' direction, the new strand complementary to the 3' to 5' strand must be assembled in short 5' to 3' segments, which are later joined together by ligase.

Part F

The synthesis of a new strand begins with the synthesis of a(n) _____.

	RNA primer complementary to a preexisting DNA strand
	single-strand binding protein
	short pieces of DNA
	Okazaki fragment
	poly(A) tail

Correct

The synthesis of a DNA strand begins with the formation of an RNA primer.

Part G

An old DNA strand is used as a _____ for the assembly of a new DNA strand.

	primer
	source of nucleotides
	template
	model
	complement

Correct

An old DNA strand is used as a template for the synthesis of a complementary new strand.

DNA Replication: A Review

Part A

Short segments of newly synthesized DNA are joined into a continuous strand by _____.

	DNA polymerase
	primase
	single-strand binding protein
	helicase
	ligase

Correct

Ligase joins DNA segments into a continuous strand.

Part B

After DNA replication is completed, _____.

	there are four double helices
	each new DNA double helix consists of two new strands
	one DNA double helix consists of two old strands and one DNA double helix consists of two new strands
	each of the four DNA strands consists of some old strand parts and some new strand parts
	each new DNA double helix consists of one old DNA strand and one new DNA strand

Correct

DNA replication is semiconservative.

Part C

The first step in the replication of DNA is catalyzed by _____.

	DNA polymerase
	ligase
	primase
	single-strand binding protein
	helicase

Correct

The first step of DNA replication is unwinding the DNA double helix.

Part D

The action of helicase creates _____.

	primers and DNA fragments
	DNA fragments and replication bubbles
	replication forks and replication bubbles
	DNA fragments and replication forks
	primers and replication bubbles

Correct

A replication fork is the transition region between paired and unpaired DNA strands.

Part E

Why is the new DNA strand complementary to the 3' to 5' strands assembled in short segments?

	DNA polymerase can assemble DNA only in the 3' to 5' direction
	DNA polymerase can assemble DNA only in the 5' to 3' direction
	the replication forks block the formation of longer strands
	only short DNA sequences can extend off the RNA primers
	it is more efficient than assembling complete new strands

Correct

Since DNA polymerase can assemble DNA only in the 5' to 3' direction, the new strand complementary to the 3' to 5' strand must be assembled in short 5' to 3' segments, which are later joined together by ligase.

Part F

The synthesis of a new strand begins with the synthesis of a(n) _____.

	single-strand binding protein
	short pieces of DNA
	poly(A) tail
	Okazaki fragment
	RNA primer complementary to a preexisting DNA strand

Correct

The synthesis of a DNA strand begins with the formation of an RNA primer.

Part G

Which of these is responsible for catalyzing the formation of an RNA primer?

	D
	C
	A
	B
	E

Correct

Primase catalyzes the formation of an RNA primer.

Part H

An old DNA strand is used as a _____ for the assembly of a new DNA strand.

	model
	primer
	template
	complement
	source of nucleotides

Correct

An old DNA strand is used as a template for the synthesis of a complementary new strand.