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I have to do this PowerPoint for my biology class, and we have to compare and contrast viruses and bacteria.
But specifically these things:
Abiotic/Biotic
Structure of each
Reproduction of each
Diseases caused by each

So if you know these, it would be great.

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Any other key information.

There are a number of differences between a virus and bacteria, or more appropriately, viruses and bacteria, including their relative sizes, reproduction methods and resistance to medical intervention. Bacterium, the singular form of the word bacteria, is a one-celled living organism, with complete sets of both ribonucleic acid (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) genetic codes. A virus is little more than a section of RNA or DNA covered by a protein shell. Bacterium, therefore, is at least a hundred times larger than a typical virus.

Many comparisons can be made to the capitalist overlords that threatened the livlihoods of the Na’vi race because they wanted access to their mineral deposits and the American attitutde ‘you do things our way, or we destroy you and take it’. My question is, when Americans watched the film, which side were they on? The invading force or the Na’vi?

tyes it true

Aren’t there things like economic facts?

Can’t we look at history and determine a course of action on social issues and methods for proper government interaction within a country?

Hasn’t everything been tried?

I would love to argue issues and facts, not Obama vs. Bush. Why do I care about that anyway as an issue of itself, compared against arguing structure and facts of issues going forward?

Politics are very complicated, there is much deception, and bias, in the politicians and the media.

Economic facts are always revised months later, opinion is offered as fact.

Top leading economists and analysts, are always reported as being shocked or surprised at the latest figures.

The Bush recession is bad with 5.8% unemployment and positive GDP.

The obama recession is good with 10.5 % unemployment and negative GDP.

Find the least number of comparisons needed to sort five elements and devise an algorithm that sorts these elements using this number of comparisons.

I know that the answer is 8, but how do I devise the algorithm?

Let the elements be A, B, C, D, E.

We want to know 10 binary relationships:
A vs (B, C, D, E)
B vs (C, D, E)
C vs (D, E)
D vs (E)

Obviously, if we did 10 comparisons, we’d know each one.
Just saving two comparisons doesn’t seem too hard.

Let’s try a merge sort:
1) with 1 comparison we can sort the subset (A, B).
2) with 1 comparison we can sort the subset (C, D).
with 0 comparisons we can sort the subset (E).

So far total of 2 comparisons.

Then we find the smallest overall, with two more comparisons
using the smallest members of each subset.

(Example: A < B, C < D: compare A vs C and the lesser against E)
Let’s say C < A.

4 comparisons so far.

Now we have either
1) E < C: E is the smallest, C is the second smallest, and we’re left with (D) (A, B)
2) C < E: C is the smallest and we’re left with (A, B) (D) (E)

Case 1 (D) and (A, B):
It will take one or two more comparisons (total of 5 or 6) to sort those 3.
D vs A. If D < A, we’re done, otherwise we need D vs B.

Case 2 (A, B) (D) (E):
Compare D vs E. (Let’s say E < D).
compare E vs A.

6 comparisons so far.
Case 2a) E < A: E is second smallest, we have (A, B) D, which takes one or two more (see case 1).
Case 2b) A < E: A is second smallest, we have (B) (E, D) which also takes one or two more (see case 1).

In all cases, maximum 8 comparisons, but it can be less if we get lucky.

EDIT: Here is a simplification of the above.

Split A, B, C, D, E into just two parts (A, B, C) and (D, E).
It will take 3 comparisons to sort (A,B,C)
and 1 to sort (D, E).

Then keep comparing the heads of the lists,
and peel off the smaller of the pair each time.

It will take at most 4 more comparisons to finish the job.
(E.g., A vs D, B vs D, C vs D, C vs E as a worst case.)

What are some of the similarities and differences of women in the bible from the old and new testament? And if you guys know of any info on comparing Hagar (Old Test.) and Elizabeth (New Test.)

One similarity is that many of them are presented as being barren, and then when elderly give birth to a child thanks to God’s intervention. Examples from the Old Testament are Abraham’s wife Sarah, Samson’s mother, the prophet Samuel’s mother Hannah, and even Jacob’s wife Rachel. Elizabeth was also barren, until God answered Zachariah’s prayer and allowed her to become pregnant.
I don’t really see any similarity between Hagar and Elizabeth; the most obvious similarity is between Sarah and Elizabeth. Yet if I had to answer the question, I would say that both their children were destined to take second place (or were the forerunners) to a more important child than theirs: in Hagar’s case Ismael would take second place to his half-brother Isaac, who inherited his father’s birthright, and in Elizabeth’s case, John takes second place to his cousin Jesus.

Another similarity is that women take a second role in both testaments; the few exceptions being the prophetess Deborah, Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth, and Queen Esther from the OT, and Martha and her sister Mary from the NT. Basically, the only time their names are mentioned are when they give birth to sons, or if something bad happens to them, such as Dinah (Jacob’s daughter) and Tamar (David’s daughter), who are raped, or Saul’s daughter Meirav, who is promised to David in marriage but then Saul reneges, or Bathsheba who has an extramarital affair with King David.

One of the differences is that there is much less mention of women in the New Testament because most of the protagonists, i.e. Jesus and his disciples, are not married; while in the Old Testament all the protagonists are married, eg., Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Joshua, etc.

Im doing a project for science and im comparing an animal cell to a hotel.
So far I have the nucleus (manger) and the cell membrane (hotel security).
I need help with the:
Cytoplasm
Vacuole
Mitochondria
and the
Lysosomes.

Thanks so much Im trying to use specific people, or their job, instead of pysical parts of the hotel.

Eg: manger, maids, cooks, doorman, electrician, janitor

Cytoplasm - Pool
Vacoule - The store of hotel
Mitochondria - Power room or main powwer control of hotel
Lysosomes - Genitors

I am buying a house and doing some initial research. I will get an estimate later, but right now I just want to find some general per foot price comparisons on 4ft chain link, 6 ft chain link, 6′ privacy wood, and 6′ privacy vinyl. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I would look online especially for stores that are really close to where you live, that way you are not running tons of errands trying to find the best deals, i dont know exactly what stores are accessible so try doing some simple Google sources to find the best place! good luck!

im writing a poem on love lost and love found, thats the theme. do you know any comparisons for love or losing love? for example, love lights your sky like a stary night.
it doesn’t have to rhyme

love is like a warm, fudge cake with chocolate syrup and a cherry on top.
love is like ball of happiness right in the pit of your stomach.
love is like dizziness, you forget where you’re going.

I’m supposed to write a comparative essay for my college literature class that illustrates two things that these writings have in common, including quotes. Sadly, I forgot the reading and I really need some help?!

there are no comparisons.

What are religions comparisons from ancient Maya to modern Maya? What rituals and practices have been adapted to meet with their new catholicism views?

The term used most often to describe modern Maya religion is "syncretism" — meaning the blending of two different religious systems in a way that best fits the current world view of the practitioner. In other words, Pre-Hispanic Maya culture was not replaced by Catholicism in all cases. Certain rituals and beliefs survived, but were modified to fit within a world view that could accommodate both the “old” and the “new”.

For instance, some Maya today still go to shamans (native healers, in Yucatan called hmen). But those shamans in their ceremonies might pray to both Maya spirits and Catholic Saints for healing and guidance.

Ceremonies that endure in some rural Maya communities include the “Cha Chaac” where hmenob’ (the plural for hmen) pray to the rain god, and the spirits of the forest.

In the first link below, be sure to both read the full article, but also click on the link to the right for an audio file. It is an audio recording of a Maya ceremony that was conducted for the ancestors as archaeologists were entering a previously sealed cave. The second link is a small clip from a similar ceremony conducted decades later. Note that the hmen is speaking in Maya, but often uses the term “Dios” (Spanish for “God”). Here you can see the syncretism involved in modern Maya ritual.