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Conversations on Character Plutarch Courses
No full textConversations on Character Plutarch Courses consists of three study guides: Plutarch’s Life of Alexander, Plutarch’s Life of Julius Caesar, and Plutarch’s Life of Marcus Brutus. Each title includes a study guide designed for homeschools for students in grades 4-12. The series also includes accompanying videos for each study guide
Faculty Spotlight
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God, Man, and Thirty-Six Barrels of Gunpowder: A Historiographical Analysis of the Gunpowder Plot
Get PDFThe Gunpowder Plot has remained, since its failure in November 1605, a topic of fierce debate until the present. While tensions surrounding the nature of its planning, motives, or even its authenticity as a plot organized by Catholics have settled comparably to where they were in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, discussion of the Gunpowder Plot and its legacy continues to pervade when talking of James I’s reign. The insight brought by the maturation of historical research methods disarmed the hitherto fierce discussion of the Gunpowder Plot. While the late 1800s brought scathing mutual criticism between Samuel Gardiner and John Gerard, who debated the historical reliability of James I’s official report of the plot, the 1900s ushered in a general understanding among scholars regarding the centrality of Robert Catesby, rather than the Earl of Salisbury, in the masterminding of the plot. As further research was undertaken, all operating under Gardiner’s decisive thesis, and Catesby’s character in the plot was unveiled, historians have been able to uncover aspects of the plot previously hindered by the binary narrative established within the first three centuries of debate on the topic
Exploration of Cytotoxicity of _Rabidosa rabida_ Venom on Invertebrate and Vertebrate Cell Cultures
Get PDFVenom has been observed in thousands of species across different taxa. It can be adapted for different purposes, including prey capture or predator defense. Venom is found almost universally in spiders, but there has been little exploration of spiders that are not medically significant. Rabidosa rabida, the rabid wolf spider, is a common species whose venom has not been adequately investigated. Previous studies indicate that they do not require venom to apprehend easy prey in a laboratory setting, raising a question as to what their venom is adapted to do. To evaluate its effect on mammalian cells, L929 murine fibroblasts were cultured and seeded in a 96-well plate, then incubated with varying concentrations of R. rabida venom. A crystal violet assay was performed to assess cell viability. There was not a decrease in cell viability at the concentrations tested. Attempts to determine effects on Drosophila melanogaster cells were unsuccessful. If there is found to be a cytotoxic effect of R. rabida venom on invertebrate cultures, a venom adaption for prey capture may be indicated. If no effect is observed in invertebrate and vertebrate cell lines, there could be other biological roles for venom to be explored