American author Norman Maclean once wrote that “The nearest anyone can come to finding himself at any given age is to find a story that somehow tells him about himself.” We have covered a lot of writers this semester as we have moved our way down the buffet line of American literature!  From Whitman and Dickinson through the literary periods of Realism, Regionalism, Naturalism, Modernism and Postmodernism.  I want you to take a minute and think back over your experience this semester and select one of our reading selections from English 252 that – as Norman Maclean states above — that you connected with, that somehow told you about yourself.  Identify the author and the title and then explain briefly how/why you connected to the story or poem.  Be as specific as possible as you describe the experience of reading it and how you understand yourself.  Did it reaffirm your beliefs/values/views, or perhaps more interestingly, did it challenge them?  Shoot for about 12-15 sentences.  I want you to know how wonderful it was to be with you this semester; I hope that there was something in the class that will stay with you as you make your way.  Dr. C.                                                                                  

Colossal Construction is a construction firm based in the United States. However, it has building contracts in five different foreign countries. Colossal has a major project in Cancun, Mexico and agrees to accept payment for its work completed in Cancun in Mexican Pesos (MX$).   The risk of a potential loss of value when the Mexican Pesos (MX$) are converted into U.S. Dollars (USD) falls under which category of risk? 

East Side Fitness is a fitness center in Tampa, FL. It is contemplating whether to acquire a yoga studio directly across the street from its gym.  The owners believe that the yoga studio will serve as a complimentary business. In turn, East Side will be able to increase the membership fees for current members by offering yoga services, as well as grow the overall membership by offering both fitness center services and yoga services.  Which one of the following quadrants of risk will be most influenced by this decision?

T 4 is the abbreviation for:

Which of the following are specialized supportive and nourishing cells within the nervous system that do not conduct impulses?

Which of the following is not a function of the cerebrum?

Please answer points a-e a. Which between A, B and C represent ϕ and ψ? b. Which between A, B and C is the bond that cannot freely rotate? c. Which information do we gather by knowing the values of ϕ and ψ? d. Which one is the peptide bond? e. Based on the numbers which label atoms, which atoms lie on the plane of the peptide bond?  

A generic protein can form a secondary structure with ϕ=−170∘ , ψ=150∘. From the Ramachandran plot, describe which structure would be.   

In Hemoglobin, explain why His E7 is essential (it is the one hanging on top of the heme) the importance of the quaternary structure in the binding with O2 there are 3 allosteric regulators (C02, H+ and BPG). List where they bind and which state (T or R) they stabilize.

Briefly explain why a protein folds making sure you talk about:  Which level of protein organization is the most responsible for final conformation of a protein- The thermodynamic driving force of the folding- make sure to distinguish between the surrounding (water) and the system (protein), go over the changes in ∆H and ∆S and how those would influence ∆G The types of interactions created in the tertiary structure