Choose a written report it should be at least 500 words in length. Do some research into thornless varieties of plants. What plants are available which do not have thorns? Is thornlessness a mutation? When and where was the possibility of growing thornless varieties of plants discovered? How do these varieties compare with the variety that has thorns? Consult seed catalogs, gardening books, and magazines in the library. Do some research into the new variety of pumpkins that do not have hulls on their seeds. Is the flavor of the new variety as good as the flavor of the older varieties, or is the new variety raised only to have seeds without hulls? How are the seeds prepared? Is the pumpkin seed a good source of protein? Consult seed catalogs, gardening books, and gardening magazines. Study the potato famine in Ireland. Study how the use of some modern types of potatoes can help to overcome such famines. Give some examples of potatoes which are hardy against disease. Study the careful breeding experiments that resulted in disease resistant potatoes. What makes them hardier and more disease resistant? What makes them hardier and more disease resistant? Do some research to find out about the new breeds of cattle that provide much better beef than the older breeds. Consult a genetics book from the library to determine the names of such cattle. what makes these breeds better? Are they cared for the same way? Do they have any drawbacks in terms of cost of breeding and raising? You may want to investigate some of the diseases which are inherited. Consult a genetics textbook from the library. You may also need to look up some of these in a medical textbook or the Journal of Heredity. Who is more likely to inherit them? Why?

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boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.

sentences vary by structure as well as by function. there are compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.

simple sentence

i like to read.

a simple sentence has one independent clause.

compound sentence

i like to read, and i also like to write.

a compound sentence includes more than one independent clause, connected by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so, or yet).

complex sentence

i prefer to read books that are bestsellers.

a complex sentence includes one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. (a dependent clause is one that cannot stand alone.) types of dependent clauses include relative clauses (i kicked the boy who pinched me), adverb clauses (i am going home now because i have a curfew), and noun clauses (i don't know what to do next).

compound-complex sentence

although i prefer to read current bestsellers, i do like to read old agatha christie mysteries, and i also like some 20th-century science fiction.

compound-complex sentences take a bunch of clauses (multiple independent clauses, and one or more dependent clauses) and toss them together like a salad. although these sentences take practice to write in a grammatically correct fashion, they can hold a tremendous amount of meaning, and are common in academic writing.

there are many stores that have sales right before christmas