Botany Essays and Research Papers

Essay Instructions: I need critical paper on botany of desire. I don't need summary of the book. In this paper i need to point out any good , bad and unique aspects of literary work, mention, describe, discuss literary terms: metaphor, symbolism. Write about the theme, settings, characters,plot, tone, symbolism. Give some backgound about the book and use quotes.

Essay Instructions: Thesis topic ?
How the botanical and scientific discoveries of the 18th century impacted decorative arts, culture and society in England during the mid to late 18th century ? specifically - Textiles, and Painting. How these discoveries created a ?Botany society? that crossed gender and status lines and included women.
Please discuss several of the important expeditions to the Bahamian islands, South America, New South Wales, etc. mounted by scholars, scientists and physicians (ex. Hans Sloane). Please discuss/cite detailed descriptive passages on expeditions and their results.

Plants were brought back for study and forced growth in greenhouses from these expeditions. Briefly (no more than 1.5 pgs)discuss the history of the greenhouse in late 17th century and 18th century England and its importance in the study of Botany and "botany societies".

Show the connection between the discoveries, the publications and the decorative arts culture by citing detailed examples of period textile patterns and paintings.
Artists accompanied the explorers to record the flora and fauna that was discovered. These artists recorded botanical illustrations that impacted the decorative ornamental trends in England during the 18th century. Their work was published in illustrative text ? both popular and scholarly, for example; accurate, highly detailed flora representations were used in Philip Miller?s ?Figures of Plants? published between 1755 and 1756; ?The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands? Mark Catesby's published in 1771; ?Familiar Introduction to Botany?, Priscilla Wakefield London 1816. Paintings by Mary Moser, and textiles patterns by William Kilburn were all based on exposure to these botanical publications and in reaction to the societal trend towards science and discovery. Please discuss in detail with examples.
European influences such as the engraver Johann Wilhelm Weinmann and of course, Carl Linneaus should also be quickly explored.

****This is not scientific research on Carl Linneaus or his contemporaries, they should be mentioned, but the focus is on English culture and decorative arts.

Essay Instructions: I need 7 journals. They are all independent and each one should be 3/4 of a page to 1 page max. The first paragraph you should summarize the reading, and the second and third paragraph should be an analysis. The instructions are below. So since there are 7 readings, you are suppose to do this as 7 different papers, but they all will add up to the 7 pages I am ordering. Below are the topics of each individual journal, and after that the rubrics for the assignment


1) Dunn, Ross. The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century ( pages 41 to 80)

2) Carter, Paul. “The Road to Botany Bay.”

3) Captain Cook's Travelogue

4) The Bedford Reader, pages 5-49

5) Hesse, Hermann. Siddhartha. pages 1-34

6) Hesse, Hermann. Siddhartha. pages 35-81

5) Hesse, Hermann. Siddhartha. pages 82-122



NOTICE SOME BOOKS ARE DIVIDED IN PARTS, SO FOR EXAMPLE YOU WILL NEED 3 JOURNALS FOR Siddhartha, EACH ONE RELATED TO THE PAGES YOU WERE TO READ FOR THAT DAY.




JOURNAL

In addition to reading and in-class note-taking, you will keep a journal that consists of reading responses. For each assigned reading, you will do a journal entry. Each journal entry should be at least three paragraphs and ¾ - 1 page.

The first paragraph of each journal entry should be a summary of what you have read for that day.

The second and third paragraph should be a critical response to the reading, including, but not limited to your analysis, opinions, insights, and general thoughts about the reading. Your critical response should be specific: If there are passages that seem important to you, cite them in your response! Use citations of your OWN reading as examples to describe your thoughts.

Additionally, you will include three discussion questions at the end of each journal entry. In general, how you respond the reading is completely up to you. Use the journal as an opportunity to expand your understanding of the reading: explore things about the readings you find interesting and provocative.

Requirements:
1. One journal entry / reading response per assigned reading
2. At least 3 paragraphs, ¾- 1 page.
3. First paragraph is a summary, second and third are critical response
4. At least 3 discussion questions

Essay Instructions: The paper should be a summary of cassava's economic value to humans,emphasizing the botany (taxonomy, life history, morphology/anatomy) of the plant and discussing economic and historical significance. The paper should typed 1.5 spaced 18pt;Times 12 font; 1" page margins. Primary sources of information should include books and some journals like: the journal Economic Botany, National Geographic, and Natural History. No Web sources should be used.