Sea Squirts, Lancelets, etc.

Sea Squirt-
The sea squirt is a marine animal from the class Ascidiacea and subphylum Urochordata. They are stuck to a surface and live there forever. Sea squirts are hermaphroditic. They start their life out with a notochord, which dissolves later.

Another animal from Urochordata:

(Sea Tulip)

Lancelet-
Lancelets are translucent, and are shaped kind of like a fish. They have notochords for their entire life. Lancelets have cirri in front of their mouths for sensing and filtering water. They don't have a respiratory system, they breathe through their skin.

More from Cephalochordata:

(Hagfish)



The New and Improved Bibliography

Cozzens, Lisa. "Dred Scott: Introduction." Www.watson.org. 31 Oct. 1999. Web. 02 Apr. 2011. <http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/scott/>.

"Dred Scott Decision (United States Supreme Court) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia." Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Web. 07 Apr. 2011. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/171273/Dred-Scott-decision>.

"Dred Scott." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 02 Apr. 2011. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html>.

"Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)." Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free Online Reference, Research & Homework Help. — Infoplease.com. 2005. Web. 02 Apr. 2011. <http://www.infoplease.com/us/supreme-court/cases/ar09.html>.

Gunderson, Cory Gideon. The Dred Scott Decision. Edina, MN: Abdo Pub., 2004. Print.

KERMIT L. HALL. "Scott v. Sandford." The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 7 Apr. 2011 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

 Lukes, Bonnie L. The Dred Scott Decision. San Diego, CA: Lucent, 1997. Print.

5 Dred Scott v. Sandford Sources

Cozzens, Lisa. "Dred Scott: Introduction." Www.watson.org. 31 Oct. 1999. Web. 02 Apr. 2011. <http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/scott/>.

"Dred Scott." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 02 Apr. 2011. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html>.

"Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)." Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free Online Reference, Research & Homework Help. — Infoplease.com. 2005. Web. 02 Apr. 2011. <http://www.infoplease.com/us/supreme-court/cases/ar09.html>.

Gunderson, Cory Gideon. The Dred Scott Decision. Edina, MN: Abdo Pub., 2004. Print.

Schweikart, Larry. Seven Events That Made America America: and Proved That the Founding Fathers Were Right All along. New York: Sentinel, 2010. Print.

10 Questions About the Dred Scott Case

1. When did this happen?
2. Who was involved?
3. What was the case about?
4. Why was this case important?
5. Who was Dred Scott?
6. Where did this happen?
7. How long did the case take?
8. Who was on the supreme court then?
9. Who won?
10. How is the outcome viewed today?

Answers:

1. April 6, 1846 - March 6, 1857
2. Dred and Harriet Scott, John and Irene Emerson, and John Sanford.
3. Dred Scott and his wife trying to sue for their freedom.
4. The case was important because it prvented states from banning slavery.
5. Dred Scott was a slave from Virginia who was owned by Dr. John Emerson in Missouri.
6. In the United States Supreme Court in Washington D.C.
7. 11 years.
8. John McLean, James M. Wayne, John Catron, Peter V. Daniel, Samuel Nelson, Robert C. Grier, Benjamin R. Curtis, John A. Campbell, and Roger B. Taney.
9. Sanford.
10. Badly for most people because it was a major setback in abolishing slavery.

Dred Scott v. Sandford

The court case I have chosen for my English assignment is Dred Scott v. Sandford.

My Little Essay

I'm going to write about an article I read called "Humor Can Heal." The article says that laughing can help make us feel better when we are sad or sick. Laughing can help sick people get well by relaxing the muscles and easing pain. Laughter also helps exercise the heart.
I think this would work. I know that if I'm in a bad mood or having a bad day, laughing helps make me feel better. Watching a funny movie also can distract me if I'm sick.

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