Explain why they responded,“to make the world aware of Mary Anderson’s artistic talent, to help world ecology causes by creating appreciation and protection for threatened species, and to build a continuing business that could make them comfortably wealthy, perhaps millionaires.”

Mary Anderson, an interior designer, artist, and nature lover living new New York City, was convinced by her husband and friends to translate some of her painted silk hangings into pieces for possible sale to the gift and art markets. Anderson recognized that silk was the best medium for portraying her creations because of its translucent beauty, permanence, and fidelity of color as well as texture. But most silks are not appropriate for paintings, since silk is a protein fiber, similar to wool or to human hair. It is only natural for silks to have some irregularities — sometimes called “slubs”. Anderson studied the art of making silk relentlessly, absorbing whatever knowledge she could find on creating silk fabric. After months of experimentation in a dingy Trenton, New Jersey basement, Anderson and some textile friends developed a special silk that had no slubs, therefore equal to the finest in the world.Next, Anderson had to master the complex process of painting on the silk. Each wall hanging of silk is a technical as well as artistic challenge. A 52-step process is required to convert a sketch into a completed wall hanging. For example, one major creation required 1509 paint strokes to create a forest scene. This level of detail required creating 132 specialized brushes and 56 different colors in order to get just the right effect. Once the strokes, brushes and colors were determined, then a specialized machine could be configured to execute the brush strokes, but each pass of the painted silk included drying time from the last pass, plus reconfiguration of the brushes and colors. Each creation had to be made permanent by spraying a fixing agent on at just the right temperature, where heat could change a delicate piece of silk into a crumpled mass. No American had excelled in creating silk. And when Anderson’s creations first appeared, no one understood the quality of the silk, or believed it was hard to create the overall effect of her works. Anderson began to create in silk what she knew and loved best – nature, particularly the more delicate forest and flower scenes. In her art, Anderson tried to “capture that special moment and setting which conveys the character, charm and loveliness of an early morning or the moment of sunset.” After selling her early creations for several years during her lunch hours, her talented husband, Bob, left an outstanding pharmaceutical sales career to “peddle” Anderson’s silks full time. Soon Mr. Anderson’s extraordinary salesmanship skills, promotional touch, and sense for the art market began to pay off. People liked Anderson’s forests and prairies, but bought her flower wall hangings. And Anderson agreeably complied, striving for ever greater perfection on ever more exotic and natural flower creations.By 2008 some Anderson silks (especially the flowers) had become recognized as collectors’ items. An extremely complex piece like “Stelitzia reginae” might sell for $28,500 at retail, and might command much more upon resale. Mary Anderson, then 55 – though flattered by her products’ commercial success – considered her art primarily an expression of her love for nature. She felt the importance of portraying vanishing species like the American lady’s slipper orchid or the South African leopard orchid, and traveled to remote areas of the world to bring back samples or photographs of rare flowers for study and later rendering into silk paintings. A single company, Stanton Silks, was the exclusive distributor of Anderson’s products to some 175 retail outlets in the United States. Anderson’s line included (1) its “Serenity” series of smaller, somewhat simpler pieces, usually selling for less than $100, (2) its profitable middle series of complex designs like the “Field of Poppies” selling from $800 to $5000, and (3) its special artistic pieces (like “Stelitzia reginae” and “Cactus in bloom”) which might sell initially for over $20,000. Individual Anderson silks were increasingly being recognized as outstanding artistic creations and sought by some sophisticated collectors. Production of such designs might be sold out for years in advance, but it was difficult to anticipate which pieces might achieve this distinction. Many of the company’s past policies no longer seemed appropriate. And the Andersons wanted to further position the company for the long run. The Andersons hired you as a consultant to help them with the following. When asked what they wanted from the company, they would respond, “to make the world aware of Mary Anderson’s artistic talent, to help world ecology causes by creating appreciation and protection for threatened species, and to build a continuing business that could make them comfortably wealthy, perhaps millionaires.” No one goal had great precedence over the others

Describe Land Reform on Changing China after 1949.

To Change China after 1949.In the May Fourth Movement and after, Chinese reformers and revolutionaries began to understand that modernizing China would require more than improving people’s standard of living; it would require changing the way Chinese people thought. China needed not just industrial reform and land reform, for example, but thought reform that would bring about a remade Chinese culture. However, most urban intellectuals in Republican China (1912-1949) distanced themselves or cut themselves off from their own people. Chinese Communist Party managed to launch various types of mass movements to change China. Using course readings, lecture notes, and your own ideas, write an essay in which you explore an issue of your choice related to the topic of thought reform and mass movements in the project of changing China after 1949.The readings you will want to pay most attention to are the book The Dragon’s Village, but others may be relevant as well. Please no outside sources are allowed. All documents are posted in Canvas. The textbook provides background introduction. You cannot use it as your sole reference source.Your essay will be judged by the extent to which:You demonstrate careful reading of the Dragon’s Village, and other sources as relevant;You include ideas from lecture and other readings as appropriate;You craft a well-written and well-constructed essay;You demonstrate an understanding of the history presented thus far in class;You are able to write a paper that is free of careless errors.The paper should be approximately 900 to 1100 words in length–Through Dragon Village readings. https://archive.org/details/dragonsvillage00chen/page/16/mode/2up. Use one example on Dragon village readings to write about the class struggle in the land reform. For example, simply for example, simply write about how they reformed the land villages, criticized the landlords, and organized the fighting villages to educate the dragon villages. Then you can analyze these strategies still in use during the Cultural Revolution. Then start to write the Cultural Revolution.

What is meant by “normal microbial flora?”

1.What is meant by “normal microbial flora?” What are some positive contributions that normal flora can convey onto their hosts?2.Which media used in lab could be used to confirm the presence of Streptococcus pyogenes and why? (A blood agar plate would be the best media to use to help confirm the presence of streptococcus pyogenes, because it helps differentiate organisms that are hemolytic or not. ) ( you don’t need to answer this question)oHow does Streptococcus pyogenes cause both “Strep throat” and later rheumatic fever?oHow is rheumatic fever treated?3.How could someone undergoing abdominal surgery with a bowl resection become systemically infected with yeast three days postoperatively?Lab 27: Chemotherapeutics1.Describe the difference between bacteriostatic and bactericidal compounds and give an example of each?2.Describe methods of action for a bacteriostatic compound and a bactericidal compound.3.What is the difference between a broad spectrum and a limited spectrum antibiotic? Supply an example of each.4.Why are broad spectrum antibiotics like tetracycline, streptomycin, and chloramphenicol not effective against fungal infections?

Discuss The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 replaced the AFDC program with TANF.

1. Elizabethan poor laws of 1601 served as the basis of social welfare policy in the colonial era. Focused on 5 aspects that were imported to colonies. Identify these 5 aspects, and briefly describe 2 of them.2. Pick 2 programs that were part of the original Social Security Act of 1935 and describe them briefly?3. In the 1960s, several policies were passed that advanced the federal government’s role in ensuring social justice. Identify 1 of these policies and briefly describe it, why it is important?4. Some have said that social movements are responsible for achieving social welfare policy gains. Provide one example that links a social movement to an important social welfare policy5. In 1996, Bill Clinton claimed to “end welfare as we know it”. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 replaced the AFDC program with TANF.