When I graduate from MDC with my A.A. degree, I hope to transfer to a college in New York City. I travel there quite often to see my boyfriend, and it's one of my favorite cities I've ever been to. In the future, I see myself living in my own apartment in NYC, painting and illustrating as I always have

*A. Control group

B. Experimental group

C. Research group

D. Observational group

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nAETHZTObk

I think the CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) method can be used in our daily life, especially in the news. In my opinion, there are many unreliable news sources, and it's important to really listen to how these sources are providing us information. Unreliable news sources typically do not give any evidence to support their claims, and especially do not have a reasoning as to why. Gossip and rumours especially in the media regarding celebrities, or more important news articles about Covid-19, or political situations all have at some point been misinformed by unreliable news sources. It's important that these topics are spoken about in the news with competent evidence and reasoning behind their claims. Claim could be the "easy" part: a statement answering a question. However, reliable news sources should have scientific data that supports that claim, and a reasoning as to how or why it does.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15aWaGYheJs

The way these pandemics happen is for pathogens to spread widely, crossing international boundaries whilst infecting us. Whether this spillover of pathogens becomes a pandemic depends on many variables such as how often humans come into close contact, immunity, and more. 

According to the video, scientists have estimated about 1.7 million undiscovered viruses that infect animals, and that rougly 40% of these have potential to spill over. The thought of that is quite scary! But there are things that we could do to make pandemics less destructive. Early warning systems, contact tracing, social distancing and other public health measures protected us from Covid-19 in just the first six months. Eventually, there will be another pandemic. Even so, at least we can have peace of mind knowing we can reduce the risk.

Axolotls are exlusively found in the Xochimilco lake complex in the Valley of Mexico, which includes Lake Xochimilco and a series of man-made canals and waterways. They are neotonic and have adapted well to their native habitat, this being a high-altitude region with an average water temperature of around 20 degrees celsius, even during winter. This is unique to axolotls, since other species of salamander have a much wider distribution.  They are sometimes known as the Mexican walking fish, on account of their appearance and adopted habitat. 

Unfortunately, there are more axolotls in captivity than there are in the natural world. According to a study carried out by Mexican biologist Luis Zambrano, there were 6,000 axolotls per square kilometre in the Xochimilco lake in 1998. Today, there are just 35. One reason for this could be the rapid development of Mexico City, since the Xochimilco lake complex has been drained and destroyed, including Lake Chalco, one of the axolotl's principal historic habitats. 

Source: 

“What Is an Axolotl and Why Are They Endangered?” Blue Reef Aquarium, 18 Aug. 2022, https://www.bluereefaquarium.co.uk/portsmouth/blog/education/what-is-an-axolotl-and-why-are-they-endangered/. 

Axolotls have evolved into a type of salamander which keeps it webbed feet firmly placed in infancy throughout it's life. Unlike other salamanders, axolotls are neotonic. The axolotl remains aquatic their whole life. Even though it develops lungs to breathe, they use their cute, feather-like gills to breathe underwater. 

According to some, neoteny is a "backward" step in evolution, because axolotls are descended from what were once terrestial salamanders. Through nature, a neotenous form developed, and due to some environmental conditions, prospered. Now, neoteny is totally genetic in axolotls. They get to keep their gills and live underwater, it's as if they never grew up!