Life's Greatest Miracle

Cuenco, Jessa Mae D. MT15112/3:00PM-4:30PM (WS)

July 22, 2015 Ms. o!a "l#$!a %. "&'asa , M. ".

Life’s Greatest Miracle Summary: Te *$+es !eaes M$!acle $s an eu$s$e, $ns!uc$e, an ell-'!esene ocu#ena!y a e'la$ns e u#an eelo'#en +!o# conce'$on o $!. % clea!ly e'la$ns e ole '!ocess o+ o a$es a!e #ae an &!o sa!$n& +!o# e cellula! leel u' o e  '!ocess o+ o ey a!e eelo' $n e #oe!s o# u!$n& e '!e&nancy. Te al#os an ou!  ocu#ena!y +ocuses on o $n&s 6 '!enaal eelo'#en an $!. Te ocu#ena!y sa!e e e'lana$on o+ conce'$on y a!ousal o+ seual +eel$n&s  eeen #ale an +e#ale. 7nce e s'e!# &es $no e a&$na, $ consu#es a 2-ay s$# o e e&& cell, an as $ s$#s one o+ e# $es 'e! secon ue o e ac$$y o+ a o#ens a&$na. Te e&& cell $s encase y  y a $c8 '!oe$n sell calle 9ona 'elluc$. To +e!$l$9e e e&& cell, e s'e!# #us !ea8 e 9ona $c a''ens en e s'e!#s ca' #aces $ e cene!  '!oe$ns on e e&& su!+ace. Te s'e!# sloly s!es $s $s oue! coe!$n& $n $s ea !eleas$n&  'oe!+ul en9y#es o $ssole e 9ona allo$n& $sel+ o 'us $s ay !ou&, !ou&, u a +$nally a''ens en e #e#!ane o+ o + e o cells +uels an $ !as e en$!e en $!e s'e!# $ns$e e e&& cell. 7nce e en$!e s'e!# &es $ns$e, e e&& cells oes $ o!8 o loc8ou all e s'e!#, an e!e sa!s e '!ocess o+ #e$os$s. Me$os$s e'els al+ o+ e e&& cells c!o#oso#es $n a $ny  'ouc. Te s'e!#, on e oe! an, !eleases ca!&o a s!eces ou $s 23 c!o#oso#es o elco#e e e&& cell. Te c!o#oso#es o+ s'e!# an e&& cell a''!oac eac oe! an en cell $$s$on occu!s. Te +e!$l$9e e&& #oes on o e +allo'$an ue oa!s e ue!us as $ $$es $no 2, 4, , 1; cells &!aually c!ea$n& e u$l$n& loc8 o cons!uc e e#!yo. 7n !a!e occas$ons, e $ny cell s'l$s $no o &!ou's c!ea$n& o e#!yos !esul$n& o $ns. Te +e!$l$9e e&& #us co#'lee e cell $$s$on e+o!e sel$n& $n e ue!us $c $s aou +$e ays a+e! +e!$l$9a$on. Te unle o+ cells calle lasocyss #us o o $n&s o su!$e, !ea8 ou o+ $s one! an +$n a sou!ce o+ o + nou!$s#en. 7n e ; ay, e lasocyss esca'e !eleas$n& en9y#es en9 y#es a eas !ou& e 9ona. 7nce 7n ce $ $s +!ee, $ lans on e loo  loo !$&e l$n$n& u' o e ue!us.
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Reflection: *$+es &!eaes #$!acle $s e l$+e $sel+. T!ou&ou e $so!y o + e o!l o+ $olo&y, o  e ale o !e'!ouce $s one o+ e ca!ace!$s$cs o+ l$+e, #o!eoe!, $ as eco#e e !$$n& +o!ce o+ eolu$on. Te '!ocess $s $nee +asc$na$n&. Te ocu#ena!y $scusse an oe!$e o+ e s'e!#s =ou!ney o e a&$na $ll $ !eaces e e&& an eelo's a ay. % as ale o na!!ae an e'la$n $n ea$l e !e'!ouc$on  '!ocess $n a s$#'le lan&ua&e, c!onolo&$cal o!e!, an s!a$&+o!a! #anne! a $ee! coul une!san. Te #$c!o 'oo&!a'y &$es a $$ $llus!a$on o+ e !e'!ouc$on '!ocess. % also ca'u!es a u#an $ne!es an&le as $ &$es a !eal-l$+e ea#'le en ey $ne!$ee a cou'le ose $+e $s '!e&nan. Wo oule ae ou& a +!o# a $ny s$n&le cell, $ $s ca'ale an 'oe!+ul o c!eae l$+e> %n a s'an o+ n$ne #ons, e +e!$l$9e e&& eelo's s'ec$+$c 'a!s o+ e oy a  'e!+o!#s s'ec$+$e as8s. ?e'!ouc$on $s #o!e co#'l$cae an %e ee! ou&. 7ne #$sa8e $n e en$!e '!ocess o+ e +e!$l$9a$on o+ e&& oul 'oss$ly !esul o no un$on. Tus, eelo'#en o+ +e!$l$9e e&& $s suc a one! an l$+e $sel+ $s a $& #$!acle.