Saturday, August 22, 2020
Essay Questions: What Microscope Would You Use to Examine Unstained Urine Samples?
Essay Questions: What Microscope Would You Use to Examine Unstained Urine Samples?The topic of a literature review is often tricky, because we're all familiar with the essays that follow, such as 'What Makes a Good Theory of Everything?' You should, however, resist the temptation to stretch your essay too far, because a good topic is only as good as the essay that accompanies it.For example, if you have staid with staid subjects such as 'Why Are People Born Dumb?' or 'Was Darwin Right?' you might find yourself confronted with a need to compare microscopic samples, for example from different insects, or plants, or animals. Therefore, it's not at all unusual to find essayists that are tempted to read far into the future for results and end up asking their readership for a metaphorical microscope to examine the microscopic samples of theses 'bigger picture' subjects.However, you might ask how this kind of microscope should be applied, in particular when the topic can best be approached on a microscopic level. In fact, no matter how you approach the topic, you will need to keep in mind that you should not be thinking 'where would you use a microscope,' but rather 'what would you use to examine unstained urine samples for evidence of a hidden brain tumor.' Your audience will be looking for evidence that is not easy to come by, and therefore you should not attempt to stretch the boundaries of your audience's comprehension, but rather go right down to the detail.Since no microscope is likely to have sufficient power to magnify any amount of dust, if at all, let alone to examine staining samples, what you will want to do is go with a less visually-pleasing form of microscope, namely the digital microscope. Digital microscopes are small, cheap, and incredibly portable. Because they are, essentially, a picture microscope, you will find them useful not only for studying at home, but also for sending or receiving medical images. Most digital microscopes have a compact LCD screen, which allows you to make instant comparisons, and provides a large number of options for magnification.Now, while it is certainly possible to use a paper microscope for this process, it is far less preferable, because the paper will scratch easily, and the images will not necessarily be free of stains. In addition, since the paper microscope is not particularly sensitive, you will not be able to use it to examine staining samples.As a final note, in order to give the topic some added visual interest, you might wish to make the microscope seem a little bit bigger than it actually is. If the paper microscope is an old model, you might even consider having it re-sized, because in most cases you will find that this will help to remove some of the dust from the sample. The same is true for a digital microscope; it is certainly possible to 'paint' it to make it look bigger.On the other hand, stains-free samples are, at times, the easiest to handle. A digital microscope, however, w ill not usually have the capabilities to magnify well enough to see these kinds of samples, but if you don't mind a little light scratching (or if the stains are dark), you might be able to enlarge the image enough to be able to see the fine details. Keep in mind, however, that a large-sized digital microscope has limited magnification, so you will not be able to see objects with a number of microns in size, even in the largest-sized models.Overall, we hope that the purpose of this short essay has been clarified: you should not try to stretch the boundaries of your audience's comprehension, but rather keep the questions and answers simple and concise. Stating your point clearly, and then presenting an essay that helps readers understand your points clearly, is your best defense against plagiarism.
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