Stages Of Mitotic Cell Division

We have completed the stages of mitotic cell division in the class. I found an animated video which will give you a better understanding of the concept.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhgRhXl7w_g

What is (and is not) mitosis?

Mitosis is nuclear division plus cytokinesis, and produces two identical daughter cells during prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. Interphase is often included in discussions of mitosis, but interphase is technically not part of mitosis, but rather encompasses stages G1, S, and G2 of the cell cycle.

Interphase- During G1, S and G2 phase the RNA and protein increases in amount and cell gets ready for division.

Interphase	The cell is engaged in metabolic activity and performing its prepare for mitosis (the next four phases that lead up to and include nuclear division). Chromosomes are not clearly discerned in the nucleus, although a dark spot called the nucleolus may be visible. The cell may contain a pair of centrioles( animal cell)
Prophase	Chromatin in the nucleus begins to condense and becomes visible in the light microscope as chromosomes. The nucleolus disappears. Centrioles begin moving to opposite ends of the cell and fibers extend from the centromeres. Some fibers cross the cell to form the mitotic spindle.
Metaphase	Spindle fibers align the chromosomes along the middle of the cell nucleus. This line is referred to as the metaphase plate. This organization helps to ensure that in the next phase, when the chromosomes are separated, each new nucleus will receive one copy of each chromosome.
Anaphase	The paired chromosomes separate  and move to opposite sides of the cell.
Telophase	Chromatids arrive at opposite poles of cell, and new membranes form around the daughter nuclei. The chromosomes disperse and are no longer visible under the light microscope. The spindle fibers disperse, and cytokinesis or the partitioning of the cell may also begin during this stage.
Cytokinesis	In animal cells, cytokinesis results when a fiber ring composed of a protein called actin around the center of the cell contracts pinching the cell into two daughter cells, each with one nucleus. In plant cells, the rigid wall requires that a cell plate be synthesized between the two daughter cells

Kabuliwala - Rabindranath Tagore

You have been reading the classic poignant tale- Kabuliwala by Rabindranath Tagore as part of your Literature course. Linked below is a resource on Kabuliwala by Rabindranath Tagore written by a young friend. I found his blog quite relevant. There's a podcast on the linked post that you can listen to.  

http://sydneydxb2.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/grade-9-tagores-kabuliwala-discussion-prompt/

We have also discussed who Kabuliwalas were and how much a part of the Indian society they were during Tagore's time. Here is a link to a beautifully written article that tells you more about the background of their presence.

http://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/afghanistan-in-world-literature-iii-kabuliwalas-of-the-latter-day

I am also putting up a link here to the Hindi movie based on the same story. It is of course, embellished with the director's imaginative additions but I am hoping you will find it entertaining. There is another Bengali movie of the same name and based on the story. Both cinematic versions tell the moving tale well, but of course for Tagore lovers like me, nothing is better than the craft of the written word. 

Do leave your comments here on your opinion of the potrayal of the relationship between a parent and child in the story.