Air pollution is known to hurt human health, contributing to approximately 3.4 million premature deaths globally in 2010. By looking at both different types of air pollution (PM2.5, ozone, etc.) and sources (road transportation, agriculture, household energy, shipping, etc.) it is possible to produce a global picture of air pollution distribution and how to most effectively reduce the impact on human health. This paper will look specifically at the road transportation source sector, discussing the current predictions of health effects...
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A lot is changing in our world today and a vast majority of this change occurs in Nutrition. Nutrition is a constantly evolving area of research and I must evolve with it. I was very certain that after my undergraduate degree, I would broaden my horizon and have a feel of a new experience in nutrition by furthering my studies at one of Canada’s best universities, I opted for the University of Manitoba to acquire an MSc in Human Nutritional...
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The term popular culture refers to practices, beliefs, and objects in a society that represent anything that is considered fashionable, popular, or dominant at any given time (Ashby, 2010). Fiske defines popular culture as “a culture of processes rather than of products”. It is the accumulation of cultural products such as music, art, film, literature, dance, cyberculture, television, and radio that are consumed by a majority of society’s population (Crossman, 2016). On the other hand, stereotypes are prejudices about the...
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We all are aware of the phrase 'failure is the first step towards success', but have you ever thought about it, what does it mean? Friends' failure doesn't mean we are not capable but it can be we didn't the things in the proper manner and we need to work on it. Failure is the first step towards success” is one of the most heard quotes and is again and again told to us in every step of life, but...
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Imagine that you are hanging out with friends on a nice summer day and your friend says that you guys should go do something, and immediately you look to the corner of your room and see your baseball glove. Why not go play ball? Baseball teaches you adversity in tough situations, baseball is the most competitive and team-oriented sport. Whether it comes to watching or playing a sport, baseball is bound to give you a better time than all the...
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First of all, one of the main themes of Brave New World is personal identity. Personal identity is a set of characteristics that make a person unique. However, in this world, people have lost their identity. Thus, the lower class is cloned by the Bokanovsky process. 'One egg, one embryo, one adult-normality. But a bokanovskified egg will bud, will proliferate, will divide. From eight to ninety-six buds, and every bud will grow into a perfectly formed embryo, and every embryo...
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Parents physically abuse their kids. It’s a practice that parents have been using for countless centuries now. One of the first was Spartan fathers, who have been reported to have hit their sons with a wooden log if they woke up late or failed to do an activity. Even though this practice of hitting kids with logs faded away, along with the spartan culture. There are still numerous “weapons” that parents use to this date to physically abuse their children,...
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Since this is the last week of my 20s. For some reason, I don’t know why I’m taking it so hard. Maybe because I worked my entire 20s away to start my dream and missed out on fun times. Maybe it’s because I feel like I should be a little further in life itself. I do realize that from where I am now and where I was 10 years ago I know I’m not the same person. Some of the...
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Movements in the past have led to an increased amount of perseverance people are starting to build up. For the majority of the world's population, success is considered one’s biggest career aspiration. Perseverance allows us to keep moving even during arduous times and jump back on track as we try harder and never give up, and this is shown throughout Greta Thunberg’s journey. Greta Thunberg is a 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who advocates for immediate action towards climate change crisis...
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Through the archetypes in the short story Catch the Moon, Judith Ortiz Cofer teaches the reader that love heals all. One archetype in Catch the Moon is The Crossroads, which is a place or time of decision where a real realization is made and change or penance results. The Crossroads is a symbolic archetype for the life-changing decision that Luis makes that night because of the love he remembers from his mother. An example of this archetype is “Then Luis...
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Source 6 is a portrait from 1957 of the Little Rock pupils being accompanied into the school building by armed military personnel. During this period, the Supreme Court held that the segregation of school legislatures was unconstitutional. Above all it was one of the early significant events of the time, this portrait may indeed be seen as an effective factor during the civil rights era. Moreover, this source shows the enrollment of nine black students to the all-white Little Rock...
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Poetry conveys various universal human issues such as the journey of life, struggles, and making choices. Two poems that convey universal human issues include the poem mother to Son by Langston Hughes and The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. The poem mother to Son by Langston Hughes is an uplifting, poem on never giving up. It is about a mother advising her son on the challenges, and struggles of life, and encourages him to follow her and push through...
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Here’s a fact. You cannot separate nutrition & training. The two work together, hand in hand, regardless of your fitness goals. To see continued long-term success & change, a good nutrition strategy is a must. Let’s first talk about calories. According to a survey by the International Food Information Council Foundation, Americans eat a lot more than they should. We rely too much on processed foods, our portions are big and the sugar intake is off the charts (do you...
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Some may say we live in a hard-to-get-by world. Hardships come in many different shapes and sizes and more when they are forced upon you. Mandatory volunteer work is another hassle in a teenager's life, which doesn’t have to be placed over a student as a requirement for high school graduation. Although some people may think it is a good idea, mandatory volunteer work should not be a requirement in teen life, it causes stress and excessive problems defeating the...
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Although the Crusades failed to conquer Jerusalem and had negative effects such as death, they still had tremendous positive impacts on the Western world, such as authority, gaining information, and trading. First, after the Crusade there were about 2-6 million dead bodies found just in the Western world, which was almost about 10% of the entire world its death was six million out of 60-70 million people at that time. Second, the Crusades increased the authority of the King. This...
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In Aldus Huxley’s Brave New World, Huxley’s use of character descriptions and dialogue emphasizes his foiling of Lenina to Linda. He does this foiling not only to show differences between the characters but also to give insight into the society outside of New London. Other than coming from the same society, Linda and Lenina also correspond in their similar ways of thinking and in how they emotionally deal with stress. Lenina is seen as a quintessence, a perfect example of...
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Dress code has been a controversial statement for the last couple of years but where did it all start? In the 1966 State of the Union address, President Clinton called on American schools to require uniforms to ensure the safety of school children. Although some schools complied with this suggestion, many schools felt this was too extreme of a measure and began to implement school dress codes. Nowadays dress codes have come so far that students are not able to...
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They tend to target girls more on dress code than they do for the boys. The dress code bans clothing that girls commonly wear and requires clothing that is not easily available for girls but is for boys. Clothing like tan-tops and leggings are often banned from some schools. Guidelines such as the “fingertip rule” stating the need that students’ shorts must be longer than the fingertips when hands are down at sides are a lot easier for boys to...
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Hi, my name is Daho. Historical achievements are achievements that were succeeded a long time ago. There are many historical achievements, but today I will talk about the French Revolution and French Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1789, was a revolutionary movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799. The French Revolution had general causes common to all the revolutions of the West at the end of the 18th century and particular causes that explain why it was by...
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As inside the earlier traditional epic verses of Greece and Rome, the characters are generally shown in common shape, however too now and again as the artist considers they must be. Sometimes, the writer breaks his objective tone to offer an ethical judgment on one of his characters, even though for the foremost portion, he lets the activities of the characters talk for themselves. As inside the traditional show of epic section, the verse is worried about human qualities and...
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Task-centered practice is a social work technology designed to help clients and practitioners collaborate on specific, measurable, and achievable goals. It is designed to be brief (typically 8–12 sessions) and can be used with individuals, couples, families, and groups in a wide variety of social work practice contexts. ANON In-text: (2020). Social workers and service users work in partnership to break the issue and set strong and reachable objective This should be Precise Measurable Attainable Relevant Time-bound A Social worker...
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The title of ''What A Black Man Wants' tells me that the Black man is trying to address something he wants, so that they may feel equal to the next. Maybe better-paying jobs, finer homes, equal rights, and finer opportunities. I think that the subject of this story is Frederick D being the voice of reason for the black man and the community to address what they want. Douglass is probably letting us know what their desire is. I hope...
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In The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, a significant difference between the book and film version during Dally’s last moments is when Dally robs a bookstore and calls the greasers. In the book, the book shows Ponyboy’s perspective, him being driven by a man whereas the film shows the crime Dally commits, in which he robs a bookstore. An example of this is when the author writes, “And I suddenly remembered Dally. . . . Dally pounding on the wall ....
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The Harlem Renaissance was a period in which female African Americans could educate society on the gender inequality of this era and discuss the importance of individuality through their works. Many of these pieces still serve as a tool for people today to learn about the oppression of women during this time. In the 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, author Zora Neale Hurston uses Janie’s struggle for equal power during her relationships to explore the idea that if...
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After going through the comments from my supervisor and my center coordinator I am satisfied with the progress I have made so far, and I wish to continue with my final aspects of research after my mock exams in late June. However, throughout research I have experienced some difficulties in balancing parts of my EPQ progress primarily because I had revision to complete and also being a 2021 MAP student, I had to dedicate a significant proportion of my time...
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Why was there so much discrimination in the early 1930's? John Steinbeck’s highly renowned “Of Mice and Men” is an outstanding novel that paints a depressingly realistic portrait of America during the Great Depression in the 1930s. In the novel, Steinbeck attacks the many issues that plagued the country during that time. His purpose in writing “Of Mice and Men” was to reflect on some of those issues, such as racism, sexism, and the poor treatment of people with mental...
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The true meaning of being heroic is having the qualities of a hero, such as bravery and courage, and using those qualities to save or help others. As seen through both epic poems we encounter ways that both of the main characters acted heroic and analyze in what way each character had portrayed their acts of bravery and courage. Throughout The Odyssey and The Aeneid, both Aeneas and Odysseus portray qualities of being heroic in yet similar but different ways...
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In recent years, there has been a debate about whether or not college should be for everyone. Contrary to those who oppose attending college, citing the fact that not all fields require a degree, the vast majority of today's generation still consider it an essential step. Thus, the question arises as to what motivates people to go to college anyway. From my perspective, most students today make the decision to go to college mainly because more and more jobs now...
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The Mississippi River is the longest river in North America. It stretches from Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota all the way down through New Orleans and into the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi River covers half of the United States and connects to 33 states. It is also known because many explorers used the river to navigate the United States before there were maps. Many of the United States' agricultural products were floated down the Mississippi River into the port...
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Every relationship goes from one stage to the other, despite the uniqueness of that relationship. Each stage has its characteristics and issues, which is why some relationships last for a lifetime and others do not. Relationship stages fluctuate. It goes here and there, to and fro. Some end in termination. Mark Knapp described stages that people progress through as they develop any kind of relationship, whether it be a romantic or friend-based one. Knapp’s relational development model consists of two...
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