Introduction The Human Genome Project was the start of an era of exploration into what makes people tick. The Project helped to identify and map all of the genes of the human genome from both a physical and a functional standpoint. The fulfillment of the Human Genome Project allowed researchers to pinpoint what genes were mutated and liable for certain human traits. Gene Therapy developed from this intrinsic curiosity and wonder if humans can achieve perfection. Gene Therapy can be...
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Throughout my middle school and highschool I’ve never been one of the kids you would see as “popular”, the hardest part about it is that I don't see myself as an introvert, the main problem ive had with making friends is that I don't fit into a certain group of people, and when I do finally find a group im talked to and “accepted” but never invited to anything, Ive heard its a normal problem with teens my age, but...
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Some shoppers have a love-hate relationship with Walmart. Costs are matched, but the large retailer consistently receives low marks in consumer satisfaction studies (hate ) . And However, 265 million shoppers worldwide even see its shops every week, then Walmart must be doing something good. If, like me, you abandoned Walmart ages ago, it may take minute to consider. This Bentonville, Ark.-based corporation has been fast remaking itself, directing scenes at these bows of competitors ranging from object and Amazon...
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We often talk about our environmental education program’s success, but we may fail to specify the outcome that defines that success. Are we successful at instilling climate literacy? At fostering self-efficacy and individual pro-environmental behaviors, or at sparking deliberation, civic engagement, and collective action? Or maybe our intended outcome relates to positive youth development, inspiring hope, or some type of resilience? Defining program outcomes is the first step in a program development cycle and works in concert with educators’ audience...
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FAMILY INFLUENCES The family is the first form of socialization a child receives. A child learns from the family’s relationships and uses that information to form their own relationships. According to Kwalombota Mahalihali (2016), “the kind of care and attention children receive during their early years of life affect their handling of important issues, such as trust versus distrust and autonomy versus disunity”. Not only do the adults in the family influence child behaviors, but siblings do as well. With...
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I was more drawn to communication as a skill and critical thinking. With supporting course goals which are; to develop own voice, style and sense, to read texts carefully for analysis as well as to learn them to advance my exploring ability of own ideas on any topic, and finally to develop critical thinking skills that I will be able to apply in writing; uniquely both analytical and explanatory essays. Nonetheless, it is essential to note that for good and...
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It has long been known that the women of the past went through many hardships in order to live with the freedom that they have today. Not even a century ago, women were discriminated against in the workforce, with the expectation that they would take the low-ranking jobs in society. Husbands were permitted to control their wives’ income, and there was little that could have been done about it at the time. Fortunately, in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the...
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People deserve justice and fairness, no matter where they come from or the color of their skin. The term justice means the quality of righteousness and to uphold the fairness of a cause. There has been crime passed on which still takes place now, lives have been lost and people have been injured and still haven’t received justice. Justice is supposed to bring a rational point to laws that are above our control. Fairness and justice can bring people to...
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A Malagasy proverb defines education as the most valuable treasure that parents provide to their children. Even though education is known to be the first pursuit that guarantees a great career, many people have questioned the value of a college degree for years now. Education and career experience are both beneficial for students. However, work experience is more important than degrees. Firstly, work experience is a good way to gain and strengthen skills. Jobs and internships get students to have...
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Since 1938, Superman has been one of the most well-known characters in the world. Anywhere you go, there is a good chance you will see some sort of merchandise or advertisement for Superman. Superman’s origin begins with him being sent to earth by his parents, away from a planet that is facing its doom. He grows up with his adoptive family and uses his powers for good to help the people of earth from evil. Moses is one of the...
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Indian customs and ordinary life influence Hinduism through meditation practices while Hinduism influences the society with Hindu based festivals, a specific nourishment, art and beliefs. Religion is theology, faith,and worship but religion is also a way of life. It is powerful, persuasive, and more importantly has an image. When you think of a religion an image comes to your mind that sometimes helps you differentiate and remember multiple religions. Each religion is associated with distinct characteristics that tends to shape...
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In order to fully answer this question there has to be a clear definition for what a nation is, this can be said to be a group of people that have a common history which is shared between them therefore they are a community of people, (Quintana & Mckown, 2007) meaning that these people share an identity through that history. Furthermore, another definition which is crucial to this argument is what a state is, this is because the two terms...
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ABSTRACT The plant fitness refers to overall performance of a plant. Essentially it includes three factors, namely growth, reproduction and survival. The plant functional traits are those that define a species in terms of their ecological roles ;that is how they interact with the environment and with other species. Seed size is such an important plant functional trait. The effect of seed size on plant fitness is analysed in this project. The experimental samples taken for the project are Zea...
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Taxes help the government operate and work out and really make the economy thrive. Taxes usually increase over the years and some citizens do not abide by the law of this civic duty. Taxes can be hard to pay but it’s a big price of having to do civic duties if you’re in the United States. Taxes help with most budgeting from the government. Taxes are an essential part of the government operating and are fundamental. Medicare is a huge...
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Being physically fit and healthy has become necessary and a priority in the contemporary times. Fitness should not only be understood and viewed as getting a fit body through some form of physical activity but also contributing to the mental health and a general better way of life. Gyms are considered to be a popular emerging fitness space or a center. Going to a gym has thus become a part of our everyday life and a routinized activity of our...
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Billions of people around the world closely follow a religion. Many individuals have such a deep sense of connection with their religion that they will go to great lengths to follow their beliefs. In a way, this was the case during the Medieval Period. During this time the Roman Church dominated the religious sphere and even held some authority over the European kingdoms. The Church was a uniting symbol for the Medieval people. For many the Church was their only...
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Introduction Hello members of the editorial board, today I present to you a journal article called the ‘Mathematical Model for Cell Division’ by D. McKenney and J. A. Nickel. This article has caught my eye because it is easy to read and understand with some background knowledge. The journal article is constructed in a way that guides the reader step by step on their topic of cell division and its mathematical model. I am presenting this article in the hopes...
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Studying the Martian surface composition is essential to understand its past and current condition and pave the way to unveiling the nature of occurrences of detected minerals - be it weathering, precipitation, or of volcanic origin (Bandfield, Hamilton, & Christensen, 2000). Multiple instruments have been employed to carry out Martian surface studies. These include the Thermal Emission Spectrometer - TES (Christensen et al., 2001), Observatoire pour la Mineralogie, l’Eau, les Glaces et l’Activite - OMEGA (Bibring et al., 2004) and...
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The site that I went to “worship” at was the church of Scientology. In Scientology, they have one word that deal with the mind and one with the body. There is a book called “Dianetics”, which deals with the mind. And the word “Scientology” deals with the soul. The outside of the church was very plain, but it was a tall building. The church, from the inside was very beautiful. There were two staircases leading up to the upper floor....
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In the book “Speak,” by Laurie Anderson, main character Melinda enters highschool with her reputation ruined. Reputation, image and impression is used in everyday situations affecting social status, self esteem, and professional freedom. How an individual presents themselves through past or present actions is reflected by interactions with others. Why is reputation an important part of success, and how a bad reputation can damage a future. “Reputation is the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something,”...
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Religion played a vital role in shaping human history in providing various development in social, economic and communal structures, shaping cultures and civilization. Since the early Mesopotamians civilization to the current age, Religion became a center thought to shape any society and many important events happened in mankind’s history. Among them, Roman Catholicism is a good example that explains the influence of Christianity for the next 20 centuries in various parts of the world. Unlike Protestants, Roman Catholic believes in...
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Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird was one heck of a novel. In the beginning I really didn’t like the book and with some parts I still don’t, but after all, this book was good. In this novel a lot of characters had an impact, some big and some small. The story really pertained the main characters of Scout, Jem, and Atticus. But, there were multiple people playing the background, and I would like to point out the character of...
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ABSTRACT Nation branding has reached its turning point. The past years have seen a massive growth in the activities and interest in the subject, there have been several publications, studies and consultancy projects. The sad truth is there has been almost no progress in theoretical development which seem to be the most important thing to help move this wonderful idea of branding a nation forward (Fan, 2004, 2006; Dinnie,2007). Due to this nation branding goes on to face a great...
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Throughout history, people have searched for the best way to describe the characteristics of the people around them. There are different ways to identify people’s personality and according to many social experts and psychologists, their social behaviors help to identify the personality type, the introvert or an extrovert. Introverts are someone who is very quiet and reserved. They are a little hesitant when it comes to open up with new people. If ever you come across an individual who looks...
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Kant’s created his own thoughts of common sense ideas with the speculations that the only thing good without qualification is “good will”. He takes a different view of “good will” his idea of good will is closely related to the idea of a rationally “good person”. The basic ideas of Kant, is that what makes a good person good is his or her will that can be determined by, set decisions based off of moral law. Kant’s idea of good...
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The two characters, John Proctor and Giles Corey in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, both illuminate the theme that “it is nobler to die with integrity than to live without self-respect.” They both proved that they were willing to die for what they believed in and be truthful, rather than live with a lie. John Proctor repeatedly displayed his acts of integrity throughout the play. It was far more valuable to him to die truthful than to live on without...
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The purpose of this article is to sensitize the clinical genetics community to the issues of discrimination against children with Down syndrome and their families as discrimination represent economic and social coercion, in order to make attempts to provide non directive prenatal genetic counseling and provide postnatal care and counseling. Down syndrome is a genetic chromosome 21 disorder causing developmental and intellectual delays.’ It causes a distinct facial appearance,, intellectual disability and developmental delays. It may be associated with thyroid...
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Siddharta Guatama, or “The Buddha”, went through a rough and painful life until he reached his goal “enlightenment”. He grew up with his father (his mother died shortly after Buddha was born) and his father wanted him to become the next king. Once Buddha found out everything was connected and everything had a consequence, he went and explored the earth to try and end suffering for everybody. The Buddha showed everyone how good Buddhism is for you are your mind....
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Is your baby getting more than just nutrients and immunities from your breast milk? Heavy metals are the base of so many unwanted conditions. According to WebMD, heavy metal poisoning is rare in the US, however they are all around us in relatively low doses. However, examples such as arsenic in our water or lead in our paint can make you sick. As a new mom, you want to protect your baby from any possible harm. This includes ensuring that...
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What first comes to mind when we talk about Michael Jordan and Stephen Curry? Yes, basketball. Michael Jordan or MJ is an NBA professional basketball player for Chicago Bulls from 1984-2003. Because of his success and the various achievements that he gained during his basketball career, he was officially awarded the greatest basketball player of the time. Stephen Curry is an NBA professional basketball player. He plays for the Golden State Warriors since 2009 until now. Stephen Curry is believed...
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