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Heroism
... in distant or mythological places and times, they stress adventure and supernatural parts. This type of was most recognized in the rennaisance. Although some historians consider him a mythical figure, people believe that a historical Arthur may have led the long resistance of Brittain against the invaders. According to legend, Arthur was the son of Uther Pendragon, king of Britain. Kept in hiding during childhood, he was suddenly presented to the people as their king. He proved a wise and valiant ruler. He gathered a great company of knights in his court problems of introducement were avoided by the use of a round ...
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Cigarettes: The History
... at a faster rate
because the demand, became much greater. The cigarette rolling machine and
the advertising combined together made the tabacco companies stronger than
they had ever been. Early in the nineteen fifties there were some
scientific tests that had taken place involving mice and the correlation
between cancer and cigarette smoke. A top executive from Liggett & Myers
(F.R. Darkis) Who had seemed excited about the project, wanted to perform
tests on mice to see whether or not the cigarette’s from Liggett & Myers
Also known as the Chester Company would cause cancer in mice. All of the
studies that h ...
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Christian Morality
... Basics are the realities upon which other realities depend.
They create the bedrock of all subjects.
This website defines the basics of morality and builds upon
them to explain moral concepts. A definitive moral analysis is
not produced elsewhere, because theologians do not
understand the abstractions of morality. They use religion to
rationalize the subconscious forces which cause sin rathe ...
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Hume
... a miracle as
such; a miracle is a violation of the laws of nature, an event which is not
normal to most of mankind. Hume explains this point brilliantly when he states,
“Nothing is esteemed a miracle, if it has ever happened in the common course of
nature. It is no miracle that a man seemingly in good health should die on a
sudden.” (Hume p.888) Hume states that this death is quite unusual, however it
seemed to happen naturally. He could only define it as a true miracle if this
dead man were to come back to life. This would be a miraculous event because
such an experience has not yet been commonly observ ...
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Penguins
... have to be able to see well under water because their diet
consists mainly of plankton, molluscs, crustaceans, and the inevitable fish.
Through a special slowing-down of their heart rate they're able, like many
other diving animals, to stay submerged long enough to search out and chase
whatever catches their fancy.
On dry land, it's a different story-or has been up to now. Waddling along
on their flat little feet, eyes fixed intently on the ground, penguins
appear myopic, inefficient and generally out of place.
In fact the reverse is true. During a recent stay on the Falkland Islands,
a Canadian researcher disco ...
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The Kung, Shoshone, And Mbuti Tribes: Hunting And Gathering Societies
... whole at anytime. The Mbuti choose to live as a whole. They act as
one family. All decisions are made by the community as a whole. If the group
cannot reach consensus on a problem then the group may split for that time but
will rejoin once the projects are completed. Unlike the Kung and Shoshone the
Mbuti stay together, for the most part, throughout the year and do not diffuse
when supplies become more plentiful.
The two most important things a person needs is food and water. Many
different foods are consumed by the Mbuti. There diet consists of meats, fruits,
berries, roots, fungus and insects. The Mbu ...
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Russian Jews
... religious persecution forced the Jews to create stronger communities
and made them more united.
In the beginning of the 1800s, Alexander I ruled Russia. He promised
the Jews that they could become farmers, could live in two districts, and could
buy unoccupied land. Although Alexander was kind and helped the Jews, the tax
they were forced to pay, stayed. before he died in 1825, the Jewish situation
became hard for them to bare. They lived in poverty in small and crowded places
and were oppressed. For hundreds of years, Jews lived these ways in two
communities - the ghetto and the shtetl. To keep out thieves a ...
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Hypnotism
... in
many mystical, philosophical, and religious systems." Another generally
reliable source Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary defines it
as,"a sleep like condition psychically induced, usually by another person,
in which the subject loses consciousness but responds, with certain
limitations, to the suggestions of the hypnotist." As I stated earlier,
these two sources are very reputed and the general population believes
that they are correct. Yet, however often they may be correct, in this
case they are not, or at least not completely. Not according to the
scientific community at least. My sources for this ...
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Documentation Skills And Occup
... is conducted extensively concentrating on range of motion. Observations of deformities are noted because they may hinder the performance of the patient. The therapist assesses the need for splints or supports which might benefit the patient and helps design specific assistive devices.
“It is the job of the occupational therapist to innovate plans to overcome the imposed limitations while helping the patient reduce strain and prevent further damage by teaching techniques that conserve energy” (Sasser 75). There are numerous ways to make daily living easier. The most crucial part of therapy is assessi ...
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Nature Of The Work
... equipment to conduct their research. A good deal of research, however, is performed outside
of laboratories. For example, a botanists may do research in the volcanic valleys of Alaska to see
what plants grow there, or an ecologist may study how a forest area recovers after a fire.
Other biological scientists work in management or administration. They may plan and administer
programs for testing foods and drugs, for example, or direct activities at zoos or botanical gardens.
Some work as consultants to business firms or to government, while others test and inspect foods,
drugs, and other products or write for ...
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