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Nature Vs. Nurture
Number of words: 595 - Number of pages: 3.... Those led to think he
favored traditional gender roles described themselves as more traditionally
feminine” (Handout - Diversity and Community).
I believe that one's immediate family, rather than society, has a
greater influence on gender roles. For example, girls who group up without
a mother or older sisters tend to be less feminine because all they have
are male role models. Another example of how the family influences gender
roles is whether or not the mother works. A housewife who believes that
the home is where she belongs tends to influence her daughter in thinking
th .....
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Star Mars
Number of words: 665 - Number of pages: 3.... slightly provides strong, useful information about the red planet
because of the vast distance between us.
While people such as Steven Spielberg and George Lucas try to convince
us with hundred million dollar movies that we are not alone, engineers and
geologists like from the NASA-Stanford University team pursue, based on true
evidence, the idea of possible life on Mars. However, the burden of proof is
sometimes too heavy even based on real evidence. The tough debate started on
August 1996, when scientists from the NASA-SU team announced that a meteorite
found on the Anta .....
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DNA: The Thread Of Life
Number of words: 692 - Number of pages: 3.... thymine and guanine with
cytosine.
Medicine's ability to diagnose continues to exceed its ability to treat
or cure. For example, Huntington's Chorea is an inherited disease that develops
between the ages of 30 and 45, can be diagnosed before any symptoms appear.
This can be hard for both the individuals with the disease and their family.
There is a 3 billion dollar project underway right now called the Human
Genome Project, a 15 year program to make a detailed map of every single gene in
human DNA. With automated cloning equipment to steer scientists through the DNA,
scientists are findi .....
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The Use Of Pollen Analysis In
Number of words: 930 - Number of pages: 4.... produced - to make pollen analysis one of the most important tools available to the archaeologist. Though one further factor in the make-up of pollen enhances its value, namely the wide morphological variation between pollen from different plant species, most of which can be detected and classified using normal laboratory equipment.
Pollen analysis is a technique which demands a high level of skill on the part of the excavator, scientist and interpreter to enable it to fulfil its potential. Collection of pollen samples can prove troublesome, the risk of cross-contamination is significant a .....
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Polio
Number of words: 416 - Number of pages: 2.... Because no drug developed so far has proved effective, treatment is entirely symptomatic. Use of moist heat coupled with physical therapy to stimulate the muscles was first initiated by the Australian nurse Elizabeth Kenny, and antispasmodic drugs are administered to produce muscular relaxation. In the convalescent stage, occupational therapy is used.
Disease Control
Three broad types of the virus have been identified: the Brunhilde (type 1), Lansing (type 2), and Leon (type 3) strains. Immunity to one strain does not furnish protection against the other two.
Poliomyelitis c .....
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Power Of The Atom
Number of words: 699 - Number of pages: 3.... to get into contact with people, and it took
the same amount of time to get a response.
In 1886, a man by the name of Alexander Graham Bell developed an
interesting object, that gave you the capability of talking live with one
person, other then yourself. This object later became known as the well
respected telephone. Although when Bell first invented the phone there were
many kinks that needed to be worked out. And over time, after being
constantly worked with and being revised the telephone was close to
perfection. It took sometime for the phone to really catch on, but when
people bega .....
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Depression 2
Number of words: 1177 - Number of pages: 5.... in falling asleep, waking up in the middle of the night with difficulty returning to sleep, waking up too early in the morning, brief periods of REM sleep, unusually long periods of stage 1 (light) sleep, or unusually brief periods of stage 3 and 4 ( deep, restorative) sleep (depression.com 1). Weight and depression are also commonly associated with each other. Many people begin loosing interest in eating which results in weight loss. Others may experience the opposite effect and gain weight by overeating. Various antidepressant medications are known .....
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Describe The Main Limitations Suffered By Those With Chronic
Number of words: 2779 - Number of pages: 11.... attack. The review of asthma in Victoria (1988) by the Asthma Foundation of Victoria outlined infection, exercise, climatic conditions, exposure to airborne irritants and emotional upsets as the main trigger factors. However, doctors use a general classification to identify a patients pattern of asthma…classifying people who experience some symptoms of asthma on most days as having a chronic asthma condition. The classification system also extends to the categories of children, occupational asthma and asthma in later life. Usually regular medication is required to keep the lungs functi .....
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The Lowell Observatory
Number of words: 730 - Number of pages: 3.... and experiments, and also are allowed to use the telescopes they have
located on Mars Hill.
There are a total of nine telescopes, eight which are at the
observatory, of these many of them are historic, such as the 24" Clark
Refractor that is 102 years old. The Pluto telescope dome and John Vickers
McAllister telescope dome, which is 16" long, are also telescopes you would
find at Lowell Observatory. The most modern telescope they have there is
the Anderson Mesa Telescope. Their ninth telescope is located in Western
Australia. Many of these nine telescopes are equipped with state of th .....
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The History Of Carbon
Number of words: 1117 - Number of pages: 5.... (Beggott 3-4).
Graphite is another form of carbon. It occurs as a mineral in nature, but it
can be made artificially from amorphous carbon. One of the main uses for
graphite is for its lubricating qualities. Another is for the "lead" in pencils.
Graphite is used as a heat resistant material and an electricity conductor. It
is also used in nuclear reactors as a lubricator (Kinoshita 119-127).
Amorphous carbon is a deep black powder that occurs in nature as a component of
coal. It may be obtained artificially from almost any organic substance by
heating the substance to very high temp .....
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