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Benjamin Franklin Ben Franklin
1,709 words
In his many careers as a printer, moralist,
essayist, civic leader, scientist, inventor,
statesman, diplomat, and philosopher, for later
generations of Americans he became both a
spokesman and a model for the national character.
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on Jan. 17,
1706, into a religious Puritan household. His
father, Josiah, was a candlemaker and a skillful
mechanic. His mother, Asian Bens parents raised
thirteen children -- the survivors of Josiah's
seventeen children by two wives ...
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Carbon Dioxide And Water Organic Compounds
791 words
Have you ever wondered why your plants in your
house and outside lean towards the sun. In my
project I hope to answer why this happens. I am
going to be using lima beans to do this with. The
Greek philosopher Aristotle may have been the
first to attempt to explain the processes of
photosynthesis and food production. He believed
that plants could obtain from the soil all the
components required for growth. The cycle was
completed when organisms perished and became
reincorporated into the soil. Th...
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Symbolic Interaction Easily Understood
1,036 words
Ethnomethodology is a recently developed
sociological approach that seeks to analyze the
full range of rules that people follow in everyday
social interaction. According to
ethnomethodologists, all common social interaction
between members of a group is governed by certain
folk rules. The members of the group (ethno) have
available to them a body of common sense knowledge
and assumptions about the world (methods), which
they use to make sense of their world. Harold
Garfinkel coined the term ethn...
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Calculating Machine Duc De
747 words
Born: Clermont-Ferrand, 19 June 1623 Pascal's
ancestors were rich merchants that attained the
highest ranks of the burgess class. His father,
Etienne, was a royal tax officer and a member of
the petit noblesse. Although there is no explicit
word about the financial status of the father,
that ancestry of rich merchants, together with all
the circumstances of Pascal's life, seem clearly
to state that he grew up in wealthy circumstances.
Pascal appears to have had no formal education. As
a young ch...
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Logical Thinking Sea Lion
1,484 words
Certainly, there are many non-human animals that
inhabit the almighty mother earth. The human race
has always been interested in the behavior of
other animals found in this diverse world. This
report will definitely be a very insightful and
interesting guide to those in search of
understanding the capabilities of the animal mind.
This informative document will discuss the
question of animal self-awareness, the ability of
animals to think and reason in various situations
and most importantly give...
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Primary And Secondary Moral Choices
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... e and a constant. The variable is a measurable
subject of property that is subject to change.
Once you have defined the question and set the
constant and variable, you can begin the other
steps of the research process. Sociology deals
with applying scientific methods to study
sociology. They use steps to do this research (44
- 46) There are five different methods to research
sociology. These are survey, interviews and case
history, observation, experiments, and analysis of
historical documen...
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Genetic Engineering Today The Reinvention Of Lab
961 words
Genetic Engineering Today: The Reinvention of
Frankenstein's Lab? Ever since James Watson and
Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA
three decades ago, scientists have been
experimenting with altering the genetic makeup of
living matter to transform plants, animals, and
microscopic organisms. There is no end to the
positive things genetic engineering can accomplish
(McAuliffe 16). But are there more negative
entities to genetic engineering than positive?
This essay will examine the questi...
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Albert Einstein Primary Source
1,138 words
... hat was what he was happy doing. He
contributed to several charities, and raised money
for the was effort. Einstein was as normal as they
come, he just had a spark of imagination that did
not let him quit thinking. A world without Albert
Einstein would have been awful. The world would be
very behind in technological advances,
mathematics, physics, and even astronomy. There
would not be any new true theorems in science
until someone made the discovery Einstein did and
threw out some of Newton...
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Pain And Suffering Animal Testing
603 words
Its not a new thing. For many centuries scientists
and testers in research have used animals of all
kinds. Most of the animals are small ones like
rodents - rats, mice, hamsters and gerbils. Some
dogs, cats and a variety of goats, monkeys and
rabbits have also been used. The animal rights
issue is an emotional one - second only, perhaps,
to the abortion debate. For decades the value of
animal research has been grossly overrated.
Although researchers claim that they depend on
animal test data to ...
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Cloning Individualistic And Communitarian View
1,648 words
In many controversial topics around the world,
such as abortion, gun control, legalized drugs,
the death penalty, and cloning (to name a few), we
can find differing positions, and opinions. Many
of these arguments, can be narrowed down to two
different views, or constructs: individualistic
and communitarian (an image of collectivism). An
individualistic viewpoint "stresses the rights of
the individual as a unique being" (class review).
A communitarian viewpoint is more concerned with
the good fo...
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Animal Testing In The Cosmetic Industry
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Dr. Frank Meehan picked up Charlie, the frail
brown monkey and placed him into what would soon
be his coffin. Charlie was screaming hysterically
almost knowing that his time had come in the small
research laboratory for a common cleaner product.
Charlie had seen many of the other animals die the
same agonizing death that he envisioned himself to
be receiving soon. What would it be this time?
Pumping the cleaner into his stomach or pouring it
directly on his skin to study the burning of
tissue? P...
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Social Learning Theory Violent Video Games
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Aggressive Stimulation Theory Many television
programs involve a substantial amount of violence
in one form or another. What impact do they have
on the development of aggression? Research on
violent television and films, video games, and
music reveals unequivocal evidence that media
violence increases the likelihood of aggressive
and violent behaviour in both immediate and
long-term contexts. The effects appear larger for
milder than for more severe forms of aggression,
but the effects on severe...
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Mad Cow Disease Central Nervous System
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Prions have been Prions Prions Prions have been a
mistery for scientists from the day they where
discovered. Prions act like viruses but they are
not. Their structure and chemistry are unknown.
They are believed to be proteins but that is yet
to be completely proved. Prion stands for?
proteinaceous infectious particles? . Prions are
known to cause many diseases involved with nervous
systems like the brain. They are the ones that
cause the well known? mad cow? disease in Britain
and? scrapie? for...
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Animal Research Animal Studies Animals
494 words
The 20 th century has had more medical
breakthroughs than any other hundred years in
history. But there is a price. No significant
discovery in this time has occurred without the
use of animals in biological research experiments.
Heart surgery, polio, osteoporosis, diabetes,
AIDS, and cancer have all had significant
breakthroughs thanks to these experiments (McCarty
15). The use of animals in todays world is highly
controversial. Our society eats animals and their
products, wears them, uses them...
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Test On Animals Number Of Animals Tests
678 words
A lonely rat, huddles in the corner of it s cage,
constantly in fear, awaiting the ship of fate to
sail down and pick it up. Test tubes, beakers,
pipettes and flasks seem like a whole complete
world towering around the cage amongst the gloves,
pens, paper and safety glasses. The scent of
disinfectant lingers in the chemical filled air.
As it sleeps, it tries to block out the squeals of
pain echoing from all directions in the room and
it hopes that it wont be the next one to be pulled
out. While ...
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Parts Of The Brain Fraternal Twins
531 words
Genetic factors contribute more than environmental
factors in determining intelligence. For the sake
of clarity, I would like to define a few key
terms. Genes- a specific segment on the strand of
DNA that contains instructions for making
proteins, the chemical building blocks from which
all the parts of the brain and body are
constructed Environment- a: the complex of
physical, chemical, and biotic factors (as
climate, soil, and living things) that act upon an
organism or an ecological community...
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York Times High Blood
501 words
Green tea and black tea have recently been the
topic of many scientific articles and experiments.
There have been many findings in the past several
years that link tea with the prevention or
decrease in many diseases and cancers. For my
critical review, I chose to delve into the subject
of the benefits of black, green and oolong (red)
tea. The New York Times article I am using claims
that these teas help prevent against plaque
buildup and many types of cancers including skin,
lung, esophagus, st...
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Science And Technology Perfect Human
379 words
In reading the book The Island of Dr. Moreau I had
encountered some significant views on science and
technology concerning what Wells had written in
the book. The character of Dr. Moreau describes
him as a person with the desire to produce new
life. These actions of Moreau can be found all
through the book, bringing animals and people to
the island for his experiments. The same
experiments are being brought up with the issue of
Cloning. First you have to find out what Wells? s
opinion on Science...
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Evil Spirits Middle Ages
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Our World In Medicine One of the most important
factors about peoples lives is the information of,
the use of, and the growing knowledge of medicine.
Medicine is a science that nations all over the
world use. It is a science because it is based on
knowledge gained through careful study and
experimentation. Medicine is also an art form
because it depends on how skillfully doctors and
other medical workers apply their knowledge when
dealing with patients. 1 Medicine is one of the
most respected pr...
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Royal Society White Light
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Isaac Newton Special thanks to the Microsoft
Corporation for their contribution to our site.
The following information came from Microsoft
Encarta. I INTRODUCTION Newton, Sir Isaac (1642 -
1727), mathematician and physicist, one of the
foremost scientific intellects of all time. Born
at Woolsthorpe, near Grantham in Lincolnshire,
where he attended school, he entered Cambridge
University in 1661; he was elected a Fellow of
Trinity College in 1667, and Lucasian Professor of
Mathematics in 1669. He...
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