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Vitamin D and Breast CancerIntroduction Throughout the years, advances in technology have brought researchers closer to understanding cancer; from what causes it to how to cure it. These developments continue to move research closer to the day when majority of cancers will be curable while others will be managed as chronic diseases (American Cancer Society, 2014). If only there was an easier and faster way to pinpoint and manipulate cells in our body to divide and grow in a certain way. Cancer is an uncontrollable proliferation of abnormal cells in a specific part of your body. These cancer cells are able to spread throughout the bloodstream and lymphatic system, eventually invading other tissues in the body. As these cells continue to grow, something known as a malignant tumour usually forms (Canadian Cancer Society, 2014). In recent years, vitamin D has been considered a unique and powerful micronutrient that has demonstrated to be more than a vitamin of significance to calcium turnover. There have been many |
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Types and Causes of UnemploymentThere are two types of unemployment, voluntary and involuntary unemployment. Voluntary unemployment is when a worker chooses not to accept a job at the going wage rate whereas involuntary unemployment would accept a job at the going wage rate but cannot get an offer. Natural rate of unemployment occurs when the labour market is at equilibrium. It is entirely voluntary and it includes frictional and structural unemployment. There will always be some voluntary unemployment in an economy due to people being in between jobs. The diagram shows that there are two supply curves, one for those who are employed and one for those workers in the labour force but decide not to supply their service at the going wage rate. However if wages increase there will be fewer workers unemployed because they are attracted by the wage increase and enter employment. There are four causes of unemployment, which are classical unemployment, Keynesian unemployment, frictional unemployment and structural unemploym |
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Joseph Hall and the General Strain TheoryThis essay analyzes the murder committed by Joseph Hall and maintains that General Strain Theory holds utmost significance in assessing the crime. Through the sourcing of first-hand confessions and excerpts from academic materials, the motivations behind the killings shall be explained in detail and resonate with the chosen criminology theory. On May 1, 2011, Hall killed his father with his own gun whilst he was sleeping. Hall grew up in an abusive environment and was known for his violent behavior (Wallace, 2013). Agnew's (1992) Theory is based on the idea that 'when people are treated badly, they may get upset and engage in crime.' Agnew (1992) identifies three major sources of strain, being, the prevention or blockage of achieving positively-valued goals, the removal of positively-valued stimuli, and the threat or presentation of negatively-valued stimuli. When an individual experiences such strain, negative emotions such as anger, frustration, depression, disappointment and |
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Movie Summary - Gone With the WindGone with the Wind is a film that is based off of a novel written by Margaret Mitchell, published June 10, 1936. The film, released January 1, 1939, was produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Victor Fleming. Fleming began his career in the film business in 1910 as a stunt driver, and eventually moved on to work for Douglas Fairbanks as a cameraman. After some time as a cameraman, Fleming broke into the director's role with his first big hit, The Virginian in 1929. His greatest works include Red Dust in 1932, Bombshell in 1933, Treasure Island in 1934, The Wizard of Oz in 1939, and of course Gone with the Wind in 1939. Fleming was actually brought in to direct Gone with the Wind as a replacement for George Cukor, who had a disagreement with the producer about the filming pace and budget. The film features the life of Scarlett O'Hara, played by Vivien Leigh, during the onset of the American Civil War. The building tensions, struggles and concerns revolving around the American Civil War are constant factors throughout the film. The film begins when Scarlett discovers that the man she is in love with, Ashley Wilkes played by Leslie Howard, intends on marrying his cous |
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The Great Gatsby and ChicagoThe Roaring-twenties, characterized the 1920's in American cities such a New York and Chicago, the setting for the novel, The Great Gatsby and the movie, Chicago. This period in American History is also called the Jazz age, it was a revolution, women started to gain equality in the eyes of men, the culture exploded with celebrities and music and economic growth. F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of The Great Gatsby, was going through a rough time when he wrote this book, which reflects who the corruption can taint your soul and beliefs and how you deal with certain facts of life. In his book, Nick Carraway is the narrator but also implies that he is the author of the book. He is faced with luxurious wealth and extravagant lifestyles, he believes himself to be honest and true to himself, but when he meets Gatsby everything in his new world is questioned. In Chicago two murderesses are faced with the death sentence after killing their lovers, Roxie Hart gets a taste of a day in the lif |
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Racism and the Colonization of AfricansColonization of Africa by European countries has had an engrossing impact on the continent. From bringing in diseases to establishing key infrastructure, colonialism has created this everlasting effect that still has a significant influence on African societies today. The issue of race, however, can be contested whether it is indeed significant or not. Many African societies exist with tensions about the issues of racism and this paper will illustrate, that racial thinking emerged only from a colonial context. Firstly, it is important to provide a contextual background of the current state of European powers, and the several aspects that led the Colonial powers to "develop" Africa. Secondly, the impact of colonial powers creating colonial states and the depredation it had left on African minds, identity and people. In addition to that, the colonial missionaries and schooling system is an important political instrument to look at when evaluating racial thinking in Africa. Fina |
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The Distribution of Political PowerSocial class is neglected in political representation across all nations, something that should not be treated even in powerful democratic nations such as US, France, Britain and Canada just few to name. This sidelining is clearly reflected in lack of meaningful public language or dialogue concerning class interests that can mobilize and address representation even in decision making. The ability to obtain meaningful and dignified life is predicted on the ability to access resources that are fundamental to human survival, such as safety, physical health, quality education, good jobs, adequate housing and sufficient income. There has been recommendable work done within the past two decades on issues underlying underrepresentation based on social differences. The racial, ethnic, women and sexual moralities in most states are over represented in the lower ends, which increases these measures and under-representation that raises structural inequality specter. Political representation and |
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Failing and Finding the American Dream"Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly." - John F. Kennedy. Those who are willing to endure a tremendous risk of failure and loss in order to achieve something greater for themselves and the people they love and care for all while attaining the fullest stature of which they are innately capable of despite their position in society, acquiring something from nothing . . . now that's the American Dream. The American Dream is one that can consist of many themes, good and bad, such as friendship, love, lust, greed, betrayal, loss, and broken relationships. Despite the motive for one achieving the American dream, the goal is universally equivalent amongst all those who strive towards it, and that is to achieve something greater for themselves in which they weren't able to before because of circumstance. Dr. Martin Luther King's dream was for his four young children to be able to live in a nation that judges them not by the color of their skin, but by the content of |
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Leah in The Poisonwood BibleBarbara Kingsolver develops Leah by following her from the naive teenager she was to the mother of four, married to an African man and still living in Africa. At first, like the rest of the Price family, Leah was hesitant to associate with the Congolese. By the end of the novel, she was assimilated into the African culture and practically became one of the people. Of all of the characters in "The Poisonwood Bible," Leah changed the most because of her stay in the Congo. As the time she spends in the Congo increases, Leah's faith in the Lord decreases. Through experiencing horrible things, she sees that she can no longer depend on only her faith to survive. She must obtain survival skills and learn how to live off of the land and the generosity of the people. This realization can be seen when Leah says that "if you look hard enough you can always see the reasons, but you'll go |
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Eliade and Weber on ReligionReligion is a pervasive and significant cultural phenomenon. From the psychological traditions of Freud to the sociological traditions of Durkheim and Marx, these theorists' conclusions explain away religion. However, Eliade and Weber reject such reductions and offers different insights that improve the understanding of religious phenomena, which we'll observe through their theories. Eliade contends, with his notion of the sacred, that there is something unique and special about the religious experience. He rejects the conclusions drawn by the reductionist because he believes that "religious activity must be grasped 'at its own level,' not explained as a mere by-product of social, psychological, or other conditions. Such thinking misreads religion fundamentally by missing 'the one unique and irreducible element in it – the element of the sacred' (272). Eliade "recognized that much of the study of religion is simply the study of history – inquiry int |
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Legal Studies Research Task - Crime SummaryOn Father's Day, September2, 2001, Father's Day, Sydney father Craig Andrew Merritt murdered his three children. The children, who each had different mothers, were found dead on a bed in their father's home. The children had been suffocated. They were Mikaylah Green aged 11 weeks, Taylah Pringle aged 11 months and six year old Jackson Merritt. He was originally sentenced to three life imprisonments, becoming the first person in Australia to be jailed for life for killing his own children. Merritt's appeal against the severity of the sentence was successful in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, and it was reduced to 34 years. The offender has a short record of previous criminal offenses. Most of them are of a minor nature, although there is one offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The 31-year-old, who had no history of mental illness, pleaded guilty to the suffocation murders of his three children. While he was diagnosed with a chronic, fluctuating depressed mood, there |
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The Struggles of a Chinese Adoptee in AmericaBeing raised in America the chances of you being a minority in any setting is extremely high. It can have a huge impact on a person when it comes to emotional development later in life. If you are adopted from China and raised in the U.S, it is almost guaranteed that you will be a minority your entire life. Chinese adoptees that are raised by white guardians in America often have a difficult time feeling like they "fit in" with a specific culture or society. This feeling of "not belonging" can often lead to thoughts of suicide/depression. The ability for adoptees to talk about their adoption and ask questions they have is key to help them process their emotions and to help process what happened when they were adopted. Speaking from personal experience being able to talk about struggles about being adopted helped me through one of the roughest parts of my life, and has changed the way I view myself. I can say with confidence that had I not been able to talk about my |
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Setting and Theme in To Build a FireJack London's short story "To Build a Fire" takes place in the Yukon wilderness during a cold snap. The entire story takes place outside and is over the course of about a day. At the beginning of the story the main character is making his way along a "little-travelled trail" during a cold snap (254). He believes the temperature to be fifty-degrees below zero, although it is later revealed that it is much colder than this. The main character is new to the land and he is known as a chechaquo, although he does have knowledge about surviving outdoors. He is trying to reach some friends, but nature creates difficulties for the man which he must overcome to survive. The setting in "To Build a Fire" is very important to the overall the |
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Locavores - Eating Locally Grown FoodsBecoming a locavore takes specific talents. Along with the title of a locavore, one must only eat locally grown food. Through this process, one saves more money and helps the environment financially. In the matter of socializing, one's personal morals are looked at highly rather than with someone using big corporations. Reminiscing about the entire idea, the human conscience will be at ease knowing of the town locavores are occupying, are all eating safe food. If someone wants to have a more caring, and attentive handling of the food that goes into their families mouths, they'd definitely choose to be locavores rather than go with the careless corporations that are only interested in the profits. Not to mention the safety and the taste is even greater with these locally grown foods! Individuals should, without a doubt, consider becoming a locavore, not just for themselves but also to help provide for the economy, rather than depending on tourism, high taxes, etc. to help support the economy. With that profitable change, the money saved can be used into building new schools, businesses, and also public facilities used |
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Knowledge, Censorship and International StudentsAbstract The study explored the hypothesis that a major proportion of overseas students at Navitas English have little knowledge about censorship and they have strong opinions on which types of online content should or should not be censored. A questionnaire concerned with the scale of knowledge and attitudes toward internet censorship was conducted among 55 international students. The results indicate that almost every country worldwide was perceived to have political censorship on the internet in certain degree and international students have different criterions of evaluation of cyber-censorship. The report also concludes that overseas students tend to be more prudent on expressing their political opinions, although they admitted the importance of freedom on expression without a doubt. It is recommended that global media industry develops a more appropriate policy censoring specific content towards specific user group. Introduction Over the past several decades, along with the aggr |
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The Last of the Mohicans and Rip Van Winkleontrast between "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Rip Van Winkle" American Romantic Stories According to Gary Q. Arpin, writers of American romanticism "brought about in the ways that Americans view themselves, their society, and the world of nature". Moreover, he claims those romantic heroes of the twentieth and twenty- first century are descendants of Natty Bumppo, main character of "The Last of the Mohicans". Therefore, what could be some aspects that allow readers to compare or contrast both stories? Even though "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Rip Van Winkle" were written during the American Romanticism period, these are different in the way they show their love and struggle against their hardships. Sometimes, literature written in a same period (romanticism for example) can allude to love but in different ways as in Washington Irving's tale "Rip Van Winkle", and Fenimore Cooper's hero "Natty Bumppo". T |
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Mathilde Loisel in The Necklace"The Necklace" exemplifies the greed that all of us feel at one time or another in our own lives. Based on the story and character of Mathilde Loisel, I feel that she could represent the traits of many of us in the world today. Even though Mathilde was born with natural beauty she was still in need of more in her mind to make her feel whole and desirable by others in her community. She was born to a life of poverty and she felt that there was no way out of her wretched life unless she could marry into wealth. Unfortunately, she was only able to wed a lowly clerk to the Minister of Education. In my eyes Mathilde had a narrow vision and belief that her fame and best fortunes could only come from someone else's wealth and doings. Never, until the end of the short story, did she even contemplate reaching for the wealthier lifestyle through her own hard work and accomplishments. However, as we saw in the twist of the irony near the end of the short story she had to overcome the debts with extremely hard work and efforts. Furthermore she put her husband in a very stressful and demanding lifestyle by working three jobs to overcome the debt that ensu |
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War Perspectives in LiteratureSince the beginning of human civilization, humanity has found itself in the midst of wars. For many people, war can be a controversial topic, with everyone having their own beliefs on it. Most can agree that there are positive and negative aspects of the war, but few like to make their opinions clear to the public. In the world of literature, writers often express their feelings and ideas of war in their writings. Two authors that strongly made their opinions clear to their readers are Alfred Lord Tennyson in his poem, "The Charge of the Light Brigade," and Wilfred Owen in his first hand account of war, "Dulce Et Decorum Est". In his poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade", Alfred Lord Tennyson brings a glorifying light to the war and the soldiers fighting it. To convey his opinion of war, he uses imagery with positive connotations to make the British soldiers appear brave and strong as they ride into battle. Readers experience this imagery when he is describi |
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Islamic State of Iraq and SyriaFormed from the ashes of Al Qaeda, an Islamic militant group, known as 'ISIS' or the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria", has risen to power in several Middle Eastern nations. They have been successful so far in their goal of making a state based on Sharia Law. They have staged numerous attacks and have used social media to release propaganda inciting fear in people all over the world. Their extreme actions have profoundly impacted the lives of those in ISIS controlled areas and surrounding areas. Some nations around the world have showed their support to the fight against ISIS and have sent troops and supplies. Other countries are still debating whether or not to take action against ISIS. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, more commonly known as ISIS is an Islamic jihadist group that have recently gained notoriety. ISIS was formed from former members of the terrorist group, Al Qaeda, who claimed responsibility for the 9/11 attacks. They started in 2004, and became kn |
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Letter to Ontario Energy BoardDear Ontario Energy Board, As we all know life as we know it wouldn't be the same without electricity, but maybe life as we know it could be better, cleaner, safer, and more efficient. If we truly want to change for the better, we first need to choose better ways and sources of energy. And these would have to be renewable sources, due to the fact that non-renewable sources could one day become scare and our plants wouldn't be able to generate as much power. But this is all in the future. But just because its in the future doesn't mean we shouldn't act now. What we need to do is concentrate on renewable resources. I have chosen two, solar power and hydropower due to the fact that they are the cleanest and most efficient ways of generating power. And here in Canada we have an abundance of both resources. Firstly, solar power. Here in Ontario we have few to zero industrial/commercial industries that use solar power, now this is a huge mistake. Lets say that half of all |
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The World-Changing Steam EngineIn the early years of America, the country was small. It was nothing more than 13 united states on the East side of a new found world. These states were, for the most part, closely grouped together making it easy to settle and industrialize, especially with the help of the locomotive bringing supplies quickly from city to city. On the other side of these states was unsettled, wild, and dangerous lands. Eventually the United States would officially own this land and would slowly expand to be cultivate it. This rapid expansion in idas, economics, and cultural aspects was not made possible until the railroad connected the East to the West through the steam powered locomotive, which spurred the industrial revolution and changed America forever. The ideology of using steam as a source of power dates back to the time of the Greeks. It was not until the 17th century that the world adopted it as a reliable and efficient use of power. The steam engine was first invented in a |
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Mohandas Gandhi and Nelson MandelaChallenging established traditions and authorities are characteristics of strong revolutionary leaders. Their efforts have inspired or influenced change and have met with varying degrees of success. Two individuals that have challenged established authorities in their societies are Mohandas Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. Both of these men used mass movements to achieve better lives for the people of their countries. Before Mohandas Gandhi, India was controlled by the British, more specifically the British East India Company. Prior to the British government ruling India, the British East India Company controlled it, using both Muslims and Hindus for war purposes. These soldiers rebelled in the Sepoy Mutiny, when the company did not respect their religious views. This led to the British taking over the entirety of India. As a colonial ruler, the British goal was to maintain and expand their control. They manipulated divisions in society between Hindus and Muslims between ruling princes. The British saw India as their crown jewel, but the people under British rule did not agree with them. While the British increased the role of Indians in the colonial government, |
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Women's Rights and the Early American RepublicDemocracy has its foundations built on the minds of its subjects. Therefore it has one fatal flaw that also gives it the power to be successful: Its decisions are made by the populace. Thus Democracy has weaknesses in enabling the reforms for emancipation and women's rights. However the strengths Democracy provides were illuminated, through the surge of female evangelists, the increase of amendments granting Women and African-American rights, and the growth of the majority's power. Democracy inhibited reforms because the white male majority was afraid of change. With amendments requiring a 2/3 majority followed by a 3/4 ratification process, amending the Constitution proved difficult for reformers looking to further the cause of women and blacks. White males were the only viable people who could vote on these changes and many of their principles were deeply ingrained by years of prejudice and racism. Changing the minds of these legislator |
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The Importance of Rules and LawsA society cannot function without basic rules and laws. In our everyday life we make decisions, and these decisions are made with law in mind. Laws are essentially rules that we must follow, but the difference is that laws are there to help keep society in order, Laws are not just there they are usual enforced and come with consequences if broken. Rules on the other hand are something that we must follow to keep us in-line with society, but aren't enforced with heavy punishments. Without laws and rules the way we live our lives would change, we would have to act differently, the way we survive would be different, the way we protect our self would change, and the way we view our society and the human race would be different. In our everyday life we set guidelines and rules to live by. For every person they have different rules that they must follow. Rules don't always have to be something there just to keep you align, but can be something that helps you get through your day. Treating p |
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Tragic Elements of Romeo and JulietThroughout Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," the ramifications of the adult's actions shape the ensuing tragedy that unfolds, in conjunction with the dire decisions of the children. Shakespeare elucidates the notion of tragedy through the medium of age and the associated insights inherent in the range of ages represented by the characters. Moreover Lord and Lady Capulet's overwhelming pressure to force a marriage between Paris and Juliet are juxtaposed by Friar Lawrence's peaceful attempt to manufacture an amicable relationship between the two families. Alternatively Romeo's lack of control over his emotional state fuels the creation of a tragic cacophony of events. Shakespeare presents Lord and Lady Capulet as typical Renaissance parents, controlled through the mindset of power and incapable of truly relating to Juliet. This inability to be able to understand Jul |
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