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Cultural Exchange and Cultural AppropriationWhere do we create the boundary line between "appropriate" arrangements of cultural exchange and the consistent examples of cultural appropriation? Lately, it would seem that no line exists between them. Although that line between exchange and appropriation is very thin and hard to comprehend, it has two main objectives: Recognition and Respect. United States of America has always been known as the nation with its melting pot, or the salad bowl. Thousands of citizens with distinctive cultural heritages and backgrounds create America's nation. Americans who mature in diverse society can obtain other customs, religious traditions and dialect- this is considered cultural exchange. Laia Garcia fails to grasp the initial issue with cultural exchange. The main issue is lack of acknowledgement and required "permission" to borrow another culture. Laia Garcia stated "We cann |
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Pietas in Virgils Aeneid VIVirgil grew up in a time of political intrigue and instability. This turbulent period defined his life, as Virgil witnessed first hand the effects of the civil war, with his estate being confiscated and many of his friends killed. In response to this, Virgil aims to display the notion of "pietas", one of the chief virtues among the Ancient Romans, to the audience, which he uses to prominently describe the chief character of the Aeneid, Aeneas. The three defining characteristics of pietas are: Duty the gods, Loyalty to the country and devotion to the family. Virgil uses Aeneas as a tool to get his message across, that pietas is an integral aspect of civilised society and a necessity for it to function. His first reference to pietas comes as a speech that Aeneas makes to the Sibyl, as she is almost to foretell a prophecy. Aeneas exemplifies is pietas in the way he delivers his oration, he is highly respectful to the Sibyl, and indeed, the Gods. Although he is respectful, he |
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Australian Poetry Analysis - Oodgeroo NoonuccalUnique works of Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), subtly reflects upon her life. As such a strong figure for Aboriginals, one that fought for equal rights, including the right to be granted full citizenship, many of her poems reflects upon on the emotions felt by many Aboriginals. To do so, in her poem, 'We are going', the desperation and fight for her humble and proud community to receive equality is clearly evident. In her famous poem, "We are Going", Noonuccal reflects on the pain and sadness the Aboriginal people feel after being forced to leave their native lands. The poem is written on behalf of the members of an Aboriginal tribe and is a farwell message to their home land. Noonuccal portrays the people of her culture to be affected to a great extent. She describes them to be 'scattered', indic |
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Ethical Issues in Nazi GermanySacrifice my family or reputation? At his essence, the human being senses something sacred about life-both his own and that of others. Yet the human being is also a social being, and as such will quite eagerly cast away his identity upon the pyre of the whole. When placed in front of peers, a person might act differently than when they are alone. People can be easily influenced by their surroundings and, if they do not have strong moral values, it could be troublesome when faced with difficult decisions. In Hannah Arendt's book Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (1963), when one sees acts that are often done without any thought, that seem so normal, done in a different, frightening context, these acts look grotesque, and we can start to question what we take as normal and natural. Most people are generally horrified when they learn about Nazi Germany. They would like to believe they would never take part in the genocide like the attendees of the Wannsee Confe |
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Anti-Natalist Policies in Local Coverage DeterminationsQuestion Discuss the effectiveness of anti-natalist policies in LDCs and give reasons for their relative success or failure. Response Where institutional factors may be perceived to have been effective, it may well be argued that anti-natalist policies only serve to complement or reinforce the decline in fertility rates. Hence, socioeconomic development which includes changes in mind-sets and lifestyle choices have contributed heavily to the success of China's birth rate decline. Singapore's introduction of the old population policy papers has been perceived to be overly-effective till the point that it was criticized by many to put the blame of the country's rapid decline in fertility rates on it in current times. Not only so, the government had to reverse its policy by the end of the 1980s. Singapore was considered a less developed country back in the 1900s. When the post-war baby boom begins to conquer the fertility rates in Singapore, birth rates shot up. The Anti-natalist phase |
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Norovirus Transmission in Residential FacilitiesNorovirus is recognised as one of the most important non-bacterial pathogens causing gastroenteritis. It is so important, in fact, that the majority of gastroenteritis outbreaks in the entire world are attributed to norovirus. The virus possesses all the attributes of an ideal infectious agent; highly contagious, rapidly and prolifically shed, constantly evolving, evokes a limited immunity, only moderately virulent, allowing full recovery, thereby maintaining a large pool of hosts (Hall, 2012). Norovirus acts by the pathogen attacking the B cells in the gut, those cells then release water, causing rectal discomfort due to the onset of diarrhoea (Zimmer, 2014). The pathogen then proceeds to attack the cells of the nervous system, which results in impulses being sent to smooth muscle cells in the stomach, causing them to contract every few minutes, which triggers emesis. The first instance of norovirus was noted by paediatrician, Dr. J. Zohorksy in 1929. Although it wasn't given the nam |
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Interesting Facts about GoogleHave you ever wondered why the Google home page is so simple? Has anyone you known ever said they Googled something even if they weren't talking about using Google? Did you know that the word Google is now a formal English word? In today's modern technology focused world there are practically unlimited ways to obtain information. Easily one of the most popular ways of information gathering is through online search engines such as Google Search. Google has come a long way from just being a simple internet search engine, over the course of years it has evolved into the tech giant it is today. Here are 3 interesting facts about Google you may not have known. The first interesting fact about Google is that the founders have always preferred a simplis |
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Reducing the California Prison PopulationChina's overpopulation threatens the structure of their society. It is the leading driver of hunger, species extinction, and space overcrowding. In the United States, overpopulation in mainstream society is far from becoming a problem, but it is, and since the late 1980's, has been a very intense issue in prison population, and today, California faces a mandate to reduce it by 10%. Historically, California has turned to short term solutions such as out-of-state and private prisons, and while they provide temporary relief, the root of the problem, and thus the solution, lies somewhere else; it lies in the judicial system. Ever since the War on Drugs took effect, incarcerations skyrocketed as more and more non-violent offenders face strict mandatory sentences which send a big percentage of the State's population into the prison system. If that was not enough, after prisoners serve their sentences, and are released into society, they face extreme penalties and societal indifference which |
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Irony in A Good Man is Hard to Find"A Good Man Is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor uses irony as a fictional component to make a lot of different character traits and character personalities; such as the character The Misfit or even the mother of Bailey. Bailey's mother feels that she is a southern belle. To the readers, she is somewhat different from what everyone thinks. Bailey's mother sees herself as a lady, wiser than most, and conducts herself with more etiquette than others. Instead she is always using racist language, telling lies. She also resents America's generosity towards Europe through the postwar, during that time she yells out that she knows The Misfit. Once all the tragic turn are taken it's not until then that the grandmother then realizes she is not who she portrays herself to be. Situational irony takes place when the readers get the opposite of what they expect. In "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" that type of irony is present when The Misfit, makes Bailey's mother see herself for |
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Political Influence in The PrinceIn Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince", he addresses many issues involving political influence in relation to one's own virtue. Machiavelli goes into great detail about what it takes to be a ruler in power and how to stay in power. Although his answers to the methods in which power is obtained and maintained are debatable, it can be said that Machiavelli has an informed understanding of what it takes to be a ruler in the society he lives in. Machiavelli starts off his argument in a very humble manner. He opens his writing piece by making it clear that he has good reason to be giving royalty advice on ruling and that he means no offense in claiming to know more than they do. He uses the metaphor of a mountain to describe power structure and his expertise in a category he has never been a part of. Machiavelli claims that the best way to observe the top of a mountain is from the bottom up, while the best way to observe the valley below is from the top. Therefore, a prince is abl |
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Breaking Bad and the Modernization of MoralityUniversally acclaimed television show, Breaking Bad has received this praise for its modernisation of representing the morality issues within ourselves. Breaking bad about a cancer-stricken chemistry teacher trying to support his family that includes a newly-born and a son with cerebral palsy through the methamphetamine industry all the while pushing the boundaries of moral justification. Morality in this instance is "principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour" and how Breaking bad parlays that is the representation of the moral issues that we empathise with. The actions of the main character Walter White and its rippling effect is the main representation vehicle used. An example of this representation is in the Season 3 Finale "Full Measure" where Walter has seemingly been trapped into a corner with nothing left to do and to protect him and those that he loves he must kill an innocent, aloof character. Throughout the series the show has been leading on to an eventual confrontation between the two as the Gale character was positioned |
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Nutritional Foods and TuberculosisTuberculosis or TB is a very infectious airborne disease of the lungs that is spread through contact with the infected person or by air droplet particles when someone sneezes. Tuberculosis has become a major health concern in Papua New Guinea because of the rate it is spreading across the country. Tuberculosis continues among the top 5 causes of deaths and hospital admittances in PNG over the years and is responsible for a lot of deaths and illnesses among people according to Mr. Pascoe Kase the Acting Secretary for Health. This disease has also become a burden on the country's economy where millions of kina are put into drugs for treating this disease. But, there is another alternative for treating TB and is much more cheaper and less of a burden all it needs is just continuous commitment and that is by eating healthy and nutritional. There are three different aspects that I will be explaining under the topic How can Nutritional Food, traditional food, help reduce the impact of Tube |
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The MMR Vaccine: Fear and DebateThe MMR vaccine was first combined in 1971 because before that they had separate shots. Since the invention and distribution of this vaccine has saved many lives. MMR is a safe and effective combined vaccine that protects against three separate illnesses – measles, mumps and rubella, also known as the German measles, administered in a single injection. The full course of MMR vaccination requires two doses. Measles, mumps and rubella are common, highly infectious conditions that can have serious, potentially fatal, complications, including meningitis, swelling of the brain, encephalitis, and deafness. They can also lead to complications in pregnancy that affect the unborn baby and can lead to miscarriage. Then one doctor made one accusation and the MMR vaccine was thought |
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Loss of Innocence in Of Mice and MenYou know children are naive and silly, how they think nothing bad could ever happen and that everyone lives forever? Then one day, there pet goldfish dies, their house gets robbed, and their parents divorce thus learning how cruel the world is. They have now lost their innocence and childness. They are no longer the naive cheery little children they once were, they are now wiser. In John Steinbeck's, Of Mice and Men, loss of innocence occurs because people are selfish and lack compassion. Steinbeck declares that Lennie, George, and curley's wife all exemplify innocence and loss of innocence it in very diverse ways. Steinbeck asserts that Lennie's mental disability makes him into a child, with a child's innocence. Lennie enjoys being with George and petting soft things. There is a problem, he is a child trapped in the body of a powerful man. Innocence may protect Lennie, because he never has to deal with the reality of what he's done. Lennie's innocence doesn't protect the people and sometimes pets around him. However George crushes out his innocence to stay alive. In "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold he advanc |
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Thinking and Learning Styles in EducationIntroduction Thinking and Learning Styles in Education is a incredible broad subject, it encompasses multiple thought processes, theories, and philosophies. I will be focusing on how teachers can use the theories of learning styles to better reach a larger amount f their students. I have three primary sources that will support my argument that teacher need to use research and resources to teach more of their students. These sources are: Harold Pashler's "Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence," Carol Simpson's "Effects of Learning Styles and Class Participation on Stunts' Enjoyment Level in Distributed Learning Environments," and finally William Stewart's "Learning-Style-Appropriate Instruction: Planning, Implementing, Evaluating." First of all what is a learning style? For the purpose of this essay I will be relying on multiple definition of what a learning style is. Firstly, a learning style can be thought of "as characteristic cognitive, affectiv |
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Blood Transfusions and Performance Enhancing DrugsIn this essay we will discuss performance enhancing drugs but I´m going to focus more on doping through blood transfusion, athletes use this process because it boosts the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream and it gets the athlete more exited and he is able to give a better performance in the sport. There are a couple of sports the used doping blood transfusions but it was most used in cycling, there are a couple of examples of of cyclists the used this method of doping like: Lasse Virén which used blood transfusions to win the Montreal Olympics in 1972 and 1976, there was also Francesco Moser which broke Eddie Merckx`s Hour record in 1984 with the help of blood transfusion and there was also an US cycling squad which broke a seventy-two medal drought again with the aid of blood transfusions. With these examples we can observe the method of blood transfusion is a very effective method to win and to cheat because it is unfair to the other cyclists if you have an unfair advantage which ables him to have more success with is career and the prizes he wins won´t mean anything. The first scientific studies to highlight the possible sporting benefits of transfusions |
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Frustration-Aggression Theory and Family ViolenceThe Frustration-Aggression Theory holds the most hope for understanding the cause of family violence. This theory is more complete than others because oftentimes abusers set goals for themselves as a result of their experience. For example, if a male was molested as child, it is likely that they will become domineering as an adult. This male may very well exert his power on to other members of the family as an effort to establish and sustain his manhood; refusing to ever be over powered again. Another example would be a married man who kills in search of his estranged wife. Both examples were situations in which individuals may be "frustrated" and display "aggression" to individuals who may prevent them from achieving certain goals. Therefore, other theories could very well be causes of family violence, but are incomplete and unable to hold a general understanding or cause of family violence. Individuals choosing to use or even to misuse a certain substance or |
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Saving Earth Before It's Too LateOur planets natural balance is extremely important to all plants, animals, humans, and other organisms living here. That essential balance has been vastly disturbed, and the consequences are already appearing across the world. Because global warming is occurring, I believe each of us has a moral obligation to decide what is causing it and do everything we can to prevent it. Although the majority of scientists across the planet agree the world is warming, they can not come to a consensus of what is actually causing it. They have separated into two different groups, the people who believe humans are the main cause and understand the hazards of global warming and the people who think the whole issue is a big hoax and it is just natures coarse. I, personally, am part of the first group. It is a well known fact that "global warming has been occurring since the Earth was formed," but it is also true that "the rate at which this is taking place has been alarming enough to r |
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Calpurnia, Decius and Julius CaesarIt is very hard to win an argument, but Aristotle divided the art of persuasion into three categories: ethos pathos and logos. Ethos is the source's credibility, pathos is the emotional or motivation appeals and logos is the logic used to support the claim. These three elements are used when Calpurnia and Decius are trying to win an argument on whether Caesar should go to the senate or not, but in the end Decius wins and Caesar goes to the senate. Decius wins because he used pathos as the main point of his argument, while Calpurnia barely used it at all. Both Calpurnia and Decius use ethos to help their arguments. Calpurnia is the wife of Caesar, and therefore Caesar greatly respects her. The reason she is able to originally convince Caesar is because she says they can blame her on Caesar not going to the senate that day, but Caesar decides to say that he isn't feeling well. Just like Calpurnia, without using ethos Decius's argument would mean nothing. Caesar tells Decius, his great frien |
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Solar Panels - Energy of the FutureAs mankind begins to venture deeper into the 21st century, the need for energy grows every day. The production of more energy not only brings a financial cost, but with an environmental cost. Historically, coal, gas, nuclear, and hydroelectric power have been used as the most common ways to produce electricity. The current environmental crisis has directed the energy focus into green forms of energy. New modern technology, such as wind and photovoltaic solar power, has been increasingly more common within communities; however, solar energy has been advocated as the best way to reduce the general population's carbon footprint. Claims such as, "it will pay for itself" and "it will help save the environment" have been force fed to the general public not only by solar panel manufacturers, but by the government of the United States as well. Solar panels are neither an effective nor an environmentally friendly way to produce energy because they are not cost effective, the |
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Affirmative Freedom in Using the InternetIn nowadays, most parents and teenagers are debating on a serious issue on whether to let their children have unsupervised access to the social websites or not. Although some people assume the Internet is having a negative impacts on the society;, however, applying unsupervised access of networks for teenagers is not the case. Internet has been beneficial for not only teenagers but also adults in their daily liveslife. Also, teenagers use social websites in various ways and for different purposes as well. Basically, the internet is one of the primary resources that assist them to complete homework. It contributes to many easements. Humans' lives would be extremely inconvenient without Internet or the limitations access to the websites. Three of the main reasons why parents should provide unsupervised access for teenagers are because students owns their privacy, teenagers should?could take responsibility foron their actions, and communication is a huge part of the modern society as well |
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Major Religions of the WorldWith over 4,000 religions spread across the world and approximately 7.13 billion people who are subject to being a part of one, religion is a major topic among us. It's something that nearly all humans have in common. People in all eras of history, all around the world, have contemplated the same things: the meaning of life, how we should live it, and how it will end. And it's these kind of questions that are attempted to be answered in religion. Judaism is the first recorded history to answer these questions with one god. Being the first recorded monotheistic religion, you would assume that the religion would be a major one. In reality, it isn't. Judaism only accounts for around 0.2% of the world's population, with only 14 million followers. It is considered an ethnic religion, as it has minimal growth. The term "Judaism" derives from Judah, the son of Jacob and the grandson of Abraham. The beliefs of Judaism are mainly centered around the Torah- the five books of Moses. B |
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Orlando by Virginia WoolfThis essay will examine how Virginia Woolf manipulates and attaches symbolic value to time in her novel, Orlando. This essay will begin with explaining Woolf's writing style in Orlando and move on to explaining how Woolf used time with regard to the past, present, and future. Furthermore this essay will explain how Orlando lived through many kings and queens as well as how nature aided the concept of time. There will also be symbols noted in this essay that will support the notion of time. According to Gudz (2008), in Woolf's management with time lied an explanation to her literary methods. The life of the human mind where mental time existed was resistant to conscious will and was freely moving. Woolf attempted to control the uncontrollable by primarily making use of fictional time. For an example, one of Woolf's characters remembers instances from the past and gets distracted in his thoughts; a clock strikes imaginary time and brings him back to the present which is the chronological |
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Visual Systems and Temporal Order JudgementsABSTRACT The aims of this lab report is to determine whether there are differences in temporal resolution along the horizontal and vertical meridians, and to replicate the earlier findings by Cass and Van De Burg (2014) that contextual flicker interferes with temporal order judgement. Participants included six undergraduate psychology students completing the experiment as part of their course requirement in order to gain credit. The variable being measured was the just noticeable difference (JND) in each trial across two levels static and dynamic contexts, horizontal and vertical meridians. Participants were presented with 2 contextual conditions involving white and black disks. The static condition involved no flicker the distractor disks remained constant. The dynamic condition involved changes in distractors (flicker). The subject's task was to identify whether the left/right top/down target event occurred first. Findings were consistent across the three hypotheses; there was a high |
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Argumentative Analysis of A Modest ProposalIn an attempt to bring poverty to the forefront, Jonathan Swift uses satire in his essay "A Modest Proposal" to shed light on the poverty and overpopulation in Ireland. Swift points out that the streets are riddled with mothers and children begging. The children themselves to small and weak to work then grow up to be beggars, thieves or immigrants and burdens to the public. Swift contemplates selling the children into slavery but states no one will buy them, so he quickly offers up another solution which is to simply reduce poverty and overpopulation, while also stimulating the economy by selling and eating the babies. Six Advantages of Eating Babies Swift not only gives the projected number of babies to sell, but the profi |
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