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- 591: Studies in Religion Euthanasia - A Moral Issue
- ... for no reason. The next argument against the idea of Voluntary Euthanasia is the ambiguity of a valid consent from the terminally ill patient. Many drugs prescribed to these patients usually have a nasty side effect, such as depression, or clouding the patient's vision so that he or she would not be able to make any normal judgments. In these cases, it would be near to impossible, to say if ... wish to remain alive. In conclusion, my opinion on Voluntary Euthanasia is that it should be allowed. I think that it will be ushered in as a law in one state soon, and that that effect will cause a domino effect; every other state in Australia will follow. And, after that, countries all over the world will start to allow Voluntary Euthanasia as either a Statutory Right or be negated as a criminal offence in ...
- 592: Photoperiodism
- ... of spring. This indicates that through their sensitivity to changes in the duration of light, plants can measure day length to determine the season and the time spans within a season. Florists can often manipulate greenhouse plants into producing blossoms out of season by exposing them to periods of artificial light. Some scientists are not certain that the biological clock of any organism is completely endogenous. They think that even under the most constant of laboratory conditions living things are aware of the Earth's rotation and that this has an effect on the wheelof their clocks. However, many scientists believe that such factors are not essential to the functioning of biological clocks. Word Count: 276
- 593: An Economic Intrepration Of Th
- ... chosen for the stoning. Before the lottery, people are joking and gathering like it was a party. Once the lucky participant has been chosen their cries of compromise are let out and this has no effect on the crowd at hand. Being one of the stoners, you are unwilling to recognize the screams of pain and the sights of blood. This sacrifice ensures the town s economic success and their ability ... lottery. From an economic standpoint, coal is an excellent example of perfect competition (510). Miller s definition of perfect competition is (a) market structure in which the decisions of individual buyers and sellers have no effect on market price (G-11). In this small town the stoners represent the buyers and sellers and the victim represents the decision. If one person kills another person it will have no effect towards their yearly sacrifice. But if the group decides to kill a person, it will make a difference in their offerings to the gods. This means that everyone must agree on the decision to ...
- 594: Endangerd Species
- ... the extinction of one species is permitted through rapid, human-caused activities that do not permit natural adjust and development to occur, certain other species may also be affected. This can result in a "domino effect" of likely extinctions. Through breeding programs and introduction of animals into their natural habitats, several species, such as the black-footed ferret, have been brought back from the edge of extinction. Several more species ... 1990 the FWS had compiled a list of almost 1,000 species of endangered or threatened animals (of which more than 500 are found only in foreign countries), and some 200 recovery programs were in effect. Effect If fish got extinct than polar bears might get endangered because polar bears prey on fish. They eat the fish to stay alive. The eight whales that are endangered some of them might go ...
- 595: Astronomy And Space Science: Your Bones in Space
- ... fields or altered distribution of tension and pressure on bone cells themselves. It is possible that gravitational and muscular strains on the skeletal system cause friction between bone crystals which creates bioelectrical fields. This bioelectrical effect in some way may stimulate bone cells and affect bone remodeling." In the early missions, X-ray densitometry was used to measure the weight-bearing bones pre & post flight. In the later Apollo, Skylab and ... in such a way that everybody motion is resisted by springs and elastic bands inducing stress and strain on muscles and skeletal system] for 6 to 8 hrs a day necessary to achieve the desired effect are cumbersome and require significant workload and reduces efficiency thereby impractical for long term use other than proving a theoretical principle in preventing hypogravitational osteoporosis. Skylab experience has shown us that in spite of space ... physicians, one physiologist and one veterinarian.] After all is said, the problem is easily resolved by creation of artificial gravity in rotating structures. However if the structure is not large enough the problem of Coriolis effect must be faced. To put the problem of space related osteoporosis in perspective we should review our definition of Osteoporosis: a condition characterized by an absolute decrease in the amount of bone present to ...
- 596: Organizational Culture
- ... turn made many of the new recruits feel inadequate when compared to their full-time counterparts. Hence they did not feel part of the team and part of the organization. It also had the unintentional effect of reinforcing the feeling among many individuals that the company was not committed to them and that they did not want to make the investment in their training since they were uncertain whether they would ... and help them develop their skills. This is due to the fact that if the new members performed the skills of the position better and more efficiently than the older staff it would have the effect of undermining the older staff members job security. It seemed more common that the existing staff would erect barriers for the new staff. They would do this in an attempt to secure the permanence of ... to maintain competition between its staff members what may have been a more appropriate action would be for their socialization process to be much more rapid. This is because it would have had the likely effect of reducing much of the uncertainty, and surrounding the new position. This is especially important for those individuals that were on a contract basis since they believed ahead of time that they were only ...
- 597: Endocrine Disruptors
- ... pesticides. A dramatic example is the proposal to phase out the chemical industry s use of chlorine as a raw material (Montague 1991). One of the most significant examples of synthetic estrogens having possible toxic effect was exhibited through the use of diethylstilboestrol or DES. DES was used extensively as a growth stimulant in cattle, however, as early as the 1950 it was also being used a clinical drug for the ... seen at all developmental stages of an animal s life. The most dramatic effects occur while the animal is in utero and before puberty while the tissues are maturing and differentiating. Many of the damaging effect of endocrine disruptors on the reproductive and development processes of an organisms may not be evident until the animal reaches puberty, a time when sex hormones levels increase and formally dormant cells become active. Due to this factor it is difficult for researchers to study the direct effect of many of these chemicals. The fact that responses of animal subjects and humans alike to these chemicals parallel each other indicates that this problem will have far reaching and devastating consequences. References Begley, ...
- 598: Heart Of Darkness
- In this paper I will show the effect the "Heart of Darkness" had on Kurtz in the stages prior to, the Kurtz in transition, and at the end of his journey. The Kurtz prior to his journey was a man with a noble ... who will go very far. Kurtz drew a painting of a woman, draped and blindfolded, carrying a lighted torch. The painting had a background that was somber-almost black. Her movements were stately, and the effect of the torch-light on the face was sinister (169). Kurtz had painted this while he was at the Central Station. This painting is Kurtz view of the colonization of Africa. The blindfold refers to ... a spark from the sacred fire, bearers of Christianity. But in this sense, the torch seems to be destructive, a tool that is used to start fires on the savages homes. This gives the sinister effect on the face. Christianity isnt being served; the torch is being used for evil. All this means that Kurtz actually realizes all that is happening. Kurtz is beginning to understand what this foreboding ...
- 599: Articles Of Confederation 4
- ... a quick and reliable way to transfer information, for a reasonable price. The USPS provided the government with some sort of income, but it still was not sufficient. The same postal service is still in effect today, but in a more advanced and practical form. Before and during the Revolutionary War, the colonies had a stable and reliable governmental force. Although they were taxed to the extreme, there was still a ... an independent nation. The Articles of Confederation was a hastily written document made with the goal of setting up a functioning empire that would totally please the people, and that could be easily put into effect as soon as possible. This was an unrealistic goal that the writers of the Articles tried to achieve, and succeeded minimally on. The Articles were dignified by their ability to hold the states together and ... of government, but it was obvious that there were loopholes in the Articles that needed to be fixed. That is why the Articles were almost completely done away with, and the Constitution was put into effect.
- 600: A Comparison Of Framing, Light
- ... Susan. I don't care to visit New York." This sequence is highly symbolic and significant to the film's narrative. The exterior establishing shot is dark and gloomy. Welles creates an almost haunted house effect. This is Kanes home. It reflects Kanes own dark and sombre mood at this point in the film. Kane has failed miserably at all attempts to bring happines to his life. Inside the mansion Kane ... deformed imbecile. He stands next to the young Catherine who appears confused and dissapoined. She is still illuminated by the key light while the Duke , though standing right next to her is not illuminated. The effect created foreshadows the events of the film. She appears good and virtuous in her saintly light while he is the dark and evil Duke. Young Catherine retires to her chambers where she finds herself surrounded ... her home and she is betrothed to a hideous imbecile. Her dreary surroundings only add to her feelings of despair. Both Orson Welles and Josef Von Sternberg used set design framing and lighting to great effect in the two aforementioned films. I realize that in the space provided I have only described breifly instances of this in each film, but the scenes I have chosen are central to each fim ...
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