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- 27731: Genetic Cloning
- ... all peoples. The negative influences of cloning permeate an exclusive right that will only be available to the wealthy who can pay. The illusion of purifying human genomes ought to be forgotten along with Hitler’s ‘pure race’ of Nazi purists [N.B.]. It is distinctly human to be diverse and that by engineering our constitution we become not unlike pro-genocidal purists asserting dominance. Bibliography- Blake, W. (1991) ‘The marriage of heaven and hell’, in The enlightened mind- an anthology of Sacred Prose, ed. S. Mitchell. New York: Harper-Collins. Collins Australian pocket dictionary of the English language (1985) ed. W.A Krebs, Sydney: William Collins sons and co.Ltd. Knapp, D. (1999) cell scientists hope to grow human spare ...
- 27732: The Ebola Virus
- ... basically die of intractable shock. Those with severe illness often have fevers and are delirious, combative and difficult to control. Some victims of the Ebola virus, one out of ten people infected, survive the virus's deadly operations. Due to its self limiting nature, the Ebola virus is known to sometimes die out within a person before killing the host organism (www.uct.ac.za/microbiology/ebolaess.html). Just like the ... a chimpanzee while carrying out an investigation about a spate of deaths among local chimps of the Tai forest. When the Pasteur investigators examined tissue taken from the dead chimpanzee, they found that the animal's spleen and liver contained large areas of necrotic tissue resembling what had previously been found in autopsies of patients who perished from Ebola Zaire and Sudan. Instant investigation of the 4200 square-kilometer reserve of ...
- 27733: Comparing Ode to the West Wind and Tintern Abbey
- ... two chosen pieces both have a dominant theme of nature. Shelley, in his poem “Ode to the West Wind,” uses poignant tone, while using personification and imagery to unravel his theme of nature. While Wordsworth’s “...Tintern Abbey” contains a governing theme of nature, Wordsworth uses first person narration, illusive imagery, as well as an amiable tone to avow his connection to nature. In his poem, “Ode to the West Wind,” Shelley uses a poignant and heart-rending tone to describe the power of nature and more specifically the wind. Shelley’s reference to the wind, as the “sister of Spring” and a “Maenad,” shows how the wind is like a woman, spontaneous and free, with the liberty to be a gentle soul or a vicious amazon ...
- 27734: Desertification
- ... and surrounding vegetation. For example, "Nefta in southern Tunisia, the coverage of vegetation inside an area fenced 60 years ago is 85%, in contrast to 5% outside the area." Approximately one-third of the earth's land surface is semi-arid or arid. This is the land where desertification occurs; not in any of the natural desert zones. "Were these lands to continue to support agriculture, their output could be worth ... human factors (over-grazing, poor irrigation, deforestation, and over-cultivation) all of which are preventable. Livestock, in many continents, overgrazes and flattens vegetation. Arid areas, such as the Sahel ("Desertification was brought to the world's attention by the Sahel disaster..."), the dry plains of India, and semi deserts of Turkey can usually support a small number of people and their livestock without permanent damage. The land often recovers when the ...
- 27735: Black Like Me
- ... only to black people. By simply darkening his pigment, he encountered a complex reality formerly unknown to him or any other white person. Black Like Me was written as a journal, a portrayal of Griffin's life as he experienced it as a black man. It was not meant to have symbolism or themes, however, it is important to evaluate the book as a fiction novel. This allows the reader to ... John Griffin I had been were wiped from existence. Even the senses underwent a change so profound it filled me with distress. I looked into the mirror and saw nothing of the white John Griffin's past." (pgs.15-16) The theme of isolation is first discovered in this quote. Griffin feels imprisoned in a body other than his own. He does not like the person he sees before him and ...
- 27736: Klinefelter Syndrome
- ... a disease that I did not know much about, and since I have never heard of Klinefelter Syndrome before this class, it was a good option. I thought that it was interesting that the syndrome’s symptoms do not appear until about the time of puberty. Many boys and their families are unaware of this disease and have no clue that their son has it until the symptoms at that time ... to 1 in 1000 male births, which makes Klinefelter Syndrome a common disease. It does not seem to appear more in one population than another though increased maternal age may be a factor for it’s frequency of occurrence (1). Males with the XXY sex chromosome arrangement-Klinefelter Syndrome-do not all have the symptoms to the same degree. The full spectrum ranges of severity ranges from no symptoms at all ...
- 27737: The Pyramids of Egypt
- ... of the pharaohs were buried in hidden temples. A famous discovery is the one of King Tutankhamen. King Cheops of the Fourth Dynasty chose a plateau in Giza for his pyramid. He followed his father's constructions which was the first real pyramid. The pyramid of Cheops was also known as the Great Pyramid. One hundred thousand Egyptians worked on it for twenty years before it was completed. It was the ... ten feet tall and one foot wide all around the entire county of France. The Great Pyramid was made of granite and limestone. Two late kings of the Fourth Dynasty, Cephren and Mycerinus, followed Cheops's example by building their pyramids on the same plateau. The interior of the pyramid is mostly a series of halls. The halls are not decorated with any valuable objects. In fact, they are not decorated ...
- 27738: Anthropology Turkana
- ... from very shallow wells that everyone can use, to wells that are perhaps 5 people deep. Although digging these wells is very hard work, it gives the chance for people to get together. They don t see this as very different from any other social function that doesn t incldue labor because the Turkana do not seperate work from leisure. In our society these are two very distinct things, but the Turkana do not distinguish between them as much as Western culture. The environment ...
- 27739: Cannery Row
- ... in the minds of Mack and the boys, it was going to be a grand party. However, the party started before Doc even got there. The guests arrived at Western Biological (which doubled as Doc's house and laboratory) and soon became drunk. Windows, doors, expensive equipment, books, plates, and Doc's prized phonograph were all victims to the raucous crowd before Doc arrived. The place was trashed, and everyone left before Doc even got there. By the time Doc pulled up to Western Biological, Mack was ...
- 27740: Hiroshima, Account Of Father K
- ... during World War II (1939-1945), the first atomic bomb to be used against an enemy position was dropped on the city by the United States Army Air Forces (see Nuclear Weapons). According to U.S. estimates 60,000 to 70,000 people were killed or missing as a result of the bomb and many more were made homeless. (In 1940 the population of Hiroshima had been 343,698.) The blast also destroyed more than 10 sq. km (4-sq. mi.) of the city, completely destroying 68 percent of Hiroshima's buildings; another 24 percent were damaged. Every August 6 since 1947, thousands participate in interfaith services in the Peace Memorial Park built on the site where the bomb exploded. In 1949 the Japanese dedicated Hiroshima ...
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