Stem Cell Research Adult stem cell research is providing opportunities to treat people with a various diseases and conditions. In 2010‚ a man’s ankle refused to heal so the doctor took bone marrow from the man’s pelvic bone with a needle‚ condensed it to about four teaspoons of rich red liquid‚ and injected that into his ankle. Four months later‚ the ankle was healed! Adult stem cells are found in all tissues of the growing human being and‚ according to latest reports‚ also have the potential
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In the movie‚ Whale Rider‚ there are great examples of Joseph Campbell’s article‚ Four Functions of Myth‚ which are: mystical myth‚ cosmological myth‚ social myth‚ and psychological myth. In the film‚ Whale Rider‚ Pai discovers her sense of self as she reinvents the Maori tribe’s creation myth to save the dying culture. The mystical myth in Whale Rider would be when she rode the whale. Pai is suppose to be the new chief in town‚ however‚ her grandfather‚ Koro‚ does not think a girl should be chief
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A Cog in a Greater Machine Once an individual speaks or tells a story‚ that story cannot untold. Once seen it cannot be unseen. If someone tells a story‚ someone else will hear it‚ and that person will tell that story to some else. In Susan Griffin’s Our Secret‚ the theme that is recurring is that we are just a cog in the greater machine of society. In Our Secret Susan Griffin discovers the various characters’ fears and secrets and she gives certain knowledge into these "secrets". Through
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“I Need To Be Myself‚ I Can’t Be Anyone Else.” “I was born to be true and not to be perfect‚” Epey said in his speech. Epey is the winner of the trending segment in It’s Showtime – That’s My Tomboy. In this segment‚ they (lesbians) let me‚ the madlang people and the world to see their worth as a lesbian and as a human. They also made me believe that all of us can be accepted in the society beyond our imperfections‚ because no matter how imperfect we are‚ there are still things that we must be proud
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The summer vacation finally started. I was on a ship to Alaska. But that night the ship hit an iceberg. The ship was sinking and everyone was hurrying to the emergency exit. The exit was locked. There was no way out‚ but a broken window caught my attention. I could have jumped out of the window. However I thought the window was not big enough for me to pass through. But I still dove out of the window so as to escape. A big piece of glass was stuck to my arm. I had been floating on the sea for days
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This is a living example of technology advancement. We accepted things and events attributing their cause to nature and her wrath. However‚ advancement and technology could give us a different picture. This way‚ it has become a habit with us to accept everything that history states and dictates. On the process the modern world has found ways to offer a different view on it. In other words‚ the modern world has turn impossibilities to possibilities. William’s report gives an insight into this. A mummy
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Contact zones of the Olympics As Mary Louise Pratt defined in “Arts of the Contact Zone”‚ contact zones are social spaces where cultural interactions happen; including cultural exchange‚ conflicts‚ understanding‚ and sometimes unbalance of power in contact zones. Relating closely to cultural diversity‚ contact zones definitely exist in global events around the world‚ when people from different places gather together and communicate with one another. The Olympics‚ as one of the most influential global
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in the same year. According to Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC‚ 1993)‚ Bangladesh is divided into 3 earthquake zones (Figure- 6): Zone –1: the less risky zone. The Zone-1 comprising the southwestern part of Bangladesh (Jessore‚ Khulna and Barisal Districts) is seismically quiet‚ with an estimated basic seismic co-efficient of 0.04. Zone–2: medium vulnerable zone. Zone-2 comprising the central part of Bangladesh (Dhaka‚ Rajshahi‚ Dinajpur Bogra‚ Chittagong and Noakhali Districts) represents
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Natural Environment Zone Natural environment zone is established by the developer of certain place in order to save the environment that is valuable to the place from being destroyed. The environment at the place that is being developed might be unique and can’t be found in another place. Apart from that‚ the natural environment zone objective is also to protect scenic values‚ provide recreation opportunities in a largely undisturbed natural environment area and also to maintain natural environment
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What was the Zone System? Why was its development important? The Zone system is the adjustment of the exposure in a photograph to make the most of shadows and highlights of a photograph. The Zone System‚ which was developed by Ansel Adams‚ separates tones between white and black into eleven different zones‚ with middle gray being at the center; each of these zones corresponded to an f/stop. The manipulation of light is what Ansel Adam’s is best known for. The zone system was designed
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