Scientific and technological progress It’s difficult to overestimate the role of science and technology in our life. They accelerate the development of civilization and help us in our co-operation with nature. Scientists investigate the laws of the universe‚ discover the secrets of nature‚ and apply their knowledge in practice improving the life of people. Let’s compare our life nowadays with the life of people at the beginning of the 20th century. It has changed beyond recognition. Our ancestors
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This Page Intentionally Left Blank How Values Shape Human Progress LAWRENCE E. HARRISON SAMUEL P. H U N T I N G T O N Editors A Member of the Perseus Books Group Copyright 0 2000 by Lawrence E. Harrison and Samuel P. Huntington Published by Basic Books‚ A Member of the Perseus BooksGroup All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied
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Letters to a Young poet by Rainer Maria Rilke Letters 1-5 Letters to a Young Poet‚ letter 1: “No one can advise or help you- no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself.” I believe this advice goes for anyone‚ but I can identify with this. The reason is that you really can’t depend on anyone‚ because the other person will not care for the situation or whatever the way you do. Many of times‚ where I thought I could seek for other for help‚ they hadn’t come through for me. Even
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The Price of Progress: How Much are We Willing to Pay? In this day and age‚ various terms associated with economic development came about as means of measuring the well-being of each individual in the society such as per capita income‚ gross domestic product (GDP)‚ gross national product (GNP)‚ unemployment rate‚ literacy rate‚ and many more. The emergence of these terminologies is due to the consideration of government planners of each nation to make a step forward to reach economic development
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“Touching Bottom” Reading Response I definitely think the subject of the story is about the fear of the unknown. When you swim in a pool you can see the bottom and everything else that is in the pool. But why are so many people afraid of swimming in open water? Humans fear what they do not understand and cannot see. In a lake or an ocean you do not know what is out there and you start to go crazy fearing the unknown. The main character in the story was terrified of open water. She did not know
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How did Islamic medicine contribute to medical progress? 1. Islamic hospitals and ‘bimaristans’ were organised and set up to try to cure their patients and give them treatment instead of simply caring for them. They offered medical care to everyone whether they were rich or poor or of any religion‚ race or gender. This meant the doctors were constantly working almost constantly on site of the hospitals so they gained more experience very quickly. Also it gave medical students that were studying
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SUMMARY & CRITIQUE OF: “Cheating in a Bottom Line Economy” (by David Callahan) In “Cheating in a Bottom Line Economy‚” author David Callahan explains the fundamental reasons for the decay of simple business ethics in today’s economy in order to meet bottom line standards. Callahan draws conclusions from everyday businesses such as auto mechanic services‚ law offices‚ and even professional medical firms to prove that people will almost always choose financial stability over integrity. The economic
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Before we are able to trace the motives that ushered in Romantic period‚ it is of paramount importance to point out the preceding period‚ which is known as Neo-classical era. The Neoclassical period spans 1600-1798 (the accession of Charles II to the publication by Wordsworth and Coleridge of Lyrical Ballad). It is called the neoclassical period because of reverence for the works of classical antiquity. The period is often called Age of reason‚ and science was used to glorify God and his creation
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Kilowatt Hour to Store Electricity Piyasak Poonpun‚ Student Member‚ IEEE‚ and Ward T. Jewell‚ Fellow‚ IEEE Abstract—This paper presents a cost analysis of grid-connected electric energy storage. Various energy storage technologies are considered in the analysis. Life-cycle cost analysis is used. The results are presented in terms of the cost added to electricity stored and discharged‚ in US dollar per kilowatt hour. Results are compared with wholesale and retail electricity costs and with the cost
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ELECTRICITY I. DISCOVER OF ELECTRICITY About 600 B.C.‚ Thales‚ a Greek philosopher and scientist‚ observed that a piece of amber attracted small bits of “paper” or very thin wood shavings after it was rubbed with wool. He had discovered‚ in effect‚ static electricity. William Gilbert‚ an English scientist in the sixteenth century‚ found that many other different materials could be made to act like amber. Whenever these objects were rubbed against each other‚ they were able to attract each other
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