One of The criticisms leveled at her often because people assume children look at Barbie as a role model and will attempt to be like her. For example: Barbie‚ from wikipedia.org states that one of the most common criticisms of Barbie is that she promotes an unrealistic idea of body image for women‚ leading to a risk that girls will become anorexic. A standard Barbie is 11.5” tall‚ giving a height
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ENG2010- Informative Essay Topic: Designer Babies Name: So Ka Wing‚ Sheryl (s136882) Imagine that you were couples‚ would you want to design your baby in a healthy and custom-made way? These days‚ Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) has been used since 1990s. In fact‚ everyone wants their children be healthy and perfect. The advanced genetic modification technology helps them a lot. The following will discuss what designer babies are‚ the processes‚ and the effects of PGD. First of all‚
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Testing What is the Human Papillomavirus? Commonly known as HPV‚ it is an infection that spreads through sexual contact. There are over one hundred different types of HPV; several types cause genital warts‚ while other high risk strands can lead to cancer of the cervix‚ anus‚ vagina‚ and penis. Because HPV is often asymptomatic‚ many people are unaware of their infection status‚ and thus‚ their potential for transmitting the virus to a sexual partner. The significance
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Le Dao Professor Lang ENGL 908 April 20‚ 2017 DIABETES Being infected with a disease called diabetes‚ my grandmother‚ the one that I love the most‚ had been paralyzed for more than 8 years and finally passed away on October 15‚ 2016. Seeing her suffering with this kind of sickness for such a long time but I couldn’t do anything to help is what I regret the most. When my grandmother was paralyzed‚ I was only 9 years old. At such a young age‚ there’s nothing I can do to help her except watching her
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Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer by the use of chemical substances‚ agents or drugs that are toxic to the causative agent of the disease. It works on active cells that grow and divide into more of the same type of cell. Cancer cells are active‚ so are some healthy cells‚ and side effects happen when chemotherapy destroy the healthy cells. Chemotherapy is a double-edged sword‚ it can cure the disease and be harmful to the body at the same time. I personally discourage the use of that treatment
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Did you know that somewhere between 15‚000 to 18‚000 new creatures are discovered each year? Out of those animals how about many land animals out of these animals do you think there are? Out of the land animals‚ what sort of animals do you think could someday be found? Possibly even mythical beings could get discovered some day. Not just monsters‚ but maybe even peaceful creatures. Are you thinking about what creature I am thinking of? I’m thinking of a creature that has the body of a horse
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Teen use of tobacco products in America is at an all-time high. Most teenagers think it is exciting and cool to smoke cigarettes and chew tobacco‚ and they do it to fit in and to be included. But‚ in fact‚ it’s not ‘exciting’ or ‘cool’ at all. I am going to list all of the reasons why it is such a huge problem. The reasons are all going to be facts and statistics‚ to explain all of the dangers that come along with using tobacco products. I am also going to suggest possible reason as to why this has
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Thanksgiving is considered by many as being the worse meal of the year. Why? Because of the extreme overload of high-starch carbs that trigger blood sugar spikes for so many people. Just think of it. Pumpkin pie with a scoop or two of ice cream‚ corn bread stuffing‚ mashed potatoes‚ sugar-laden cranberry sauce and green bean casserole‚ that’s why. When that protein-rich turkey combines with carbohydrates‚ the over abundance of the amino acid tryptophan found in both classes of food produces heavy
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Acupuncture is a well-endowed and central technique of Traditional-Chinese Medicine. But why does it work? Through stimulating acupuncture points with needles‚ acupuncturists can boost body functions and give a sense of well-being. Many people may doubt the legitimacy of acupuncture but consider this. If acupuncture did not work it would have been forgotten ages ago considering that it was used hundreds of years before the common era. But it is still widely practiced today improving people’s health
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Military drones‚ mostly the Predator truly entered the consciousness of the American people and the rest of the world after the 9/11 attack. In 1994 the defense contracting company General Atomics produced a RQ-1 Predator for the US Air Force. The CIA has been flying drones over Afghanistan since the 2000’s . Many people use drones for different reasons. More and more people are using them in the world. What is the history of drones that made so popular? Why did the creator of drones come up with
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