As recently mentioned‚ there will be a health focus to a workshop on climate change in Melbourne this weekend that is being put on by the Green Institute. One of the speakers is Senator Richard Di Natale‚ the Greens health spokesperson‚ who writes below that we need to focus more on the underlying causes of poor health. On related themes‚ don’t miss this New York Times article which profiles an organisation working on the social causes of poor healt. Health Leads trains about 1000 volunteers each
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Justice and The Crucible While justice is meant to be directed with upmost fairness and equality‚ Arthur Miller’s film The Crucible demonstrates that this does not always succeed‚ and in many situations the forces of injustices are exposed. From different points of views‚ justice can be formed or destroyed. In the film The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller convinces his audience that reason‚ emotion‚ and character shows injustice throughout the social hardship in a Puritan community. Justice is one of the
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Interpreting “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant The value of interpretive fiction lies in the ability of the story to convey some sort of principle that is translatable to everyday life‚ illustrating practical truths and the demonstrating moral ethics. Guy de Mauppasant’s short story “The Necklace” is full of interpretive and thematic significance. This significance lies in the ability of the story to convey the idea that it is important to recognize the worth in oneself and not to attach meaning
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Student Exploration: Cell Division Vocabulary: cell division‚ centriole‚ centromere‚ chromatid‚ chromatin‚ chromosome‚ cytokinesis‚ DNA‚ interphase‚ mitosis Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. Cells reproduce by splitting in half‚ a process called cell division. What do cells need to do between divisions to make sure that they don’t just get smaller and smaller? The cell needs to go through a phase after cell division. 2. The genetic information of
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Just once wouldn’t you love for someone to simply show you the evidence for God’s existence? No arm-twisting. No statements of‚ "You just have to believe." Well‚ here is an attempt to candidly offer some of the reasons which suggest that God exists. But first consider this. If a person opposes even the possibility of there being a God‚ then any evidence can be rationalized or explained away. It is like if someone refuses to believe that people have walked on the moon‚ then no amount of information
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Cynthia Ozick’s short story "The Shawl" is a masterful work recounting an almost unspeakably horrible time in world history. The story takes place in the middle of World War II in Nazi Germany. The lead character‚ Rosa‚ is a Jewish woman trying to flee from a terrible fate in a concentration camp with her two daughters‚ the infant‚ Magda and the teenager‚ Stella. Rosa‚ tired and weary from the endless flight‚ and her daughters‚ malnourished and weak‚ all continue on until they reach a place to
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The Reality of Growing Up While growing up I was influenced by everything around me. The media‚ my peers‚ my family etc. surrounded me and constantly guided the decisions I made. Although influenced by many outside forces‚ I still held on to my morals and values that my parents had always taught me while growing up. The book‚ The Complete Persepolis‚ written by Marjane Satrapi‚ is about Satrapi’s difficulties of her childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution‚ the teenage years in Vienna‚ and
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‘Pornography: Do extremes still offend?’ Over the period of many years the consumption of pornography has massively expanded causing it to have presently created itself a significant position in culture. Society has learnt to accept and receive porn as part of its natural and regular routines. Whether it’s the control factor which porn allows its audience to hold or the fact that porn requires minimum effort and commitment‚ either way at least 40 million adults regularly find themselves visiting
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Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17‚ 1972)‚ better known by his stage name Eminem‚[1] is an American rapper‚ record producer and actor from Detroit‚ Michigan. Having sold seventy million albums worldwide‚[2] Eminem is one of the highest-selling musicians of the early 2000s and one of the highest-selling rap artists of all time.[2] Eminem was discovered by rapper and producer‚ Dr. Dre. When Dr. Dre first heard Eminem’s mixtape‚ he thought Eminem was black.[3] Dr. Dre later signed Eminem to
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PART III: DOCUMENT-BASED ESSAY Part B Directions: Using information from the documents provided‚ and your knowledge of United States history‚ write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction‚ several paragraphs‚ and a conclusion. Historical Context: After the Civil War‚ the United States became a much more industrialized society. Between 1865 and 1920‚ industrialization improved American life in many ways. However‚ industrialization also created problems for American society. Task:
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