Beyond Contemporary Comprehension Do plants have feelings? Do they suffer pain like us? Can their feelings be detected‚ or even ‘measured’? Jagdish Chandra Bose‚ a distinguished Indian scientist‚ announced his discovery to an astonished world in 1900. At an international conference of physicists in Paris‚ and later in England‚ Bose proved plants respond to pain and suffering much like humans‚ even when the plants are cut or transplanted. To prove his theory‚ Bose invented an instrument called
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regarded as one of the most important scientists in classical antiquity. In addition to making important discoveries in the field of mathematics and geometry‚ he is credited with producing machines that were well ahead of their time. The Ancient Roman historians showed a strong interest in Archimedes and wrote several biographies relating to his life and works‚ while the few copies of his treatises that survived through the Middle Ages were a major influence on scientists during the Renaissance. Archimedes
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FOREIGN SCIENTIST AND THEIR DISCOVERY OF ELECTRICITY * Benjamin Franklin Born January 17‚ 1706 Boston‚ Massachusetts Bay Died April 17‚ 1790 (aged 84) Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania Ben Franklin was an American writer‚ publisher‚ scientist and diplomat‚ who helped to draw up the famous Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. In 1752 Franklin proved that lightning and the spark from amber were one and the same thing. The story of this famous milestone is a familiar one‚ in which
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I followed the evil scientist into a dark room. What I saw‚ I would never forget. The atmosphere was charged with several chemical smells that I can’t describe and there were not any lights in the room but heavy trunks of old clothes‚ dusty and broken furniture and enormous threads of cobwebs into which the scientist just vanished .This gave me a haunted impression and as I was standing‚ suddenly‚ a shadow whizzed past me. This made me more petrified. Then against my will‚ I took a step and followed
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Medical Jargon A abduction - to move a limb or some other body part away from the midline of the body ABG - arterial blood gas reading acetaminophen - a nonsalicylate analgesic-antipyretic (Tylenol) ACE - angiotension-converting enzyme ACLS - advanced cardiac life support; includes electricity (defibrillator) and drugs for life threatening arrhythmias acidotic - abnormally high acidity of body fluids and tissues acute - sudden‚ intense flare-up adenosine - a drug used to help a patient
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and continued in Binan‚ Laguna. He entered a Jesuit-run Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1872 and obtained a bachelor’s degree with highest honors in 1876. He studied medicine at the University of Santo Tomas but had to stop because he felt that the Filipino students were being discriminated by their Dominican tutors. He went to Madrid at Universidad Central de Madrid and in 1885 at the age of 24; he finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of "Excellent". He took graduate studies
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The Filipino Today By Alex Lacson‚ 2010 After the August 23 hostage drama‚ there is just too much negativity about and against the Filipino. "It is difficult to be a Filipino these days"‚ says a friend who works in Hongkong. "Nakakahiya tayo"‚ "Only in the Philippines" were some of the comments lawyer Trixie Cruz-Angeles received in her Facebook. There is this email supposedly written by a Dutch married to a Filipina‚ with 2 kids‚ making a litany of the supposed stupidity or idiocy of Filipinos in
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ê On one hand… Society elevates scientists to the level of ‘super experts’‚ who are expected by the public to provide expertise and knowledge to solve societal problems. On the other hand… Many people remain cautious and even fearful of the technological and medical progress enabled by scientific research. Wernher von Braun (1912–1977) Wernher von Braun (1912–1977) Fritz Haber (1868–1934) Fritz Haber (1868–1934) Edward Teller (1908 – 2003) Edward Teller (1908
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Filipino Traits Hiya (shame) Negative‚ because it arrests or inhibits one’s action. This trait reduces one to smallness or to what Nietzsche calls the "morality of slaves"‚ thus congealing the soul of the Filipino and emasculating him‚ making him timid‚ meek and weak. Positive‚ because‚ it contributes to peace of mind and lack of stress by not even trying to achieve. Ningas-cogon (procrastination) Negative‚ by all standards‚ because it begins ardently and dies down as soon as it begins. This
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The Filipino Family Introduction The Filipino Family is the basic unit of Philippine society. Education is merely an extension of the family circle. There should be strong child-parent-school relations through cooperation‚ coordination and transparency. Courtship and Marriage Every society has some kind of courtship‚ system which precedes marriage. Society’s mores and values change due to certain influences which impinge on our social processes. Courtship is either arranged by parent or kinsmen;
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