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    McDonald 1        Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War                  Matthew McDonald   Mrs. Jones  English I  4 March 2015                  McDonald 2  Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War  THESIS STATEMENT: Chemical and biological weapons are necessary because they  strike fear in the enemies‚ effective in their power‚ and can be used as population  control.  I. Introduction  A. Background Information  B. Thesis Statement  II. Strike fear into your enemies  A. Fear of retaliation 

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              Biological and Chemical Outline Biological and chemical warfare has been around since the beginning of time. From poison tipped arrows to purposely transmitting smallpox to individuals. There has been ongoing political conflict on biological and chemical warfare for quite some time for legitimate reasons too. Biological and chemical warfare is very deadly and sometimes inhumane‚ but on the other hand it is very cost efficient and is very effective at doing its job. Biological and chemical

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    Eng 112-73 February 7‚ 2009 Is Genetic Engineering on Humans Ethical? Blackford‚ Russel. “Genetically Engineered People Autonomy and Moral Virtue.” March 2010‚ Vol. 29 Issue 1‚ p82-84. The author comments on the article of Mark Walker which proposes that there is no moral difference between genetic interventions to ensure that children will develop moral virtues. The author expresses his support of Walker ’s thesis of combinations that could help develop appropriate dispositions of character

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    Biological Determinism 1. According to the author of the article "All in the Genes?"‚ there is no intrinsic causality between genetics and intelligence. The author analyses different aspects of biological determinism‚ and supplies many examples‚ which illustrate aspects of this problem that are being discussed since the time when these ideas became popular. He does not agree with biological determinist that the intellectual performance of a person depends on genes inherited from his parents

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    There are several different explanations for the disorder schizophrenia. One of these explanations is the biological model. This model explains schizophrenia through biological faults‚ for example viral infections and brain abnormalities. Genetic Factors Some psychologists say that schizophrenia can be passed down generations‚ meaning that some people inherit the disorder from their parents. Twin research has consistently shown that identical twins have a greater risk of developing schizophrenia

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    (James & Gilliland‚ 2005). To date there is no one single factor or explanation of Addiction. "Evidence shows that Addiction is the result of many heterogynous factors involving various combination of genetic‚environmental‚social‚and psychology influences" (Kranzler & Li‚2008). There is no clear evidence or research that suggest that one clear model is used to diagnosis addictive behaviors. The Biological Model Theory The Biological Model Theory suggest

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    Genetic Diversity In Agriculture Genetic variation is the raw material for the plant breeder‚ who must often select from primitive and wild plants‚ including wild species‚ in search of new genes. The appearance of new diseases‚ new pests‚ or new virulent forms of disease causing organisms makes it imperative that the plant be preserved‚ because it offers a potential for the presence of disease resistant genes not present in cultivated varieties. Also‚ there are demands for new characters-- for

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    Race‚ social or biological construct Darran Smith 2015 RACE‚ BIOLOGICAL OR SOCIAL CONSTRUCT Once widely referred to as a biological construct we can now show race to be a social construct due to discoveries in human biology. With these new biological understandings we have also learnt that intelligence cannot be definitively related to race scientifically. In the following it will be argued we can relate them socially and explore the differences of biological and social constructs. A social construct

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    Biological Psychology Biological Psychology is a process in which biological psychologist or individuals that study the subject attempt to explain behavior using biology. Biologists tend to look at the brain first when it comes to studying a subject so Biological psychologist study the brain and how the brain effects behavior. When Biological Psychologist try to tie the links between the mind and behavior they must first look at how the various parts of the brain work and function. When

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    Exploring the Biological Perspective on Depression Depression is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “a state of being depressed; a state of feeling sad. A psychoneurotic or psychotic disorder marked especially by sadness‚ inactivity‚ difficulty in thinking and concentration‚ a significant increase or decrease in appetite and time spent sleeping‚ feelings of dejection and hopelessness‚ and sometimes suicidal tendencies” (Merriam-Websters). Major depression affects over fifteen

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