This Month’s Q&A Technology Tips What is the difference between being educated and being trained? What is so important about education? The difference is huge‚ and education is hugely important. TRiO is all about setting the foundation to get the best education you can get. Let us look at just a couple of points. One obvious point is that education is the door to opportunity. It is said that success happens at the inter section of education and opportunity. A person who has credentials
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War for the greater good Through a course of history war has been a fact of life as we know it. It has caused destruction‚ and cost many lives. So how is it the greater good? For some‚ it’s the resources that are used in the result of victory or “victor goes the spoils” others my say. From diamonds to oil‚ resources have been one of the main reasons for war. Other people may see war a way out or freedom‚ such as slaves joining the army to fight in the war in exchange of being given their freedom
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The True Risk Factors for Non-communicable Diseases Introduction Greeting my fellow classmates and a happy holiday. As the name implies‚ non-communicable diseases are those diseases that cannot pass from one individual to another individual‚ these diseases include coronary heart disease‚ stomach ulceration‚ stroke‚ ischemic diseases‚ neuropsychiatric diseases‚ cancer‚ cardiovascular diseases‚ diabetes etc. Previously‚ in our community we referred to these diseases as the “rich man” diseases‚ because
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Re: Young adults at risk of cardiovascular disease: research Regarding your editorial of February 3‚ 2010‚ the saying‚ “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure‚” could not fit more perfectly to portray the increased risk of cardiovascular disease‚ many Canadians face today. Not only has the number of Canadians at risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disease almost doubled‚ as rightfully stated in your article‚ but now a whole new generation has been deemed at risk. Middle-aged people
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According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases stated that the “seasonal influenza sickens millions and cause thousands of hospitalizations and flu-related deaths” each year (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases). Influenza started in 1918. The pandemic flu from 1918 was so deadly that “in many of the victims‚ the influenza virus has invaded their lungs and caused pneumonia” (History). The flu “was first observed in Europe‚ the U.S. and parts of Asia before
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which it would be internationally recognized and listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Estate because of the many natural facets (UNESCO‚ 2009 and Commonwealth Government‚ 2009a). There are numerous national parks that are now regarded as part of the Greater Blue Mountains area‚ since the founding of the Blue Mountains National park 50 years ago (SITE). Most of these areas are in great ecological condition and are naturally vegetated (SITE)(Commonwealth Government‚ 1998). Overtime‚ The Great Blue Mountains
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economic development and democracy‚ that is‚ ‘the more well to do a nation‚ the greater the chance that it will maintain a democracy’ the correlation between wealth and democracy has seen ‘rigorous empirical inquiries’ under various theories and analyses. It has been found that the association of wealth and democracy depends on other external factors where these factors can either enhance or negate this correlation. The relationship between wealth and democracy prevails with threshold effect and is not
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What are the arguments for and against‚ greater control being exercised over business by government? How do these arguments differ between the countries of the group members? We would like to start the answer by an example of USA when they were heavily involved in the industrialization and expansion. People of all different occupations were involved in some part of the industrial revolution. However there was a debate over the government intervening in the building of infrastructure. Chief Justice
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Essay A The M’Choakumchild School in Coketown‚ England was one of the most gloomy and depressing contributions to the character of Coketown itself. M’Choakumchild School was originally called St. Mary’s School‚ but after nuns were found guilty of choking and abusing students‚ the town decided to change the name. The residents of Coketown had very mixed reactions to this name change. Some were delighted to see some form of punishment on the nuns‚ and some were horrified at the impression it left
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Among the current fields of research in Biotechnology‚ research on drugs and vaccines targeting viral diseases such as HIV/AIDs has been of major importance given the high prevalence of these diseases across the world. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a type of virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune-deficiency Syndrome) (HIV and AIDS‚ n.d). The virus devastates the body’s defense mechanism‚ leaving a victim highly susceptible to opportunistic infections such as those caused by bacteria‚ fungi
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