By the 1950s‚ scientists were in hot pursuit of the origin of life. Around the world‚ the scientific community was examining what kind of environment would be needed to allow life to begin. In 1953‚ Stanley L. Miller and Harold C. Urey‚ working at the University of Chicago‚ conducted an experiment which would change the approach of scientific investigation into the origin of life. Miller took molecules which were believed to represent the major components of the early Earth’s atmosphere and put
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Compare Harold MacMillan‚ Nelson Mandela and Hendrik Verwoed’s interpretations of Apartheid. What course of action does Mandela advise against Apartheid? In MacMillan speech‚ the wind of change‚ he states that the Apartheid policy that the South African government had pursued was dangerous‚ threatening and would only cause bloodshed (MacMillan‚ 1972: 486). He also stated that the South African government would not last for ever; the end was unpredictable and went against the wind of change (MacMillan
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Types Of Abuse Physical abuse Physical abuse is the non-accidental infliction of physical force such as hitting‚ slapping‚ pushing or physical restraint‚ which result in or could result in bodily injury‚ pain or impairment. Sexual abuse Sexual abuse is when an adult is involved in a sexual activity that he or she has not given consent to. They may be in a confused state or may not truly comprehend. Emotional/Physical abuse Emotional/physical abuse is defined as the infliction of anguish
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penalty was not abolished would this have happened ? Dr Harold Fredrick Shipman was a British doctor and was one of the most prolific serial killers ever recorded history of proven murders with more than 250 murders to his name on the 31st of j January 2000 he was found guilty for only 15 murders and was sentenced only to life in prison .2 years later it was found that 80% of his murders where women who he was meant to be “taking care of”. Dr Shipman later killed himself on January 13th 2004 whilst in
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eight months after Harold died. They all obtained either personal or professional information. Also information about his father’s death and his mother’s health. Christopher also had confidential emails with his lawyers. He was awarded substantial undisclosed damages. The News Group Newspapers took responsibility and apologized to Christopher. Christopher also talked about how he declined the media to maintain his privacy for seven years. He was 32 when his father‚ Dr. Harold Shipman‚ committed suicide
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What makes a serial killer? Introduction Reported incidents of multiple murders committed by an individual‚ who are now known to us as ‘serial killers’‚ have increased in notoriety since the 1870s. Although almost unknown at that point in time‚ they did exist. Mary Ann Cotton was Britain’s first acknowledged serial killer. Mrs Cotton spent roughly eight years killing her victims‚ most of which were her family members. However‚ when the notorious ‘Jack the Ripper’ began his reign of the Whitechapel
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of Dr. Harold Shipman‚ a British physician serial-killer. Shipman had killed upwards of 218 patients. After noticing a high death rate of patients under his care‚ an investigation was begun. The police then investigated other deaths Shipman had certified. They found a pattern that he was administering lethal overdoses of diamorphine‚ then proceed to sign patients’ death certificates‚ and even forging medical records to indicate that they were in ill health‚ and even forged many wills (Harold Shipman:
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The only real reason why Shipman was caught was because of one of his patient’s daughter refused to believe the explanations given for her mother’s death. Kathleen Grundy was a very healthy‚ active woman was found dead in her home only hours after her appointment with Dr. Shipman. Her daughter was told by Shipman that an autopsy was not needed and Kathleen Grundy was buried. Kathleen Grundy’s daughter‚ Angela Woodruff‚ was a lawyer and looked after her mother’s needs. Woodruff was surprised to find
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that they are plotting against them. A limitation of this is some people who are ‘abnormal’ can still function adequately in everyday life. Psychopaths‚ people with personality disorders can commit murders and still appear normal for e.g. Harold Shipman was a doctor who murdered over 200 of his patients over 23 years however maintained a normal outward appearance. These people are abnormal even though they don’t display many features of dysfunction in their everyday lives. To add to this
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Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health‚ social care or children and young people’s settings Know the statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers within own area of work. 1.1 The aspect of employment covered by law are: * Minimum wage * Discrimination * Health and safety * Holiday entitlements * Redundancy and dismissal * Training * Disciplinary procedures * Union rights and consultation 1.2 The main features of
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