On 3rd August 2009‚ Monday‚ the swine flu death of Riya Sheikh‚ a fourteen year old school student from Pune’s Camp area shocked Pune and the entire country. It was the first case of swine flu death in India. Till now we were casual about swine flu epidemic spreading in Western countries. Even occassional detection of swine flu in India did not panic us. Ria’s death only made us aware that swine flu virus can be contacted locally and is fatal. After her death panic gripped not only Pune but the
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The Film‚ witness‚ shows the audience a clash of different cultures that come together briefly but cannot mix. It is clear that the clash of the Amish and mainstream American society cannot mix‚ as shown in the film Witness. Although the cultures meet out of necessity in the film‚ the relationship between John Book and Rachel Lapp doesn’t eventuate‚ Eli and Book disagree on their ideas of justice‚ and the lifestyles of the two different societies are often incompatible. (When Samuel is involved
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Haidt & Graham -- 1 When morality opposes justice: Conservatives have moral intuitions that liberals may not recognize Jonathan Haidt and Jesse Graham University of Virginia February 1‚ 2006 Second draft of invited submission to special issue of Social Justice Research‚ on emotions and justice [8026 words for full MS] Abstract Researchers in moral psychology and social justice have agreed that morality is about matters of harm‚ rights‚ and justice. With this definition of morality‚ conservative
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Concentric lines versus grid circles In this paper‚ we will describe the ethical dilemma between concentric line and grid circle thinking‚ in what I believe the Japanese warrior tradition‚ bushido‚ terms as the dilemma between “giri” and “ninjo”‚ or loosely translated‚ duty and compassion. Let us first begin by describing examples of these ethical dilemmas. Let us say that you are a samurai‚ a Japanese warrior‚ sworn to give your life for your liege lord‚ and whose commands you are sworn to
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Technology: How it affects the Human Species Liberio Miguel SOC/110 01 July 2013 Larry Bohleber Technology: How it affects the Human Species Technology has improved the human species by providing information around the world‚ leading to developments in different countries. Biotechnology is improving the world of medicine‚ agriculture‚ and energy production. In the medical world‚ technology has a big impact by helping scientists and doctors figure out how to fight off
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Team Collaboration Techniques Frank Houston SOC/110 February 25‚ 2010 Mark Mack Team Collaboration Techniques When working on a team‚ the importance of collaborating with one another is high. The lack of collaboration can affect a team and it is dynamic in a negative way. Many steps and techniques can aid collaboration. Technology and computer-meditated collaboration are some of the most commonly used; however‚ technology can‚ at times‚ be more of a challenge than an aid. Exploring all
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Scope and feasibility of Smart Grid technology in Bangladesh Mahmud Adnan#1‚ Sami Muntasir*2 Department of EECS‚ North-South University Plot-15‚ Block-B‚ Bashundhara R/A‚ Dhaka 1209‚ Bangladesh 1adnan545@hotmail.com 2chikusami@gmail.com Abstract— this paper initiates with a brief discussion on Smart Grid technologies and then moves on to present a brief overview of the current energy scenario of Bangladesh. The paper establishes the idea the possibilities of improving the current energy
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Was the cold war a clash of ideologies or a clash of superpowers? With the Nazis attack on the Soviet Union in 1941‚ the United States and the Soviet Union transformed from enemies into allies. The Grand alliance consisted of a shared mistrust of each other’s motives. Stalin always had his suspicions of the Western aims. The different views they had began to aggravate their post war settlement‚ to the West the adamant stand the Soviets had on the future of Eastern Europe was threatening. And so the
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BAM 110 Unit 2 Essay Question # 1. On January 1 the Prepaid Insurance account had a balance of $6‚000 that represented 6 months’ worth of advance payment. It is now the end of March and there have been no adjustments to the account balance. Determine the amount of expense to record at the end of March. An account for “Prepaid Insurance” had a balance of $6‚000.00. This was six months of advance payments into this account as of the 1st of January. It is now the 31st of March and there have been
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Material Nursing Theorist Grid Madeleine Leininger’s theory is call The Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality. Because Leininger had degrees in nursing and anthropology‚ her theory had a combination of derivatives of both disciplines (Bibb‚ 2006). While working as a nurse in the 1950s‚ Leininger became disturbed by nurses who could not understand nor respect the culture variations. She then set out to bridge the knowledge gap between nursing and cultures. Leininger became the authority
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