Ashli Rice Cultural Anthropology Ethnographic Paper March 25‚ 2013 Jehovah’s Witness Arriving at the Jehovah’s Witness meeting I was very nervous about what was to come. I knew that nothing radical was going to happen‚ there was going to be now speaking in tongues‚ or dramatic rituals‚ but because I knew I was entering into a different belief something just did not feel right. Although the feeling of the meeting was not exactly comfortable‚ I learned a lot from my observations. On Thursday
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The Holodomor: An Attack on Ukrainian Nationalism The Holodomor: An Attack on Ukrainian Nationalism This year‚ 2013‚ marks the 81st anniversary of the most devastating event in Ukrainian history—the Holodomor‚ or the government induced famine of 1932-1933. Historian Robert Conquest uses Soviet census data to arrive at a death toll of around 5 million people throughout Ukraine and another 6.5 million deaths during dekulakisation—the
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a criminal and civil court for the same crime. How the witnesses gained their knowledge is important because it helps the jury or/and judge figure out the whole story. Each witness has their own perspective on what happen and provide evidence that will help the jury figure out who’s guilty/liable or not. Witnesses can see what happened‚ but it may look like a different thing to another witness in a different angle. Moreover‚ some witnesses are there on the scene earlier than another so they understand
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Competence and compellability of witnesses * A person to give evidence in court has to be legally competent‚ subject to the rules of admissibility. * A witness is compelled to give evidence‚ even if it’s against his will. * Failure to do so will result in contempt of court. However it is also contempt of court for a witness to refuse without lawful authority to answer questions put to him. * The modern test for the competence of witnesses varies‚ depending what type of case it
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disabled people. Carbon nanotubes could replace connections between nerves that have been damaged. This renewed connection means that neurons could travel to nerves that have been damaged in any spinal cord injury‚ and mobility in those who were once paralyzed could eventually be restored. Also‚ these nanotubes could replace any damaged nerve in the body to possibly restore sight and sound. A study at the University of Texas‚ published by MIT’s “Technology Review”‚ has proven that nanotubes are able to
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from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation. The body is not able to produce new neurons to repair spinal cords injuries‚ such as those that cause paralysis. Because of this‚ there is no way for doctors to restore movement to paralyzed people. Stem cells may be the perfect solution to that problem. Researchers have found that implants of stem cells can reverse the effects of brain injuries in mice. They are hoping that is true for humans also. Researchers have shown that bone
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kidneys pancreas‚ adrenal glands‚ and genital track. In some cases victims of the disease can develop hearing‚ taste‚ vision‚ smelling loss. Patients are unable to perform simple task and commands. Von hipple Lindau syndrome in rare cases can cause paralyzed muscles. This disease is known to develop pheochromytomas and hemagioblastomas which are secondary forms of von hipple Lindau syndrome. Von hipple lindua syndrome can be treated in different ways. The first thing scientist or doctors do before
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Christopher Reeves accepts who he is. His accident does not set him back in life. All of his friends and family love him no matter what. Now let’s talk about how shawn is different. Shawn was born with cerebral palsy. His disease makes him completely paralyzed. He can’t even move his
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During normal or quite breathing‚ inspiration is accomplished by contractions of the diaphragm and muscles between the ribs; in contrast expiration does not require any contraction from the muscle. Since there’s no muscles activity during expiration‚ the inward forces of elastic recoil is what gives the lung an elastic properties or the ability of the lung tissue to bounce back to its normal volume after the expansion in inhalation. Epinephrine enhances sympathetic activity to dilate airways and
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The film The Sea Inside tells the real-life story of an incredible man‚ who despite spending nearly thirty years paralyzed was able to help and touch the lives of so many. Ramon Sampedro spent his life not asking people to pity his terrible condition‚ but instead asked for their understanding of his want to end his own life. Ramon saw the struggling relationship between his nephew and father. He could have done nothing or he could of lectured his nephew on the importance of respecting his elders
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