Designer Babies Designer Babies is a very controversial topic in regard to the moralities involved. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (designer baby) refers to the genetic structure being modified prior to the implantation or even prior the fertilization of the embryo. While a parent may have varying reasons for participating in the procedure‚ many people question the moral and ethical side of the situation. A common use for designer babies concerns possible uses of gene therapy techniques to create
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Philippines - population Population‚ total The value for Population‚ total in Philippines was 93‚261‚000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows‚ over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93‚261‚000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 26‚010‚300 in 1960. Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population‚ which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum‚ who are
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The first document was published by the English writer Rudyard Kipling. He published a famous poem called “White Man’s Burden” in 1899 which came to represent the European sense of superiority over the indigenous peoples. The subtitle of this poem is “The United States and the Philippine Islands.” This is because this is what the poem mainly talks about. This poem is about Kipling’s thoughts about imperialism during 1899. Kipling thinks that imperialism is a good venture that the United States should
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Introduction: It is known to us that energy become more and more important to human beings. People can not live without energy. They use energy everywhere‚ but pew of them can give a clear definition of it. Because of people’s widely use‚ the energy on the earth reduces steadily‚ people are trying o find the energy which can be renewable. Energy is the thing which has the ability to work. It can be stored or be a poverty of an objects motion. It can move from one object to another‚ and defines the
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Philippines Environment Are We Lucky in the Philippines? Planet Earth is made up of different things - air‚ water‚ plants‚ animals‚ soil‚ rocks‚ minerals‚ crude oil‚ and other fossil fuels. These things are called natural resources because they are not made by people; rather they are gathered from nature. Sunlight and wind are also natural resources. We use all these things to survive or satisfy our needs. The Philippines is considered rich in natural resources. We have fertile‚ arable lands
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“designer babies”. I don’t think it is ethical at all to use this process as a way for parents to make a baby that would perceive as “perfect”. Babies should be born naturally and parents should love their children under all circumstances. The only circumstance that should allow parents to have the right of gene sequencing would be if there was a harmful chromosomal disease that was definitely going to be passed down to the parent’s offspring. As one of the mothers said in the show “Designer Babies”‚ “I
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Philippine Dance The following are examples of popular Philippine folk dances : Binasuan - Originated in Pangasinan Province “meaning with the use of drinking glasses”‚ this vibrant dance basically shows off balancing skill of the performers. Glasses filled with rice wine are placed on the head and on each hand carefully maneuvered with graceful movements. This dance is common in weddings‚ fiestas and special occasions. Pandanggo sa Ilaw - The word pandanggo comes from the Spanish dance “fandango”characterized
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The Provisional Government of 1986 and the Fifth Republic Corazon C. Aquino was inducted into office on February 25‚ 1986 as President of the Philippines‚ replacing Ferdinand E. Marcos. On March 25 of the same year‚ President Aquino issued Proclamation No. 3 ushering in a provisional government which was revolutionary in nature. Proclamation No. 3 provided for a provisional Constitution‚ also known as the Freedom Constitution‚ which was in substance the 1973 Constitution.
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List of banks in the Philippines From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Philippines has a comprehensive banking system encompassing various types of banks‚ from large universal banks to small rural banks and even non-banks. As at 31 March 2011‚ there are 19 universal banks‚ 19 commercial banks‚ 73 thrift banks‚ 595 rural banks‚ 40 credit unions and 15 non-banks with quasi-banking functions‚ all licensed with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas(Central Bank of the Philippines) under Republic Act No
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Magat Dam Magat Dam in Ramon‚ Isabela used to be the largest dam in the Philippines back when it was built in 1983. The controversial San Roque Dam (featured previously) has since eclipsed it in both structural and reservoir size in 2004. Magat Dam generates 360 megawatts of electricity (with a water head of 81 meters high) and supplies irrigation water for approximately 85‚000 hectares of farmland in Isabela and surrounding areas. The dam was constructed at a cost of 6.5 billion pesos and consists
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