is Forensic Science? The word forensic comes from the Latin word forensis: public; to the forum or public discussion; argumentative‚ rhetorical‚ belonging to debate or discussion. From there it is a small step to the modern definition of forensic as belonging to‚ used in or suitable to courts of judicature‚ or to public discussion or debate. Forensic science is science used in public‚ in a court‚ or in the justice system. Any science used for the purposes of the law is a forensic science. What Do Forensic
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 111 *WHAT IS POLITICS? Politics is exciting because people disagree about all aspects of life. For Aristotle‚ this made politics the ‘master science’; i.e. nothing less than the activity through which human beings attempt to improve their lives and create a good society. POLITICAL SCIENCE= POLITICS + SCIENCE Politics can be defined in two broad senses; POLITICS AS AN ACTIVITY—This involves the processes whereby people in the society try to make‚ preserve and amend the laws
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Running Head: THE HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES The History Of Social Sciences: Senior Seminar Project Rebecca Pottle In order to provide a historical view of the social sciences‚ it is critical to include a definition of just what exactly social science is. Social science is a somewhat complex field‚ in that it encompasses several sub-fields within‚ or sub-branches if you will. The simplest definition is the study of human society and of individual relationships in and to society. It
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The philosophy of science is concerned with the assumptions‚ foundations‚ methods and implications of science. It is also concerned with the use and merit of science and sometimes overlaps metaphysics and epistemology by exploring whether scientific results are actually a study of truth. In addition to these central problems of science as a whole‚ many philosophers of science also consider problems that apply to particular sciences (e.g.philosophy of biology or philosophy of physics). Some philosophers
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February 12‚ 2007 SS12A/Makeup Social Science Research‚ Methods‚ and Differing Perspectives When Social Science‚ and Social Research is conducted‚ researchers may find useful and interesting information and data in helping better understand topics that may better shed light on topics concerning people‚ society‚ and their environments around them. However‚ this research done by social scientists and researchers may ultimately be affected by 2 variables in research. The methods
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Forensic Science The forensic science field has many aspects that contribute to it. This field contains many subfields. For example‚ forensic pathology‚ psychology‚ and anthropology. They all have different statistical references‚ like crimes committed in a certain country‚ or the number of bodies that are found in every year. They are all different‚ but comparable in one way. These subfields are within the forensic science discipline and deal with human beings. Forensic science‚ also called forensics
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What is forensic science? Forensics is the practice of using science and technology to investigate crimes. Forensic sciences are used worldwide to solve crimes. THey are used to enforce criminal laws‚ government regulations‚ and to protect the public’s health. Scientific analysis is used to find out the truth and to have justice in a legal manner. Forensic science has became involved with law enforcement and the evidence of criminal cases. This image has been amplified by books‚ TV‚ and movies
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Science fiction films can tell a lot about how Americans think about the environment and the entanglements between them. Science Fiction and disaster films are not a unique phenomena in American cinema. These films are also in cultures that produce movies. Japan would be one of these cultures with the films like Godzilla and The Sinking of Japan. Movies provide an insight into what these people fear while also giving commentary as to what people think of the world. Ever since the 1950’s Science fiction
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Scientifiction: “With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility” Going back to the past or even travelling into the future using time travel to alter one’s present might be a thing in science fiction movies or books today but it is not an impossible thing to do sometime in the future. Ten years or two hundred years who knows but it will be a part of our lives. Scientifiction might be unrealistic in terms of the technology or mythical/supernatural characters used in them but it is not just another
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Political science is above all the study of power: how it is created‚ exercised‚ justified‚ and challenged. As a social science‚ political science focuses on group power‚ the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of collective decision-making. Hence it leads us to consider the ethics of power‚ which in turn involves conceptions of community‚ identity‚ justice and citizenship. Under the banner of political science we gather the study of democracy‚ war‚ law‚ rights‚ wealth‚ and authority‚ as well as the institutions that
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