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    Discuss the role of neural mechanisms involved in controlling eating and satiation. 8+16 or 4+8 1. The body is regulated by homeostatic mechanisms; concerning food intake this is dependent on glucose levels. Decrease in glucose levels means hunger levels increase‚ whereas an increase in glucose levels means satiation is reached. 2. Research has revealed two significant eating centres in the hypothalamus; the lateral hypothalamus (LH) and the ventro-medial hypothalamus (VMH). Research from the 1940s

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    The Feministic Handmaid’s Tale Margret Atwood’s novel: The Handmaid’s Tale is thought to portray a feminist parable of a repressive pseudo-Christian regime of the near future. This feminist tale advocates Atwood’s alignment with Liberal Feminism‚ a separation from First and Second Wave of Feminism‚ from the early nineteenth-century roots through 1970s. Offred‚ the main character - primarily referred to as Jane‚ defends love as an important human emotion‚ which leads into the gender roles and

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    The Handmaid’s Tale Chapter 12 (“Is That a Symbol”) of How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster‚ relates to the novel‚ “The Handmaid’s Tale”because of its symbolism. The different colors each character wears‚ represents something different about who they are in the Gilead society. For example‚ the handmaid’s all wear red clothes‚ which symbolizes their fertility and their ability to create a child. However‚ it can also represent death and prohibition. Offred realizes that she is surrounded

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    Question: What understandings of the issue of gender and power are gained from characterization of men and women constructed in the text studied?The notion of power is a fundamental building block of any ancient‚ modern or futuristic society. The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood is an example of the distribution of power across a futuristic society‚ specifically a patriarchal dystopia. The power which women hold in this society is minimal compared to that held by men‚ but this is not an unquestionable

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    Offred is a Handmaid‚ the handmaid is where the women have to have sexual activities with the commander regularly because there’s very few kids in the Republic of Gilead‚ very few women can have kids and are chosen to move in with the commander to make the commander’s wife happy with a child. Although Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale shows gender rules throughout the book this is symbolized through the handmaid’s lifestyle‚ particularly how they have to act in front of the commander.

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    In the podcast‚ Cognitive Mechanisms in Psychopathy‚ Dr. Kosson discusses the prevalence of psychopathy‚ differences in gender among individuals with psychopathy‚ and differences between successful and unsuccessful psychopaths (Kosson‚ 2011). As a part of Dr. Kosson’s podcast‚ he also took callers as part of his Q and A. One of the callers mentioned that she thought prevalence rates of psychopathy were around forty to fifty percent‚ however according to Dr. Kosson‚ the prevalence of psychopathy in

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    In “The Handmaid’s Tale”‚ a novel written by Margaret Atwood‚ the Gilead society is largely built upon hypocrisy because it doesn’t truly follow the religious beliefs. Even though the whole society is shaped by religion‚ the people with authorities stealthily break rules and punish rapists due to religious beliefs when every single handmaid is trained to be pregnant against their desire which is considered rape in a way. Raping is perceived as a sin according to every religion and the Gilead society

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    The Handmaid’s Tale was a tale about women who live in the republic of Gilead‚ which replaced the United States. Which at that point was dangerously underpopulated and had low reproducing rates. The handmaids were assigned to bear and hold children for elite couples who cannot. They were given a certain amount of “trails” and an age limit permitting them to conceive a baby. In Gilead woman’s freedom is very restricted‚ you can never have your door completely shut‚ you can only go out on shopping

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    Mechanical Principles behind Thales Turntable Jose Lizheno Santa Clara University I have selected to work on this topic to portray the numerous applications of mechanical principles in our daily lives. Thales turntable is a musical gadget that is common and would serve as a good example of the applications of engineering principles in the modern world. Linear –tracking turntables uses electronic signals to transmit motions in its several components

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    essay is to "discuss the principal ways in which heat is gained by and lost from the body‚ and explain the various mechanisms involved in regulation of body temperature. Briefly indicate how excessive cold and heat affect the body". The body gains and loses heat through the external environment by radiation‚ conduction‚ convection and evaporation of water. These are all physical mechanisms known to the human body. (Vander‚ Sherman & Luciano 1998). Radiation is an infrared energy between two objects

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