year medical students from 25 different states‚ regardless of age‚ race‚ or gender. The students were given images of over-weight and “thin” (I assume people in shape) persons and were asked to pair them with either positive or negative words. Over 50 percent of the students tested had a moderate to strong unconscious weight bias and more than half were against people who were over-weight. The study was conducted to inform the medical students of their bias and how it should not rule their judgement
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jellyfish can be beautiful‚ they can also be a central part of an ecological disaster in the making.” These sentences are quoted from writer Rosalind Fonem. She wrote about the effects of growing jellyfish population in her story called “Jellyfish Take Over”. The study of jellyfish population does‚ in fact‚ make her story true. In seas everywhere‚ the overpopulation of jellyfish has caused many fishermen to be out of jobs‚ power to be shut down because of clogged pipes‚ and fish population to decrease
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“visa”. An issue sometimes occurring with those who hold visas‚ is when that immigrant remains in the country long after the visa has expired. At that point residing in the country as an illegal immigrant. An important perspective within the debate over illegal immigrants is the influence they have on that countries economy. In the United States‚ it is argued that illegal immigrants take jobs from
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QUESTION EXPLAIN THE ADVANTAGES OF COURIER SERVICES OVER PUBLIC POSTAL SERVICES “A courier service is an organization which offers special deliveries of packages‚ money‚ documents or information. Courier services usually boast faster delivery times than any alternative method of transporting documents‚ and many services in the modern world rely on them. The idea of couriers and a courier service has been around almost as long as civilization‚ with rulers in antiquity using couriers as a means
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media content? These are questions that lingers in the minds of media analysists over and over again. Objective of Analysis In this analysis‚ we intend to treat media as a commodity that is being sold to the audience and the media content as a psychological influence on them. It is intended to throw light upon some of the devastating effects of the “business” of media‚ due to the influence of the corporate control over it. Analysis In the past few days‚ a brilliant Bollywood film‚ based exactly
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Islam Change Over Time The spread of Islam throughout the world was among the most significant worldwide movements in history. Beginning as the faith of a small community of believers in Arabia in the seventh century‚ Islam rapidly became one of the major world religions. The core beliefs and culture of this faith is the belief that Muhammad (570-632)‚ a respected businessman in Mecca‚ a commercial and religious center in western Arabia‚ received revelations from God that have been preserved
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DW 4 Question: Are the concerns over globalization justified? Globalization is one of the most vibrant‚ contested‚ and debated issues in modern international relations. Some argue that globalization brings great benefits‚ while others argue that globalization is fundamentally flawed. Countries in the world today are largely interconnected‚ whether through trade relations‚ cultural exchanges‚ multinational cooperation on world issues like the environment and natural resources. The term “globalization”
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The Lamentation over the Dead Christ Rembrandt (1610-1612) 31.9 x 26.7 cm The subject matter is the Christ on the cross. The painting looks very depressing because of the dead people and Christ and the thieves on the crosses. “The theme of the Lamentation is traditional‚ although it is not described in the Bible. It shows Mary‚ the mother of Jesus‚ Mary Magdalene and others‚ weeping over his body after the Crucifixion. Rembrandt’s picture is carefully constructed to connect with other episodes
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Over vacation I.... On Friday after school I had track practice for two hours with a bunch of my friends‚ Brooke‚ Emma West‚ Emma Stilies‚ Ceci Keddy‚ and McGregor ( an eighth grader that I call McGregor because its her last name and I just seem to like it.) After the warm ups and sprints we played capture the flag‚ and then with five maybe ten minutes left we did a core workout. Emma stiles and Brooke came to my house for a sleepover. I have a creek behind my house and we went down and walked
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a dashboard light in Over Hulton begins flashing it is recommended that you consult with a garage as soon as possible. If a dashboard light comes on‚ or if it does not switch off after you’ve started the engine‚ you should stop as soon as possible in a safe place. Modern cars use electronics and is important to know that when a dashboard light begins flashing that you get the problem seen to avoid a possible break down and avoid further damage to your car’s engine. In Over Hulton‚ dashboard light
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