Some Key Terms and Concepts in Anthropology By Lewis K. Thomas 1. Culture. A learned system of beliefs‚ feelings‚ behaviors‚ and rules for living acquired and shared by a group of people. A person’s culture powerfully influences her/his attitudes‚ perceptions‚ notions of what is ‘reasonable’ or ‘unreasonable‚’ attractive or disgusting‚ correct or incorrect behavior‚ etc. a. Enculturation. The process of ‘learning’ or ‘acquiring’ a cultural system; the process of cultural transmission to infants
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Religious Attitudes to the Elderly and Death Questions 1. What is ageism (1 mark) 2. Explain two reasons why some religious believers think that the elderly should be cared for by their families (4marks) 3. ‘Religion provides support for the elderly’ What do you think? Explain your opinion. (3 marks) 4. Hospices care for the dying and support their families. Explain religious attitudes towards hospices. (4 marks) 5. ‘People should not be kept alive by artificial means’ Do you agree? Give reasons
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Solar Energy In 1839 Alexander Edmond Becquerel discovered the photovoltaic effect which explains how electricity can be generated from sunlight. He claimed that an electrode submerged in a conductive solution would create an electric current. ‘However even after much research and development subsequent to the discovery‚ photovoltaic power continued to be very inefficient a solar cell were used mainly for the purposes of measuring light. Solar energy is radiant light and
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Malicious Falsehood Malicious falsehood exists to protect against statements which themselves are not defamatory but are untrue and cause damage. It is possible to have a statement which is not defamatory and a claim in libel or slander would not succeed but a Claimant still has a claim in malicious falsehood. An example of malicious falsehood would be a situation if somebody says that a solicitor has retired from practice. As a consequence this could cause financial loss through lost
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A worldwide ban of CFC could mean that millions of people could not afford refrigerators‚ and millions might die from food poisoning. Is that justified by saving the stratospheric ozone? It is justified because there are feasible alternative refrigeration systems that don’t emit chemical compounds that are harmful to the ozone layer. Less known refrigerants such as ammonia (NH3)‚ Carbon dioxide (CO2) and propane (C3H8) have no impact at all on global warming as well as on the ozone layer. Not only
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severe consequences. It’s not uncommon to see these cases happen throughout the nation‚ but of all the possible problems that could occur‚ the most detrimental situation‚ in my opinion‚ is addiction. Addiction‚ regardless of its kind‚ has become a worldwide epidemic which makes it more challenging to solve. Many recognize it as well‚ which explains the anti-smoking commercials‚ anti-gambling billboards‚ and more.
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everywhere. All over the world America‚ Europe‚ Australia‚ the Persian Gulf and other parts of Asia as well Bollywood movies are being watched and Bollywood stars are creating the kind of madness associated with only Hollywood stars before. Proof of the worldwide popularity of Bollywood stars is the fact that not one‚ not two but 4 Bollywood stars have their wax look-a-likes at Madame Tussauds. Amitabh Bachchan‚ Shah Rukh Khan‚ Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan have their wax statues at Madame Tussaud’s. Amitabh
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Great posts. You both make valid points on how best to make the ethical decisions for the hospital. As mentioned nonaleficence would be the ethic principal that should govern the decision process. Floating the nurse my not initially present as a valid option however looking at the situation from a financial aspect the hospital must consider how to best maintain and keep the patient safe with balancing how to continue to keep the hospital running. The hospital is in a financial crisis and is unable
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into entrepreneurial theory was achieved in the 20 th century‚ under the aegis of Joseph Schumpeter‚ who claims that the entrepreneur has acreative destruction innovation by replacing destroying an existing economy by a better‚advance one.Where some of the entrepreneurships emerged as a result of innovation basedon new products‚ others were merely an expansion of existing businesses in markets that nowshowed areas of growth. For instance‚ railroads and shipping‚ cargo‚ transport; factors thatbecame
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Compared to conventional data transmission devices such as magnetic-stripe cards‚ smart cards offer enhanced security‚ convenience and economic benefits. In addition‚ smart card-based systems are highly configurable to suit individual needs. Finally‚ the multi functionality as payment‚ application and networking devices renders a smart card as a perfect user interface in a mobile‚ networked economy. Security Smart cards incorporate encryption and authentication technologies that can implement
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