Understanding wood Trees are in essence‚ plants that can be harvested. If most plants have a fairly short rotation time‚ measured in week or months‚ depending in what kind of soil they are growing or in which type of climate‚ trees are a bit more permanent. What we mostly use from a tree‚ it’s its trunk. Of course there are oils and resins‚ but wood would be by far the ‘ingredient’ we use the most from a tree. That trunk‚ stays upright for years and it gives the tree the possibility to constantly
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What makes some people help and others stand by? A lot of social psychological research focuses on anti-social behaviour. This essay will look at the other side of the coin and focus on pro-social behaviour‚ specifically helping behaviour and altruism. It will look at what causes people to help or not help and the phenomenon of altruism‚ the act of helping other for no discernable reward. The two psychologists who have researched this area most are Bibb Latané and John Darley. They came together
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industry. Their ongoing battle for number one has been more than prevalent to the public in the last ten years. Everywhere you go‚ there is either an ad for an iPhone or an ad for Microsoft and they are continually differentiating themselves from each other with every opportunity that they can get. The differences of the two companies do not out weigh the similarities‚ but they sure have a large impact on the success of each company. The differences between their distribution strategies and their integrated
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What’s the difference between myths and theories? Well that’s an easy question to answer isn’t it; myths involve fiction while theories involve facts‚ we should not make any parallels between science and superstition. There‚ we’ve answered the question‚ or have we? Although many people will agree that myth and theory are two totally different things‚ I would debate that the line between the two is much thinner than one would think. In fact in some cases the line is inexistent and myths make up theory
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is often considered to be a story written to make us forget about the harsh realities of life. However‚ a great book will often push boundaries a little‚ in order to make the readers reflect upon the social‚ political‚ economical‚ and even religious statuses of the world that they are living in. The novels‚ Of Mice and Men and The Pearl‚ written by John Steinbeck are social criticisms of many daunting real-life issues‚ that impact almost everyone‚ at some point in their lives. In both of these novels
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of relationships can have a multitude of meanings and importance to the individual‚ whether formed with family or friends. So how do the importance of relationships between family and friends differ? According to Baker (2001‚ p.1) "Our ’personal’ decisions and lifestyle ’choices’ are influenced in a myriad‚ often hidden‚ ways by what happens in the wider world". This suggests that as individuals we need the influence of the outside world to assist in our decision-making processes. However‚ both family
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region during their time in power. The right to participate in public life and make decisions affecting the community was a very important role for both societies. Who held that role was different for both communities. The Spartan men mainly consisted of warriors with their sole job to protect the Spartan state. The men were trained from an early age to be warriors‚ the job of a Spartan woman was to produce more Spartan warriors. Unlike other women of that era‚ Spartan women were equally fierce
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the modern day world‚ trading between countries has now become a norm. Such some countries are more similar to each other and some a little more different than others. Such is the case with Brazil and Denmark. In terms of power structure‚ there is a massive gap between the two countries with difference being over 50 points. Denmark’s citizens also have a stronger sense of individualism than the people of Brazil. The Danes are also considered to be more feminine than the Brazilians. In the final dimension
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“Are some ways of knowing more likely than others to lead to truth?” Marie Couffon Mr. J Theory of Knowledge Words count: 775 If reason and perception have their own process of leading to truth‚ then is there some ways of knowing more likely than others to lead to truth? I think that Reason and Perception have their own process which leads to truth and therefore that there isn’t any way of knowing which is more likely to lead to truth than others. Truth depends on
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The Power to Make a Difference “We cannot empower another‚ because to presume to do so removes the element of choice” (Burkhardt & Nathaniel‚ 2008‚ p. 471). Although nurses may not be able to empower patients‚ they can‚ through the process of empowerment‚ enable patients to speak up. Nurses can help patients develop an awareness of areas that need change and support the desire to take action. Approaching a patient as an equal partner allows for collaboration and aids in communication which is
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