Matters of life and death In a new book‚ A Miracle and a Privilege‚ Dr Francis Moore‚ 81‚ of Harvard Medical School‚ discusses a lifetime of grappling with the issue of when to help a patient die. An excerpt: Doctors of our generation are not newcomer to this question. Going back to my internship days‚ I can remember many patients in pain‚ sometimes in coma or delirious‚ with late‚ hopeless cancer. For many of them‚ we wrote an order for heavy medication – morphine by the clock. This was not talked
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coffeehouse just two streets away. After trudging in the hot sun for what seemed like an hour‚ I stepped into the doors of the coffeehouse‚ inhaling the aroma of coffee brewing and allowing the cool air to calm me down. After finding a place‚ I made myself comfortable and took out a magazine while waiting for my white chocolate latte. “Clay Wolfer dating Samantha Howards!” was the headlines. As I rolled my eyes‚ mentally criticizing what a player Clay Wolfer was‚ I saw a lady sitted not far from me
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Although‚ in 2010 the Department for Education (DfE) changed the term ‘Every Child Matters’ and the five outcomes were changed to ‘helping Children Achieve More’ due to a widespread change in terminology. (National Literacy Trust: 2010) There are both negatives and positives when it comes to the intended outcomes of ECM. This links to the argument ‘is government intervention a good or bad thing’ as it shows the success of the intervention‚ but also the areas that have not been successful and how
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Is salt really that bad? Sodium is an essential electrolyte found in salt. Sodium is a mineral that carries out vital functions for the body some of which include maintaining fluid balance‚ regulating blood volumes‚ nerve transmissions and hydration. Sodium is important in ensuring healthy heart functions and muscle contractions. Some individuals have a higher need for sodium as it can be depleted through exercise (via sweat). If sodium levels are lower than recommended it needs to be replaced
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“It is a mark of great philosophers that they cannot be rebutted simply by the discovery of errors‚ however egregious‚ in the theories they espouse” (Welchman‚ 57). A figure from the past‚ no matter how major was‚ if it is recalled‚ only in footnotes‚ should have been at the center of discussion‚ or rebutted by different opponents at his time. This was also the story of Bernard Mandeville. He was the author who became more famous from the critics about his book “The fable of the Bees‚” than from
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understand how matter and energy cycle throughout systems. The cycling throughout networks can be explained by the Law of Conservation of Matter and Energy‚ which states that matter and energy cannot be created or destroyed‚ only changed. This cycle applies to many things‚ such as energy cycling through a food web‚ carbon traveling through the biosphere in the carbon cycle‚ and the movement of energy and materials that are used during photosynthesis and cellular respiration. The cycling of matter and energy
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Chemistry •Matter • • • States Properties Classification Chemistry is the study of the composition‚ properties and structure of matter. it is considered “the central science”; blending at one extreme into physics‚ mathematics‚ engineering and sometimes into earth and life Chemistry Is the study of the matter‚ its classification‚ composition‚ properties and structure; the changes it undergoes‚ the energy transformation that goes with the change‚ and the laws and principles governing such changes
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3.3 Cycles of Matter Recycling in the Biosphere Unlike the one-way flow of energy‚ matter is recycled within and between ecosystems Elements‚ chemical compounds and other matter are passed from one organism to another and from one part of the biosphere to another through biochemical cycles It connects biological‚ geological and chemical aspects of the biosphere Matter can cycle through biosphere because biological system do not use up matter; they transform Uses same molecules again and again
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The 5th state of matter INTRODUCTION Ice is transformed to water at 0°C when the energy of its molecules (particles) increases. Water is similarly transformed to vapor at 100°C (Fig.1). Much stronger zigzag motion of the particles separates and ionizes hydrogen and oxygen i.e. plasma comes into existence (above 13 000 K). Do all bodies fit one of these four states of matter? The answer is: no‚ e.g. the solar corona does not! Fig. 1 The temperature scale. It starts at 0K. Is it infinite long
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scientific genius‚ Albert Einstein once said‚ "Generations to come‚ it may well be‚ will scarce believe that such a man as this‚ ever in flesh and blood‚ walked upon this earth." A prediction that has surely proved true in the present age. For us‚ what Gandhiji achieved was something no mortal could have dreamt of doing. So‚ was he immortal? A god sent down to free the disillusioned Indians? This belief was tragically proved wrong by the bullets of Nathuram Godse on the 30th of January 1948. An apostle
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