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Teaching about Breast Cancer

prefer the least invasive surgical option, others prefer the traditional approach (Katz and Hawley, 2007). Therefore, a major topi...

Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" - Technology

is how science fiction portrays this futuristic idea. Indeed, the extent to which films and books have expounded upon the potenti...

Ethics

are a small minority (we hope). It is important for scientists to not get so intent on proving one thing or another that they vi...

Is Walking Beneficial for Human Health?

day. Rather than scheduling in daily walks, they try to increase their ordinary walking in the course of doing their daily tasks. ...

Lessons Learned From Love Canal

with earth and sold it to the city for one dollar" (Beck, 1979). Shortly thereafter a residential community and school sprouted u...

The ‘Biology’ of Cloning: Its Importance and Potential Impacts

Today, plant research scientists accomplish cloning through the manipulation of a limited number of vectors. The Ti plasmid (a pl...

Philosophy And Science: Primary Differences

itself to unaccountability or being troublesome to understand (Harris, 2004). Why, then, would this be drawn into question ...

Eugenics: Science and Pseudoscience

This 4 page paper discusses several points having to do with genetics, evaluates them from the standpoint of science and pseudosci...

A cirtical evaluation of What the Bleep do we Know

then go on to say that the same principle should be applied in ones personal life: "when you break free of your assumptions about ...

Discussion of the Scientific Method

sunny window and the other cup was placed outside that it received direct sunlight. In both cases, the plants grew straight up unt...

Science v Religion

our world which to some are unquestionable and indubitable. Foundational knowledge serves as the immovable and irrefutable corners...

B.F. Skinner and William James

prominent philosopher, Carl Lange, was coining his own version of that theory. The resulting combination became known as the Jame...

Theism and Worldview

"worldviews can be evaluated for their logic, explanatory power and coherence" (Smith, 2005). Smith argues in favor of a sort of O...

Considering the Soul and Psychology

while the second cannot be perceived by are "intelligible (grasped by thought), not composed of parts, and exempt from dissolution...

Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton

2002). Despite the appeal of the traditional story, historical evidence shows that Newtons theory of universal gravitation did not...

Babylon 5 vs. Star Trek

characters who came after them. Star Trek is also known for its progressive point of view. Roddenberry often presented a sort of ...

Science Instruction and Safety Issues

and materials are stored properly and that any potentially hazardous materials were not inadvertently left out in the classroom (E...

Street Science And Environmental Health

become involved in the all-out fight against environmental degradation by adding local voices to policymaking efforts historically...

Science as the Foundation of Today’s World

cosmology in the 1600s. It seemed quite logical to Aristotle that the sun revolves around the earth, because that is what seems to...

Genetic Influence on Elite Athletic Performance

of the test in making an educated guess as to a childs athletic future when a child is below age 9 (Lite). In other words, the tes...

Multifractal Models in Forecasting Volatility

of differing influences has been seen is in the financial market and the way stocks or share prices behave. While some theories ha...

Racial Impications in The Matrix

A 30 page analysis of this science fiction film. This futuristic film imparts a sense of reality that is enough to bring most vie...

'Murder in the Rue Morgue' by Edgar Allan Poe and Satirical Humor

In five pages this paper examines how Poe employed satirical humor regarding art and science in this famous short story. Five sou...

Late Medieval Era and Scientific Discovery

In six pages this paper discusses the scientific advancements during this period with natural sciences, astronomy, geography, and ...

Warfare Thesis and Galileo

In five pages the 'warfare thesis' of Draper and White is examined within the context of the conflict between religion and science...

Looking for God in Science Fiction

left audiences incredulous with the thought that somewhere, sometime, the world as we know it may reflect the directors vision. A...

Cultural Formation and the Evolution of Behavior

In eight pages the evolution of behavior is examined in terms of the role of behavioral science in this transformation both in ter...

Comparative Analysis of the Original TV Series Twilight Zone and Outer Limits

In eight pages this paper contrasts and compares these series in terms of monologue beginnings, science themes, and ending types. ...

Burned Body Methods of Identification

In five pages this paper considers Canada's forensic science approaches in a discussion of the various methods to identify a body ...

C. Wright Mills' Sociological Perspectives

In fourteen pages this paper examines The Sociological Imagination in an overview of the social science perspectives of C. Wright ...