Alternative media

Alternative energies are becoming a major focus point as climate change reports are showing staggering statistics on how negatively fossil fuels are effecting the earth’s climate. Per the Government of Canada (2016), human activity has been the number one cause of climate change on earth. The suns intensity and volcanic activity are the only natural causes to climate change today. The burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas, are the leading causes of today’s climate change…

Home Advantage is an insightful and compelling book as Annette Lareau considers the means in which parents are able or sometimes unable to shape their children’s educational experiences. Lareau draws on the theory of social capital first discussed by Pierre Bourdieu, to develop the argument that social class (independent of ability) does affect schooling. This is a comprehensible and enjoyable text as she challenges the current view that family socio-economic status is no longer important in…

Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAMs) are a great addition to the medical world. This alternative grants individuals the ability to make their own decisions with their medical issues. By drawing on the authors Warren et al, Armstrong and Armstrong, the film Alternative Fix, and lectures by Shelley Z. Reuter, I can illustrate their main points regarding stakeholders, the private versus the public healthcare system and the struggle of CAMs within Sociology of Health and Medicine. All in…

The special education lead teacher agreed but presented the option to place the student in a self-contained classroom. Conversely the assistant principal suggested that the student be serviced in an alternative school since his behavior has consistently disrupted the learning environment. This disparity in opinion led to an emotional debate which deviated from the facts and the needs of the students. I was completely torn because my desire was not plausible…

Was the education of kids today the same as their parents many years ago? For Mawi and Haileab their education was the only reason they succeeded in their life. Education is different for different people in different areas of the world yet sometimes there can be some similarities. Some of their learning varied from each other and those differences lead them to choose different paths to get where they are right now in education. They both had crooked parts in their paths but also had some clear…

The pharmacokinetics of morphine and codeine in human plasma and urine after oral administration of a papaveris pericarpium containing traditional Chinese medicine The opiate morphine (MOR) and codeine (COD) are found in natural poppy products of papaveris pericarpium, which is the principal active component in many traditional Chinese medicines for treating cough. Despite its long history of use, little is known about the pharmacokinetics (PKs) of papaveris pericarpium, which are important…

As I mentioned it above, Ficino’s doctrine of spiritual medicine was influential for the development of vitalist medicine during the Renaissance. For instance, Paracelsus, who establishes the importance of chemical analysis in the study of diseases and their cures, also believed on importance of the role of spirits in medicine. According to Paracelsus, God creates things in prime matter and not in its ultimate matter, which is the actual constitution of sensible things. This prime matter is…

Do LED Aquarium light fixtures really cost more than other lighting fixtures? This comparison takes into account the initial setup, and continued cost of lighting a beautiful aquarium over a 1-2 year period. It will show that LED's are actually the cheapest to keep and maintain. Currently fluorescent light fixtures (VHO) are the least expensive to purchase while LED is the most expensive with Metal Halide (HQI) somewhere in the middle. The first thing to be considered is bulb replacement. The…

There are many settings that a child could be cared for, such as: creches, day nursery, after-school clubs, preschools, child-minders, schools, parent and toddler groups and many more. This settings can be statutory, voluntary, private or independent settings. Day nurseries takes care and educates children from age 3 moths to 5 years, they are mostly private settings. Such settings are open all week, they can be half or full day nurseries, anything that can match the need of working parents. the…

Medicine in today's world is described as "the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition, as by means of drugs, surgical operations or appliances, or manipulations" (Dictionary.com). This is very different from the Indiginous people's perspective after viewing the assigned readings. One thing that stood out to me was in the reading Powers Conferred on the Medicine Man. It stated "the standard practice in many tribes of the medicine man using a sucking device,…