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At the rate of childhood obesity increasing every year in Canada, statistics say that over 70% of adults will be obese by 2040 (Childhood Obesity Foundation). Childhood obesity is defined as when a child has an “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health” (Childhood Obesity Foundation). The number of obese children in our world today is increasing vastly and is too big of a number; this is a problem that must be fixed. Studies show that the percentage of obesity among children…

The human cell contains the information for the development and functioning in the long chain structure of a material called deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The same structure is divided in short chains of DNA called genes that grouped completes the human genome, which is formed by almost 23,000 genes encoded by only four different molecules (Copstead-Kirkhorn,2014). The genes are the basic unit of DNA required for the heredity transfer when the cells replicate. The genes represent as a formula or…

The word forensic derives from the Latin word “forensis” which means to be publicly known or heard. Most forensic scientists in the 1800 and 1900’s were self- taught but even now there are not many colleges that are certified to give a degree in forensics. Forensic science has been around since 44 B.C. but it wasn’t recognized as a method of science until the late 20th century. Forensic science is an asset in solving crime. Forensic science has become so popular in the past twenty- five years. I…

Forensics Final Exam Yaira Nicole Beras Post University 1. Choose a type of crime scene (eg. burglary, homicide) and describe what types of evidence you would expect to find at the scene, and on the victim or suspect which you would submit to the laboratory for forensic analysis in order to associate the crime scene, victim and suspect with each other. “Burglary is the unlawful entry into the premises of another with intent to commit a felony” (Clemens, 2013, par, 1). At a…

In today’s day in age, the amount of people killing other innocent people has been on the rise dramatically than it has ever been. Due to these tragic occurrences, many people believe that the amount of guns are the problem for this to happen. However, guns do not kill people. It is the person behind the guns who kill others ruthlessly. In this paper, I will argue that there needs to be a more awareness on the mental health part of this issue and an updated amount of background checks is needed…

Goth Subculture of North America We have all seen this unique culture in many parts of the United States and possibly even in Canada. Their pale skin, black painted finger nails, black clad dress, and black hair looks like something from a vampire movie. Another uniqueness to this group is the fact that even the males wear eye makeup and some even wear black lip stick. This is one of many subcultures of the United States. This paper will attempt to discuss a few key factors of this group. The…

In today’s Canadian society, people are certain that the Criminal justice system with their almighty position and power has the responsibility to protect and serve the community. That being said, the fundamental purpose of the creation of criminal law is to maintain order within society and punish those who deviate beyond the social and legal norms (Robinson & Cahill, 2005). The idea of an innocent individual being wrongfully convicted of a criminal act committed by another person is astounding.…

Leonardo da Vinci Da Vinci was born April 15, 1452, in the hills of Tuscany outside the village of Anchiano. Da Vinci received a small amount of formal education beyond basic reading, writhing. and mathematics instructions when he was young. He learned metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing, painting and sculpting outside his school or even from himself! Parents: Mom; Caterina (Da Vinchi I assume) Dad; Ser Piero Da Vinchi Step Mom; ????????…

Mass media comes in all different shapes and sounds. Not only does mass media come in paper method like magazines or the newspaper, it is shown in different video games, billboards, movies and ads shown on TV. When people are trying to find a way how to get their point or argument across they turn to social media, the television, anyway they get it out to the public. Mass media can go one of two ways, it can either change the world or it can destroy the image the media was trying to create.…

Participants Participants were prospectively recruited from the cohort of consecutive patients referred to the Combined Head and Neck Clinic (CHNC) at a large tertiary hospital in Brisbane between September 2013 and November 2014. For inclusion, all patients had to have at least one parotid gland affected by either primary, metastatic or recurrent disease, and were planned to receive either definitive XRT or surgery with postoperative XRT to a prescription dose of 60Gy or greater. Patients were…