Using irony and satire, Jane Austen (1775-1817) provided important insights to her attitude about life through her character’s experiences in her novel Pride and Prejudice (1813). Protagonist Elizabeth Bennet “Lizzie”, reveals Austen’s suppressed yet forward thinking opinions regarding the social restrictions of women, class mobility and marriage during the early nineteenth century England amidst a humorous romantic story of love and misunderstanding. The novel begins with: “It is a truth…
Every day you hear more and more stories about a couple that is having troubles getting pregnant. Through the advancements in technology over the past decade, reproductive technologies have made it easier for couples struggling to have children to become pregnant. The means of doing this is through In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) or Surrogate Mothering. Many ethical debates have arisen from these technologies being used and becoming more popular over the years. Many people see different issues…
Molly Press Level 3 Biology Achievement Standard 3.2 – Integrating biological knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue. The use of IVF and Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) PGD is a process that individuals go through when carrying out IVF. It’s is when they screen an embryo for a particular genetic defect that their baby could be born with. The goal for PGD is to produce a baby that is ‘healthy’; this raises questions on what is a healthy baby. The first…
We visited the Zoo Miami and we were able to meet with a male giraffe call “Bongo” and three female giraffe call “Mia, Sara and princess Buttercup”. The Latin name for giraffe is Camelopardalis, meaning camel marked like a leopard (Animal Corner). An interesting fact that we learn while visit the zoo is male giraffe are referred as “bulls” and female giraffes are referred as “cows”. Some distinguishing characteristics about the giraffe are its extremely long neck and legs. Giraffes have medium…
Introduction Articulated in four parts, the following case study firstly identifies the sources of economic value for Medi-Cult (now branded Origio) which effect pricing strategy and connects them to accepted best practise principles. Economic value in marketing encompasses the rational, emotional and relationship benefits of a product as seen by stakeholders. Secondly, the study examines different methods of measuring customers’ perceptions of value. Thirdly, armed with the relevant…
“The European American culture is a blended culture resulting from early immigrants in the United States, primarily Caucasians from Europe, who adapted to and adopted on another’s culture and, over time, have formed their own distinct, new cultures.” ( Purnell,214). The term European American is normally shortened to American. American culture are considered to be middle- class whites, others from out of the country believe that all Americans are rich, spoiled, drive fancy cars, and no poverty.…
IV.3. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: {Childhood obesity treatment book p261-264} Importance of Physical Activity: Physical activity is the only modifiable component of the energy expenditure portion of the energy balance equation. Increasing physical activity improves weight loss and maintenance and decreases obesity health hazards. Strategies to increase physical activity should include both increasing in structured and non-structured physical activity and reducing the amount of time spent in sedentary…
There are so many different forms of contraceptives; Barrier method, such as Condoms, cervical caps, cervical shields, contraceptive sponge and diaphragm; Hormonal Methods such as the patch, vaginal rings, pills and shots. Implantable devices: such as surgical sterilization, implants, and intrauterine devices. One of the safest methods was said to be the condom. Condoms are said to be effective not only toward pregnancy, but effective against STD’s. Recent study shows that the spermicide…
1. Case Summary: Miss X, 16y/o Chinese young teenager visited her GP for a simple UTI treatment. However, she was recommended by her GP to visit the family planning (FP) clinic for advice regarding contraception. Miss X had started a relationship with her boyfriend early this year and they had been sexually active since then. Miss X reported that she sometimes had unprotected sex but said that she had always been careful and not having sex during her ‘fertile’ period. She is currently well, with…
Clinical Research Ethics While attempting to do clinical research, those in charge truly want to do everything they can to help those who need help. There must be a lot on the shoulders of these researchers while leading these clinical trials since there is so much at stake. In the world of medicine, ethics can be easily tested and have been tested for a long time in history. In 1978, the first child was born from a test tube. This means that the parent of the child was unable to conceive…