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“Academic degrees are a lifetime honor. Once you have one, no one can take that away from you.” That’s what my father and several academic advisors told me as I contemplated seeking my undergraduate university degree several years ago. Yet some of America’s best colleges and universities are putting political correctness ahead of traditional academic policy by stripping the once-popular TV comedian Bill Cosby of his honorary degrees, in response to allegations that Cosby sexually assaulted…

The nineteenth is the century of the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, in a long series of bloody and demoralizing European wars ; the dismemberment of the Turkish Empire by the Greek Revolution, and of the Spanish Empire by that of Mexico and South America; the repeated revolutions in France; the War of 1813 between England and the United States; the War between the United States and Mexico; the War between the Northern and Southern States of the American Union; the unification of Germany,…

One of the prime issues with youth leadership today is the quality of communication. Almost all communication done by young people today is non-verbal; it has been reduced to texting, chatting, instant messaging, and emails and phone calls if we are lucky. The youth communication has grown greatly impersonal with little connection with the people that they communicate with because they rarely take the time to speak to people face-to-face. This personal connection is essential to being a good…

Hermione Granger: The Badass Heroine We All Want To Be Let’s face it. Without Hermione Granger, Harry Potter would be a footnote in Voldemort: Rise to Power, and we muggles would be little more than subservient house elves to our magical overlords. Hermione Granger, for anyone who’s been living on Mars for the past two decades, is one of the three central characters in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books. If you haven’t read them/seen the movies and plan to, stop reading now and instead check out…

I am particularly drawn to the Psychodynamic Model that human function is determined by in conscience physiological forces. They attempt to discover and treat incidents caused from past traumas and inner conflicts. I admit I use to get confused by the basic id, ego, superego concepts, which have been clarified in this chapter. Particularly I can relate to all of the defense mechanisms of the ego: Repression, denial, projection, rationalization, displacement, intellectualization and regression. I…

Disease and Medicine in 1840’s America America -- a young nation, still in its infancy; after declaring victory over Britain two times, and escaping the global Napoleonic War, there was an abrupt but shaky peace. The United States were hit by a massive economic revolution in a time period known to many as “Jacksonian America.” But when asked of what 1840’s America was like, most people would say familiar phrases heard in a history class, “The Gold Rush,” “Mexican-American War,” and “Manifest…

Part One 1. Amanda - Acupuncture 2. Acupuncture uses solid metallic needles that are placed by hands or electrical stimulation. These needles are placed on different points on the body through the skin to help with a variety of symptoms. 3. In the America’s, acupuncture is often used for chronic pain such as: low-back pain, neck pain, and osteoarthritis/knee pain. It may also help with tension headaches and prevent migraine headaches. 4. There is a controversy whether or not this type of…

Many young medical professionals were attracted to the possibility to study the mind beyond only introspection, but despite the popularity phrenology received, there were always critics refuting its scientific merit. The rise and legitimization of phrenology coincided with the previously described Victorian attempt to standardize requirements for an acceptable scientific theory, but its fall around the 1840’s was not a surprise. Even among phronological circles there was a lot of disagreement;…

Assignment 6 Utkarsh Agarwal 201301184 1) Source of effective demand for pacemaker? Comment on nature of economy that may be suited to enhance the advance in such a technology. Ans) A pacemaker is a small unit that helps the heart beat more regularly. It does this with a small electric stimulation that helps control the heart­beat. Doctor puts the pacemaker under the skin on the chest, just under the collarbone. It’s hooked up to heart with tiny wires. A pacemaker is needed to…

ABSTRACT Bhabani Bhattacharya one of the foremost Indo-Anglian writers was not only a realist and visionary, he was also an artist with his genuine concern for society. He has in him a passionate plea for the synthesis of modern and traditional values with a positive affirmation of life. A man of multitudinous interests he has made his mark not only as a novelist and short story writer but also as a translator, creative historian and a biographer. Bhattacharya has especially excelled…