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surgery was needed. Driven by the idea that a surgeon should be a “creative artist”, he sought to not only restore the function of impaired body parts, but to reinstate their beauty as well. At the first International Congress of Plastic Surgery in Stockholm (1955), he declared; “within us all there is an overwhelming urge to change something ugly and useless into some other thing more beautiful and more functional.” (Williams, 2002) One of Gillies’ most notable innovations was the pedicle…

radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons". (Fermi Produces) He had become the world’s leading authority on nuclear reactions. After Fermi received the prize in Stockholm in 1938, he did not return home to Italy, but rather continued on to New York City with his family in December 1938. The facist government in Italy was becoming worrisome and he made the brilliant decision to not return. (Cooper 82)…

Power is a constant struggle in society, but how far will people go to claim power? Can the thirst for power led to sin? Are there any repercussions from having too much power? The celebrated playwright William Shakespeare presents his argument about power in his famous play, The Tragedy of Macbeth. In The Tragedy of Macbeth, the eponymous Scotsman receives a prophecy from three witches that he’ll become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition for the throne and provoked by his wife, Macbeth…

racism toward black people, black people began turning it inwards, in the form of colorism. To revisit slavery: the treatment black people endured during this time forced them to develop a resentment towards their own blackness, sometimes called Stockholm Syndrome. This syndrome causes a kidnapped person to develop a positive connection to their kidnapper. Maurice Lindsay writes in her article, Why Black People Hate Black People, “This mental illness first took root in the minds of black people…

I stand before the United Nations Security Council representing the country of Sweden to discuss what we find is of great concern to our proud sovereign state. To initiate today’s proceedings, I wish to thank the Security Council and the United Nations on behalf of our country for allowing us to appear before you and to present our case. Our nation will argue that the threat the Russian Federation poses to our state is of utmost urgency and importance. Furthermore, we request assistance on this…

Sexual assault has a severe impact on survivors. These often include such drastic psychological reactions as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Dissociative Identity Disorder, and Stockholm syndrome (“Effects of Sexual Assault”). This can lead to an intense fear of social ostracization, which is not unwarranted. A large majority of rapes or sexual assaults happen with someone who a close friend, or at least an acquaintance of, the victim…

Billy Jean-King aside, nobody expects women to be able to compete with men in sports. Men produce higher testosterone levels than women, giving them an athletic advantage, therefore men and women must be segregated in sports to keep the playing field even. However, testosterone levels in men and women vary. For example, Caster Semenya won gold in the 2009 women’s world championship in the 800m swim. The International Association of Athletic Federation (IAAF) tested her for enhancing drugs…

This essay is anchored on the issue whether monetary engagement, necessary to expedite business operations between business operators and government regulatory agencies, is grounded with ethical foundation of facilitation or an act of bribery. Furthermore, this article aims to tackle the concept of cultural and ethical disparities underlying facilitation or bribery. Also, this author would like to explore universal tenets of business ethics which would theoretically govern the ethical dimensions…

Imagine landowners in the 1900’s, who owned a wide swath of land that has been passed down through the generations. As they look out the window, they see rolling hills and verdant fields. But when they’re strolling the property, they have an epiphany that these are not just normal hills, but man made mounds. Imagine their shock and amazement as they discover what has been under what they thought were hills for all these years. This is what Mrs. Edith Pretty must have thought as she realized…

My motivation to study machine perception is my long-term passion for mathematics, programming, and the human brain. Before knowing much about machine perception, my main motivation was to participate and securing the first prize in Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad for three times. Following this achievement, I graduated in Electrical Engineering taking major classes on theoretical signal processing and accomplishing a bachelor thesis on the modeling of brain hemodynamics. This made me…