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    Brain Imaging Essay

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    making it a safer and practical technology than a PET scan. A study that utilized MRI scans investigated the relationship between biological factor, the hippocampus, and the behavior of memory. MRI scans were done on a group of taxi drivers and a group of non-taxi drivers. This specific technology was chosen because it provided a clear image of the structure of the hippocampi, unlike other technologies. By using an MRI, Maguire was able to observe the structures in the brain and how a…

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    The zodiac killer is like no other, he is a killer who has never been close to being caught and could be living among us today. The self-made zodiac killer was linked to many murders in northern california starting in 1968 and ending around 1969. He would torment police by making threatening letters sent to newspapers around the area, he sent letters for about 6 years straight then stopped suddenly. Even though there was intensive investigations no one was ever arrested or questioned for the…

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    the driver to stop at the next destination. Current Situation ● Passengers are having a difficult time getting off due to crowdedness. ● Student with disabilities take between 2-4 minutes to be seated. ● Sometime a student takes time searching for his/her ID to show it the driver. ● Drivers changing out for shifts lead to change in the arrival time. ● Having an abundance of passengers trying to get on the bus will cause a delay in the departing time of that stop since the driver…

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    culture shock because he feels confused and outcast. As soon he got off the plane he struggles with language, transportation, and food. What he did was walked out outside and because of his pickup driver mispronunciation he missed him and walked outside the airport and he was surrounded by cab drivers and all of them wanted to give him a ride and trying…

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    Police Vs. Rodney King

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    fear being stopped by police officers because I’m a minority. I respect the authority of police but I fear they want respect me. Case after case brutality and racism has been occurring non-stop Rodney King. Rodney King was an African American taxi driver that was brutally beaten by Los Angela police department. Learning the facts of King’s past, he didn’t disobey police orders. Police are taught to reassure all citizen race, crime, homeless and rich fairness. Also, police are taught to…

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    Drinking Age In Canada

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    will be produced, distributed and purchased so people under the age of 21 can purchase alcohol and gain access into bars, and clubs. It will also encourage more driving under the influence as young people illegally drinking will not call a taxi in fear of the driver contacting the authorities about their under aged drinking. In turn they will attempt to drive home while under the influence, resulting in unnecessarily more vehicle accidents. Finally, the mortality rate of alcohol related deaths…

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    Sao Paulo Problems

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    problems of an ever-burgeoning metropolis - skyscrapers, traffic jams, slums, pollution, and noise. But there is also a certain kind of charm in the residents of the city (called Paulistanos) that somehow makes these problems seem less imposing. Taxi drivers are honest {mais ou menos), waiters gracious, and shopgirls - always pretty - remain irrepressibly helpful. Finally, it's home to the largest industrial complex in Latin America and accounts for about half of Brazil's federal taxes. Whatever…

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    I think that the most pressing societal problem that Haiti faces today is the lack of people who are educated; in a single word, I would say the problem is education. As we know it one of the biggest problems which can prevent a society or a country expanding or from development is the lack of education, in Haiti the greatest part of the population are analphabetic, some of them go to school and do not have the possibility to reach the secondary school even to be able to go to the university.…

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    don’t think a lot of people will be happy with it. Many people like to watch motorsports and the self driving car would completely change the sport entirely. And they should have the choice for drivers to drive or not. I can understand that at times it’s very annoying and tiring to drive so if the driver had the choice I think it would be great to have that choice. The reaction times would need to be great on the car because with traveling at great speeds and something breaks on a car anything…

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    Shanghai Calling is a movie that describes a man, Sam, is ordered to work in China. Therefore he arrived China as a worker immigrant. He met some Chinese people and start the story with a scam. Sam almost lost his job during solving this problem. Finally, he decides to live in Shanghai and start his new career. This movie brings out several problems that are common to migrants. After watching the movie, I have integrated some problems that the migrants might face. There are four points: The…

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