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Abortion is a very heated topic. Throughout the United States, abortion is heavily advocated against due to various moral and ethical reasons. Anti-abortion media portrayal is also not uncommon, nor is it hard to find. N.L Stotland, a researcher who has been published in Archives of Women’s Mental Health, has performed several studies on abortion and the views surrounding it. In one study, he wrote, “A woman who aborts a pregnancy is perceived as wantonly and selfishly sexual” (27). His quote…

Many high-paying jobs in developed countries are in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). For example, in the United States the average annual wages of STEM workers are significantly above the country average (Cover, Jones and Watson, 2011); STEM workers had 26 percent higher wages than their non-STEM counterparts in 2010 (Langdon et al., 2011). In Taiwan, of the top ten highest paying industries in 2011, STEM-related fields took eight places (Marginson et al., 2013).…

Siwei Xie A91088106 Poli 113A Prof. Magagna Midterm Six Core Confucian Concepts In the East Asian conception of politics, the very essential idea is that the government should be established to serve the people, not just by people. To be more specific, leaders of the people should be in the same role of the leaders of a single family. In other words, just as a family leader always leads his family generously and kindly, the leader of the people is ought to be in the same way to rule the society.…

Mothers all over the world dream of raising daughters who know who they are and what they want. Furthermore, mothers want their daughters to feel empowered while remaining true to themselves and their values. Amy Tan’s novel The Joy Luck Club explores four mother/daughter relationships and the struggles they face. The mothers all use the memory of their tribulations while living in China, in an effort to pass on messages of empowerment to their daughters. Through their own narratives, they…

Color Blindness Most humans share the ability to sense and perceive the world in a similar way. However, a select number of people view the world differently than the average person. Some people can visualize the same depth and shape of an object, but they do not see the same color. Color Blindness is the abnormal inability to distinguish different colors, and it can be genetically inherited or caused by a disease or damage to the eye. The human eye is able to perceive differences among…

Introduction: Why is Psychology Important? Why is Psychology important? According to the American Psychological Association, psychologists “examine the relationships between brain function and behavior, applying what they learn to illuminate our understanding and improve the world around us” (apa.org, 2016). This, in turn, benefits the society we coexist in. Psychologists use the familiar scientific method (observe, propose a hypothesis, experiment to test hypothesis, and analyze data to accept…

relations in East Asian societies,” (62) this must have been true for past generations but a lot of time has passed since then, which renders this statement false. On the other hand, a statement that still seems relevant comes from Kimberly Goyette and Yu Xie “distinct Asian American groups have higher educational expectations than do…

Topic: Molecular mechanism of dietary restriction in ageing Title: Dietary restriction and mTOR signalling pathway in lifespan extension Dietary restriction (DR), which is reduced intake of all dietary constituents except vitamins and minerals, was first shown to extend the lifespan of rats 80 years ago (McCay, 1930). Since then, many studies have proven that DR can extend longevity on wide range of taxa (Fontana et al., 2010). In addition, research done on animal models reveals that there…

CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Second Language Classroom Participation and the Importance of Output through speaking Second language classroom participation or engagement is important in classroom as the conceptualization of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach claims that English language being taught as a system for expressing meaning (Nunan, 1999). As learners involves in the classroom either with the teacher or peers, they are most likely to involved in the ‘negotiation of…

Deceptive Advertising Try the new Taco Bell’s seasoned beef! This was the advertisement Taco Bell used in 2011. Ironically, Taco Bell’s meat has just 35% beef. The Alabama firm sued Taco Bell for using more fillers than meat. Taco Bell used between $3 million and $4 million to refute the allegations. The company also launched a “Thank you for suing us” full-page newspaper to mitigate the disaster (NPR, 2011). This is a clear example how companies use deceptive advertisements to sell their…