Tay-Sachs Disease Tay-Sachs disease is a rare inherited autosomal recessive disorder first discovered in 1881. It is a disease that is found in many populations‚ but commonly affects the populations of the Ashkenazi Jews. The disorder is caused when there is an absence of enzyme called beta hexosaminase A that is found on chromosome 15. The most common mutation occurs in mostly 80 percent of Tay-Sachs patients is the four base pair addition (TATC) on exon 11 and a G to C inversion
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Itzhak Stern A main character in Schindler’s List is a Jewish accountant named Itzhak Stern. The movie takes place during the Holocaust‚ about 1941 – 1945. Oskar Schindler starts a business called Emaillewarenfabrik with Itzhak Stern as the accountant. Oskar Schindler chose Itzhak because of his extraordinary traits‚ for example‚ being observant‚ wise‚ useful‚ intuitive‚ brave‚ and caring. Itzhak Stern is very observant. When the Nazi’s invaded his home town‚ he starts packing. He realizes
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PERSONAL STATEMENT My Family dreamt that I would be a doctor but my passion was for law. The prevalence of law in society directly relate to its socio economic development. My wish to study law stem from a need to overcome inequalities in society leading to law crime rate and higher economic growth of nation. I graduated from high school into one of most prestigious university in India‚ topping entrance test of law school where I was awarded a scholarship of full tuition waiver‚ During law
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A rare and fatal disease‚ Tay-Sachs is characterized as one of the devastating neurodegenerative disease. Children afflicted with Tay-Sachs “lose motor skills and mental functions” eventually becoming “blind‚ deaf‚ mentally retarded‚ paralyzed...Tay-Sachs children usually die by age five” (“Tay-Sachs Disease”). A diagnosis of infantile Tay-Sachs is akin to a death sentence; the only form of care would be comfort for death. Tay-Sachs is passed on genetically from parent to child and‚ as it is an autosomal
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Emma Goldman and Anarchism The late 1800’s and early 1900’s in the United States was a time of seemingly never ending change and reform. As some may put it‚ America was feeling growing pains. The Civil War had ended and civil rights for African-Americans had become a highly controversial issue. Another issue in the nation included the status of immigrants and deportation. This issue hovered over the heads of a number of foreign communities‚ but none more so than the Chinese. With the ever expanding
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maximise potential.’ Michael S. Sherwood Vice Chairman‚ Goldman Sachs Group Co-Chief Executive Officer Goldman Sachs International 77% of participants are creating net new jobs 66% of participants are growing revenues However‚ many small businesses and social enterprises struggle to access the support needed to overcome the many challenges they face as they take their businesses to the next level. After extensive research‚ Goldman Sachs launched the 10‚000 Small Businesses programme in the
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Fred Stern & Company‚ Inc. (Ultramares Corporation v. Touche et al.) Fred Stern & Company‚ Inc. was a rubber importer based out of New York City during the 1920s. This capital-intensive business was in high demand for numerous industries at the time. As such‚ Fred Stern & Co. relied heavily on lenders to finance its daily operations. In 1924‚ Fred Stern & Co. approached a finance company named Ultramares Corporation for a loan of $100‚000. Before accepting the terms‚ Ultramares Corp. requested
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Tay-Sachs The disease Tay-Sachs was discovered by two men‚ the first one was a British ophthalmologist named Warren Tay who described the disease in 1881. The second one was a New York neurologist named Bernard Sachs who described the cellular changes and the genetic nature of the disease in 1887. Tay-Sachs is a rare disorder where a child who inherits the gene from both parents Specialists claim that Tay-Sachs disease is developed by children who lack a protein that is necessary to dissolve a fatty
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Thomas Sterns Eliot‚ an influential poet and literary critic that caused massive change with his work in social and cultural theory. According to the article “T. S. Eliot” in Encyclopedia of Philosophy‚ Elliot had such a unique view on the social and political world that he was able to create many works of art that caused a cascading rush of new ideas that have survived well through the 20th century and into the 21st century. His superbe education and philosophical view of the world made him an ideal
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Given Sachs’ beliefs‚ values and issues that he wrestles with‚ he has his own vision of development or what the good life looks like that mimics the Westernized trajectory and focuses on economic development as a way to improve culture in societies. His vision of the good life moves beyond the freedom to maximize personal utility which is what neoclassicists argue is the good life. Rather‚ living a good life “means finding a golden mean‚ living by virtue and being able to flourish” (Guo 2014). This
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