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    along the lines of biology and chemistry. While researching various courses‚ I came across genetics‚ which was of great interest to me‚ finding out that the course included aspects such as cell mutation‚ the studying of chromosomes‚ and the behavior of micro-organisms. These topics genuinely sparked my interest in the field. Hearing the words ’DNA’ and ’genes’ in the news is no longer foreign to our ears; genetics underpins much of the news we hear about scientific advances. I have always been interested

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    Electric Potential

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    THE WORK DONE BY A CONSERVATIVE FORCE ALWAYS HAS FOUR PROPERTIES: 1. It can be expressed as the difference between the initial and final values of a potential-energy function. 3. It is independent of the path of the body and depends only on the starting and ending points. 2. It is reversible. 4. When the starting and ending points are the same‚ the total work is zero. The total mechanical energy ME = K + U is constant. Object moving in a uniform gravitational field gravitational a

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    Membrane potential

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    which cell has the larger resting membrane potential? Explain. If the permeability to K is higher in A than in B‚ then the resting membrane potential (rmp) will be closer to the equilibrium potential in cell A‚ which means the rmp will be more negative in cell A than in cell B; or in other words‚ the potential difference will be LARGER in cell A. 2. Predict the effect of a reduced extracellular concentration of Na+ on the magnitude of the action potential in an electrically excitable cell. If there

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    Discussion and Conclusions Many obstacles to my potential strategy are worth overcoming. Since the brand new policy is to add extra taxes on smoking and fining the smoking companies for their actions‚ then one is able to make sure that people comply or go out of business. A way to overcome the challenges is to have someone from each company represented in Congress (Kottke‚ RN‚ GH‚ & ML.‚ 1988). This may mean making sure that there is someone in government that is passionate about this issue‚

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    Are Beauty Pagents Harmful

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    Beauty Pageants Harmful? Introduction I. As the old saying goes‚ beauty is in the eye of the beholder‚ which means that someone or something may be attractive and eye-catching to one person‚ but completely unattractive to another person. If we lived in a perfect world‚ maybe everyone would follow the wise words of this old saying and admit that evaluating beauty is a subjective practice. (Bartell‚ Jeffery) Unfortunately‚ none of us live in a perfect world and the society that does exist feels

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    Testing Testing – This service uses standardized psychological test to be administered‚ scored and objectively interpreted to students for awareness and realization of their potentials and interest and other factors. Purpose of testing service - to identify the student strength and weaknesses in order to give corrective measure for guidance and counseling services. - to determine some specific indications of attitudes‚ conflicts‚ frustration and tensions. - to identify

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    Market Potential

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    Introduction Munchy’s company is one of food company type which in variety of biscuits‚ wafers‚ cracers and cookies type. In Malaysia‚ the headquarters succesfully established at Johor‚ around 1991. The Munchy’s term was derived from the Mandarin term “Mai Oi”.”Mai” which means flour or wheat and “Oi” that refers to the magical quality found in it’s delicious wafer.Nowadays‚ the brands distributed all over country including Asia Pacific‚ Europe‚ Middle East‚ Africa‚ North America and Latin America

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    Homeschooling: Harmful or helpful? Homeschooling is the education of children at home‚ typically by parents rather than in a public/private school setting. Unbeknownst to some‚ Homeschooling has been around for hundreds of years. It was the primary source of education before the 19th century and is becoming one of the fastest rising segments of K-12 education today. In many places‚ homeschooling is another option for parents who yearn to offer their children a different learning environment

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    laughter on this controversial subject‚ he brings up a valid point; if marijuana is legalized‚ how will the behavior of the population be altered? The mental health and social risks we take in regards to legalizing marijuana are much too large for our country to take at the point in time. Marijuana usage is known to impair the brain with the many chemicals it contains‚ and the psychological and social effects that develop over time could hinder the well being of a person who chooses to use it regularly

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    Stop Our Distracted Society Original Oratory Piece Stop Our Distracted Society. A distracted society… What is “distracted”? To the dictionary! “Unable to think about or pay attention to something”. Okay. What is a “distraction”? “Something that amuses or entertains you so that you do not think about problems‚ work‚ etc.” Thanks Merriam-Webster. Speech! As my father always says‚ “Put down your iTrash‚ and put the dishes in the dishwasher.” There was a time when the human race were cavemen‚ and they

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