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    According to the author, Junsu Kang scientist have been able to identify autonomic structures used by the fish during mating which produce a signal that impedes the regeneration of pectoral fins after an injury. This study can be used to explain why some humans are able to regenerate tissue when compared to others. The pectoral fins of zebra fish contain structures used for breeding that are act as molecular inhibitors towards the cycle of regeneration. However, higher vertebrates have a smaller need for

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    Charlotte's Web

    mixture of flat and round characters served an entertaining and specific purpose. A flat character is described as non-dimensional and does not develop emotionally from beginning to end of a story. In contrast, a round character is similar to a real human being, which changes emotions with different actions and situations that occur. One example of a flat character is Templeton. A rat is typically associated with filth and garbage, and with the idea of dishonesty. In the book, Templeton literally entrenched

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    Pinto Case

    1. What moral issues does the Pinto case raise? I think Pinto case raised some serious issue of abusing human rights and not behaving ethically in the world of business. Any business/service should never ever put a value on human life and not take consideration of a known deadly danger. Ford had an option as well as the solution to design the car in a way that prevented cars from exploding; however they refused to implement it. They thought that it was cost effective not to fix dangerous condition

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    Natural Disasters

    writing assignment Pag. 32 Natural Disasters Natural disasters are something we cannot fight against or win, since a man is powerless against nature. Some people think that natural disasters are caused by human activity and environmental pollution. This is not only natures fault, is humans fault to because we don’t take care about or nature, the way of living in these days make the nature and the environment more and more unhealthy. Disasters are highly disruptive events that cause suffering

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    Deontology vs. Consequences

    Phil 216 Our world has evolved in so many ways over the years, both physically and intelligently. We as human beings have evolved right along with it. When we think of sciences, we immediately think about how things work, and how the human mind “works”; but when we think about being morally philosophical, we think what humans ought to be and what they out to think. These ideas lead into philosopher Joshua Greene’s views on deontology vs. consequences. Ultimately Greene thinks there is no external

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    Nurse

    Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Theory | This page was last updated on February 4, 2012 | | INTRODUCTION * Theorist : Dorothea Orem (1914-2007) * Born 1914 in Baltimore, US * Earned her diploma at Providence Hospital – Washington, DC * 1939 – BSN Ed., Catholic University of America * 1945 – MSN Ed., Catholic University of America * She worked as a staff nurse, private duty nurse, nurse educator and administrator and nurse consultant. * Received honorary Doctor of Science degree in

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    Organizational Behavior

    SPEECH OUTLINE Topic: | Music | Title: | Effects of listening to music towards human beings | General purpose: | To inform | Specific purpose: | To inform my audience that listening to music can give many benefits that can affects human mentally and physically. | Central idea: | A speech that I am going to deliver is about the benefits of listening to music which is really helping in many aspects that affect human beings physically and mentally. | Organizational pattern: | Spatial order |

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    Boundaries

    Assignment 3: Book Review What led you to choose this particular book from the list? The two books I have chosen from the list provided are Boundaries written by Dr Henry Cloud and Dr John Townsend and the book titled Shame and Grace written by Lewis B Smedes. I had previously read the Boundaries book in 1997 when I was 27 years old. The book was recommended to me by a valued friend. I found the book to be both challenging and helpful to my personal growth and realized that it was a great tool

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    The Good Life

    The Implication of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” In The Republic, Plato reveals the overwhelming ignorance of humanity through the allegory of the cave. Plato summarizes his viewpoint of society as a whole through this allegory, portraying the human race as imprisoned in the chains of oblivion, unaware of its own inhibited perspective. A more contemporary philosopher, Umberto Eco, also criticized the state of society in a similar fashion in Travels in Hyperrreality; describing the overwhelming

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    Animal Cruelty

    Persuasive : We should be doing more to prevent animal cruelty. Everyday, all over the world, animals are mistreated and abused by incompetent, cruel owners; often just to satisfy human pleasures. We are supporting the abuse and ignoring simple rights that they should have. For instance, do you agree that a dog has the right not to have pain inflicted on him or her unnecessarily? Infuriating and heartbreaking: we are still standing by and allowing this to happen

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