The discussion that I attended consisted of speakers from a wide array of areas of specialization. The purpose of having an assortment of speakers was to give the students different perspectives meant to explain the themes of the relationship that exists between genomics and spirituality together with the mainstream bioethics perspective. The first speaker, a […]
In philosophical discourses and in the archives of wise quotes, this is a common phrase. It is a proverb that is extracted and borrowed from the Holy Bible (Proverbs 17:22) and when interpreted it refers to life and how it is virtually impossible to traverse the course of life without experiencing suffering; however it is
The novel “ Playing for Malaya” by Rebecca Kenneison is a very poignant story set in British Malaya which at the time were under the colonial rule of the British Empire. During this epoch, many European settlers that had come to the peninsula ended up being romantically involved with the Asian natives. Some of these
INTRODUCTION This manuscript is an addendum to the ecological risk assessment of the marine and terrestrial ecosystem also including the environment done for the Sand Springs Petrochemical Complex. The purpose of this paper is to study the effect that dumping of heavy metals and acids in the lagoons or acid pits has had on the
What is Alcoholism? Alcoholism (also known as alcohol use disorder or alcohol dependence) occurs when your intake of alcohol is so high that your body eventually develops dependency upon alcohol. Alcohol becomes the most important thing in your life. Sadly, people with alcohol dependence continue to use it even when drinking directly brings negative consequences
Clinical hypnosis has over the years been the subject of mixed reactions from experts stemming from its benefits and the risk is also poses to patients. A sense of focused attention, concentration and a state inner absorption brought about by hypnosis is definitely important in helping us harness our mental power. As the double-edge sword
Chinese opera (Pinyin) is a popular form of drama and musical theatre in China with roots going back as far as the third century CE . The art form changed very little until the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). During those turbulent ten years, traditional Beijing opera was banned and replaced by five “modern revolutionary Beijing operas”
Battle Lines: A Graphic History of the Civil War is a novel written by award-winning historian Ari Kelman which was written to express in graphic detail the horrors of the American Civil war and all those it affected directly. This is a unique litany of all those who were affected by this war from the
ABSTRACT In a world where trauma is a reality, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder commonly known as PTSD can be an eventuality in people who have undergone such traumatic experiences. PTSD is an affliction that can plague anyone who has been through a horrendous experience from adults to even young infant children as it is a
The second half of the 20th Century saw new weapons brought to the theatre of war. These included nuclear weapons s. Nuclear weapons can be defined as explosive ordinances that usually drive their detrimental might from either fission ( the splitting of nucleus in an atom to minute particles) or in other a cases ,