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    bike to the lab for a few hours each time. As the days went on, I stayed longer and longer. Soon I had a routine in the lab as if I were a full-time worker. Ying’s lab was set in a small room. To keep the least interference on his gravitational experiment from any source of disturbance, the room was dimly lit. Even a light

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    Have you ever wondered what scientists use to test diseases on? Scientists use the “immortal cells” of cancer victim Henrietta Lacks to test various diseases and infections. Science, a never ending quest of destruction and salvation, throughout history many historical figures such as Henrietta Lacks, Douglas Mawson, and Phineas Gage have sacrificed much to feed it’s endless hunger. Science is like a great and powerful king that shall never be slain, it forever saves it’s people but at the same time

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    Although Prof Cook had already pointed the direction of my research objective, however, I did not have a clear picture about it. He wanted to explore microscopic effects of the relativity in molecular levels – which meant to find out the difference of interactions within a molecule with or without relativistic considerations. Moreover, when problems arising from computing the interaction between objects, even only considering Newtonian effects, mathematics was not that powerful, which could not derive

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    PHINEAS GAGE VIDEO REVIEW AND QUESTIONS After watching the video about Phineas Gage, answer the following questions: 1. What was Phineas Gages’ personality like before the accident? Gage was an intelligent well balanced man full of life with a great personality and good leadership skills. Modest and reliable, capable of making careful decisions. 2. What tragic accident happened to Phineas and what happened to the limbic system and frontal lobe structures? A taping iron shot through his brain and

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    1.Describe Gage’s personality before the accident occurred. What was his occupation? Did he perform his duties well? Gage was described as a “shrewd, smart business man” who valued his plans before the accident occured. Gage was a railroad worker who worked with explosives to clear ways for tracks and apparently performed his duties well (other than when the accident occured). According to www.youtube.com, it says that other railroad workers that had known Gage before the incident would describe

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    Phineas Gage, Lucky or Unlucky? Survivors of traumatic brain injury are lucky. Two examples of lucky traumatic brain injury survivors are Phineas Gage and Gary Busey. These two are lucky along with the other millions of traumatic brain injury survivors. Phineas Gage and Gary Busey were both lucky because they were given a second chance at life. In addition both narrowly evaded death. Phineas Gage, a traumatic brain injury survivor, was lucky. The first reason Phineas Gage was lucky is that the

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    In the long gallery of Hardwick Hall there are portraits of people from the Cavendish family. Bess married Sir William Cavendish and had eight children by him. She insists even in her final identity to exhibit everything she was, everything she is connected to. The purpose of this being so she can be however she wants to be; Hardwick, Cavendish, St Loe or Shrewsbury. Above Hardwick are two letters ‘E.S’ Elizabeth Shrewsbury. The person she will be remembered

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    group. Results had shown that their score had no effect on body movement coordination patterns but those who consumed a higher amount of alcohol experienced a more significant effect on their coordination due to blood alcohol concentration. In this experiment, the groups showed a larger correlation between effects of alcohol on human coordination and therefore more accurate

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    Imagine how you would feel if you were always being treated as though you were not human, or if people acted as though they created you. Well this is how you would feel if you were the subject of a science experiment. Science experiments should not be performed on humans or animals because of the unknown outcome. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes shows a destructive nature of man through stereotypes, absence of family, and the various IQ levels needed to mature. Scientific experimentation shows

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    Page 2 Project Design Plan This experiment asks the question, “What paper towel is more absorbent for the price per sheet?” Will the more costly paper towels absorb a bigger spill therefore giving the consumer reasoning on buying the higher priced paper towel? This experiment will examine the absorbency of three different brands of paper towels and then compare the results to the price of the product to

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