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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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    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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    I wanted to learn, I wanted to help and I wanted to contribute. “I wonder,” I said, “if I can come here more often and put my hands on it too.” “You’ll need to get a permit from the lab.” The more I visited, the more I wanted to get involved. I sent an application for a permit as a volunteer working with Ying and couldn’t wait till the permit was granted. At the beginning, after completing household chores I rode my bike to the lab for a few hours each time. As the days went on, I stayed longer

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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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    A Coordination Plan is critical to the success of a large computer forensics laboratory. It is necessary for not only members of the forensics team, but for synchronizing with organizational leads and legal entities. Most labs are operated under best practices and are structured within a hierarchy from the investigation assistant, the lab assistant, the lead investigator as well as the project lead. These positions can be changed based on the case and expertise required. Best practices state

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    The Digital Student In order to understand the ways in which I plan to use the new ideas and strategies I have gained in the “Digital Student” course, you must first understand my teaching placements. Each school day I teach in two vastly different settings. In the morning I teach at an urban high school. We have roughly twelve hundred and fifty students. At my high school, we face all of the challenges you find in an urban setting. Sixty-one percent of our students are economically challenged

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    Essay Prompt: Describe a teacher or course assignment that has had the most impact on you and why. Taking the temperature of boiling water changed my life. It wasn’t until eight years after participating in a simple, yet elegant, marine science lab experiment that I realized its full impact on me. It had infiltrated my life so quietly that the effect had gone completely unnoticed. At least consciously. Unconsciously, as I look back, there were loads of little signs that something was different after

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