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    Sociological Observation

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    Materials Science and Chemistry, I wanted to figure out the reason behind this phenomenon. I personally changed my major from Biological Sciences to Materials Science and Chemistry because I felt more confident and enjoyment studying those subjects due to my high school background. However, I did notice that there were fewer female students in my physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering courses than in the life science courses. Without female perspectives in the physical sciences and engineering

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    A Study On Computer Science

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    computer science is decreasing due to to common stereotypes women believe about computer science and the experiences they have while studying computer science. According to the National Center for Women & Information Technology only “17% of 2014 Computer Science and Information Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients were female”(NCWIT Fact Sheet). Computer Science is mainly a male dominated field. There are many factors that come into play when a woman decides to become a computer science major. With

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    I signed up to take AP Environmental Science this year because I was more interested in taking it than expanding on solely biology or chemistry. This course includes several different fields of study which is why I thought it would be very interesting and I would learn about several subjects compared to just one. Before completing any work for this course, my definition of environmental science would have been, the study of elements of the environment such as climate, soil, and water. I also would

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    Controversy exists over that it is far more efficient to gain fundamental knowledge in many fields of academic subjects than being specialize in fields of studying. In my vantage point, it is a main priority to students which obtain excellent conception of primary science in that not only do students learn basic lessons which give them appropriate understanding of other fields and mingle various subject together, but also studying rudimentary courses provides a brighter future for students that they

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    opportunity for everyone. But there is a critical shortage of women in science-based careers, and it ties back to gender inequality and stereotypes. These women feel inferior to men because of a man-controlled field. Scientists are mainly men, with women left to fill the small percentage. The root of these problems are the stereotypes of women being inferior to men throughout history. Women are being left in the race to success in science. Many historically acclaimed women found many phenomenal scientific

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    between normal science and revolutionary science. He was seen as a destroyer of logical empiricism throughout his career. This was because his work seemed to show how interesting it was to connect philosophical questions about science, with questions about the history of science. Throughout this essay, I will connect questions of philosophy and the history of science together by explaining Kuhn’s account of the structure of normal science and scientific revolutions. Firstly, normal science and revolutionary

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    research professional have many options to choose depends significantly on the field of study and the industry. Research is a very large field of study but no matter what the field of study and industry is there are always some similarities on what researcher do when they do their jobs. The researcher can have very different focus and their work can be on academic filed, scientific field, political field, or social field

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    on channeling girls' career choices far from STEM fields. Boys are portrayed as the ones who are capable of pursuing careers in math and science; due to this prejudice girls are not choosing to pursue careers in math and science. Women are often seen as incapable to do careers in STEM. The widely held belief that boys are generally smarter than girls at math and science has lead to several studies in favor of girls’ abilities in math and science. Evidence delineates that girls are as skilled as boys

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    In their paper “What is Economics Good For?”, Alexander Rosenburg and Tyler Curtain argue that economics is not a science. The authors cannot justify their argument that economics is not a science because their premise that if something lacks a record of improvement in predictive range and accuracy then it lacks the most important characteristic of sciences is false. This premise is false because Rosenberg and Curtain primarily present their argument for their premise by saying that currently economics

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    USDA Interest Essay

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    Interest in USDA I am an advanced freshman in the field of Agriculture as an Animal Science Student here at University of Pine Bluff of Arkansas (UAPB) I currently have a 3.57 GPA and I chose the field of Animal Science because I have always had a love for it in addition to having a high understanding in the Science Field. Of all the fields of study a college student could enter, I feel Agriculture is the most diverse and the USDA goes hand and hand with it. I have an interest in USDA because it

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