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FREDERICK BANTING

Biography
Fredrick Banting took birth near Alliston, Ontario, Canada on Nov 19, 1891. He completed his schooling from Alliston, and went on to pursue a medical degree from Divinity College and graduated to become a doctor in 1916. In his urge to serve the country during the First World War, he joined Royal Canadian army Medical Corps. In 1941, Banting died in a plane crash .

Contribution

Banting assumed that if the hormonal secretions of Islets of Langerhans (a part of the pancreas) were extractable, it could act as a controlling agent for diabetes.Along with his assistant Charles Best, Banting started his experiments on dogs ...

Abstract

The research investigates student’s motives for obtaining higher education, their objectives and reasons for particular choice of institution and course. Moreover, it aims to reveal how available information influences students’ choice and make specific choice more attractable. Quantitative research method with the help of SurveyMonkey service is used. For this study x full-time and part-time students of X university were surveyed. As a result of this research it was proved that indeed students’ motives and expectations influence their choice of institution and education area. Three top reasons for going to university for both full- and part-time students are ...

Men have always dominated in the field of mathematical studies, but some women managed to achieve there more success than their male colleagues. One of such outstanding women was Emmy Noether. Amalie Emmy Noether was a Jewish German mathematician and one of the most famous female scholars in the history of mathematics. She made significant contributions to theoretical physics and abstract algebra and established the theories of fields, rings, and algebras and famous Noether’s theorem that demonstrated bindings between conservation laws and symmetry. As Nathan Jacobson said, “Emmy Noether was one of the most influential mathematicians of the ...

Objective: The objective of this research was to conduct an epidemiological study for the cases of miscarriages at the Emergency Department of the University Malaya Medical Center, as well as suggest ways to improve the efficiency of providing emergency responses to miscarriage cases presented at the medical institutions’ emergency department.
Study Design: This study analyzed the information on the cases resented at the Emergency Department of the University Malaya Medical Center related to gynae problems, particularly those of the miscarriages cases. The time frame for the gathering of data was 8 months from October 2013 to May 2014.
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At what level were women participating in the sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, engineering, etc.) in the 18th and 19th centuries
The question about the role and contribution of women in science has been a key research question in many studies. Women in sciences have also evolved into being a course that one can take at a university level. It is an important question to understand the role of women in science in 18th and 19th century. The most import thing to understand what as the significant contribution that women played during the two centuries. This research looks at the ...

John F. Kennedy and the Federal Marshals Decision-Making

During the Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s was a tense period in the history of the United States. In 1961 the first Catholic was sworn into the office of President of the United States of America, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. He had many challenges to face during his presidency. His early death due to his assassination makes it impossible to predict whether he would have become a stronger supporter of the Civil Rights movement (also known as the Black Freedom movement). President Kennedy may have decided to give most of the responsibility to the Attorney ...

Music

Harry Partch
Introduction
Every other music genre has its own outstanding representatives. Singers and musicians who raise a particular genre to whole a new level of recognition. Those who made this genre worth speaking about. Those who write down their own names between the lines of their eternal compositions. These people will live as long as there will be at least one person who admires their input into the development of the musical industry. One of such memorable musicians was Harry Partch. In this research paper, we will talk about his life, career and a road to success which ...

Arthur Miller was born in the house of a Polish Jewish couple in Harlem, New York City in 1915. In his book, “Timebends: A Life,” Miller mentions that the part of Harlem he was born in was quite modern and popular, but the Great Depression had already made its way in Brooklyn by the time was grown up. Since Miller was studying in the University of Michigan at that time, he had to a variety of physical labor to pay for his education. The above mentioned book is the only autobiography that Arthur Miller has ever written, but that is not ...

Introduction

Life after graduation can be challenging, especially if the student in question is not adequately prepared for the outside world eventualities. It can be even more challenging, if the person involved has not taken time to think about the possibilities that may present themselves after graduation, and if a lot of research has not been done on these possibilities, as this may affect the quality of decision that the student may make, which impacts either directly or indirectly in their future career prospects. This paper discusses the options of joining a graduate program, or taking up a job offer in a bank in ...

ABSTRACT

W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) was one of the greatest social thinkers who ever lived. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts he attended local schools and then proceeded for higher education at Fisk University, Harvard and University of Berlin. He was the first African-American to attain a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1895. He worked as professor at Wilberforce University and then worked at the University of Pennsylvania doing a one year research in Philadelphia slums which led to him publishing a social study in 1899, The Philadelphia Negro, which was the first of its kind showcasing the plight of African-Americans in America. He also ...

Importance of Nursing Theory

Introduction
Nursing, in general, refers to the nurturing and caring for a sick person. But over the years, such duties are institutionalized and carried out in a professional and scientific manner. Today, nursing has become a specific profession. Nurses are formally educated in their field and trained in the science and art of nursing, which have been developed over the years of study and research. Although, one does not need to have a background in the nursing profession in order to perform such task, caring and nurturing becomes more effective for those who are knowledgeable and experienced in nursing. ...

W.E.B Dubois Leader in Education Analysis
W.E.B Dubois Leader in Education Analysis

A scholar, activist, novelist, leader, author, editor and a public speaker, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was one of the most significant African-American during the period of early 20th century. He was born on February 23rd, 1868 to a poor family in Massachusetts. When he grew up, Du Bois’s teachers nurtured him as a bright student and upon graduating in 1884, was insisted by his school principal to pursue a college degree. He then enrolled in Harvard as a junior in and around fall of 1888 ...

Theorist: Albert Bandura Observational Learning Theory

Introduction
A Theorist
Life, Family, Education, and Work
He was born on December 4, 1945, in Mundare, Alberta, Canada, and the youngest and the only boy among the six siblings with a father (a trans-Canada railroad worker) from Poland and a mother (a town’s general store worker) from Ukraine. Albert Bandura has learned three foreign languages, Russian, Polish, and German with the help of his father. The family had no formal education, but they have shown a high importance and value on educational attainment. The entire family had worked hard together, celebrated a happy life, and created a ...

Unlike others institutions in the society, there exist no code of conduct which regulates the freedom of speech among university students. Freedom of speech has become a major issue in recent days. Freedom of expression gives each individual the right to express themselves and the question as to where to draw the boundary on the freedom of speech has become major issue. The intention of the speaker also becomes another issue when considering the issue of freedom of speech. Freedom of speech has been used by people in the society to enhance themes such as discrimination, racism and social ...

Abstract

Mermaids have remained the creatures of mythology for quite some time now, and they are also being featured in many of the present day movies and TV shows apart from the children’s cartoons. That is all well for we know that these media are a work of fiction, but shockingly enough, the subject has very recently come up but this time, the classification has not remained in the genre of fiction. Today people are asking if mermaids could actually exist or if the myths had come out of a few very overactive imaginations. The controversial issue has become ...

Individual Differences

The uniqueness of the volunteers in the club brings about a dynamic that can affect the cohesiveness of the group. With differences in behavior and motivation among the volunteers, leadership is required to channel their skills and time towards productive activities within the community. Leadership is also necessary to ensure that the individual differences within the volunteers do not undermine the objectives of the club, or the effort and hard work of other members. However, an issue related to leadership has been identified. Issues related to the ego are expected to a medium and high extend. The behavior modeling ...

The following is the qualitative doctoral study that I have selected and its abstract. The consideration for the study as a qualitative study stems from its use of a literature review to study the research topic. The review of a doctoral study as a preliminary to a doctoral study offers a researcher the oversight of how to organize a doctoral study. The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (2009) recommends that analyzing or peer reviewing something it is important to include what one sees and identify what is missing. As such, this the evaluation of the doctoral paper will target to evaluate the qualitative ...

The cell phone is undeniably a great technological innovation of the twenty first century. It started off as an expensive gadget used by security agencies, government agencies and members of the high society. Gradually, the cell phone became a very important tool of communication especially in business. For quite sometime, the cell phone remained a symbol of status and not many people talked about the possible hazards posed by its continued use. The few members of the society fortunate enough to own a cell phone continued to use the device oblivious of the dangers they got exposed to. As the cell phone grew ...

‘Name’

‘Instructor’s name’
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Martin Luther is one of the greatest contributors to Christianity, and his Lutheran Reformation is counted among the most influential phenomenons of modern history. Luther is the originator of the Protestant Reformation, and it is said that, more books have been written on him than any other person except his master, Jesus Christ. He is a German theologian and religious reformer, who inspired hordes of followers to denounce some of the established doctrines of the Catholic Church. This essay will examine his life and scrutinize how his personal struggles influenced his philosophies and preaching.
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Abstract

It is important that academic institutions understand the mindset of students, in order to improve the overall quality of educational experience. The best way to do this is to get regular feedback from students, from which appropriate analysis can be carried out. This paper deals with the background research on general aspects of students’ lifesstyle in Lefke. It also discusses the results of a questionnaire given to all international students. The statistical analysis of the same gives a broad idea of the students’ attitudes towards expenditure and urban living in Lefke.

Introduction

In order to study the attitudes of students (currently enrolled ...

Introduction

Education is the development of the individual’s mind, body and soul. The aim of education is thus increasing the mental ability through knowledge, understanding and analysis, improving the physical standards through a regimen of exercise and above all the spiritual uplift of the soul through the inculcation of good values. The importance of physical activities and sports is recognized well at the school level. Sports are believed to prepare an alert mind and also enhance the power of the brain. It is a general belief that in higher education physical training and sports is not all that important. At this ...

In the 100 years between the end of the Civil War and the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, African Americans continued to experience the violence and racism that they had endured as slaves. This racism was not only social and political separation, but also legal separation. The legal segregation was codified into law so that African Americans were denied equal access to service and opportunities such as housing, medical care, education, employment, transportation, and entertainment. Because this separation was established in state and local laws, any resistance by African Americans resulted in arrest and prosecution. However, ...

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An author with a distinctive style of writing, Susan Wright, is truly an inspiration to many. She attended John W. North High School, California and then won a scholarship to the University of Southern California. In the year 1984, she earned a M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts. Her M.F.A was for Poet and Writers. This program is one of the best in the world for creative writing, and Susan, herself, founded a program for creative writing & writing for performing arts at the University of California. (Straight)She lived in Riverside, Calif, as a kid, and heard the stories of the black community ...

PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011 allows for roving wiretaps similar to the ECPA, effectively enabling spies to intercept a suspect’s electronic and wire communications associated to suspect conduct under the PATRIOT Act 2000, regardless of their location. This helps track suspects who move from phone booth, handset or computer to computer multiple times in order to foil tacking efforts. Roving wiretapping necessitates interception of email communications (without naming the communications carrier and other third parties involved in the tap). Section 209 allows stored voice mail to be treated as data as defined under section 2703 as against intercepts ...

Problems and Solutions

Divorce in the United States - Problems and Solutions
People get divorced for a variety of reasons: differences in personalities, onset of addictions or emotional/physical abuse, or financial issues. Sometimes these reasons for divorce can be impacted by one’s cultural upbringing, including ideals placed on them regarding abstinence and contraception, as well as religious ideals. In order to understand the most frequent causes of divorce in the United States, religious ideologies and geographical setting must be taken into account. Moreover, statistics and data driven studies are incredibly in order to be well and accurately informed. Understanding the divorce ...

Independent Research

Independent Research
Education is the process through which organized knowledge is passed from one generation to the other. The passing of knowledge occurs through teaching, research or can happen through guidance from educational specialist. Education is a basic right recognized by the international convention on Economic, social and cultural rights. Most governments in the world have recognized the need for education.
Education is compulsory in most jurisdictions, unlike the schooling. Schooling in western countries is not compulsory. The need to go to a classroom and get instructions from a tutor has been replaced by e-learning. E-learning creates a virtual learning environment ...

On January 6, 1994, the heat was on between Tanya Harding and Nancy Corrigan. Who would be the Olympic champion in figure skating? To make sure she would take home the gold, Tanya decided to injure Nancy. Not many competitors will go to this extreme, nonetheless this is a world where winning is power and this is the ultimate goal for Eduardo Suárez and his daughter Margarita.
“The Cuban Swimmer,” is a play about a Cuban family whose daughter, Margarita, is in a swimming race from San Pedro to Catalina Island. The father, Eduardo Suárez, is Margarita’s coach even ...

Women in the United States of America have come from a troubled history that initially saw them as second citizens. Perhaps the development within the place and role of the woman in society shows how the United States’ democracy has grown. In a continuous flow, women in the United States of America may now enjoy suffrage rights, seek education and participate in contests for political office. The best illustration of the achievement women have made can be seen in the 2008 Democratic Presidential candidacy of Hillary Rodham Clinton. However, this paper shall be limited to the strides women have made in ...

Development of the theory of human caring took place between 1975 and 1979, when Jean was working at the University of Colorado as a lecturer. The theory resulted from her view of nursing in combination with doctoral studies that she was doing in educational-clinical, as well as social psychology. The development of the human caring theory came in as her first attempt to add meaning and focus to the field of nursing. This came at a point when nursing was an emerging discipline, which came out as a distinct health profession that has its unique knowledge, value and practices, and possess distinct ...

According to recent reports all across the world Islam is becoming more popular including “in the United States, and among students on college and university campuses." (Meacham, 13) This seems to be an indication that many people are finding relevancy in the religion even now in contemporary times. This is an interesting fact because if one listens to the newspaper reports Muslims are bad people. Muslims are blamed for almost everything that goes wrong so many people view Muslims negatively.
The fact that Islam has become increasingly popular means that more people are seriously looking at the lessons ...

John Q. Student

“Can machines think?” – Alan Turing, 1950

This is the one question humans have been asking for decades (even centuries) and it is a topic which has been widely explored until this very moment. This question was posed by Alan Turing in his essay way back in the 1950s. As we all know, one core function of computers nowadays is to enable a systematic automation of processes. These processes pertain to tasks that used to be performed by humans manually. However, computers (and machines) have always worked in a fashion where people command every single move it makes, and therefore the computing world is posed with the ...

Introduction

The republic of Cuba is an island which comprises one significantly large island and numerous small ones. Cuba boasts and an area of approximately 110,860km2 and can be safely said to be one of the largest states in the Caribbean. Cuba is barely 160km from Florida. In fact, the Straits of Florida separate the country from Florida while the Windward Passage separates the country from Haiti and finally the Gulf of Mexico and the Yucatan Channel separates the country from Mexico. According to the United Nations report of 2005, Cuba has a population of 11,275,000 with an ...

Introduction

Most educated people are aware that substance abuse – using recreational drugs or regularly consuming excessive amounts of alcohol can lead to addiction and/or cause a number of harmful effects. This paper discusses those effects which are wide ranging, can affect the health and the safety of the subject and the subject’s family and friends, and can lead to criminal activity and even the death of the subject.

The Research

- General definition of the problem.
Excessive use of drugs and/or alcohol is collectively termed “substance abuse” – a recognized disease. A Florida Institute of Technology article “Facts about Alcohol and Drug Abuse” ( ...

English Language Learners

The number of students who speak English as their second language continues to increase in the United States, especially in Arizona, Texas, California, New York, and Florida (Cho & Larke 1). It is common in elementary classrooms for these students to communicate with other students in the class who are bilingual in order to learn the lessons that are being taught. This type of communication and learning style is known as conversational repair. It helps to reduce the misunderstanding of the English Language Learner (ESL) students that often exist due to the lack of language comprehension. However, many teachers do ...

Outline
Specific Purpose: To conduct a thorough research aimed at establishing a plan that will make me successful in hospitality management while concentrating on general management
Central Idea: To be successful in hospitality management a person needs certain skill sets and proficiencies which I will need to develop or hone so as to achieve my short and long term career goals. This research will therefore enlighten me the requirements of working at luxurious boutique hotels like the Delano hotel.
I. Introduction
a) Attention Getter- A saying by Mark Sullivan, “To find a career to which you are adapted by nature, ...

Abstract

Abraham Maslow was a Jewish American born to illiterate Russian immigrants on the 1st of April the year 1908. Maslow had a difficult childhood and thus spent most of his free time seeking consolations in books. His obsession with books was motivated by the fact that Maslow’s Jewish parents were not educated and therefore constantly pushed their children to perform academically.
Maslow formulated the dynamic holistic theory of behavioral psychology. The theory had five basic human needs that were arranged in hierarchical order from the lower to the higher needs of human beings which include physiological, safety, belonging, self-esteem ...

1. Executive Summary

Health is important for the growth, development and prosperity of any Nation. It can be regarded as a matter of National Security and hence should be given first priority any government. Health involves a lot of aspects from any country’s economic status. With a good health population, any country’s output would be high and this would have a positive effect on the country’s economy. Health should be embraced and all the challenges facing any country’s health status should be overcome. Health involves aspects such as mortality rates, death rates, birth rates, prevalence of certain diseases amongst ...

Abstract

The University of Washington is among the very oldest universities found on the United States’ West Coast. It was officially opened on November 4, 1861 and is the largest university located on the Northwestern part of the US. It was initially referred to as ‘Territorial University of Washington’ and is currently a public research institution1. It is made up of three campuses, namely; Bothell, Tacoma and Seattle. Of these, the one at Seattle is the largest. The university is divided into one hundred and forty different departments which are all well organized in terms of schools and colleges. One of ...

Introduction

Medical science is showing a great progress and there are new and improved solutions that are coming in the market to fight with the diseases, however still there are few diseases which remain a concern and despite the availability of medication the probability of effectiveness remains a challenge.
Schizophrenia is a chronic disease which is really severe and may end up disabling the brain; it is true that almost one percent population will develop Schizophrenia during their life time and there are millions of new cases that are appearing every year. The problem actually lies in the kind of effects posed by ...

Green technology is a relatively new term. It is defined as a system or a mode of technology that incorporates new and innovative materials and methods to create more environmentally friendly and sustainable products. The major emphasis o green technology is to change the daily habits of society and move towards more efficient and effective ways of doing this that is environmental friendly. Basically, green technology focuses on house holds cleaning products, waste management, energy saving measures as well as long-term benefits of the changed attitudes to production and consumption (United Nations Environment Program 2006). Sustainability of green technology is key to ...