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Anabolic Steroids: And the High School AthleteAnabolic steroid abuse has become a national concern among high school athletes. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of athletes using these performance enhancing drugs in high school almost double the number using since the 1980’s. These athletes feel that steroids gives them the competitive edge…

Born on July 4, 2010 in Philadelphia, Meyer R. Scholnick, also known as Robert King Merton, came from a Jewish family from Russia who immigrated to the United States. During his time in High School, Merton took advantage of the nearby cultural and educational venues, which greatly influenced his theory of social structure. In the…

Introduction Acid rain is precipitation that contains higher levels of nitric and sulfuric acids. This type of rain occurs as a result of pollution caused by human activities, such as factories, power plants, and cars. The main pollutants that contribute to the formation of acid rain are sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). When…

Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England By William Cronon William Cronon is a scholar from Rhodes who has a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford.  He taught history of the American West and American urban history at Yale. The main argument forwarded by Cronon in the book “Changes in the…

Fossils- fossils provide evidence of evolution because related organisms have similar but varied bone structures. Carbon dating and radioisotopes allow scientists to find when the rocks and fossils lived, allowing them to see how the organisms changed over time and adapted to new environments. * Embryology- many animals have an extremely similar embryological stage. Only…

When distinguishing between logical process models and physical process models, it is helpful to provide an illustration. A logical model showcases the elements and their connections within the model, whereas a physical model includes all relevant entities and provides details on how to implement the model using a specific object. For example, in a logical…

The tortoise and the monkey once found a banana tree floating on the waves of a river. It was a very fine tree, with large green leaves and with roots. They took it ashore. “Let us divide it,” said the tortoise,” and plant each of portion. They cut it in the middle, and the monkey,…

INTRODUCTION Simon Lin, marketing manager for DuPont Greater China Teflon® Finishes, stood in the aisle of the Shanghai department store and watched the young well-dressed couple as they inspected the various brands of non-stick cookware on display for sale. After several minutes of comparing the different brands, the wife pointed to the DuPont Teflon® logo…

Asexual Reproduction in Animals Group 3 Nina Bansil Kenneth Calabia Josef Franz Cruz I. Introduction Asexual reproduction is reproduction which does not involve meiosis, ploidy reduction, or fertilization. Only one parent is involved in asexual reproduction. A more stringent definition is agamogenesis which refers to reproduction without the fusion of gametes. Asexual reproduction is the…

Marketing Case Study Bhavsar’s herbal smoking device – Nirdosh Introduction: The idea behind “Nirdosh” , a unique non-tobacco smoking device, was envisioned by Mr. Natwarlal Bhavsar. Mr. Natwarlal inherited a family business of making and marketing bidis. This family business was run under the brand name of Maans Products. Nirdosh was prepared by rolling herbs…