We discussed many aspects of how food has affected humanity throughout history through social, political and economic change. We briefly touched on hunger and starvation during World War II, mostly about the Minnesota Starvation Experiment here at the U, but we didn’t go into great detail about how much this starvation took a toll on … Read more
Introduction A self-driven car may seem like a huge step into the future and something impossible for many people, but these cars have been developed by engineers from Google and many major automobile companies such as Audi, GM, and Toyota since 2002. It was not until recently in 2012 that cars that could drive themselves … Read more
People have been trying to store sounds on practical and refined mediums for a long time. Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was a French book keeper who made the one of Phonoautograph. Scott’s Phonoautograph traced round waves on a carbonised cylinder with a stylus attached to a diaphragm that vibrated from spoken words and does not … Read more
Introduction I am going to analyze and examine Thailand according to security apparatus indicator which is one of the cohesion indicators of the Fragile States Index. Before the beginning I want to explain the Fragile States Index and security apparatus indicator shortly. The Fragile States Index is an annual report published by the Fund for … Read more
LAIV vs. TIV in children The relative protection by the two types of vaccination in children were first evaluated in Belshe et al, and Halloran et al. Belshe compared TIV and LAIV in an international, randomised, double-blinded study involving 8352 children from the ages of 6-59 months (Fig. X). Children were first split into two … Read more
Lee Chang-dong’s film, Peppermint Candy explores the history of modern Korea through the plight of the film’s protagonist, Kim Young-Ho. The film utilizes a unique reverse-chronological plot line throughout the film. With each scene in the film we see the true nature of the degradation of Young-Ho’s life, and the events that drove him to … Read more
Introduction: A wise man once said “Recently in my physics class my imagination caught fire.” As far back as I can remember I have always been intrigued and captivated by motion. Whether I was playing with toy cars or riding my bike, I was always interested in why and how things moved and also why … Read more
“Assisted suicide is a reversal of the proper role of a doctor as a healer, comforter and consoler to an improper role of the physician causing a patient’s death” (Physician-Assisted Suicide). Physician assisted suicide is often overlooked. Physicians are essentially writing a prescription to end a human being’s life. In my opinion, I believe that … Read more
In this essay, I am going to analyse Patrick Süskind’s application of olfactory imagery to enhance the plot of the book, “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer”, whilst citing specific incidences from various chapters of the book. Olfactory imagery is the figurative or descriptive language in a literary work pertaining to odours, scents, or the … Read more
The term arbitration in itself cannot be universally defined. This is so because every legal system has its own definition catered to its personal requirements. Each jurisdiction thus, decides its own terms for determining the subject matters of arbitration, who may have the power to arbitrate and how the arbitral process must be carried out. … Read more
During the mid-nineteenth century, Earthworks, or land art, started to arise as a new art movement. Many Earthworks artists were “seeking ‘a world outside of cultural confinement’” (1. Doss, American Art of the 20th-21st Centuries, 198.). During the 60s, much of the United States was under very conflicting times starting with Kennedy and space programs … Read more
Before Latin America declared independence in the late 18th century from European powers, U.S. intervention already prevailed to establish America’s intentions of gaining power against European forces. While Latin American countries were gaining independence in the 19th century, America wanted to secure their involvement in achieving policy objectives. America’s involvement would carry over to the … Read more
The “correct” economic pattern used in a country and form of government has been a massive debate throughout history. In developed countries the dominant economic pattern is usually capitalism and the government is usually some form of democracy. Capitalism has allowed for the growth of vast private owned business empires. The growth of these businesses … Read more
Introduction. ‘Whisky’- the term derives originally from the Gaelic ‘uisge beatha’, or ‘usquebaugh’, meaning ‘water of life’. a i branch of Celtic spoken in the Highlands of Scotland. When was Scotch Whisky first distilled? In Scotland, Whisky has been distilled for hundreds of years. It has never been proved that Highland farmers did not themselves … Read more
Toni Morrison’s debut novel The Bluest Eye, published in 1970, tells the story of a young African American girl by the name of Pecola Breedlove, who wishes for blue eyes. Set in Lorain, Ohio, during the Great Depression, the book relies on flashbacks of a number of different characters to skilfully narrate the story of … Read more
