The Book of Ecclesiastes – “Is life worthwhile?”

The Book of Ecclesiastes is an essay on the topic “Is life worthwhile?” Ironically, the writer answers this question in the negative. He considers the various ends or goals for which people live and finds that each of these reasons brings only vanity and frustration: “Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done … Read more

Reforming Arts Funding: Accountability of Modern Art Advocates in Australia

 As many may accurately guess, I despite Modern Art. In order to remedy this, I propose that the various Ministers or Secretaries for Arts be given greater oversight over their respective Arts Funding Councils, that public funding be restricted to promoting Traditional Eurasian Art Forms, that any buildings that are to be constructed using … Read more

Understanding How Bones, Joints & Cartilage Work to Protect the Skeletal System

 Bones, joints and cartilage are all important to proper function of the skeletal system. Bones provide the main structure and stability, while joints provide the necessary junctions between bones that allow us to move. However, like most parts of our bodies, disease can run rampant. Bone diseases can vary from arthritis to actual degradation … Read more

Where My Heart Belongs: Ancient Origins of Home.

 Shaina Lim Professor John Gides LING113B 1 March 2018 Where My Heart Belongs Etymologists have spent centuries searching for the ancient roots of words and how their meaning has changed over time. Some words have different meanings to different people. Although generally understood in an almost similar way, some words have various meanings when … Read more

Purposes and Trends of the US Corrections System

 In the criminal justice system, corrections is defined as the function responsible for the punishment, treatment and supervision of people who have been convicted of a crime. The correctional system serves four primary purposes which include: retribution, deterrence, incapacitation and rehabilitation. Each of these purposes is independent of the other. Retribution is punishment inflicted … Read more

MMR Vaccine & Autism: Wakefield's Controversial Study & Its Effects

 MMR Vaccine and Autism Wakefield’s Study In early 1998, a British gastroenterologist by the name of Andrew Wakefield, along with several colleagues, published a paper in The Lancet. The paper acknowledged 12 individual cases of autism that arose within children approximately one month after they received their Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) vaccination. After undergoing … Read more

Influenza: Causes, Symptoms, Prevention, Vaccines & More

 Abstract Influenza is a disease contracted by millions of people every year. This paper looks into the causes, symptoms, and prevention of influenza. Influenza has different strains and different serotypes. Different hormones affect the way that influenza attacks the body, and the hormones and chemicals are researched and explained in this paper. Vaccines are … Read more

Discovering Derrick Bell's Hidden Meaning in "The Space Traders

 Thrower 2 Taliyah Thrower Dr. Tanya Jeffcoat Intro to Fiction 26 March 2018 Rough Draft ​After reading Derrick Bell’s “The Space Traders” I see it as a symbol because this story has hidden meaning behind it. The characters symbolize people of late twentieth-century racial politics. In Bell’s “The Space Traders” the politics of the … Read more

Various treaties and wars

Week 2: Treaty of Versailles: This was a treaty that was created in the year of 1919 in the month of June. (When) This treaty did not become effective until a year later when it was January of 1920. This was a treaty that helped bring World War I to an end. This was also … Read more

Creating an Engaging AI Chatbot

 Introduction: Theoretical Background: JP Morgan is a multinational Bank and financial services holding company. Being a bank JP Morgan works with petabytes of data which is transacted from one application to another on a regular basis. In JP Morgan I am working with a team who helped in managing the data and distributing it … Read more

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) – Treatments, Symptoms & Causes

 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a condition which affects children, causing stiff, inflamed, and painful joints. There are many different classifications of JIA, which include systemic arthritis (in which the immune system attacks the joints), polyarthritis (which affects more than 4 joints for at least 6 months), oligoarthritis (which affects fewer than 5 joints … Read more

Functional Medicine in Saratoga, CA: Science-Based Strategy

 FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE IN Saratoga How would you benefit from functional medicine in Saratoga? While functional medicine has finally started moving into the main stream and gaining increased attention, it’s roots within traditional Chinese and  Eastern medicine have been used for centuries to heal people.   Functional Medicine in Saratoga, CA Functional medicine as we … Read more

Canada's Role as a Peacekeeping Humanitarian Force: From Suez to Syrian Refugees

 The country that is recognized as Canada has been created through the unity of several nations and different cultures. Canada is a country that strongly values diversity and multiculturalism, unity, freedom and last but certainly not least, independence. However, Canada has not always been an independent country. The battle for independence from the reign … Read more