Convince My Audience Partial Birth Abortion is Unnecessary: “Stop Partial Birth Abortions: Save Innocent Babies Before It’s Too Late

 General Purpose: To convince Specific Purpose: To convince my audience that partial birth abortion is an unnecessary killing of a baby and should be made illegal. Attention Step I. Melissa Drexter, the girl who killed her baby at her prom, received 15 years in prison. Amy Grossberg, who along with her boyfriend, killed their … Read more

Exploring China’s Incredible Growth: Discover Alibaba’s Role in the CCP’s Development and Regime Stability

 Established in Hangzhou in 1999, China’s Alibaba Group began as a trading company importing foreign goods for Chinese firms. It has since diversified into four core businesses – “e-commerce, digital media and entertainment, innovation initiatives and cloud computing” – employing over 50,000 staff in 200 countries.  Valued at US$470 billion, Alibaba is also the … Read more

Discovering Fingerprinting: An Exploration of its Biology and Uses

 You’ve Been Printed! When William Herschel discovered fingerprinting to keep people from stealing pensioners’ cash, he never would’ve thought it would translate into one of the most important facets of forensic science today (McDermid 117 ). Edmond Locard, a pioneer of forensic science, once said, “Every contact leaves a trace” (McDermid 116 ). In … Read more

Vegetarian Diet: Know The Do’s and Don’ts

1. The vegetarian diet, though recently experiencing an increase in popularity, has been around for many years. According to the Vegetarian Society, an organization dedicated to educating the public on the history, purpose, and statistics of a vegetarian diet, a vegetarian may be defined as “someone who lives on a diet of grains, pulses, legumes, … Read more

Obesity Increases Severity of Influenza: Examining the Obesogenic Environment

 Title Obesogenic environment increases virulence of serially passaged influenza Abstract Introduction Seasonal and pandemic outbreaks of influenza are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide with up to 15% of the world's population infected each year[1, 2]. Influenza A virus (IAV) infects the respiratory epithelium and causes a sore throat and cough, fever, … Read more

Exploring How Foster Care Impacts 400K+ Kids in the US: Effects on Mental, Physical Health Needs

 Looking at the United States foster care system, at one point or another, there are more than 400,000 children in the system. Children in the system have greater mental, emotional, developmental, education and physical health needs compared to other kids not in the system. These children are more prone to abuse, neglect, poverty and … Read more

Exploring Multicultural Education in Lower School: Observing Child A’s Progress

 During a 7-day placement inside a lower school a case study child was seen with the consent of the head teacher and the class teacher. Child A who was in year 1 was seen in a multicultural lower school. Child A experiences issues understanding dialect, especially: •Long and complex sentences •Certain words, especially identifying … Read more

Comparing ERP and fMRI Brain Imaging Techniques for Recognition Memory

 There are numerous ways of non-invasively creating images of neuronal activity in humans which can be split into two categories; metabolic-based and electrophysiological-based (Burle et al., 2015). The two methods that will be addressed in this comparative analysis can be categorized into each one of these classifications; ERP taking a more electrophysiological approach and … Read more

Iraq’s Defiance of UN Multilateral Sanctions and Kuwait Invasion: Just War Theory

 The Defiant Response of Iraq to the Multilateral Sanctions Imposed by the United Nations, Leading up to the Invasion of Kuwait Introduction On August 2nd, 1990, Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait was asserted due to ongoing allegations that Kuwait was extracting oil from Iraqi borders, and selling it at a price higher than that permitted … Read more

Exploring the Origins of Catalonia’s Secessionist Movement and the Impact of Franco’s Dictatorship

 Catalonia has long been an autonomous region in Spain; this means they have their own language (Catalan), Parliament and President (Carles Puigdement) and police force. However, despite this Statute of Autonomy, the Catalans have longed for freedom and independence from Spain completely. Separatists views are ever-increasing and have gained international recognition, especially since the … Read more