Discussing Luther’s Parallel Relation: Two Kingdoms, Two Uses of Law, Priesthood of All Believers

   The Parallel Relationship Between Luther’s Two Uses of the Law and the Concept of the Two Kingdoms Supported by Luther’s Doctrine of the Priesthood of All Believers Ryze Xu The Age of Reformation Professor Alan Orr October 12 2018 ‘My kingdom is not of this world’(John 18:36-38) as Jesus replied Pilate’s question of … Read more

The Myth of Free Will and Its Impact on Liberal Democracy

 Do humans possess an inherent quality to make independent choices from their own free will? Are we potentially opening up vulnerabilities which could permeate throughout society by placing so much faith in an unsubstantiated, outdated concept? In the past few decades, neuroscience has allowed researchers to peer further into the deeper workings of the … Read more

Human Potentials in Decision Making w/Analytical Models

 1. Introduction In today’s businesses, data is omnipresent (Cukier, 2010). To surmount the challenges of growing volumes of data generated by individuals, groups and organizations, modelers have created and used analytical models to practically find solutions and patterns to effectively make use of mass influx of data. It is deemed that the selection of … Read more

Vaccines: A Contested Issue Since 1800s and its Impact on Society

 Ever since the early 1800s when the first vaccine was developed, there has been speculation behind it. Throughout the years there have been lawsuits filed, journals from both viewpoints written, diseases almost eliminated to nothing, and diseases even making a comeback. People not being able to agree on to either vaccinate our children or … Read more

Exploring Radiative Forcing & Thermohaline Impacts on Arctic Ice, Weather & Beyond

 Focusing on the scientific view on climate change can display a wide range of impacts and opinions. Either pinpointing on radiative and non-radiative forcing and their effects on Arctic ice or weather extremes. Radiative forcing is the main effect of anthropogenic climate change and is increasingly the biggest concern for policy makers and scientists … Read more

The Negative Effect of Relationships on Female Characters in Jane Austen’s Emma and Margaret Atwood’s The Blind Assassin

 Both Jane Austen, in ‘Emma,’ and Margaret Atwood, in ‘The Blind Assassin,’ arguably present romantic and platonic relationships as having a negative effect on their female characters. In ‘Emma,’ it is a woman’s status that influences the complex circumstances that occur within and surrounding their various relationships; social position is influential upon whom they … Read more

2018 Astrological Changes for Nira

 2018 Astrological Changes for Nira The overall theme for this year is emotional purification. 2018 – Your job will make you feel you are outside of your comfort zone, this brings change, possible new job, enhanced travels, long working hours, but you are feeling that the testing phase is over. New hope for moving … Read more

Vibrio Cholerae: Causes, History, Morphology, and Epidemiology

 Briar Gosvenor McGuire Microbiology March 28, 2018 Vibrio Cholerae Vibrio cholerae, or more commonly known as cholera, is a deadly bacterial disease that causes severe diarrhea, that can lead to extreme dehydration and possibly death if left untreated. Vibrio cholerae is typically found in contaminated water, and is transmitted through drinking said contaminated water. … Read more

The Social Life of Things: Exploring the Personal Significance of a Hindu Statue

 In his work The Social Life of Things, Appadurai remarks that the study of material culture and the social significance of “things” is “…at the heart of exchange theory and social anthropology generally,” (Appadurai, 5). Indeed, objects are a crucial part of the foundation of culture, with meaning in its every aspect; economically especially, … Read more

The Effects of Climate Change on Marine Life

 The Effects of Climate Change on Marine Life Introduction Plastic pollution is something in which is highly recognized worldwide as a problem for our seas and for our future, but what most people fail to notice is that it is not the only culprit as to why our marine ecosystems are deteriorating. As the … Read more

What is Influenza? History, Clinical Presentation, and Treatment Recommendations

 What is influenza? “Contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs”1    History of Influenza5 ● Flu pandemic of 1918 to 1919 infected about 500 million people worldwide and killed 20 to 50 million. ● In the U.S., more than 25% of Americans became sick, and 675,000 Americans … Read more

The History and Introduction of Carbon Nanotubes: From Bucky Ball to Nanotube Production

 History and IntroductionThe experiments on the synthesis of new carbon clusters during the mid-1980s by Harry Kroto and Richard Smalley are the prelude to the story of nanotubes. From the vaporization of graphite and its expected condensation in carbon clusters of different sizes, particular structures containing precisely 60 and 70 carbons appear to be … Read more