Essays on Physical Characteristics

[City and State]

Introduction

Structures such as large buildings can create its own unique internal environment that can significantly impact the comfort and health of its occupants. After many years of investigating and studying building infrastructures, engineers and designers have increased their understanding and knowledge on the environmental conditions that exists within the building in relation to its physical properties. For the same reason, a solid background in building physics is an integral part of a building’s design, particularly in this modern era wherein green buildings are the rising trend. Most modern buildings integrate building physics prior to construction ...

While Lightner Witmer has been largely credited with the conceptualization and creation of a separate field of study for school psychology (D’Amato et al., 2011), it has it’s true roots, in many ways, in the creation of the IQ test. The IQ test was pioneered by Alfred Binet who was specifically interested in the standards of the normal mind. Today, the Binet-Simon scale, first generated in 1905, is still used in schools to determine a child’s overall ability to perform certain tasks (Binet & Simon, 1905). Perhaps more significantly, however, it was significant that Binet recognized that ...

Introduction

This paper summarizes the two movies; A Million Dollar Baby and the Legally Blonde 2001. The paper also proceeds to compare the protagonists giving their personal traits, physical characteristics and other behaviours unique to them. In making a comparison, the paper also provides specific actions performed by actors from both movies and how they assist in building the plot of the story. In its furthest, the paper is biased as it considers the protagonist from either of the stories, gives the challenges that he goes through, conflicts generated and how they assist escalate and develop the story. It finally ...

Trisomy

Chromosomes are marvelous things! They carry in their genes the entire genetic code required to build a human being. Comprised of nucleic acid (DNA) and proteins, twenty-three pairs of chromosomes located in the cell nucleus are needed for the normal development of a human embryo. However, sometimes things go wrong. This paper will discuss some of the consequences of faulty chromosome separation during fertilization, resulting in Trisomy. Trisomy is a chromosomal condition which occurs when three chromosomes, instead of the normal two are produced during cell division. This happens due to the failure of human chromosome pairs to separate ...

Physical Module: Venice

I have chosen the city, Venice for this assignment. As I mentioned in the introduction, I have been in Venice previous summer and I want to explore this site in more detail.

Geomorphology and Climatology

1) How did your selected city, town or village’s physical landscape form? i) What are the geological processes that contributed to the formation of your site? ii) What are the climatic processes that contributed to the formation of your site? The place, where Venice is located, is characterized by the transitional climate type between the continental and Mediterranean climate zones. The place of the city is ...

Introduction

Down syndrome is an atypical chromosomal condition. The main cause of this abnormal condition is Trisomy-21, a genetic error, where every cell in the individual’s body consists of three chromosome 21 facsimiles. The presence of additional chromosome 21 replicas results in the individual’s abnormal physical development and the related cerebral disability resulting in leukemia, cardiac issues, and distinguishing physical characteristics (Lana-Elola, Watson-Scales, Fisher, & Tybulewicz, 2011). Although, it is not possible to cure Down syndrome, the availability of various treatment options make it possible for the parents and healthcare providers to handle the patient with effectiveness.

Etiology and Risk Factors

In general, ...

Physical Module: Venice

I have chosen the city, Venice for this assignment. As I mentioned in the introduction, I have been in Venice previous summer and I want to explore this site in more detail.

Geomorphology and Climatology

1) How did your selected city, town or village’s physical landscape form? i) What are the geological processes that contributed to the formation of your site? ii) What are the climatic processes that contributed to the formation of your site? The place, where Venice is located, is characterized by the transitional climate type between the continental and Mediterranean climate zones. The place of the city is ...

Abstract

In the novel ‘Black Hole,’ teenagers who engage in sexual behavior contract a decision that leads to genetic mutations which are hard to conceal. The disease is a replica of the Aids Pandemic and the struggles which teenagers have to endure during their adolescent years. The importance of the study is to identify how teenagers in the book the black Hole relate to the youth in the current society. Teenagers experience hormonal imbalances which cause them to lose control and are mostly controlled by their sex drives. Sexual attractions are common during this developmental stage of life, and most ...

Introduction

Racial profiling has always been an issue of discussion over the past few years. It is however, considered the practice done by law enforcement officers to having a target on certain individuals with suspicion of crime based on the individual’s characters. The targets considered as social profiling are based on certain unique characteristics including race, ethnicity, the national origin or even religion. Walking and Williams(2008) state that the discriminatory actions are mainly carried out in the western countries, which have high diversity degree. The law enforcing bodies, however, treat racial profiling differently. The U.S. department of justice ...

Mirna Salim

Introduction Cats have been living with us for thousands of years. As opposed to other domestic animals like cows and sheep that provide as with food and other raw materials, it has never been clear the main reason why human domesticated cats. Some schools of thought believe that cat was domesticated to help human eradicate rodents which were destroying crops. However, others believe that cats were domesticated just to be pets, to keep human company. This research will not major in the reason as to why cat was domesticated, but rather will focus on the origin of the domesticated ...

Abstract

Land and rockslides are natural disasters that threaten people living in the Sultanate of Oman. In this paper, the fundamentals of disaster management are identified from their causes. First, the aspect of slope stability is covered. The involvement of this information follows the need to appreciate the vulnerability of mountainous regions to mass movement. The causes of mass movement are also explained. Further, the risks of rock and landslides are expanded with the intention of directing the focus of the paper. To be objective, the paper progresses to a review of the measures employed by the government of Oman ...

Racism and ethnic discrimination

Racism and ethnic discrimination has been a major problem in the United States since the slavery era. People are by nature different but the way society deals with people’s diversity is what defines racial prejudice and ethnic discrimination. The actual social context of racial and ethnic discrimination is stirred by various beliefs and myths such as racial impurity, ethnocentric subjective views, labelling and stereotyping, social and physical segregation among other such beliefs. In the United States currently, racial and ethnic discrimination means unfair treatment or acting unfavorably towards a member of a certain ethnic society simply based on ...

Abstract

Talent identification is one of the most important and difficult tasks for football coaches across the world. Even years of research could not provide objective criteria for talent identification in the field of football. Coaches and scouts across the globe use subjective criteria to select talents at an early age. Though most of the old school youth programs still use technical skills and physical skills to select talents, superior physical skills exhibited at an early age were found to have no correlation with the later year performance. More modern youth football programs consider cognitive skills, such as tactical ability ...