Today childhood obesity is the most common nutritional disorder affecting children and teens (Peters, 2009). Obesity is not just being overweight; it can contribute to a risk of strokes, heart disease, type II diabetes, cancers and arthritis (McVeigh, 2009). With over 1.6 million children overweight in Canada, obesity rates in children is climbing at an…
Domestic violence can be defined as the use of physical abuse in an intimate relationship including emotional, psychological and sexual abuse (Bopp, et al., 2006). Over the past few decades, the issue of domestic violence has become more prominent in our society. This issue within the Aboriginal community has been increasing more rapidly than ever…
Claims Society Politics Government Sovereignty(citizenship) The stats Power Claims Empirical = factual claims pointing to actual evidence Normative = evaluative (moral evaluation) Combination of both in all claims about politics, etc. Make a balance of both Society 2 or more people developing/having a social relationship with each other voluntary & spontaneous you create societies with…
Conservatism Classical Conservatism Contemporary North America Conservatism Traditional Conservatism Individualist Conservatism Neo-Conservatism Social/Religious Conservatism Key Ideas Differences between early or classical conservatives and self-proclaimed conservatives of recent years Opposed to “social engineering” of society by society, social groups, or government Humans are imperfect & no structure can make them perfect Government has very limited or…
Liberalism Classical Liberalism 1700s-1800s Locke & Smith Reform Liberalism 1800s-1900s Mill & Green Contemporary Liberalism 1930s- Keynes (1930s) & Rawls (1970s) Key Ideas Personal freedom – freedom from coercion Limited government – state serves & performs limited functions Equality of right – everyone must abide by laws, which must be applied equally and impartially Consent…
Materials: Lab apron Eye protection Centigram or analytical balance 8-10g or unknown salt Water Thermometer 3 Styrofoam cups (calorimeter) 100 mL cylinder Filter paper Procedure: Safety equipment, including goggles were put on. 8-10g of an unknown salt on a filter paper was obtained from the teacher. The mass of the salt and filter paper were…
Theory Who? Main Concepts Relationships Related Theoretical Perspective Natural Selection Evolutionary psychologists -women prefer to mate with men who would be good fathers and who would stay around to be good providers -men preferred to mate with women who could bear healthy babies who could feed their children -could apply to any given relationship; especially…
An enzyme is described as a biological catalyst that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction. In order for an enzyme to perform its given job, it needs what is known as a substrate to bind to the active site of the enzyme so that the enzyme can speed up the reaction of the…
Hormones: chemicals released by cells that affect cells in other parts of the body Endocrine Hormones: chemicals secreted by endocrine glands directly to the blood Exocrine glands secret substances through ducts, where as endocrine glands secret directly into the blood The nervous system enables the body to adjust quickly to the environment; the endocrine system…
Neural Circuits Reflex arc: neural circuit through the spinal cord that provides a framework for a reflex action The Central Nervous System The two components of the central nervous system are the brain and the spinal cord. Meninges are protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. The Meninges is made up of three…
Rods respond to low intensity light; cones, which require high intensity light, identify colour. The blind spot is where the optic nerve attaches to the retina; no rods or cones are present in this area, so there’s an absence of photosensitive cells Ciliary muscles change the shape of the lens. A thicker lens permits the…
A) Nuclear Family: The idea that the father goes to work to support his family and the mother stays home and devotes her time to the children. During the baby boom generation, this was seen as the ideal and most traditional family style. The media encouraged this family type by displaying it on popular television…
A biological macromolecule is defined as a large molecule made up of smaller organic molecules, known as monomers. There are four classes of biological macromolecules, one of them being carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are made of three base elements; Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen in a 1:2:1 ration. There are three different classes of carbohydrates; monosaccharides, disaccharides, and…
Physical Properties Amorphous Density: 0.85 g/cm3 [1] Crystalline Density: 0.95 g/cm3 [2] Melting Point of 320°F (160°C) Doesn’t Soak up water (good for uses around moisture) Chemical Properties Very strong against corrosion; doesn’t react with chemicals like alkaline substances, acids, etc. Low flammability Poor UV resistance Structural Formula Functional Groups Polypropylene contains a carbon backbone…
Two Types of Anaerobic Respiration Lactic Acid Fermentation Reactants: Pyruvate and NADH Products: NAD+ and lactate (lactic acid) Occurs in Muscle cells and micro-organisms Alcohol Fermentation Reactants: Pyruvate Products: Ethanol and CO2 (waste) Occurs in Yeasts and some bacteria Aerobic Respiration Anaerobic Respiration Similarities Both processes begin with the breakdown of sugar (glucose) Both processes…
Judaism: Background The three religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam trace their roots to the biblical figure Abraham. Of the three, Judaism is by far the smallest at only 1 to 2 percent of the size of the Christian and Muslim population. There are only 14 million Jews around the world (that is half the population…
The Exile In 721 BCE the Assyrians invaded and captured Israel (the ten tribes). Most of the citizens were scattered all over. The Exile is the beginning of the Diaspora. In 586 BCE the Babylonians invaded and captured Judah (the two tribes) and destroyed Solomon’s temple in Jerusalem. Jewish leaders were taken into exile in…
1900s: The Progressive Era Leisure time became more crucial; included family time, commercial recreation at fairs and carnivals. Time of peace/economic comfort Gibson Girl was the symbol of the ideal women every female aspired to be. The Gibson Girl was athletic, smart, independent, and ironically, didn’t seek gender equality. Men aspired to be like the…
The Nazi Party was formed in 1919 Hitler joined the party shortly after it’s inception Germany was in a state of disarray after the First World War There were many extremist groups in Germany at the time 1919-1923 Many Germans were disillusioned after the defeat in the First World war. Ex-soldiers felt that they had…
The Star of David Originally, the Hebrew name Magen David — literally “Shield of David” — poetically referred to God. It acknowledges that our military hero, King David, did not win by his own might, but by the support of the Almighty. This is also alluded to in the third blessing after the Haftorah reading…
