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… in a sea of ever-changing technology that affects us as much as our thoughts and actions shape it. The technology we have chosen, either by the preferences of those who use it, or the agendas of those who own and benefit from it, has had its own influenc…

… of the Past and Present The technology which surrounds almost everyone in the modern society, affects both work and leisure activities. Technology contains information that many would rather it did not have. It influences minds in good and bad ways,…

… imagine. No other creature could make mental images of how reality might be, nor invision a part of the future. We make theories based on how things could have been or might be in order to quench our thirst for curiosity. One of these theories is…

… a notion that all matter could only be broken down to a certain point, and beyond that would only be a sample which displays its characteristics. Democritus, an ancient Greek philosopher, named this unit “atomos,” which means “indivisible.” Two thousan…

… biome is at least 65 million years old. They are among the Earth’s oldest forest communities. Tropical rain forests get their name from their location between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, on either side of the Equator.…

… widely used illicit drug in the United States and tends to be the first illegal drug teens use. However, this is not to say that the majority of teens use marijuana. In fact, according to a 1994 survey of high school seniors, while 30.7% used marijuana…

… during World War II. The soldiers were injected with synthetic testosterone to make them fight more aggressively. Since then, men and woman alike have turned to anabolic steroids to enhance their overall athletic performance and appearance. Now,…

… other biomes, the tundra biome is relatively young, having its origin in the Pleistocene (1,600,000 to 10,000 years ago). Individual plant and animal species of the tundra, however, probably first appeared in the Late Miocene (11.2 to 5.3 million years…

… questions about human identity, for humans have always been defined as the rational species. What if actual reasoning could be incorporated into computers? Humans would then no longer be as unique as thought. This is a difficult concept for many to…

… from a star. White light is the composition of all colors. In elements, the energy discharge can be displayed as light. Just by looking at the colors that are discharged, one may precisely identify the element. In understanding the universe, the…