Since we discussed the issue of sex bias in medicine - and particularly in relation to heart attacks - I though folks would be interested in this recent study Women's Heart Symptoms Often Blamed on Stress.
Grade scale A 45-50; B 40-44; C 35-39; D 30-34
Rewrites if you received below an A (44 points or below)
Rewrites have the possibility of improving up to full points for the paper.
Due on Monday 10/20 for M/W and Tuesday 10/21 for T/R classes. You may also drop the rewrite off in my office in SS217.
You must attach the paper I graded to the rewrite.
Paper 1 is a "test" of your understanding of concepts and paradigms from Weeks 1 & 2 of the course. Regardless what topic or question you wrote on, the paper should significantly feature, and clearly use those concepts as they apply to your paper.
Stereograms are 3D images hidden within another picture. In order to view the 3-D images. They are a picture within a picture. Gazing at the picture we see an image or picture. However, if we look just right, we see a totally different picture emerge. These types of images are also sometimes called "magic eye."
Here are a couple of links to examples:
Students sometimes wonder what the difference is between anthropology and sociology. Here is one attempt at an explanation.
Anthropology is the study of humankind and its culture in the past, present and future. This broad definition allows students to study anthropology as a social science and to pursue specific areas of interest such as archaeology (human cultures in the past), cultural anthropology (the study of modern cultures), linguistic anthropology (language, its history and development) and physical anthropology (including evolution, paleoanthropology, primatology and forensic science).
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FRANCE: Noble Ignorance Fails the Minorities. Hilaire Avril. IPS. 6/04/2008.
PARIS, Jun 4 (IPS) - According to the French constitution, France has no minorities. French law makes it illegal to record citizens' ethnic origin or religion. But in the face of mounting discrimination, France recently introduced corrective institutions. However, the system is still in its infancy.
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This article from CNN discusses middle class people who are now homeless because on the mortgage crisis, housing slump, and downturn in the economy.
Mom forced to live in car with her dogs.
Interestingly, Santa Barbara has designated 12 parking lots as places where homeless with vehicles may safely (and legally) park their cars.