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There are approximately 70 million pet dogs and 74 million pet cats in the U.S., a country where 20 men and women are assaulted per minute. In one survey, 71 percent of domestic violence victims reported that their abuser also targeted pets. In one study of familie...
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O site “Urban Dictionary” apresenta definições de palavras e expressões que, apesar de serem usadas popularmente, ainda não foram oficialmente dicionarizadas. O exemplo abaixo faz alusão ao Brexit, isto é, à...
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When 24-year-old fashion blogger Scarlett Dixon posted a picture of herself having breakfast, the internet turned nasty. “The best of days start with a smile and positive thoughts. And pancakes. And strawberries”, Dixon wrote on her Instagram feed. The...
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A Associação Canadense de Saúde Mental é uma organização sem fins lucrativos que combate o estigma sobre a saúde mental, promovendo ações em favor de pessoas que sofrem com doenças dessa natureza....
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To me, science is one way of connecting with the mystery of existence. And if you think of it that way, the mystery of existence is something that we have wondered about ever since people began asking questions about who we are and where we come from. So whil...
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Antibiotic resistance is possible because bacteria are able to exchange genetic material through a process known as bacterial conjugation. In one experiment, resistance to tetracycline (a commonly used antibiotic) was studied in Escherichia coli by introducing a tetr...
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Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which atomic nuclei merge to form the nucleus of a new atom. The mass of the new atom’s nucleus is lower than the sum of the merging nuclei’s masses, a difference that is released as energy. This is, for instance, the...
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John Milton and Freedom of Speech on Campus
By Daniel F. Sullivan
A few years ago, at a seminar meant to help college presidents think about the issues they face as campus leaders, I read John Milton's Areopagitica: A speech for the liberty of...