Personalized Medicine (PM) is thought to be the next major advancement in the provision of healthcare. Once hospitals and healthcare practitioners acquaint themselves with evolving technologies in pharmacogenomics, pharmacogenetics, metabolomics, etc, they will be able to offer more effective services to the patients. For example, under this impending healthcare revolution, patients will be able to…
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Why people are obsessed with appearance?
There are several reasons why people give importance to their looks. Firstly, we all have to present ourselves in an acceptable manner in social occasions. The appearance need not be lavish for all occasions but at least pleasant. Women generally tend to be give more importance to their appearance than men – this is because…
The Importance of Trust in Human Relationships
The underlying theme in the story Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin and the poem In Response to Executive Order 9066 by Dwight Okita is that of trust (or lack thereof). Both works of literature leave a lingering poignancy in the mind of the reader, probably because all can relate to the concept of trust as…
My Personal Philosophy in Life
An element of my personal philosophy of life is related to the dynamics of ‘contentment’. Since the whole canon of Western Philosophy is centered on the causes, states and conditions of contentment, it is fair to say that my contribution through this narrative is a minuscule one. Yet, I would like to voice my assessment…
Influence of television in our society
Media is very important in today’s world, especially television. We now live in the Information Age and it is through media that information is transmitted. In olden days, media was not developed properly and so transmitting information was difficult. Starting from newspapers and magazines, technology had improved steadily to give us radio and television. More…
Difference between Nascar and Formula One
Both NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) and Formula One are motor-car racing competitions with a huge fan following. Indeed, the total fan following generated by these two leagues are comparable to that of International soccer, Tennis and Athletics. But the two competitions differ in three key areas, namely, 1 – rules and…
What lessons should be learned from the government’s botched response to Hurricane Katrina?
Hurricane Katrina will be remembered as one of the most embarrassing episodes of governance failure. This failure is palpable in both the lead-up as well as the aftermath of the event. In the lead-up to the event, local administrators could not act expeditiously in evacuating vulnerable populations to safer ground. After the event, authorities were…
The Fallacy of the American Dream: The Reservation Cab Driver and Mexicans Begin Jogging
The notion of the American Dream, whereby through hard work and earnest enterprise a citizen could rise to a comfortable standard of living is an exaggeration. Despite being the richest country in the world, the United States also has the greatest disparities in distribution of wealth. Moreover, public institutions in the country have failed to…
Big Eight’s criticism of commercializing cherished cultural traditions such as the Rodeo
Big Eight is quite right in criticizing the commercialization of cherished cultural traditions such as the Rodeo. Rodeo shows started as a form of entertainment and show of expertise among horse-owners. When it started, players’ skills were truly tested, for no two horses are the same and they have to adjust to the vagaries of…
Opportunities and challenges posed by the diversity of the U.S. Population
The United States is famous in the rest of the world for being a ‘melting pot’ of different cultures, ethnicities and regions of origin. But it would be hasty to conclude that this ethno-cultural collage took shape through a smooth process. Looking back at the two and half century old history of the country, one…