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GEC 007 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Manila Science High School, Information Infrastructure, Translational Medicine

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31 Oct 2021

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The philippine government introduced and implemented several programs, projects, and policies to boost the area of science and technology. The goal is to prepare the whole country and its people to meet the demands of a technologically driven world and capacitate the people to live in a world driven by science. There are also other existing programs supported by the philippine government through the department of science and technology (dost). The philippine-american academy of science and engineering (paase, 2008) identified several capacity-building programs such as: establishment of national centers of excellence, manpower and institutional development programs, such as the engineering and science. The philippine-california advanced research institutes (pcari) project is a new approach to enhance the skills and expertise of faculty and staff of philippine universities and colleges, through scholarships, training, and research partnerships with top-notch research universities in. California, usa, in the priority areas of information infrastructure development (iid) and health innovation and translational medicine (hitm).

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Related Questions

transgress v. to violate a law or command

E.g.: Unjust laws exist. Shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?

impetuous - adj. acting with sudden or rash behavior; hasty

E.g.: The officer of the government must consider whether he shall treat me... without a ruder and. more impetuous thought or speech.

expedient - n. a means to an end; resource

E.g.: Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient.

blunder n. a gross, stupid, or careless mistake

E.g.: In every threat and in every compliment, there was a blunder.

conscience n. The inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives

E.g.: It is truly enough said, that a corporation has no conscience: but a corporation of conscientious men is a corporation with a conscience.

Which word form correctly completes this sentence?

He often ____ the school code of conduct and was frequently in detention.

B. transgresses

C. transgressed

D. transgressing

Research different fields and professions within biology, choose one that you find most) interesting, then complete the following prompts

Write an essay about your chosen job and the field of science it belongs to. Describe what that field of biology studies and how the job fits into that field.

- Be sure to include any important facts about how the job makes an impact in science and describe some of the significant discoveries that have been made in its field.

Questions to Consider:

- What is a typical day in this job ike?

- What are the responsibilities and tasks of people in this profession?

- Why did you choose this profession?

What type of education is needed to get this jobs?

Write at least 150 words,

9. Who are "the gods" referring to in this passage from the story?

"The house was an altar with ten thousand attendants, big, small, servicing, attending, in choirs.

But the gods had gone away, and the ritual of the religion continued senselessly, uselessly."

a. the mother, father, and children who lived in the house

b. politicians who began a war and then fled to safety

c. the inventors responsible for creating the house

d. scientists who developed the nuclear bomb astonishment

10. The dog frothed at the mouth, lying at the door, sniffing, its eyes turned to fire is an example of $a(n)$

c. personification

11. What is the significance of the line, "The dog was gone."

a. This is the beginning of the takeover of the home

b. It represents the end of the last truly living thing in the house

c. The dog has finally left as have all the people

d. It symbolizes the total abandonment of the home

12. Why is it ironic that the house chooses the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"

a. The poem is Mrs. McClellan's favorite, but she is not there to hear it

b. The house, like nature in the poem, is unaware of the demise of mankind

c. It is raining outside as it is raining in the poem

d. The house is mistaken about the poetry Mrs. McClellan liked

13. Why does the marking of time change at 10:00p.m.?

a. The damage has changed the home's operating system.

b. The home now realizes the family is no longer there.

C. The house is now dead and no longer announcing the time.

d. The home is set to change the marking for time at 10:00p.m.

14. Which line best represents the climax of the story?

a. The nursery walls glowed. (paragraph 24)

b. Today is August 5, 2026, today is August 5,2026, today is ... (last line)

c. A dog whined, shivering on the porch. (paragraph 14)

d. At ten o'clock the house began to die. (paragraph 31)

15. Based upon the story as a whole, the reader can conclude that Bradbury believes

a. more technology should be used in every home

b. technology can be useless, impractical and even dangerous

c. all technology should be monitored closely by the government

d. technology has the ability enhance the lives of individuals

16. What is the effect of the story's point of view?

a. The first person narration reveals the thoughts/actions of the family members.

b. The omniscient narrator reveals details not available since there are not characters.

c. The 3rd person narration provides an objective perspective of the events in the story.

d. The omniscient narrator reveals the carelessness and destructive behavior of the family since they would not.