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- 16311: Pregnancy, Lactation, And Infancy
- Pregnancy, Lactation, And Infancy Pregnant and lacating women, infants, children, adolescents, and adults need same nutrients, but the amounts they need vary depending on their stage of life. A whole new life begins at conception. Organ system develop rapidly, and nutrition plays many supportive roles. A placenta is the organ that develops inside the uterus early in pregnacy. Maternal nutrition before and during pregnancy affects both ... Pregnant women in the United States receive 75 to 110 grams of protein in a day. The RDA during pregnancy is set slightly above the nonpregnant woman's RDA for thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, anf vitaminB. New cells are laid down at a tremendous pace as the fetus grows and develops. The requirements for folate increases dramatically during pregnancy. Daily multivitamin-mineral supplements are recommended for women who do not eat adequately ...
- 16312: Generosity, Courage, and Strength in Beowulf
- ... had they killed it, kinsmen both, athelings twain: thus an earl should be in danger's day! -- Of deeds of valor this conqueror's-hour of the king was last, of his work in the world. Slaying the great dragon was not only Beowulfs last act of courage, but also Wiglafs first. Beowulf eventually died from a wound suffered in this battle and had a tower constructed in his ... Many other acts of courage were displayed by Beowulf during his lifetime and they also furthered his fame, glory, and story. Beowulf was not only courageous, but he was also the strongest man in the world. He was the mightiest man of valor in that same day of this our life, stalwart and stately. This strength brought him great respect from all. It was the one thing that truly set him ...
- 16313: Robert Frost - Use Of Everyday Items In His Poetry
- ... into the United State when she was 12 years old. Frost was born a year after his parents had gotten married. After Frost's father had died in 1885, he moved with his family to New England where he attended Lawrence High School. "Frost had published several poems in the school magazine and was named class poet." (Bloom p.12) "He graduated in 1892, sharing valedictorian honors with Elinor White, to ... p. 13) As Frost was continuing to write poetry, he began to pursue what would be a life long career as a part-time college teacher. He and his family moved between teaching posts in New Hampshire, Vermont, and many other places. "In the course of his lifetime, Frost was recognized with more than 17 honorary degrees from prestigious colleges and universities in the United States and England. He continued to ...
- 16314: Romulus And Remus
- ... the Sabines. While the Sabine men were enjoying themselves, he and his men carried off many of the Sabine women to Rome. Bloody war followed, but eventually the women themselves stopped the fighting, begging their new husbands and their fathers not to slaughter themselves needlessly. Romulus, the founder of Rome, was not to be its earthly ruler for very long. For his father, Mars, begged almighty Jupiter to make Romulus a ... the 8th century BC. The Romulus legend seems to have originated in the 4th century BC. According to the story, after a battle with his twin brother Remus, Romulus became the first king of the new land before being spirited away to Mount Olympus. He was supposedly followed by Numa Pompilius, a wise ruler who is said to have contributed to the development of the modern calendar.
- 16315: Desdemona
- ... by standing firm with her decision of marring Othello. Desdemona says to her father, That I did love the Moor to live with him. My downright violence and scorn of fortunes may trumpet to the world (Othello 1.3.248-50). This proves that she dose not deny that she is in love with Othello. Desdemona and Othello have terrible time communicating through out this play. It is evident in the ... a genuine man. Granted, Desdemona is not a cunning whore of Venice, it must be recognized that she does have sexual and intellectual desire. Othello says of Desdemona, She gave me for my pains a world of sighs, she swore in faith twas strange, twas passing strange, Twas pitiful, twas wondrous pitiful; She wished she had not heard it, yet she wished That heaven had made her such a man. She ...
- 16316: The Middle of Life
- ... empty nest. For most parents, this is the threshold of their lives and usually includes a large lifestyle change. They have the crisis of losing their role as a parent and needing to find a new sense of identity without this role. Feelings that come with this part of the crisis include depression, self-doubt, heartache and low spirits. They must also handle any kind of regret or feeling of failure ... in life when people become aware that half their life is over and they must re-evaluate their life and decide on a direction for the second half. In this crisis, an adult faces many new challenges about identity, family and society. Most people evaluate their character, which adds stress and anxiety to their lives. They also get physical signs of being in middle age. The biological clock shows a person ...
- 16317: Survival In A Net Based Societ
- ... is in danger, they are running scared. WIth access to information comes knowledge and the power to discern not only between right and wrong but also to understand the many greys which make up our world. A number of the sacred cows of society are now under scrutiny, they must now undergo the test of sincerity, of truth. But then the truth is subjective, the truth is what we want it ... an oppurtunity to learn, to know, to understand, to be better human beings. There will be changes in the way we think, the things we consider important, but these will all result in a better world to stay in. There are some who would say that this is an optimistic way of looking at things. The fact of the matter is that they have the right to an opinion, I just ...
- 16318: Aristotle and Kant
- ... emotions are far to unstable to be the base of anything. If we were to let our lives be affected by fear and inclination, (both emotions), then we allow ourselves to be governed by the world among us, and therefore not by ourselves. Autonomy, self-government, happens only when we are under the rule of reason. If we allow the world to make our decisions for us then we are not using reason and therefore not acting morally. Aristotle and Kant were both great philosophers and both had incredibly in-depth ideas on ethics and morality ...
- 16319: Early Influences On Huckleberr
- ... him constraining and the life with them lonely. As a result, soon after he first moves in with them, he runs away. He soon comes back, but, even though he becomes somewhat comfortable with his new life as the months go by, Huck never really enjoys the life of manners, religion, and education that the Widow and her sister impose upon him. Huck believes he will find some freedom with Tom ... being fooled by Tom Sawyer and telling Huck's fortune. Huck finds Jim on Jackson's Island because the slave has run away-he has overheard a conversation that he will soon be sold to New Orleans. Soon after joining Jim on Jackson's Island, Huck begins to realize that Jim has more talents and intelligence than Huck has been aware of. Jim knows "all kinds of signs" about the future ...
- 16320: The Future of Security
- The Future of Security Security will tighten over the years. In order to ensure proper authorization communities will move away from relying upon signatures and photo identification. The new medium will be retina scanning. People have the ability to forge signatures and create phony identification; however scanning the retina is a unique way of identifying individuals. Many industries will change and prosper with new security implementations. In the upcoming decades I believe cash will no longer exist. Every person will have an account at the financial institution of his or her choice, which is assigned at birth and can ...
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