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- 9211: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- ... thought rare, it is now fairly common. According to the United States National Institutes of Health, nearly 5,000 people in the U.S. are newly diagnosed with ALS each year. (That's about 13 new cases a day!) It is estimated that as many as 30,000 Americans have the disease at any given time. And that some 300,000 men and women who are alive and apparently well in ... at least three years after diagnosis. About twenty percent live five years or more and up to ten percent will survive more than ten years. ALS is not a rare disease and occurs throughout the world with no racial, ethnic or socioeconomic boundaries. (1) Kurtzke, J.F. & Kurland, L.T. "The Epidemiology of Neurologic Disease," Clinical Neurology, 1989. ALS can strike anyone, and it is projected that of the U.S ... survivors. Third, with the availability of gastrostomy feeding tubes, home ventilators, etc, not only length of survival, but quality of life can be extended. Finally, it's far too early to tell what impact these new research drugs, (and others to follow), will have with early and long term treatment. Also, I firmly believe that state of mind has a significant influence over survival time. I'll comment more on ...
- 9212: The Aztec Empire History
- ... place where they would see an eagle eating a snake, while perched on a cactus, which was growing out of a rock in the swamplands. This is what priests claimed they saw when entering the new land. By the year 1325 their capital city was finished. They called it Tenochtitlan. In the capital city, aqueducts were constructed, bridges were built, and chinapas were made. Chinapas were little islands formed by pilled ... 52 years, the Aztec held a great celebration called the Binding up of the Years. Prior to the celebration, the people would let their hearth fires go out and then re-light them from the new fire of the celebration and feast. A partial list of the Aztec gods: CENTEOTL, The corn god. COATLICUE, She of the Serpent Skirt, EHECATL, The god of wind. HUEHUETEOTL, The fire god. HUITZILOPOCHTLI, The war/sun god and special guardian of Tenochtitlan. MICTLANTECUHTLE, The god of the dead. OMETECUHLTI and his wife OMECIHUATL, They created all life in the world. QUETZALCOATL, The god of civilization and learning. TEZCATLIPOCA, The god of Night and Sorcery. TLALOC, The rain god. TONATIUH, The sun god. TONANTZIN, The honored grandmother. XILONEN, "Young maize ear," Maize represents a chief ...
- 9213: Indian Affairs
- ... for women’s right to vote. This organization performed one to the most noble efforts, because it focused on raising the standards of life and order in the city. These radical social ideas were a new way of thinking since the government had little involvement in addressing morality and the cities growing problems. WCTU worked for the betterment of the city. Many women worked to improve sewage, lighting and even build ... the West, the Homestead Act of 1862, which granted acres of land to settlers who would work the land for five years, the bulding of the railroads that united the country and gave possibilities to new markets. Industry during this period experienced a great boom. Industry of steel had a phenomenal expansion. In 1860 the U.S produced 13,000 tons of steeel and by 1879 American furnaces turned over one million tons a year. By 1910 the U.S was making 28 million tons of steel, and was the largest producer of steel in the world. From thois periuod great industrialist rose such as Andrew Carnegie who owned all steel manufacturing. Cheap steel made it possible to build the first skyscapers, bridges and giant passenger liners. Yet with all the ...
- 9214: Animal Testing
- ... any certainty that this suffering and death would save a single life, or benefit humans in any way at all. An example of this is some tens of thousands of Beagles experimented with. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, 64 Beagles were forced to inhale radioactive Strontium 90 as part of a “Fission Product Inhalation Program” which has been paid for by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. In this experiment 26 dogs ... products be tested on animals. Nevertheless, by six ‘o clock tonight, hundreds of animals will have their skin, eyes, or stomachs unnecessarily burned or destroyed. Many animals will suffer and die this year to produce “new” versions of deodorant, hairspray, lipstick, nail polish, and lots of other products we use everyday. Some of the largest companies in the world use animals to test their products. One of the tests they perform is the Drazie test. The main candidates for this experiment is are albino rabbit. They are preferred because they are docile, cheap, ...
- 9215: Confucian Values and Japan's Industrialization
- Confucian Values and Japan's Industrialization Many factors helped aid in the dynamic growth that occurred in Japan and the four little dragons during the post-World War 2 period. Some of these factors were situational factors unique to the time but some of the factors were cultural. The legacy of Confucianism in Japan and the four little dragons helped to further ... has helped East Asian Countries to have a skilled and ambitious work force. The tradition of self-cultivation like the work ethic that Max Weber credited Protestantism of producing lead people to strive to acquire new skills, speak foreign languages, and in the offices and businesses of Japan, drive workers to strive with in their firms to improve group performance. Confucian traditions also placed emphasis on the creation of a meritocratic elite and the use of entrance exams. These traditions were in place before World War 2 in the East Asian countries but they helped aid in the carrying out of the industrial policies of the post-war government of Japan and the little Dragons. The traditional system of ...
- 9216: 1984
- ... assigned to work at one of four ministries. In this society you can’t enjoy life or have any fun. After reading the novel you hope that the future wont be dreadful. “When 1984 was new, and 1984 far in the future, the novel struck its most responsive readers as an unprecedented torment, an extreme and intolerable vision that stood out” (Miller 19). The book makes the reader put their head up and question if this is how our time will end. Orwell creates a book where being different is illegal. “In 1984 Orwell is trying to present the kind of world in which individuality has become obsolete and personality is a crime” (Howe 322). Imagine living in a society where if you expressed your own opinions or ideas you would be sent to a Ministry of ... be stopped by the Party. 1984 ‘s anti-utopian society is a horrible one. If the future is as dark as George Orwell portray, lets hope we have individuals that will fight for a better world. Anti-utopian novels open up peoples eyes about life and existence. Word Count: 630
- 9217: The Relevancy of the Heartland - Hinterland Distinction in Canada's Economic Geography
- ... of the Heartland - Hinterland Distinction in Canada's Economic Geography Until the early 20th century, Canada was primarily an agricultural nation. Since then it has become one of the most highly industrialized countries in the world as a direct result of the development of the ‘heartland'. To a large extent the manufacturing industries present in the heartland are supplied with raw materials produced by the agricultural, mining, forestry, and fishing sectors ... above-mentioned features, this region dominates Canada's economy due to diverse agricultural production as well as its accessibility to the heartland of its major international trade partner, the Untied States, which is focused around New York City. "It is the heartland that creates the demand for staple commodities, supplying the hinterland, in turn, with capital, labour, technology, and entrepreneurship, those factors of production which are so essential for the initial ... and physical factors, thereby preventing the union of a common region. Therefore, there is an unquestionable ‘heartland-hinterland' distinction present in Canada in terms of its economic geography. BIBLIOGRAPHY Matthews, G. 1995. Canada and the World, An Atlas Resource, 2nd Edition. Scarborough: Prentice Hall Canada Inc. McCann, L.D. 1987. Heartland and Hinterland. Scarborough: Prentice-Hall Canada Inc.
- 9218: Richard Nixon
- ... 1913, Nixon had a brilliant record at Whittier College and Duke University Law School before beginning the practice of law. In 1940, he married Patricia Ryan; they had two daughters, Patricia (Tricia) and Julie. During World War II, Nixon served as a Navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific. On leaving the service, he was elected to Congress from his California district. In 1950, he won a Senate seat. Two years later ... won his party's nomination, and went on to defeat Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and third-party candidate George C. Wallace. His accomplishments while in office included revenue sharing, the end of the draft, new anticrime laws, and a broad environmental program. As he had promised, he appointed Justices of conservative philosophy to the Supreme Court. One of the most dramatic events of his first term occurred in 1969, when American astronauts made the first moon landing. Some of his most acclaimed achievements came in his quest for world stability. During visits in 1972 to Beijing and Moscow, he reduced tensions with China and the U.S.S.R. His summit meetings with Russian leader Leonid I. Brezhnev produced a treaty to limit ...
- 9219: Capital Punishment
- ... for murder and many other crimes, including kidnapping and witchcraft. By 1500 in England, only major felonies carried the death penalty - treason, murder, larceny, burglary, rape, and arson. By 1700, however, Parliament had enacted many new capital offences, and hundreds of persons were being put to death each year. Reform of the death penalty began in Europe by the 1750s.It was mentioned in the code of Hammurabi, and was championed ... and Guatemala. Electrocution and the gas chamber are used only in America and seem to be disappearing rapidly. Stoning for sexual offences including adultery occurs in some Islamic countries. China with a quarter of the world's population carries out the most executions (by shooting) for a wide variety of offences. (During 1998, along with Guatemala and the Philippines, China has begun to move toward the use of lethal injection) America ... factor in the reduction of homicides in America. There has been a general trend to a more punitive society (e.g. the "Three strikes and your out Rule") over this period and cities such as New York claim great success in reducing crime rates through the use of "zero tolerance" policing policies. But otherwise that has been political and economic stability over the last six years and no obvious social ...
- 9220: A Sword in the Stone
- ... room to learn by experimenting on his/her own. That is what I think a education should be, not only from book to student, but from student to whatever is out there in the open world. In The Sword in the Stone, Arthur's education is very interesting; in a way, very similar to my point of view on what a real education should be, but in an a way very ... t always give Arthur the experiences he wanted when he wanted them, and instead, he would choose the time he believed they were right for him. There were times when Arthur wanted to learn something new or he simply had a question, and Merlyn would tell him that it was not time and that it was too soon for him to learn that. For example, when Arthur asked him "What does the word belligerent mean" and Merlyn answered, "It is still too early in your education to know that." In my opinion, if someone, not necessarily a student, is trying to learn something new, it shouldn't be discouraged like in this case, I believe, Arthur was by Merlyn. For someone to learn, I believe that they should struggle a bit and not have it as a piece ...
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