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- 4101: Adrenal Glands
- ... the body. This darkening of the skin is most visible on scars; skin folds; pressure points such as the elbows, knees, knuckles, and toes; lips; and mucous membranes. Addison\\'s disease can cause irritability and depression. Because of salt loss, craving of salty foods also is common. Hypoglycaemia, or low blood sugar, is more severe in children than in adults. In women, menstrual periods may become irregular or stop. Because the ... patients. During an addisonian crisis, low blood pressure, low blood sugar, and high levels of potassium can be life threatening. Therapy involves intravenous injections of hydrocortisone, saline (salt water), and dextrose (sugar). This treatment brings great improvement. When the patient can take fluids and medications by mouth, the amount of hydrocortisone is decreased until a maintenance dose is achieved. If aldosterone is deficient, maintenance therapy also includes doses of fludrocortisone acetate ...
- 4102: Comprehensive Arguements for the Existence of God
- ... religious teachings received from our parents, our church and our society. This paper examines the many rational arguments for and against the existence of God. It is based on the views of some of the great philosophers and scientists of our world. I will show that there is no sufficient proof or comprehensive arguments for the existence of God. ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENTS God generally refers to one supreme, holy, personal being,. The ... argument failed because it was only a deceptive play of words that could not extend into reality. The cosmological argument also failed because it never logically reasoned the creation of the universe. There are many great individuals who have spent a vast amount of time in studying the Bible. Great minds like Socrates, Plato, Paley, Aristotle, Augustine, Anselm, Descartes have made arguments for the existence of God. We must realize that individuals like King James are in fact men, not Gods and the Bible ...
- 4103: Essay About Odysseus, Adonis, and Thor
- ... Man in the World" Odysseus, son of Procris and Cephalus of the Royal House of Athens, played a major role in the Trojan War. However, the legends of Odysseus do not begin until after the great war. At the end of the war he was separated from the rest of the Greek armies and was forced to wander for ten years until he was reunited with his family. His journeys in those ten years were very similar to Jason's journey in his search for the Golden Fleece. Also, in the course of Odysseus' adventures, he proved himself to be not only a great hero but also a cunning and resourceful man, worthy of the title the most cunning man in the world. There are many similarities between the adventures of Jason and those of Odysseus'. Both heroes proved ... Muses were the goddesses who inspired artists. From this we can learn that they loved beauty. This is why they are used in this poem. They, like Apollo, are here to show us Adonis's great beauty. Due to the fact that Adonis is so beautiful, the Muses, patron of the artists, yearn to make their home on Adonis's tongue in order to surround themselves with his radiance. These ...
- 4104: Buddhism
- ... a sick man covered with terrible sores, an old man, a corpse, and a wandering monk. The sightings of these men made Gautama think of the suffering and inevitable death which comes to all people great and small. This brought further questioning such as the meaning of life and the ultimate fate of man. As time passed these thoughts became great burdens upon Gautama and he increasingly became dissatisfied with the shallow dissolute life of the royal court in which he lived. Therefore at the age of 21, although married with a beautiful young son and also the heir to a very rich throne he forsook it all and became a travelling holy man. After a while of travelling as a holy man there was a great even that transformed Gautama into the Buddha (or the Enlightened One). It all began at dusk on Gautama's thirty-fifth birthday. While sitting under a tree it is said that he thought a ...
- 4105: Noah’s Arc, the Rip-Off
- ... same ancient stories can be found in different cultures. Each story differs in a small way, but the general idea remains synonymous. One story that is paralleled in several cultures is the legend of a great flood. The epic of Gilgamesh resembles the Bible’s story of Noah’s Ark, but specific details differ in several aspects. The story of Gilgamesh originates from twelve fire-hardened, mud tablets, written in cuneiform ... are born evil (Genesis, 6), they do not become evil. Their wrongdoings originate from their heart and not from the decisive mind, (Genesis, 9). The fact that many ancient civilizations have a story with a great flood could mean that there really was a world wide catastrophe. Since the majority of the world’s population lived on the oceanic planes where the land was fertile and travel by boat was easiest ... to flow backwards towards the sea. Then the ocean water rose very high and salt water rushed back into the empty sea, (Lecture, 9/7/1999). With so many different cultures trying to explain a great flood, there are bound to be differences in each account. The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark are different in small details. The fact that the two stories are ...
- 4106: The Existence of God
- ... religious teachings received from our parents, our church and our society. This paper examines the many rational arguments for and against the existence of God. It is based on the views of some of the great philosophers and scientists of our world. I will show that there is no sufficient proof or comprehensive arguments for the existence of God. God generally refers to one supreme, holy, personal being, The divine unity ... argument failed because it was only a deceptive play of words that could not extend into reality. The cosmological argument also failed because it never logically reasoned the creation of the universe. There are many great individuals who have spent a vast amount of time in studying the Bible. Great minds like Socrates, Plato, Paley, Aristotle, Augustine, Anselm, Descartes have made arguments for the existence of God. We must realize that individuals like King James are in fact men, not Gods and the Bible ...
- 4107: Emma By Jane Austen
- ... s hopes of his interests in Harriet; but rather reveal his feelings for Emma, herself. Mr. Knightley, who is the brother-in-law of Emma, suggested to her earlier on that Mr. Elton had “a great deal of good-will towards [her]” (Austen 94), which can be seen as foreshadowing. Mr. Elton does declare his love for Emma, which leaves her shocked and upset. “Without scruple--without apology—without much apparent ... Harriet’s broken heart. Frank Churchill, the stepson of Miss Taylor visits Hartfield for the duration of a few weeks. His stay brings a warm welcome from Emma, as she seems to have taken a great liking to the young man. Master Churchill’s sentiments appear to be returned to Emma, as they become very close friends. A sudden twist of events occur in the story line, where everyone finds out ... atmosphere is very suspenseful at this time as curiosity overwhelms all. As Mr. Churchill explains the entire situation through a letter, the reader as well as the other characters is informed about the matter in great detail. This is done using the flashback technique. Emma is uneasy about the affair at first, for she had thought that Mr. Churchill was attracted to her. However, she soon recovers from the disappointing ...
- 4108: Enochian Scripture
- ... had access to many sources now lost, and events which are only hinted at in the "Book of Genesis" or the alleged "Book of Enoch", or disguised as mythology in other sources, are explored in great detail. Alhazred may have used magical techniques to clarify the past, but he also shared with 5th. century B.C. Greek writers such as Thucydides a critical mind and a willingness to explore the meanings ... of terrible powers waiting to return to re-claim the Earth - he interpreted this belief in the light of the Apocalypse of St. John, but reversed the ending so that the Beast triumphs after a great war in which the earth is laid waste. What are the "Old Ones"? It is clear that Alhazred elaborated upon existing traditions of the "Old Ones", and he did not invent these traditions. According to ... cosmetics, and enchantments, and astrology, and other secrets. These separate legends are elaborated in later Jewish sources such as the Talmud, which make it clear that Enoch and Genesis refer to the same tradition. The great flood of Genesis was a direct response to the evil caused by humankind's commerce with fallen angels. Arab traditions hold that the Jinn or Djinn were a race of superhuman beings which existed ...
- 4109: John Savage Desires What Makes
- ... the user on a ‘holiday’ which causes them to forget all their woes and miseries. A current example of such a drug is marijuana. Users take this drug in order to lift themselves out of depression, or just for entertainment. The difference between Soma and marijuana is that soma is given out as a free daily ration. There are many people in our society that spend large amounts of money in ... facts. And there’s always soma to calm your anger, to reconcile you to your enemies, to make you patient and long-suffering. In the past you could only accomplish these things by making a great effort and after years of hard moral training. Now, you swallow two or three half-gramme tablets, and there you are. Anybody can be virtuous now. You can carry at least half you morality about ...
- 4110: Jay Gatsby And The American Dr
- The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream, and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its illusionary goals. This dream is different for different people, but in The Great Gatsby, for Jay, the dream is that through wealth and power, one can acquire happiness and lost love. To get this happiness Jay Gatsby must reach into the past and in order to relive an ... Jay Gatsby was caught up in an illusion. Living a life based upon illusions can be very dangerous and destructive. Gatsby based his life upon illusions, and chasing those illusions ended up killing him. The Great Gatsby shows that illusions cause people to do crazy things and act in different ways than they normally would. Chasing illusions can be one of the most dangerous experiences in life.
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