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- 4101: Things Fall Apart A Tragedy
- ... the pity and fear aroused in the reader. I. Introduction A. B. Aristotle s definition of tragedy C. Function of a tragedy, according to Aristotle D. Thesis II. Okonkwo as tragic hero A. Okonkwo is high-ranking -- part of the egwugwus (87-94) B. Okonkwo is dignified - Wrestled and won The Cat (3) C. Courageous - went many times into battle and earned his first head (54) D. Downfall 1. By Tragic ... self-knowledge or wisdom in spite of defeat (796). Achebe tells the reader that some of the women of the tribe noticed that the second egwugwu had the "springy" walk of Okonkwo (89), revealing his high rank in society. It goes on to say that he was not among the "titled" men (90), further proving his high rank, in that he was the second egwugwu. As a dignified character he "brought honor to the clan" by throwing 'Amalinze the Cat" (3). When Okonkwo was younger, he courageously went into battles and " ...
- 4102: Air Pollution Report
- ... cause other health problems. It can cause extreme allergic reactions. It also can cause headaches, nausea, rashes, and swelling. Such activities as jogging, bicycling, and other strenuous outdoor activities, while being done in areas with high concentrations of air pollution, can cause vigorous coughing and chest pain. The hole in the ozone layer is the cause of many cases of skin cancer. Control of Air Pollution There are three basic approaches ... reduced. The EPA released the Pollution Prevention Strategy in February of 1991. The strategy provides guidance on the EPA's ongoing environmental protection efforts and includes a plan for achieving substantial voluntary reductions of targeted high risk industrial chemicals. The major component of the strategy is the Industrial Toxics Project. The EPA has identified seventeen high risk industrial chemicals that offer significant opportunities for prevention. These seventeen pollutants present both significant risks to human health and the environment and opportunities to reduce such risks through prevention. "Scrubbers are pollution control ...
- 4103: Senility
- ... interference with the blood flow to the brain (Bunch, 1997, p. 107). Although the overall prevalence of vascular dementia is decreasing, there are some geographical variations, with the prevalence being higher in countries with a high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as Finland, and Japan (Bunch, 1997, p. 107). About 20 percent of patients with dementia have both Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia (Bunch, 1997, p. 107). Several ... an insidious onset and causes gradual deterioration (Horton and Smart, 1984, p.320). Most patients also show evidence of arteriosclerosis and other factors predisposing them to the development of strokes such as hypertension, cigarette smoking, high blood cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, narrowing of one or both cartoid arteries, or cardiac disorders, especially atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat) (Horton and Smart, 1984, p.320). Somatic complaints, mood changes, depression, and nocturnal confusion tend ... and Smart, 1984, p. 322). Many other disease states also may worsen the patient's mental functions. For example, patients with diabetes mellitus are susceptible to developing a variety of metabolic abnormalities including low or high blood glucose level, both of which may be associated with confusional states (Horton and Smart, 1984, p. 322). Similarly, dehydration and acid-base or electrolyte disorders, which may result from prolonged vomiting or diarrhea, ...
- 4104: Alcoholism
- ... junior Angie Williams. Also, people who drink, effect people around them who don't drink through emotional and abusive feelings. The person with the alcoholic problem effects everyone around them. A freshman girl at Fitzgerald High School explains her experiences with alcoholism: "When my step-dad comes home he is always in a bad mood, he takes it out on me and my brothers. He argues with my mom and is always ...
- 4105: No One Can Prepare Themselves For A Sudden Death
- ... to a child then death. Too frequently this task falls on a family member already struggling with their own grief. Nobody likes imagining dealing with a death of a loved one. Unfortunately the odds are high that some point you will face this situation. This may result to the death of a parent, friend, spouse, or even a child. You may be responsible for handling the matters and grief. When a ... for professional help in working through the mourning process. Some of these behaviors might include spending increased amount of time alone, lack of appetite, lack of sleep, fear of being alone, and sharp drop in school performance. These behaviors are common for a short period after the loss of someone close. If the behavior continues over several months, or if the behavior seems severe, you will need to consult with a ...
- 4106: Girls Of Slender Means
- ... she was only twenty two years old. Joanna s and Jane s occupations evolved around the world of books. However, they had different perspectives about it. Jane worked for a publisher and Joanna attended a school of drama to be a teacher of elocution. Jane thought of the publishing business as ...essentially disinterest[ing] (39), while Joanna chose her profession because of her love for poetry. ...poetry, especially the declamatory sort ... the window at the roof. Joanna was the last to climb, but she ...stooped to pick up the tape-measure which was lying on the floor (100). Unfortunately, the house sank into its centre, a high heap of rubble, and Joanna went with it (161). I think that, subconsciously, she didn t want to leave the club because she knew that everything would change afterwards. She didn t want to be ...
- 4107: Partial-Birth Abortion and its Affect on the American People
- ... has been taken...a child's life. A child who, one day, could have been seen take his or her first steps, opened the first Christmas present. One who later could have went off to school and come home with news of his or her first new girlfriend or boyfriend. A scholar, who could have fulfilled his or her dreams by going to college to study in a chosen field, and ... and the baby's arms jerked out in a flinch, a startle reaction, like a baby does when he thinks that he might fall. Then the doctor opened the scissors up. Then he stuck the high-powered suction tube into the hole and sucked the baby's brains out. Now the baby was completely limp. I never went back to the clinic. But I am still haunted by the face of ...
- 4108: George Orwells 1984
- ... Also, some of the things Orwell wrote about have already come true. The realizations of his predictions are in a way scary and interesting at the same time. For a reading audience I would recommend high school and up, because I believe most young readers would not understand the corollary between communism and the world in 1984.
- 4109: Encephalitis
- ... vaccine. Commonly known as the Measles vaccine it is administered by injection under the skin in the thigh or shoulder. Side effects from the measles vaccine may include a rash that rapidly fades and a high fever that occurs five to 12 days after the immunization and lasts one or two days. Meningitis, another common Encephalitis causing virus also can be prevented through Active or Passive immunization. Meningitis Passive immunization vaccine ... of Encephalitis caused by the meningitis is used. "Intravenous antibiotics are used but depend on age of patient and type of bacteria that is causing meningitis"1. Side effects for taking vaccines for Meningitis include high fever, headache and flu. Another form of Encephalitis that was common in Japan is Japanese Encephalitis. In treatment and prevention the JE vaccine is used and causes mild systemic side effects (fever, headache, muscle aches ... drugs are prescribed to reduce the swelling on the inner lining of the brain tissue and meninges" . Other methods of controlling pain are used such as: sleeping pills,anticonvulsant drugs and Tylenol 3. Control of high fevers and any other medication for pain can be given. Lastly, complete hospitalization (bed-rest) and doctor surveillance is needed to monitor brain swelling. As far as further investigation on Encephalitis by scientists not ...
- 4110: The Supreme Court
- ... It shut down the use of Florida's electric chair, granting open-ended reprieves to a man scheduled to die recently and another a few days ago. The issue may not be resolved by the high court for months. Attorneys for death row inmates have tried unsuccessfully in state courts to prove that death in the electric chair violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Florida is one of ... s electric chair was Allen Lee Davis also known as Tiny. His execution in July for the 1982 murders of a pregnant woman and her two young daughters led to the legal challenge before the high court. He suffered a nosebleed just before the current of electrocution was applied. This caused blood to drip from his face mask and onto his chest as he died. Davis may also have been partially ... erupted from the headpiece worn by condemned Florida killers. This is not only wrong but should not be continued to go on. Pictures of Davis' bloody body and contorted face are before the nation's high after Florida Supreme Court Justice Leander Shaw attached three photographs to his blistering dissent of the state court's 4-3 ruling upholding use of the chair last month. The decision came less than ...
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