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- 5421: Chernobyl, What Happened
- ... t fit properly into the core. As the manager gloomy eyed looked down at the control panel several loud banging noises were heard. Immediately the one thousand tone roof of the reactor blew off sky high, and brought down the giant two hundred tone refueling crane onto the core, destroying more cooling systems and 30 fires spread around the plant. Finally the over-heating and steam build up caused a second explosion which destroyed the reactor and part of the building. The graphite began to burn ferociously once exposed to air, as corereached temperatures as high as 2,800o F a massive amount of radioactive dust was let out into the air which was picked by winds and carried thousands of miles into every direction. As well, previous to the testing ...
- 5422: The Effects of Ultra-Violet Rays On The Body
- ... of sunscreen, and reapply every 2 to 2 ½ hours when you are in the sun. The risk of developing skin cancer is affected by where a person lives. People who live in areas that get high levels of UV radiation from the sun are more likely to get skin cancer. In the United States, for example, skin cancer is more common in Texas than it is in Minnesota, where the sun is not as strong. Worldwide, the highest rates of skin cancer are found in South Africa and Australia, areas that receive high amounts of UV radiation.(National Cancer Institute) Another way to minimize the effects of the sun is to wear sunglasses; they protect our eyes from the UV rays. One important thing to do when wearing ...
- 5423: The Rise of the Manchus
- ... the offended nations. The Qing declared war against the invaders, who easily crushed their opposition and occupied north China. Under the Protocol of 1901, the court was made to consent to the execution of ten high officials and the punishment of hundreds of others, expansion of the Legation Quarter, payment of war reparations, stationing of foreign troops in China, and razing of some Chinese fortifications. In the decade that followed, the ... Movement (). The intellectual milieu in which the May Fourth Movement developed was known as the New Culture Movement and occupied the period from 1917 to 1923. The student demonstrations of May 4, 1919 were the high point of the New Culture Movement, and the terms are often used synonymously. Students returned from abroad advocating social and political theories ranging from complete Westernization of China to the socialism that one day would ...
- 5424: Anorexia Nervosa
- ... experience difficult parent-child interactions. Garfinkel and Garner view cultural pressure to be thin as a major contributing factor. Garfinkel and Garner also believe that other sociocultural pressures on women such as increased expectations for high performance, achievement, and success increase the risk of developing anorexia nervosa, Familial and cultural factors set the stage for disorder to develop, but individual factors then determine weather the disease develop or not. Some of the individual factors are need for approval, conformity, conscientiousness, lack of responsiveness to inner needs, high personal expectations, all or nothing thinking, and concern about autonomy, identity, and separation. The Diagnostic and Static Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM-III-R; American Psychiatric Association, 1987, p.67) requires that for the diagnosis ...
- 5425: Chinese Communist Influences
- ... but the first book was his most favorite. Because it told of a rebels desire and the spirit of rebellion, what a symbolic meaning that would play in his future. He would eventually go to school in Ch'angsha the Capital city where his life took a path he would never be able to leave from again. The Empire was full of discontent with the leaders role in the political realm ... Russo-Japanese war, and the Boxer Rebellion which directed the Chinese government to construct a shaky, but authoritative constitution to hope these problems would not destroy their monarchy. At this time Mao had been in school learning as much as he could about the political agenda and about the revolution that was going on. He read many books about the causes of the revolution and the many theories that authors portrayed ...
- 5426: Adolescent Depression - The Under Acknowledged Disease
- ... for more deaths in youths aged 15 to 19 than cardiovascular disease or cancer (Blackman, 1995). Despite this increased suicide rate, depression in this age group is greatly underdiagnosed and leads to serious difficulties in school, work and personal adjustment which may often continue into adulthood. How prevalent are mood disorders in children and when should an adolescent with changes in mood be considered clinically depressed? Brown (1996) has said the ... find themselves overwhelmed and full of stress. How can parents and friends help out these troubled teens? And what can these teens do about their constant and intense sad moods? With the help of teachers, school counselors, mental health professionals, parents, and other caring adults, the severity of a teen's depression can not only be accurately evaluated, but plans can be made to improve his or her well-being and ...
- 5427: Catcher in the Rye: Theme of the World Having An Outward Appearance
- ... Catcher in the Rye." The title of the book is a mystery all the way until chapter 21 when he sneaked back home to see Phoebe. When Phoebe fronted him about getting kicked out of school again saying "you don't like anything" Holden was forced to come up with something he would enjoy to be or do. After minutes of pondering Holden said "I'd just be the catcher in ... story Salinger used Holden as the catcher on the rye to protect or try to protect the innocents of kids. The biggest and most memorial of this protection is when he went to Phoebe elementary school to talk to her before he had to leave. Anyway he saw the word fuck you on the hall walls and "it drove him dam near crazy." He couldn't stand the idea that Phoebe ...
- 5428: Familial Hypercholesterolemia
- ... familial disease seen in all segments of humanity. The cholesterol in the human body is derived from two sources. The most common cause described by the media and other sources of mass information is a high content of cholesterol in the ingested diet. Another source and the major one, not generally appreciated by the general public is the manufacturing of cholesterol of raw ingredients within the human body itself, primarily the liver but also somewhat in the muscles and other various organs. There are several key components of cholesterol, the significance to good health and long life of which is variable. The HDL, High Density Lipoprotein, is commonly referred to as the "good" cholesterol, and the LDL, Low Density Lipoprotein, which is known as the "bad" cholesterol. These are described as good or bad because of their affect on ...
- 5429: Efficient Market Theory: A Con
- ... all profits reported by the company over the years and put them in a negative net cash flow situation. As a result, AOL's stock is currently listed at 35 1/4, down from a high of 71 in May. This example clearly outlines a major flaw in Efficient Market Theory: If EMT relies heavily on information as the basis for determining market value, what happens if the information is manipulated ... Efficient Market Theory was working in AOL's case is that the investors were protected from precipitous loss because the system adjusted the stock price to reflect the actual value of AOL stock. The previously high price did indicate the value of the stock based on the accounting practices then in effect, however misleading they may have been. At the moment that the company decided to change the accounting practices, the ...
- 5430: Boss Mustang
- ... to many sport‘¦s cars. This car was just released to customers like ourselves 2 weeks ago. One-thousand of these have already been sold around the United States. Consumer Magazine rated this car so high that people were calling the publisher of the magazine and asking if it was a joke. The editor said it was no joke, and I‘¦ll tell you the same. The BOSS comes with a ... World has examined this car from front to back and give it a perfect 10. Every magazine I‘¦ve looked at has rated this car no lower than a 8.5 which is still extremely high. This car itself has the looks, drive, and speed to out perform any major sports car on the market. I would ask any of my readers to go to their local BOSS dealer and get ...
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