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- 6341: Charles Darwin
- ... great work of his life, the problem of the origin of species. After five years of collecting the evidence, Darwin began to speculate on the subject. In 1842 he drew up his observations in some short notes, expanded in 1844 into a sketch of conclusions for his own use. These conclusions were the principle of natural selection, the germ of the Darwinian Theory, but with typical caution he delayed publication of ...
- 6342: Charles Dickens
- ... misery of the experience remain with him all his life. 3 Dickens attended school off and on until he was 15, and then left for good. He enjoyed reading and was especially fond of adventure stories, fairy tales, and novels. He was influenced by such earlier English writers as William Shakespeare, Tobias Smollet, and Henry Fielding. However, most of the knowledge he later used as an author came from his environment ...
- 6343: The Effects of Stress, Alcohol Outcome Expectancies, Gender, Coping Styles, and Family Alcoholism on Alcohol Consumption
- ... beer), as college students' time is quite valuable, and the questionnaire may take approximately 30 minutes. There are a number of tests which currently exist which may be used to evaluate the subjects. 1. Adapted Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (Adapted SMAST) This is a 13 item self-report questionnaire developed by Sher and Descutner in 1986 which is designed to measure family history of alcoholism. This is a yes/no ...
- 6344: Charles Dickens
- ... During his lifetime Charles' family would always be on his back for money. In 1836 the first series of the "Sketches of Boz" was released , also during this year he was hired to be a short writer to go along with his humorous sport illustrations by Robert Seymour. Robert committed suicide after the second set was completed so Charles changed the conception of the "PickWick Paper's" which afterwards would become ...
- 6345: Charles Manson
- ... grew and many more people were recruited in the "Family." He started preaching to his followers in bizarre ways. He would have the group take acid trips then listen to him as he spun twisted stories that put ideas into their heads. Charles would reenact the Crucifixion of Christ, trying to instill upon his followers minds that he was Jesus Christ, that he was a higher power that they all ...
- 6346: The Ebola Virus
- ... individual particals grow. As the inclusion bodies grow and become more structured, the cell bursts and the viruses quickly find new cells to infect. This process is extremely rapid. Ebola is known for it's short incubation period of 2 to 21 days. The method of primary infection with the ebola virus in a natural is still unknown, however secondary transmission occurs through sexual contact and infected blood samples. Transmission usually ...
- 6347: The Effects of Smoking
- ... of oxygen transportation in the blood. This impairs muscular performance, and may also affect the vision, particularly at altitude. In general, smokers are less fit than non-smokers, performing less well in both endurance and short-term exercises. Smokers are slower, reach exhaustion earlier, and achieve lower goals. These disadvantages are directly related to duration of smoking and amount and are caused by the effects of carbon monoxide on blood oxygen ...
- 6348: The History, Use, and Effectiveness of Medicinal Drugs
- ... iron deficiency, gastric ulcers, kidney damage and if given to children having chicken pox or influenza could cause the risk of contracting the fatal brain disease known as Reye's syndrome. Usage of Aspirin varies. Short term use of about 3"6-10 days" is recommended without physician supervision but long term use requires periodic evaluations and dosage restrictions. Side effects also vary with the individual, they could include mild drowsiness ...
- 6349: Phobias
- ... This source will somewhat support the thesis, It supports me thesis by saying that a phobia can be treated and can spontaneously occur. The reason this is a moderate source is become it was fairly short in length, there were no charts and no references. The thesis, with its blueprinted areas, will be well served by the source, of which focuses on how people can become phobic, why they become phobic ...
- 6350: AIDS: A Life or Death Issue
- ... is characterized by having your immune system devastated by HIV. You have AIDS if on contracts certain kinds of puenomia of rare types of cancer. After contracting AIDS you will likely die in a very short amount of time. First, when it originated. AID's originated somewhere in Africa about 25-30 years ago and was thought to have been brought here in the '70's. It first appeared in heterosexuals ...
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