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- 6351: The Salem Witch Trials
- ... power over them. People blamed witches for any unexplainable misfortune, such as illness, a sudden death, or a crop failure (World Book 310). So when two girls first started acting disturbed, it was after hearing stories about children who had been tormented by witches. The girls would throw tantrums and have fits in which they would run around screaming that they were being hurt. This kind of behavior was defined as ...
- 6352: Leprechaunism
- ... Leprechaunism is caused by defects in the insulin receptor (INSR). This receptor is a transmembrane protein. In 1993, the human insulin receptor was found to be located at the locus 19p13.3, or on the short arm of chromosome 19, in section one-three point three. The insulin receptor is a tetramer of 2 alpha and 2 beta subunits joined by disulfide bonds. The coding sequence consists of 22 exons, with ...
- 6353: AIDS
- ... service establishments. Studies have shown no evidence of HIV transmission through insectseven in areas where there are many cases of AIDS and large populations of insects such as mosquitoes. HIV lives for only a short time inside an insect and does not reproduce. Thus, even if the virus enters a mosquito or another sucking or biting insect, the insect does not become infected and cannot transmit HIV to the next ...
- 6354: Obesity
- ... which the joints deteriorate, possibly as a result of excess weight on the joints. Gout, another disease affecting the joints Pulmonary (breathing) problems, including sleep apnea, in which a person can stop breathing for a short time during sleep. Doctors generally agree that the more obese a person is, the more likely he or she is to have health problems. Psychological and Social Effects One of the most painful aspects of ...
- 6355: Addiction: Its Causes and Effects
- ... with cocaine. What made him continue this dangerous addiction for so long? Why did the star of Grace Under Fire, Brett Butler become addicted to a prescription painkiller that almost took her life? These disparate stories show that addiction in the United States is rampant. Society believes that people become addicted because of weakness of will when, in fact, the new way of thinking leads us to believe addictive behavior is ...
- 6356: Charlie Chaplin
- ... numerous films, he left Keystone to work on his own thing. This was due to salary arguments and differences in the way Chaplin and Sennett viewed comedy. He then signed with Essanay studios for a short while, and had the first million-dollar contract with First National. In 1919, Chaplin formed United Artists with friends and stars Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and director D.W.Griffith. He married Lita Grey November ...
- 6357: AIDS: Myths and Facts
- ... will have served the purpose for which it was written. To enlighten the reader about some myths, the precautions against AIDS, and a few sources of the information and assistance for its victims. While this short essay only skims the surface of the depth of this serious disease and deadly disease, perhaps it will, in some way be of value in its intended purpose.
- 6358: The Great Gatsby: The love of money is the root of all evil"
- ... that it had never happened because of how much trouble it brought them. People treated them differently, they had to deal with taxes, and more often than not, the money was gone in just a short period of time. Money is not the only thing that causes evil. Rape, war, murder. These things are not caused by the love of money. In some cases they are, but not in all. The ...
- 6359: The Worlds Fight Against Microbes
- ... thought to be common, and relatively harmless are now becoming lethal to people of all ages, race, and socioeconomic status because of the misuse of medicines, which make the diseases ever more drug resistant, and short sighted political policies. It now seems that the microbes now have the macrobes on the run. Consider the difference in size between some of the very tiniest and the very largest creatures on Earth. A ...
- 6360: The Human Brain vs. the Computer
- ... has not changed any time in recorded history, only the knowledge of man has changed, and this knowledge is invested in the computer anyway. The computer has altered drastically for the better in such a short period of time that it is incredible. The computer has had improvements added to it almost non-stop, from a simple calculation device into a marvel of modern science, whilst the human brain cannot do ...
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