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- 20831: Knowledge 2
- ... acquire from our family members are never forgotten and stay in our hearts and minds for a lifetime. I believe that the relationships one has with friends and lovers are important in shaping a person s thoughts and actions. These are the people that we turn to in good times and bad, troubles and joys. They are the ones we turn to for advice and consolment. They are the ones that ... I hated school and always played tricks on fellow students and my teachers. I was a class clown. But as I grew older, I wished that I had paid more attention in my classes. It s such a waste. My father is a perfect example of wisdom without academic excellence. Don t get me wrong. He is a very smart and clever man. His knowledge just was not learned by the books. I ve had a hard life. I think I have. There have been so ...
- 20832: Schitzophrenia, Childhood, Mental, Anxiety and Other Disorders
- ... people. This is because they do not want to turn out the way these people are. A common example of a mental disorder is down syndrome. There was a television program in the early 90's that featured a boy that had to live with this terrifying disorder. This show was very inspirational for all people with disorders. The boy's name was Corky who fought all aspects of the disorder. Them being from physical triumphs to just everyday kids harrassing him at school. The show was taken off the air in 1993 because of sponsers. Records of types of disorders are unknown along with many of other records of treatments to people inflicted with a disorder. This is mainly because in the early 1900's people thought that people with disorders were just stupid and they did not investigate further into the matter. The quanity of people that have a disorder is unknown. There is an estimated guess that ...
- 20833: Safe Sex vs. Unsafe Sex
- Safe Sex vs. Unsafe Sex The "sexual revolution" of the 1960's has been stopped dead in its tracks by the AIDS epidemic. The danger of contracting AIDS is so real now that it has massively affected the behavior of both gay and straight folks who formerly ... for them to absorb it before becoming sexually active. The best way to avoid AIDS is to regard it as a highly lethal disease and treat it common sense prevention. Avoiding infection is IN ONE'S OWN HANDS. To halt its spread, people are encouraged to and apply accurate AIDS information to their living styles and sexual partners in order to reduce the risk of getting or transmitting the virus. Health promoters claim that "reaching the many who don't want to know" is no easy task. They suggest that educators must learn how and to communicate AIDS information. Many Public Health Departments are now taking the lead in education about AIDS with large ...
- 20834: Portland Cement
- ... 3CaOAl2O3), and a tetra-calcium aluminoferrite (4CaO Al2O3Fe2O3). In an abbreviated notation differing from the normal atomic symbols, these compounds are designated as C3S, C2S, C3A, and C4AF, where C stands for calcium oxide (lime), S for silica, A for alumina, and F for iron oxide. Small amounts of uncombined lime and magnesia also are present, along with alkalies and minor amounts of other elements Hydration. The most important hydraulic constituents ... C2S and C3S. Upon mixing with water, the calcium silicates react with water molecules to form calcium silicate hydrate (3CaO 2SiO23H2O) and calcium hydroxide (Ca [OH] 2). These compounds are given the shorthand notations C-S-H (represented by the average formula C3S2H3) and CH, and the Hydration reaction can be crudely represented by the following reactions: 2C3S + 6H = C3S2H3 + 3CH 2C2S + 4H = C3S2H3 + CH During the initial stage of hydration ... dormant period there would be no cement trucks, pouring would have to be done immediately upon mixing. Following the dormant period (which can last several hours), the cement begins to harden, as CH and C-S-H are produced. This is the cementitious material that binds cement and concrete together. As hydration proceeds, water and cement are continuously consumed. Fortunately, the C-S-H and CH products occupy almost the ...
- 20835: Osteoporosis
- ... two women and one in five men have an Osteoporosis-related fracture. By age 75, one third of all men will be affected by osteoporosis. While osteoporosis is often thought of as an older person's disease, it can strike at any age. Osteoporosis is responsible for 1.5 million fractures annually, including: -more than 300,000 hip fractures -500,000 vertebral fractures -200,000 wrist fractures Certain some people are ... sudden strain, bump, or fall causes a fracture or a vertebra to collapse. Once your vertebrae collapses you would feel it in the form of severe back pain, loss of height, stooped posture or dowager's hump. Building strong bones, especially before the age of 35, can be the best defense against developing osteoporosis, and a healthy lifestyle can be critically important for keeping bones strong. So to help prevent osteoporosis: -Eat a balanced diet rich in calcium -Exercise regularly, especially weight-bearing activities -Don't smoke -Limit alcohol intake Although there is no cure for Osteoporosis, there are treatments available to help stop further bone loss and fractures. Estrogen replacement therapy is the most popular treatment for osteoporosis. Studies ...
- 20836: Nutrition and You
- ... groups. The groups are: fats and oils, fruits and vegetables, dairy products, grains, and meats. Exercise is also an important part of nutrition. Exercise helps tone and maintain muscle tissue and ensure that the body's organs stay in good condition. Healthy eating without exercise will not result in good nutrition and a healthy body - neither will exercise without nutrition. The most important thing about exercise is that it be practiced ... source of building material in the body and is important in the development and growth of all body tissues. Protein is also needed for the formation of all hormones. It also helps regulate the body's water balance. When proteins are digested they are broken down into simpler sections called amino acids. However, not all proteins will contain all the necessary amino acids. Most meat and dairy products contain all necessary ... impossible to reliably determine the vitamin requirements of an individual because of differences in age, sex, body size, genetic makeup, and activity. A good source of a recommendation is the RDA. The RDA makes it's recommendations based on studies of consumption of the given nutrient. On the recommendation it will usually specify what size diet the recommendation is based on, for example, a two thousand calorie per day diet. ...
- 20837: Multiple Sclerosis
- Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is one of the most misunderstood diseases of this century. Since it's discovery, there is still no known causes, no proven treatments, and no known cure, yet it affects possibly five hundred thousand people in the United States alone. People need to learn more about this disease ... person afflicted with Multiple Sclerosis can suffer any number of symptoms. Researchers are not sure yet as to the cause of Multiple Sclerosis. There is a kind of deadlock among scientists and doctors whether it's hereditary, viral, or a combination of the two, with the disease being hereditary, but with a viral trigger, or just a simple chemical imbalance in the immune system. One thing is certain, though. Some sort ... slow or arrest the advancement of Multiple Sclerosis. Usually the diet therapies involve a few months eliminating allergic foods from your diet, and since foods that are slightly allergic are usually your favorite foods, it's a very hard treatment to stick to. Others swear by drugs and the like, such as ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone), which is the most commonly prescribed treatment, or copolymer I and cyclosporine, which have shown ...
- 20838: Sir William Wallace
- ... the second of three sons. He was born in the town of Elerslie, which was in Scotland. His Father Sir Malcolm Wallace held the title of knight but had little to no political power. Wallace's Father was involved in a revolt called Turnberry Band when William was 14 years old and was sent to live with his uncle Argile. His Uncle taught William Latin and French and how to be a swordsmen.When William's father returned from the revolt at Turnberry Band William was 17 years old. Fighting between rival families and rival towns were heating up. Civil War was about to Break out in Scotland. Brawling and riots inside towns turned into full scale battles, Where in the Battle of Loudoun Hill William's father was involved and killed. William Stayed with his mother For two years until he met Murron Braidfoot and married her in the year 1272. There are many tales on how William Wallace became ...
- 20839: Vaccine
- Vaccine Children are one of God's best gifts to people, as watching their children grow is one of the best pleasures people enjoy during their life course. For this reason, parents must take good care of their children during their early ... immunity. There are many diseases, infecting children, that may lead to death such as the polio disease. Scientists found a solution to this problem, by injecting a tiny sample of the virus into the child's blood, in order to stimulate the immune system to fight the disease if the child catches it, which is known as vaccination. However, McTaggart contradicts this by pointing out that vaccination problems far outweigh those ... that the mumps vaccine has proved to be a direct cause of seizures, meningitis, deafness, and encephalitis. (6). These are extremely dangerous and unrecoverable diseases. Dr J Anthony Morris, an immunization specialist formerly of America's 'National Institutes of Health' and 'Food and Drug Administration' says that "In several of the studies, the measles vaccine strain has been recovered from the spines of the victims, showing conclusively that the vaccine ...
- 20840: Love 2
- LOVE Once in a person's lifetime, everyone finds this one perfect person who they fall hopelessly in love with and live happily ever after. That is a mere fallacy, in the real world, this simply does not happen. Yes, people ... good reasons for a break-up. Lastly, the most common of all reasons for break-ups are differences. This can include different life goals; differences in religion; different race; incompatible personalities; and families that don't approve. With life goals, if one person in a relationship is shooting high and wants to be successful, while the other person just wants to work a minimum-wage job, things just don't add up. It would be very unlikely that these two people can have a long-term relationship. When it comes to race, families, and religion, it is plain facts that some people just value ...
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