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- 21321: Anatomy Of A Muscle Cell
- ... another or with damaged muscle fibers in order to regenerate these muscle fibers. John Centore2 Dr. Jain Anatomy & Physiology The many nuclei of skeletal muscle fiber are located underneath the sarcolemma, which is the fiber’s plasma membrane. Thousands of invaginations of the sarcolemma, which are called T Tubules, Tunnel from the surface to the center of the muscle fiber. These T Tubules are open to the outside of the fiber and are filled with extra-cellular fluid. Muscle action potentials propagate along the sarcolemma and through the T tubules and quickly spread through the muscle ...
- 21322: The Crucible
- ... in the witch trials unless hi pregnant wife were to also get involved. After his wife got involved and eventually was set free due to the fact that she was pregnant feels that he can't accept this. Proctor is a good and noble man and because of this he believes at first he can't be hanged and die a martyr when he has this sin blooming over him every waking moment . John later says to Elizabeth that " My honesty is broke, Elizabeth; I am no good man. Nothing's spoiled by giving them this lie that were not rotten long before"(136) and rather confess then die for something he flat out didn't do. However, as John confesses, he can not allow ...
- 21323: The Jilting of Granny Weatherall: Ellen Weatherwall
- The Jilting of Granny Weatherall: Ellen Weatherwall In “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,” Katherine Anne Porter focuses on the main character, Ellen Weatherall. Porter breaks down Ellen’s relationship between birth, death, and motherhood. She gives the reader knowledge of her values, goals, hopes, dreams, and fears through these stages of her life. Porter also locks in to Ellen’s conscious thought, but by seeing her recollections Porter examines her unconscious thought as well. Ellen Weatheralls viewpoint changes as an account of her life and death experiences. (West, 9)(Givner, 95,197) Lying on her ... back and forth from old age to womanhood and back again after the cycle is completed. During the time the story also goes back and forth. It takes the reader from the deathbed to Ellen’s unconscious thought. This begins to carry the story forward. (DeMouy, 46) Ellen Weatherall’s life changes when she is jilted. “A young women with a peaked Spanish comb in her hair and a painted ...
- 21324: The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano
- ... cultures around the earth due to regional traditions and the goods that were produced in that area. The enslavement of the African Americans did not begin with the South Atlantic System; it existed in Africa’s own various native tribes for centuries. In The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano, Equiano recalls the slavery in his own tribe the Ibo. The slavery system of his African tribe that he witnessed as a ... a punishment for kidnapping or other crimes such as adultery. One could also become a slave if he/she was a captured enemy. The Europeans, however, rounded up slaves with no thought of any African’s personal lives and captured them for the sole purpose of enslaving them. When they did not “round up” the Africans themselves they would trade goods for slaves which caused tribes to attack other tribes for ... same amount of work that any other member of the family would do. When Equiano reached the West Indies he saw the Africans being literally worked to death, because they were so numerous and wouldn’t lose money if they perished. Another principal difference in the treatment of slaves between Africa and Europe was lodging. In the Ibo tribe, the master of the slaves had them live inside his complex ...
- 21325: Arsenic
- ... bonds with other elements or groups of elements. Arsenic has an atomic number 33, atomic mass is 74.9216, and it sublimes (passes directly into a vapor without melting) at 613° C. History The Earth's crust contains relatively little arsenic, only about 5.5 parts per million. Arsenic and some arsenic compounds have been known for a long time. Aristotle thought that arsenic was a kind of sulfur. The Latin word arsenicum means yellow orpiment (a pigment containing arsenic and sulfur). While knowledge of arsenic dates back to ancient Greece, it wasn't until the Middle Ages that its poisonous characteristics were described. It was identified by Albert Magnus about 1250, and he described the way to manufacture it. Since then the method has scarcely changed: the mineral ... considered to be of concern because of their toxicity and/or presence in the environment. Commercial Uses Compounds of arsenic have been used since ancient times for many purposes, including medicines and poisons. In Aristotle's time it was used to harden copper. Orpiment and realgar have long been used as depilatories in the leather industry. When orpiment is rubbed on silver, it gives the surface a golden color. Orpiment ...
- 21326: Asthma 2
- ... first place. The best way to do this is to always follow your asthma management plan that your physician developed for you as an individual. You need to follow this plan even when you don't have any asthma symptoms. For example, skin testing by an allergist may determine your allergies, and periodic desensitizing injections of small amounts of these substances over several years may be helpful. Bronchial dilators, anti-inflammatory ... This allows you to treat the symptoms early, when they are the easiest to control. " (Morain 1999) New Treatment: " Leukotriene antagonist - block leukotriene chemicals released from allergic cells which cause spasms of the airways. It's accolade and marked by Smith - Kline. Only administrated twice a day with no significant side effects. Zileuton - required administration four times a day and has been associated with liver function abnormalities, and the patient must ... they are the exception more than the "norm." Educational and Medical Programs: · Links to Asthma Education materials on the Internet. · American Academy of allergy and Asthma · Pulmonary specialist · Mayo Health Oasis Publications and Clinics · Doctor's Offices · Books ( Get yourself educated on your disease ) · Hospitals that give free clinics on asthma and how to manage it. · Journals from the American Lung Association. References Abramowicz, M. (1993 - 1997). An overview [Abstract]. ...
- 21327: Blood Doping
- Running the Race to Obtain the Prize? Each year athlete’s ability to perform seems to increase by leaps and bounds. Some reasons for this can be attributed to better training methods, better conditioning techniques, and better over all health of the athlete. While most situations ... and blood clots. These health problems are very dangerous and are the reason why blood doping is banned. Proof that the procedure works is not etched in stone. If there is negative effects, it doesn’t work right? Although blood doping is risky, it has some positive effects. Blood doping also has been proven to be advantageous for heat acclimated athletes, aiding in thermoregulation. The athletes that are used to the ... physical enhancement into your system. It is pumping your own blood into your own system, and in my opinion, it is harmful if monitored by a trained professional. Everyone wants to win; blood doping wouldn’t be unfair if it was more popular. Blood doping would set new records. America wants to bring home “the gold” and so does the Olympic sponsors cities and countries. Blood doping raises the maximum ...
- 21328: Cloning 8
- ... of course. In reference to identical twins. Outside of that, no human has ever been artificially cloned. One attempt at splitting an embryo in 1993 came very close, but was not successful. Although humans haven't ever been cloned, several animals have, all in recent months. The more publicized cloning was of Dolly the sheep. The cloning that also occurred, but had much less television coverage was that of a monkey ... clone Dolly, it took 277 attempts before a success. Attempts to clone humans are also currently being cut short. A British ban on cloning, a ban on cloning currently in the works in the U.S., and a current ban on the use of federal money for then research of cloning humans all make it tough. In addition to that, both of the two ways of cloning, splitting an embryo, and ... try. With all of these possibilities, the social and economic repercussions need to be taken a look at and then a comprehensive decision by the scientific community needs to be reached. Bibliography Fincham, J. R. S., and Ravetz, J. R., Genetically Engineered Organisms (1991) Jackson, J. B., Population Biology and Evolution of Clonal Organisms (1986) Steinberg, M. L., and Cosloy, S., The Facts on File Dictionary of Biotechnology and Genetic ...
- 21329: The Crucible and Death of a Salesman: Search For Happiness
- ... for happiness deals with peoples relationships with one another. In the novel, which takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 during the famous witch trials. Abigail Williams, a young devious girl lusts after another women's husband. The man, John Proctor, a man who truly loves his wife, made a mistake and had an affair with Abigail, when she worked for the Proctors in their home. After the affair, John, ashamed ... Therefore, Abigail does not attain her happiness due to her vicious, vengeful ways. Similarly, in the play Death of a Saleman, a search for happiness is also a theme. Taking place in the late 1940's, in New York, one views the troubled Loman family. The main character, Willy Loman, a saleman, has never reached his true happiness. His son Biff, a washed up has been, stands as a symbol of ... to the standards Willy has set, success will never come to him because he does not do well at what he does. So, Willy never meets his happiness because of his excessive pride. A person's idea of happiness may differ greatly from the next. For examply, Abigail wanted a person to make herself happy, while Willy anted success. They both wanted something that they clearly couldn't have. The ...
- 21330: The Jungle
- The Jungle Through out the 1900’s there were many factories’ that had shown cruelty towards it’s workers and, perform many illegal activities. There are many good example of this in Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. This books main purpose as to get the public involved in what was happening to works and, in Sinclair’s book how their food was being treated. The spoiled meat factory had ...
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