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- 7651: Cystic Fibrosis
- ... treatments are allowing more than half of the people with CF to live into their mid-twenties, and some are already in their forties, fifties, and even sixties. It will be very important for you t frequently check with doctors for new medical advancements. More and More discoveries are made every day and one of them very well might be able to help you situation. You cannot catch cystic fibrosis from ... to weaken, until they are no longer able to function properly ending in death. Mucus is normal in lungs. It helps to protect the lung and air passages by removing germs and dust. Normally mucus s thin and slippery, but when a person has CF, the mucus-producing cells absorb too much water. The excess water makes the mucus thick and sticky and this can plug up ducts and passageways. When ... the cilia cannot move it along properly. Mucus is supposed to help clear the breathing passages, but in CF the sticky mucus forms a mucous plug instead, and stops up small airways. Then air can't gt into the alveolar sacs, and the exchanges of oxygen for carbon dioxide cannot take place. Almost all with cystic fibrosis eventually find that the tips of their fingers and toes become enlarged. This ...
- 7652: Creative Writing: Hephaestus and Aphrodite - The Dispute
- Creative Writing: Hephaestus and Aphrodite - The Dispute As Hephaestus was walking down Rhea Street on Mount Olympus, he noticed his wife, Aphrodite, kissing Hermes, the messenger-God, next to the area's one and only Burger God (very well-known for its char-broiled Whoppers). "Wait just a tootin' minute," he said aloud to himself. "Why is my wife kissing Hermes? She is supposed to be devoted ... his wife charmingly. "Did you enjoy yourself?" "Why, yes, thank you," she said cautiously, wondering why on Olympus he was acting so out of the ordinary. "How was yours?" she asked after a small moment's hesitance. "Oh, it was remarkable, thanks." The grin never left his face. "Tell me, Aphrodite, did you make anyone happy today?" She gave him a confused look, as if she did not understand the question ... since you are the Goddess of Love and Beauty, did you make anyone happy? Perhaps, send them a reason to fall in love?" "Oh," she said at last, "of course I did. My day wouldn't be complete if I hadn't. Why do you ask, Hephaestus?" "I only ask because I just want to know how your day was, that's all," he responded almost immediately after the question ...
- 7653: Urban Legends and Folklore
- Urban Legends and Folklore What is an urban legend? Above all, it's a great story hilarious, sad, horrifying, instructive, eerie, or some combination of these qualities. One common sign that a story or belief is an urban legend is that it seems too good to be true. But that's not to say that all urban legends are false. Every now and then one of these incredible tales turns out to be based on fact such as the often told adventure of Larry Walters, The Lawn Chair Balloonist. The legend states that Larry Walters, who in 1982 floated to 16,000 feet in piece of garden furniture attached to some surplus weather balloons. It's a story that, while factual, has taken a life of its own over the years. Its been told, retold, and embellished to the point that many people are surprised to discover it's true. ...
- 7654: Image of Child Heros
- ... is a hero in this story not only because he killed the witch, but because he rid the lake and the woods of the evil that kept most people from going there. Although this isn't one of the newly released works in Russia, I think that the children's stories, sometimes being all that the Russian people had to read that wasn't corrupted by the government, made a great contribution to the development of the Russian culture and also had a great impact on many people. The image of the trickster is also very prevalent in ...
- 7655: Conflict
- ... nature and reactions to adversity. "The Guest", by Albert Camus depicts three individuals faced with adversity. They must decide between following what is expected of them by law, and following their own convictions. An individual's reactions to conflicting forces will help to develop character and personality traits. Adverse circumstances faced by the character Daru help to reveal his inner most qualities and features. Albert Camus displays Daru as not only a man of loyalty, but one who maintains his moral convictions. Although unable to complete the duties of his position Daru remains at his post in the school house awaiting a new task. Daru's actions show he is a loyal and obedient servant of his government. As such he is expected to follows the orders given to him by his superiors. "And you will deliver this fellow to Tinguit".(pg 49) Daru is expected to follow orders and conform to the French ideal. Although loyal to France, he has a strong sense of morality. "That man's stupid crime revolted him, but to hand him over was contrary to honor". (pg 56) Daru holds true to his morals even though he may be held accountable for his disobedience. Like Daru Balducci ...
- 7656: Immigrating to Canada
- Immigrating to Canada Many people believe that immigration is the movement of people into a country from other countries. They say the greatest wave of immigrant's that came into Canada was experienced- between 1901 and 1911. But there still is a steady flow of people coming into Canada. Immigration rates aren't increasing or decreasing, instead they are staying at a steady state. In fact Immigrants's make up around 16% of Canada's population. First of all, Canada was looked at by people overseas in Europe and Britain as a fresh start. That is Canada was offering free land and ...
- 7657: Essay Of Flowers For Algernon
- Medical operations are carried out everyday, but for some, an operation can change a person's life. One experiment was done on a mentally retarded person to try to raise his intelligence. The experiment worked, but after months, the patient regressed dramatically. In the book, Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes, this intelligence operation was preformed, and the patient was Charlie Gordon. After the operation, Charlie was very bright, but experienced psychological traumas, loneliness, disillusionment, and social inadequacies. Charlie's psychological traumas or emotional upset was caused by his memory recalls. After his operation, he remembered every aspect of his childhood, whether it was good or bad. "...He's normal! He's normal! He'll grow up like other people. Better than others..." Charlie had dreams of how his mother was ashamed of him. His mother always thought her son was normal and ...
- 7658: The Best Way To Support Health Care
- The Best Way To Support Health Care The avarage life expectency in U.S. is 70 years of age, which is many years compared to some dacades before. Some of the reasons is good quality that health care provides thaks to all the money it raises, but where the ... partially funded by an increased tax on alcohol and tabacco products because they contribut significantly to the overall tealth care cost. In my opinion, raising taxes in these products will promte the problem, it wont solve it and its anfair to raise taxes just in one suspected product First of all, an increas in taxes would be moraly wrong because it promotes the problem. The people who buy tabacco and alcohol products may ...
- 7659: The Catcher In The Rye Analysi
- ... he has are about his sister Phoebe and his dead brother Alley. Holden, perhaps, wishes that everyone, including himself, should be like his brother and sister. That is to be intelligent, real and loving. Holdens problem is with his heart. It was broken when his brother died. Now Holden goes around the world as his fake self, wearing his mask. Holden is looking for love, peace and understanding. He is scared to love because he is afraid he might lose it like he did with his brother. That is the reason for Holden's love of the museum, he feels safe because it never changes it always stays the same. Holden is troubled with the pain of death, it effects every aspect of his life causing him to not ... He alienates himself from the world because he fears change and false people, he wants love and security. Holden alienates himself from all the changes that occur around him. Holden isolated himself when he didn't go down to the seats for the final football game at Pency. He isolates himself because he gets kicked out of all the schools he goes to. All those changes scare Holden off, he ...
- 7660: Restraints On Alzheimer Patients
- Restraints On Alzheimer Patients Four years ago I arrived at work where I was a staff nurse on an Alzheimer's unit. I got myself situated then began to receive morning report, my supervising nurse assigns me to provide care for eight residents, one of whom is Mrs. Travis, a 65 year old woman who has ... and discuss medical research and updated knowledge on the use of restraints. Hopefully, by the conclusion of this paper you will have a clearer outlook on the issue of restraints. When working on an Alzheimer's unit you often see confused elderly patients, evidence has indicated that a common way to ensure the safety of these patients is through physical or chemical restraints. A summarized definition of restraints is any device that inhibits a person's free physical movement or that controls her mood, mental status or behavior (A Guide, 1999). Restraints are classified as either physical of chemical. A physical restraint is any method or device that restricts a ...
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