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Blood Sugar Levels Grolier Electronic Publishing
1,280 words
Hypoglycemia is a condition in which the amount of
sugar in the blood drops to an abnormally low
level. It occurs in association with a number of
diseases and can affect anyone. Blood sugar, more
formally known as glucose, is the fuel all cells
in your body uses for heat and energy
(Hypoglycemia, (Low Blood Sugar) ). Glucose is
produced by the breakdown of glycogen, a
pancreatic hormone that tends to raise sugar in
the blood. Glucose enters the cells of your body
through insulin. Insulin is what...
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Sexual Intercourse Websters Dictionary
650 words
In biological terms men really dont have a
physical way to show or define their virginity,
but in women the presence of a hymen is the clear
indicator of virginity. However, there are some
women who are born without a hymen, and there are
others who are born with a thin hymen that can
rupture through a variety of activities totally
unrelated to sex, such as inserting a tampon. If
these women dont have hymens can they still be
considered virgins? Websters dictionary defines
virginity as, a person...
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Employment Opportunities Market Share
688 words
The organization chosen for my company profile is
AT&T. AT&T is currently ranked no. 10 for Fortune
500 companies. AT&T is run by CEO: C. Michael
Armstrong. AT&T is one of the top
Telecommunications companies in the world. AT&T's
national headquarters is located at 32 Sixth
Avenue New York, NY 10013. AT&T's number in New
York is (212) 387 - 5400 and more information on
AT&T can be found at their Website web AT&T is the
world's largest and sophisticated network in
communication. AT&T specializes ...
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Ahead Of His Time Iliad And The Odyssey
780 words
"A hero is one who is born illegitimately, out of
the fear of the prophecy of his future greatness,
is abandoned by his father, is save by animals or
others and raised by a lowly couple, fights wars,
returns home triumphant, defeats his persecutors,
frees his mother, becomes king, founds a city, and
dies young (In Quest of the Hero vii). " Homer
took this theory to heart in his writing the
Odyssey. Homer was constantly using each one of
these components and many of them can be seen in
both the I...
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Anabolic Steroids Muscle Mass
1,425 words
If someone guaranteed you amazing results in the
weight room with minimal effort by just taking a
pill would you take it? You probably would! But,
if you knew that these pills could potentially
knock 20 years off your life. Would you take it
then? You would be suprised to find out how many
people would answer yes to that question. In the
past three decades, steroids have become a serious
problem, more than ever in the athletic field. It
is reported that over 3 million athletes and
bodybuilders a...
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Eye Contact Good Example
342 words
In an important speech, oral delivery is key,
ingredients to oral delivery are tone, volume,
rate, enthusiasm and clarity, how well you deliver
these aspects determines how well your speech is
received. A good example of all of these in a
package is Brad Ames. Brad had flowing smooth
sentences, while speaking with ease, as if he was
truly having a 2 way conversation with the
audience. His volume was not too loud, not to
soft, it was clear and not overbearing. His
attention grabber, or how he bro...
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D S Six Months
1,433 words
The Worse Epidemic Ever To Hit America: AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, the number
one killer among Sexually Transmitted Diseases in
North America, all because of the lack of
intelligence about the disease. There are a lot of
ways to contract the virus HIV, homosexuality is
not the only way, but, Im sure thats the first
thing that comes to mind when someone mentions A.
I. D. S. The reason people are so unaware of the
virus or just dont care about it is because people
have the thought w...
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Second World War Sense Of Time
1,575 words
Humans have been communicating since four million
years. On the other hand, the birth of culture is
estimated to have taken place about 35, 000 years
ago. Today, both culture and communication have
evolved considerably and have become
interdependent of one another, to the point that
communication is considered to be a product of
culture. Thus, our own culture has a deep impact
on our thoughts and behaviors. Since each culture
has its distinct aspects, intercultural
communication can be the cause...
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Beginning Of The End Polio Vaccine
730 words
Before the development of the Salk and Sabin
vaccines, polio was a serious infection that
affected the central nervous system; however with
proper vaccinations it can be eradicated in the
United States today. There are different kinds of
polio. They include spinal polio, non-paralytic
form, and paralytic polio. Spinal polio is the
most common form that occurs when polio viruses
attack nerve cells and control the muscles of the
legs, arms, trunk, diaphragm, abdomen, and pelvis.
Stiffness in the n...
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Diet And Exercise Male Athletes
613 words
Parks, M. S. , Read, M. H. (1997). Adolescent male
athletes: body image, diet, and exercise.
Adolescence, 32, 593 - 602. Today's society is
heavily focused on the physical aspect of our
bodies. It seems that our body image is of a very
important concern to many. According to previous
research studies one's self-esteem is closely
related to the degree of satisfaction with one's
body image. Most of the research before now on
body image has been done in relation to the female
population. The concer...
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Performance Enhancing Drugs Drug Testing
1,148 words
... Cyclists used the drugs not only in training
but to aid them in their races to give them that
extra mile. Many athletes competing in the Olympic
games tend to use the performance enhancers a lot.
They probably think since they [performance drugs]
got them this far, why stop now when they could
win a gold medal. In the ' 92 Olympics the banned
drugs most frequently used were anabolic steroids
(57 %), stimulants (22 %), narcotics (8 %),
diuretics (5 %), masking agents (1 %) and
beta-blockers (...
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Muscle Tone Weight Loss
547 words
Nutritional supplements are becoming more and more
widely used by athletes in the world of sports
today. Some supplements are more commonly used
than others. Creatine is one that acts as a lean
muscle builder and is the most commonly used.
Ephedrine, which is also known as the oral form of
adrenaline, is one of the more dangerous
supplements. There is also Xenadrine, which is an
herbal weight loss formula. Many of these
supplements have side effects that can be harmful
and even deadly. The most ...
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Hepatitis B E G
1,075 words
Cross Infection Control In Dentistry. Cross
infection involves the spreading of disease from
one source to another and hence increasing the
number of people suffering that specific disease.
In dentistry, infection control is of particular
importance as bacterial infections of the oral
cavity, like infection anywhere else in the body,
can be potentially life-threatening. The mouth
carries a large number of potentially infectious
micro-organisms; saliva and blood are known
vectors in infection. It...
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Type Ii Diabetes Type I Diabetes
1,299 words
Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death by
disease. It is a chronic disease that has no cure.
Therefore it comes to no surprise that this
disease has acquired countless number of
attentions. Unfortunately, 5. 4 million people in
the United State are unaware that they have this
disease. Until they do, they have already
developed life-threatening complications. This may
include blindness, kidney diseases, nerves
diseases, heart diseases, strokes, and
amputations. It is no wonder that diabetes...
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Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Blood Sugar Levels
791 words
Diabetes Mellitus, disease caused by defective
carbohydrate metabolism and characterized by
abnormally large amounts of sugar in the blood and
urine. Diabetes mellitus affects approximately
five percent of the United States population,
about 10 - 12 million people, of whom about half
remain undiagnosed. Diabetes mellitus can
eventually damage the eyes, kidneys, heart, and
limbs, and can endanger pregnancy. Proper
treatment, however, can minimize these
complications. Diabetes mellitus is usually ...
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Nick Cerebral Palsy
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Nicholas G. B. D. 5 - 3 - 82 Eighth Grade
Examiner: Suzan Carter Testing Dates: 7 - 13 - 97,
7 - 19 - 97, 7 - 23 - 97 The purpose of this
report is to give Mr. and Mrs. G. , Nicholas G. ?
s parents, a more complete and up to date picture
of Nick? s academic skill levels. Nick is a
neighbor of the examiner, and both parents and
examinee have cheerfully volunteered Nick as
testing subject for the examiner? s Diagnostic
Testing class. Nicholas has been in the Special
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Nick Cerebral Palsy
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purpose of Diagnostic Testing The purpose of this
report is to give Mr. and Mrs. G. , Nicholas G. ?
s parents, a more complete and up to date picture
of Nick? s academic skill levels. Nick is a
neighbor of the examiner, and both parents and
examinee have cheerfully volunteered Nick as
testing subject for the examiner? s Diagnostic
Testing class. Nicholas has been in the Special
Day Class Program, attending Santa Barbara public
schools since kindergarten. Nicholas is
developmentally delayed and h...
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People With Dyslexia Dyslexic Students Reading
511 words
Dyslexia was once known as the disorder used to
explain why a child had difficulty reading, and
this difficulty could not by explained by any
other problems. This definition was not
satisfactory for the parents, teachers, or
researchers. There are now three different
definitions. The most basic is dyslexia is a
condition that makes it extremely difficult to
read, write, and spell in your native language. It
is a lifelong disorder that is
neurologically-based which interferes with the
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U S Supreme Court Federal Courts
618 words
The federal judiciary of the United States is
split into, essentially, one court system for the
national government and one for each of the
states. The federal courts are then split up
further. The first level of federal courts are the
district courts, including the U. S. Tax Court,
followed by the U. S. courts of appeal, which
includes the U. S. Claims Court and the Court of
International Trade. On the top of the pyramid
lies the U. S. Supreme Court, which handles cases
of the utmost importance...
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Speech And Language Literate Society
600 words
Writing can be defined as a way to communicate
thought using permanent notation symbols. Origins
of Writing by Andrew Robinson begins with an
introduction of how writing is significant to our
society and how in current times people are taking
for granted this skill and the value it possesses.
The article is divided into several different
subheadings, each addressing a different aspect of
writing. It begins with The Function of Writing,
then it continues with The Origins of Writing, The
Developme...
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