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Boston Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Company
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"Asthma is a respiratory disease in which spasm
and constriction of the bronchial passages and
swelling of their mucous lining cause obstruction
of breathing. " (Anastasiow 1997) Etiology: " This
disease is often due to allergies, such as dust,
smoke, cold air, exercise, animal fur or feathers,
molds, and pollen. Allergic asthma is also called
atopic or extrinsic asthma. Many people with
allergic asthma also suffer from hay fever, which
is an allergic reaction, usually to airborne
pollen, of the...
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Salvador Dali Virgin Mary
1,400 words
Leda Atomica (24 x 18 "- oil on canvas), is a
painting by Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) who was
the top Surrealists of this time. Surrealism
explored the subconscious, the dream world, and
irrational elements of the psyche in the firm
belief that the discoveries to be made from such
exploration would be of greater fundamental
importance to the human condition than any other
form of social analysis. Surrealists like Salvador
Dali was very fascinated by the ephemeral state of
the mind between sleep ...
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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
905 words
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon "Crouching Tiger
Hidden Dragon" was released in 2000. It is a film
made in the wuxi style (the derivative of martial
and chivalric arts). "Crouching Tiger Hidden
Dragon" was directed by Ang Lee, with the
participation of international cast of ethnic
Chinese actors, such as Chang Chen, Michelle Yeoh,
Chow Yun-Fat, and Zhang Ziyi. This is an
interesting experimentation made by veteran
filmmakers, Ang Lee and James Schemes. The movie
is based on the 4 th novel in the ...
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Muhammad Ali Viet Cong
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1. Introduction 2. Body - biography - how Ali
became hero - popularity - Muslim conversion -
draft refusal - greatest fights - influence in
society - depiction in popular culture 3.
Conclusion Muhammad Ali: A Hero in Popular Culture
I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop
the talent I was given, I believed in myself and I
believe in the goodness of others. (Muhammad Ali)
Muhammad Ali is one of the greatest boxers of all
time. Ali remains popular for over almost 50 years
since his first g...
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Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
1,516 words
IS RITALIN OVERPRESCRIBED? Stimulant medications
such as Ritalin have received some bad press over
the years. Because of lack of accurate
information, parents are understandably fearful of
side effects. Ritalin has been studied carefully
for the last 20 to 30 years. The two most commonly
mentioned side effects of Ritalin are loss of
appetite and sleep problems. Irritability and
weight loss are the next most often reported
symptoms. Approximately half of the children in
one study who took Ritalin...
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National Security Council Notre Dame
1,102 words
Condoleezza Rice It's important that we appeal to
each individual's worth and capability. ''
Condoleezza Rice There is hardly one more woman in
the world as multi talented, academic, influential
and outstanding as the National Security Adviser
Condoleezza Rice. Her position is unique in the
fact that she is the first woman of any race to
hold such a high position in the White House
(Soccer). But Condoleezza Rice is not only a
skillful politician she is an advanced scholar and
a distinctive figur...
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Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste
1,171 words
Yucca Mountain nuclear waste The controversy,
surrounding the issue of proposed nuclear waste
depository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada has been
around since the time when in 1978 U. S.
Department of Energy (DEO) started to look for the
suitable location to have such depository at. At
present time, the deadly waste is stored at 131
different sites throughout the USA, making it ever
harder to insure that safety standards are being
maintained at every particular location. On July
23, 2002 President Bus...
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Leonardo Da Vinci 15 Th Century
1,126 words
Medici in the Renaissance During 1300 and 1600
there was a time which people called the
Renaissance. At that time the Western world was
changed. People no longer wanted to take the
teachings of the church. They wanted to study the
secrets of the Universe, to study human anatomy.
During the Renaissance printing was invented, and
writers and thinkers were able to exchange their
ideas. The innovations covered all spheres of
life. In art new genres appeared. They discovered
how to paint in three dim...
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Child And Adolescent Psychiatry American Academy Of Child
1,280 words
Psychological Disorders of Childhood and
Adolescence Child maltreatment causes number of
behavioral and emotional disorders that greatly
influences the development of personality of a
person. Numerous studies conducted at schools
(sometimes in colleges in many cases it is hard
for a person with serious psychological disorders
to enter it) suggest that especially these types
of disorders are responsible for development of
antisocial behavior by an individual or create
problems with education. Chi...
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Sense Of Smell Musical Talent
680 words
Steveland Judkins Morris was born on May 13, 1950,
in Saginaw, Michigan. He is more popularly known
as Stevie Wonder. Stevie was blinded shortly after
birth. His blindness was caused by a medical
accident when he was born. He had to be put in an
incubator and he didn? t get enough air. In 1954
his family moved to Detroit. He developed his
musical talent early in his life. By the age of 11
years old, he could play the harmonica and piano
and he was a talented singer. Stevie was
introduced to Moto...
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Maryland Eastern Shore University Of Maryland Eastern Shore Benedictine
270 words
My name is Aisha Jamaica Marques. I am a
seventeen-year old senior currently attending
Benedictine Academy School for girls. Benedictine
Academy has truly been a learning experience.
Through out my three years as a Benedictine girl,
I have grown socially and mentally. The
Benedictine faculty has helped me to be a
well-rounded person, giving me educational
knowledge, social skills and the ability to
realize that theres nothing wrong with a little
hard work. They have also taught me, as long as I
...
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Poe Tales Elderly Man
1,328 words
Edger Alan Poe Edgar Alan Poe was an American
writer, known as a poet and most famous as the
first master of the short story, especially tales
of the mysterious and macabre. The literary merits
of Poe's writings have been debated since his
death, but his works have remained popular and
many major American and European writers have
professed their artistic debt to him. Born in
Boston Massachusetts, Poe was orphaned in his
early child hood. Raised by John Adam, A
successful businessman of Richmond...
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Acute Middle Class
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In this essay I am going to discuss and evaluate
the provision of education in Essex from the
sources and the changes that occurred following
the 1870 Act. First I will discuss What Changes
were needed? The Brentwood Free Grammar School was
an example of the alleged misuse of funding from
endowments. The purpose of Free Grammar Schools
was an endeavour to provide an education for the
lower to middle class of pupils whose parents
could not afford to pay the private school fees.
Many schools of th...
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Journey Into Night Count Of Monte Cristo
1,208 words
Eugene Gladstone O? Neill? s life is reflected
throughout his plays in order to let out his true
feelings. Eugene O? Neill was born in October on
the 16, 1888. He was born in New York City, New
York, in a hotel on forty-third and Broadway. For
the first seven years of his life, he traveled
with his parents. James O? Neill, his father, was
among the top actors of his time and his mother,
Ellen Quinlan, did not work, she only followed
James from stage to stage. They traveled with the
famous melodr...
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Part Of Nature Emily Dickinson
1,123 words
Emily Dickinson was raised in a traditional New
England home in the mid 1800 s. Her father along
with the rest of the family had become Christians
and she alone decided to rebel against hat and
reject the Church. She like many of her
contemporaries had rejected the traditional views
in life and adopted the new transcendental
outlook. Massachusetts, the state where Emily was
born and raised in, before the transcendental
period was the epicenter of religious practice.
Founded by the puritans, the ...
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Vel Zquez Goya Painter
530 words
His name, Francisco Goya, born in 1746, one of
Spain's most innovative painters and etchers; also
one of the triumvirate including El Greco and
Diego Vel? zquezof great Spanish masters. Much in
the art of Goya is derived from that of Vel?
zquez, just as much in the art of the 19
th-century French master? douard Manet and the 20
th-century genius Pablo Picasso is taken from
Goya. Trained in a mediocre rococo artistic
milieu, Goya transformed this often frivolous
style and created works, such as t...
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Gunter Grass Gunter Gunter Grass Gunter Grass Wrote
901 words
Gunter Gunter Grass Gunter Grass Gunter Grass is a
German poet, novelist, playwright, sculptor, and
printmaker. Grass describes himself as a
Spataufklarer, a belated apostle of enlightenment
in an era that has grown tired of reason (Gunter).
He was born in Danzig, Germany (currently Gdansk,
Germany) on October 16, 1927. Grass wrote his
first unpublished novel when he was only thirteen.
Like many teenagers during World War II, Grass was
a member of the Hitler Youth. He served under
Luftwaffe when...
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Jimmy Carter James Earl
857 words
Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter was born on October 1,
1924, in Plains, Georgia. He was the first
president to be born in the hospital (the Wise
Clinic in Plains). His parents were James Earl
Carter (born 1894, died 1953), and Lillian Gordy
Carter (born 1898, died 1983). Jimmy had 3
siblings, Ruth Carter (Stapleton), Gloria Carter
(Spann), and William Alton (Billy) Carter. Jimmy
Carter s ancestry was English, his religion is
Baptist. He went to the following schools: Plains
High school, Georgia (1929 ...
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Head Of A Woman Pablo Picasso Paintings
764 words
Picasso was born on October 25, 1881, in Malaga,
Spain, son of an artist, Jose Ruiz, and Maria
Picasso. Pablo decided at a young age to adopt his
mother s name Picasso, rather than his father s
much more common name, Ruiz. An artistic prodigy,
Picasso, at the age of 14, completed the one month
qualifying examination of the Academy of Fine Arts
in Barcelona in one day. From there he went to the
Academy of San Fernando in Madrid, returning in
1900 to Barcelona, where he spent a lot of time in
the ...
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Academy Of Science German Philosopher
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The Life and Works of Gottfried von Leibniz
Gottfried von Leibniz, born on July 1 st, 1646,
was a German philosopher, as well as a
mathematician, a universal genius, and a founder
of modern science. He foresaw the development of
symbolic logic and, unconnected with Isaac Newton,
invented the calculus with a superior notation,
including the symbols for integration and
differentiation. He expressed a theory of
substance based on monads, which were metaphysical
and animistic ally bestowed points of...
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