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Peggy Rudd Cross Dressers Transvestitism
1,003 words
In the last few decades, there has been a rapid
change in social attitude towards so-called sexual
problems. There has been a call for the freedom to
live in the style of which one chooses, so long as
no one else is harmed in the process. One area
that appears little understood, however, is
transvestitism, or cross-dressing. In order to
gain some knowledge about this phenomenon, there
are many aspects of transvestitism that should be
examined, some being: history, societal views, the
gay versus ...
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Visual And Auditory Australian Aborigines
1,614 words
... misconduct, priests profiting from gifts in
return for the drug, or simply the economic
decline of the tribes which is said to be due to
their peyote usage. In any event, peyotism is
strongly look down upon by a majority of Navaho's,
yet the members of the Peyote Cult still continue
to practice. The fact that the Peyote Cult is only
a small division of a larger culture also provides
a distinct difference between them and the
Aborigines. There is no division among the
Aborigines over plant us...
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman Gilman The Yellow Wallpaper
1,067 words
Often human illness calls for medical attention to
acquire both soundness of body and mind. Opinions
from medical professionals are sought after by
those individuals seeking reassurance and peace of
mind in knowing they will receive the best
possible treatment. In her short story The Yellow
Wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman presents a
situation where a respected professional, medical
opinion contradicts those thoughts and desires of
the patient. The wife, and narrator, in the story
suffers a l...
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Healing Powers Imperial Family
1,675 words
Rasputin: The Man and the Myth Few people in the
20 th Century have been more notorious, yet more
mysterious, than the Siberian peasant who burst
upon the world's stage in 1905, Gregory Yefimovich
Novykh. Gregory is better known today as Rasputin.
Rasputin literally translates to the debauched
one, a moral corrupter. To the Imperial Family of
Russia, he was simply Father Gregory. Rasputin was
known for seeming to dominate the last Tsar of
Russia, causing the downfall of both men. Gregory
Rasputi...
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Sickle Cell Anemia Red Blood Cells
678 words
What is It? How can I get It? How do I know if I
have It? Can I get It from my boyfriend? If I do
have It, how can I treat It? Questions, after
questions, all pertaining to one subject, sickle
cell anemia, a disease that has affected the lives
and homes of many people. Not knowing all you can
know about this disease is the 5 % added to your
chances of recieving it. Sickle cell anemia is an
inherited blood disease which can cause bouts of
pain, damage vital organs or even cause death in
early chi...
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Western Countries Nuclear Family
671 words
The nuclear family is now a thing of the past. Not
because it does not exist anymore but because it
has lost its importance in moral issues in most
western countries. What used to be odd and
uncommon is now and everyday reality. With the
dramatic change in the way families work and the
way individuals within the family interact with
each other, the old teachings about how to handle
these interactions became obsolete, or it seems.
Like atoms, families are the bricks of a society.
The way they wor...
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Studies Have Shown Mind And Body
723 words
I am reminded, as I recall early childhood, the
voice of my mother telling me how wonderful
positive attitudes are. She would speak of how
anything could be fun if you just have the right
mindset, even going to Sunday night church,
Tuesday night AWANA Clubs and Wednesday night
prayer meeting. Yes, all of these could be looked
at from a different angle and all of the sudden I
would, or at least I was supposed, to then be
having a great time. A positive attitude does help
with almost any situation...
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Attention Deficit Disorder Frontal Lobes
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... n of responsibility for keeping the household
running smoothly and meeting the needs of the
children, the spouse with ADD, and, if he or she
has time, his or her own priorities. Raising a
child who has ADD can be an exhausting and, at
times, frustrating experience. Parents play a key
role in managing the disability. They usually need
specialized training in behavior management and
benefit greatly from parent support groups.
Parents often find that approaches to raising that
work well with ch...
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Losing Their Loved Thought Of Losing Their Loved Survivor
651 words
When someone close to you has been murdered. It is
an understatement to say that your life has been
changed. The pain and anger of thinking that it
should have of been you in that car accident or
whatever may drive you to almost the brink of
insanity. People who feel this way may be
suffering from survivor guilt. There is no real
cure for this, people may only be able to "manage
their grief. " Not to long ago, there was
something that was one of the world's most
devastating and tragic wars ever ...
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Magnetic Fields Todays Medical Field
421 words
In days of old, it was a common site to see
individuals peddling serums or devices that were
purported to cure all your afflictions. Most of
these claims were, of course, fraudulent but held
a fascinating and alluring idea. Despite todays
medical milieu, and the many advances made in
medical technology since those days of covered
wagons and street side pharmacies, humans are
still searching for some way to cure the
afflictions of the human condition. What if
someone made the claim, much like tho...
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Alcoholics Anonymous Stop Drinking
1,310 words
3. What are the effects of alcoholism, on both the
alcoholic and their family? Alcoholism can be
defined as the dependency on alcohol; addiction to
alcohol. It is a chronic disease, this disease
called alcoholism is progressive and potentially
fatal. In 1966 the American Medical Association
(AMA) declared Alcoholism a disease, but it is
still judged morally by society said Father
Martin. There are different types of alcoholics,
the first type of alcoholic is the everyday
drinker. These alcoholic...
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Human Genome Project Cystic Fibrosis
1,610 words
Fetal DNA modification, what is it? Fetal DNA
Modification is a type of germ line gene therapy,
but it is only performed on fetuses. This is
because of their abnormalities of their gene
makeup that could cause hereditary disease. If a
genetic disease is found during the test of the
amniotic fluid, then Fetal DNA therapy could be an
excellent choice. Since the human genome project
is nearly completed there is now the knowledge of
where each gene in the human body is located and
what its use is. W...
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Percent Of The Time Bill Of Rights
870 words
New Yorkers may be covered by one of the nation's
most comprehensive health consumer protection laws
-- but insurers routinely flout it, according to a
report released yesterday by New York City Public
Advocate Mark Green. Posing as prospective
clients, Green's investigators called 12 of the
region's health maintenance organizations,
including some of the largest on Long Island and
in Queens, to get information about their
complaint records, lists of covered prescription
drugs and medical proced...
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Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Ebola Virus
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OUTLINE Thesis Statement: The deadly virus Ebola
is killing thousands of innocent people world
wide, but there are some simple steps that are
being taken to prevent this coming tide of deadly
parasites. I. Introduction II. Outbreaks A. First
two outbreaks B. 1976 outbreak C. 1995 outbreak D.
1989 U. S. outbreak III. What is Ebola A. The
Ebola virus in general B. Transmission C. Symptoms
D. 1 in 10 victims survive IV. No treatment V.
Contraction of Ebola A. Must infect animal first
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Fight To The Death Beginning Of The Play
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p align = center> Scene 1: A room in Dunsinane
Castle, Lady M? s sleepwalking scene. Doctor and
Gentlewoman first talk about how LM has been
acting recently then she comes in. She sleepwalks,
as if she is cleaning blood of her hands, and that
there is one spot that she cannot get rid of.
Throughout the scene she repeats various words
said before, most notably in Act 2, Scene 2 about
the murders of D, L Macduff and B. Doctor leaves
telling Gentlewoman to take away from LM anything
that she could ...
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Magnetic Fields Today
428 words
In days Magnetic Fields Introduction: In days of
old, it was a common site to see individuals
peddling serums or devices that were purported to
cure all your afflictions. Most of these claims
were, of course, fraudulent but held a fascinating
and alluring idea. Despite today? s medical
milieu, and the many advances made in medical
technology since those days of covered wagons and
street side pharmacies, humans are still searching
for some way to cure the afflictions of the human
condition. What ...
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Magnetic Fields Today
427 words
In days ofMagnetotherapy Introduction: In days of
old, it was a common site to see individuals
peddling serums or devices that were purported to
cure all your afflictions. Most of these claims
were, of course, fraudulent but held a fascinating
and alluring idea. Despite today? s medical
milieu, and the many advances made in medical
technology since those days of covered wagons and
street side pharmacies, humans are still searching
for some way to cure the afflictions of the human
condition. What...
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People With Schizophrenia Live A Normal
902 words
Schizophrenia is defined as: a group of psychoses
characterized by confused and disconnected
thoughts, emotions, and perceptions. (Grimly, 526)
Schizophrenia is a brain disorder, which is
identified by specific concrete symptoms.
Schizophrenia is not a split personality, or
multi-personality. It has been proven that
schizophrenia is not caused by childhood trauma,
bad parenting, or poverty. Schizophrenia is not
the result of any action or personal failure by
the individual afflicted with this te...
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Tobacco Companies Tobacco Industry
766 words
The tobacco companies have been getting a lot of
bad reviews lately. They are being sued for
millions of dollars for smokers Medicaid bills. I
do not understand why they are being sued. The
tobacco companies are only trying to make a living
like everyone else. Warning labels are put on
cigarette packs, and everyone knows about the
hazards of smoking. People make the decision to
smoke, so why should the tobacco companies take
the blame? Tobacco use, along with the association
of its danger, has b...
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Nobel Prize Immune System
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I. A World To Change Everyone on this earth has to
be grateful to Paul Ehrlich because he made so
many advances in medical research. Our life
expectancy rate would still be around forty years
if Ehrlich hadn? t been interested in chemistry
and biology as a young boy. If Ehrlich hadn? t
combined so many different chemicals, he would
have never combined the chemical known as number
606. Ehrlich helped Emil von Behring find an
antitoxin for diphtheria. Diphtheria is a disease
that particularly affe...
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