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Being Unfit Can Mean Problems
Number of words: 540 - Number of pages: 2.... coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, frailty, diabetes and
conditions like obesity than the people are not. Fit people also tend to
live a longer life. Doing aerobic and weight exercises such as running,
walking, swimming, weight lifting etc. and a healthy diet is important in
preventing or treating the above diseases or conditions.
When you are fit, you feel energized and want to be active. Unfit
people are always sitting around saying they are tire and don't want to do
things. The truth is, unfit people are always tire. Their heart and
metabolism rate are low, so when they want t .....
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Attitudes Toward Abortion
Number of words: 4317 - Number of pages: 16.... there is not only a direct relationship, as many prior studies assert, but also that there is an interaction effect of the amount of interpersonal contact with others. That is, interaction with others intensifies the effect of other attitudes on .
A THEORETICAL MODEL
Attitudinal Effects
In the literature on abortion attitudes (e.g., Granberg, 1978; Barnartt and Harris, 1982; Granberg and Granberg, 1981; Benin, 1985), several general clusters of attitudes--religiosity, conservativism, and feminism--show consistent correlations with specific attitudes toward abortion. Research has shown t .....
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Scoliosis
Number of words: 322 - Number of pages: 2.... which could include surgery.
The non-operative treatment of scoliosis involves observing the
deformity with examinations and repeated x-rays. Under certain circumstances,
when spinal growth remains, a brace may be used in combination with follow-up x-
rays. Physical therapy exercises have not been shown to be effective treatment
for scoliosis.
The most common surgical treatment for scoliosis is a spine fusion using
special stainless steel rods, hooks, and a bone graft. The rods are attached to
the spine with hooks and the curved portion of the spine is carefully
straightened. Then, small .....
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Teenage Years
Number of words: 647 - Number of pages: 3.... to gulp it down as more and more is
shovelled in. Another great source of pressure is ourselves. We try our
hardest to be accepted among a certain group or circle. Whereas most of the
time we are rejected and we become depressed. Depression, another problem,
along with ignorance and apathy that thwarts our lives. A wise man when
questioned about his view on ignorance and apathy, said "I don't know, and
I don't give a damn.
We find outlets for our emotions through either art, poetry or music, being
the three most common. There are thousands of poems floating around written
by bitter or depr .....
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Stress
Number of words: 666 - Number of pages: 3.... more pessimistic, cynical, or resentful than usual. Things you
normally look forward to may seem like a burden.
A lot of people are not aware of being under stress. Some are frequently under
so much stress that they assume the feeling is normal.
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By hearing the word "stress" most people think of something unpleasant and bad.
But that is only conditionally true. Stress has also several positive aspects:
- A lot of people (students!) take stress as a replacement for self-discipline.
They just can't start working without time-pressure. They need to know a
certain date when they .....
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Epilepsy
Number of words: 387 - Number of pages: 2.... people, however, seizure are unpredictable and unrelated to the person’s current situation some external determinants may trigger seizures though. Lack of sleep, emotional stress, missed meals, alcohol ingestion/withdrawal, even fever or some infections may produce seizures.
There are many possible cause of but in more than half the causes, the precise cause cannot be determined. An inherited tendency to develop the disorder occurs in the families of some patients. Some of the known cause include head injuries, strokes, premature birth, infectious disease, complicated deli .....
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Interpretation Of The Human Body
Number of words: 1120 - Number of pages: 5.... axis to show that the person is grand or intimidating. Most of the figures were seen in the same: profile of the legs, frontal view of the torso, and profile of the head. Like most civilizations, Egyptians put a lot of faith in gods. The sky god Horus, a bird, is found in a great amount of Egyptian art. Little recognition was ever given to the artists. The emphasis was on the patron.
Early Greek art was greatly influenced by the Egyptians. Geography permitted both cultures to exchange their talents. The beginning of Greek art is marked by the Geometric phase. The most common art during t .....
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Pros And Cons Of Abortion
Number of words: 3069 - Number of pages: 12.... over for the past few years and probably many years to come. The main controversy is should abortion be legalized? First before we get into the many sides of abortion we must first define abortion. Abortion is the destruction of the fetus or unborn child while the child is still in the mothers womb. This can be done by almost anyone from the mother herself to back alley abortions and even to abortions by clinics set up especially for this purpose.
There are two sides to this abortion topic the PRO-LIFE which is those who are against abortion altogether and the PRO-CHOICE or those who .....
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Attention Deficit Disorder And Impassivity And Overactivity
Number of words: 1599 - Number of pages: 6.... Intelligence – to help evaluate the students IQ and reasoning abilities. Achievement – to find the actual grade level the student is working at. Fine motor skills – to see if there are problems with the student’s hand-eye coordination and/or writing skills.
Then the student is evaluated. Parents are asked to describe their child’s behavior over a long period of time. The student’s teachers are asked to rate the student’s behavior using standardized forms, and to give their personal opinion of the student’s schoolwork and behavior. The student is asked what they think .....
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AIDS: Myths And Facts
Number of words: 650 - Number of pages: 3.... of blood which was contaminated with the HIV
virus. Drug addicts have been infected through the intravenous injection of
drugs with “second hand” or dirty needles used by someone who carried the HIV
virus. Prostitutes contract and spread AIDS through sexual activity with
several different partners without knowing their partners' sexual history. This
in turn, leads to the spread of the disease throughout the heterosexual
community. Innocent infants are victims of the disease, born by mothers who are
infected with AIDS. It is, of course, true that homosexuals do spread the
disease. .....
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