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HIV/AIDS is a deadly infectious disease that has killed millions across the globe. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infects and destroys the white blood cells (called CD4+ T-lymphocytes or CD4 T-cells) of the body's immune system. Thus, HIV reduces the ability of the body's immune system to respond to infection, increasing susceptibility to opportunistic infections and some types of cancer. Transmission of HIV in Australia occurs primarily through sexual contact between men. The virus can be transmitted also through sexual contacts between men and women or by sharing needles and/or syringes with someone who is infected. The virus can cause specific diseases of its own and, at later stages
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The unique, deadly disease AIDS has invaded the lives of millions of American families. It apparently has caused dynamics changes in society. AIDS has caused many infected patients to rethink their own social behavior and status. However, sometimes it is not necessary to completely shift one's personal routine just because the chance of living a semblance of a normal life depends on how the infected person reacts to the disease. First of all, those who are HIV positive may not have AIDS; therefore, if I had been diagnosed as HIV positive, I would establish a calm and strong confidence by reassuring myself of the fact that I may not necessary have as crucial of a situation as being diagnosed
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The President can play a critical role through specific steps to increase access to these life-prolonging HIV-treatments and to the broad range of prophylactic drugs needed to prevent disease and reduce suffering. First, the U.S. must adopt a trade policy that supports the implementation of emergency drug manufacturing and pricing measures already allowed under international treaties. These include importing of medicines from one country to obtain the lowest prices, the licensed manufacture of generic equivalents, and differential pricing based upon relative ability to pay. The U.S. should encourage its G-8 partners to support similar trade agreements.While the U.S. is the leading
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BIOCHEMISTRY In the scientific journal article "DNA Aptamers Selected against the HIV-1 RNase H Display in Antiviral Activity" from the Biochemistry journal the researchers were talking about an inhibitor of the ribonuclease H activity on RNA-DNA hybrids. Since they know that a vaccination against HIV-1 is still a long-term goal. They want to make an inhibitor that will be more affective at blocking the viral replication and thus slow the onset and progression of the HIV-1 virus. The article states that new inhibitors have been found using the SELEX method that means systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment. In the article the scientists used SELEX to isolate
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AIDS is a serious fatal disease of the immune system that is transmitted through sexual contact, blood products, or contaminated needles. Ever since aids has been first recognized in June, 5, 1981 about 25 million people have died. It is a rapidly growing disease that has spread worldwide with no absolute cure yet. Each year millions of people die and the number of people living with HIV keep rising continuously.Putting a stop for such an epidemic disease is not easy. With no cure yet AIDS can not be just omitted out of our lives. I believe there are many proper ways where we can prevent AIDS\HIV from happening. It is not easy but throughout these ways we could slow down the disease and
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as long as a decade with no symptoms. People who haveAIDS have to go through a lot of complications and anxiety.Themost common anxiety is that they have to go through their lifeknowing that they are going to die from this disease, another isthe pain and suffering they know they will have to go through.The difference between HIV and AIDS is that HIV is the virus thatcauses AIDS, and AIDS is a disease of the immune system andunfortunately at this time there is no cure for.
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notably their efforts in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria (HIV/AIDS; Chevron 2010). However this has been eclipsed in the media by the company's display of profound negligence in their inappropriate waste disposal procedure in Ecuador (Olsen 2002) and reckless conduct in Richmond (Rogers 2013), both occasions had a detrimental impact on the health of those in the local communities. This critical essay will explicitly examine Chevron's actions and their implications on their stakeholders and more specifically the wellbeing of those in the neighbouring communities.The Case against ChevronChevron's reckless and irresponsible procedures in both Richmond, California and Ecuador
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enzymethat works along one side of the original DNA strand as the DNA is split into twostrands, copying each individual nucleotide. This enzyme is only able to work in onedirection along the nucleotide string, therefore a different enzyme, or rather a series ofdifferent enzymes is required to work in the opposite direction. Reverse transcriptaseis one of the enzymes that is required to work in the opposite direction. AZT works bybonding to the reverse transcriptase enzyme, thereby making it unable to bond withthe nucleotide string and making it unable to fulfill it's role. This whole process is usedby the HIV virus to replicate itself so that it can continue to infect more cells.AZT was
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- Genital Herpes - only if mother is active during delivery and baby comes in contact with sores; can cause blindness and other complications (1/3 die and 1/4 brain damage)- AIDS/HIV+.....1/3 babies born to HIV+ mothers become infectedIII.BirthA.Three stages1. Uterine contractions and dilation of cervix (baby moves into bith canal)2. Baby passes through birth canal3. Afterbirth - detachment and expulsion of the placentaB.Complications1. Precipitate - move through birth canal too rapidly/2. Anoxia - move through birth canal too slowly (insufficient supply of oxygen to the infant)3. Breech position (respiratory problems)4. Cesarean Section (safer than breech deliveries)* higher infection rate
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Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institution of Health (NIH). Yet, paradoxically, in Western Europe, where state control over centers of higher learning and scientific research is the rule, the study of AIDS is the uncontested domain of a private foundation: the Pasteur Institute.Many theoretical and practical questions were resolved with cloning and sequencing of the AIDS virus. Its structural organization is decidedly different from that of the HTLV family. It is indeed a lentirvirus, related to the visna virus of sheep. These features were demonstrated by comparative morphology and by caparison of sequencing of the visna virus done in 1985. The structure of HIV and its mechanism of
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- including the need for food, sleep, friends, sex, and family. The effects of this drug are long-lasting.Food and water become unimportant after taking it. Seizures and death can occur. Meth can cause: angry, hostile, and anxious feelings, violent behaviors, confusion, mental illness, increased physical activity, loss of appetite, increased heart rate, inability to sleep, strokes can occur, chest pain, increased blood pressure, irregular heart rate, aids and HIV through the use of needles, dependence, tolerance, addiction, and can cause psychosis.The use of Meth is going up. In 1995, 3.9% of high school seniors had used it. That's an increase of 2.7% since 1990. 8 out of 10 people who try Meth
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United Colors of BenettonBackgroundSince 1984, Benetton conducted a very controversial advertising campaign. Among the most talked about ones were: - a black horse mounting a white one - the naked buttocks of an AIDS carrier, tattooed with "HIV Positive"- a black baby and a white baby facing each other, sitting on their potties- a priest and a nun kissing- an empty electric chair- child laborers with the slogan "The United Colors of Benetton"Owner Luciano Benetton said that the rationale behind their advertising campaign was to put forward ideas about racism, sexism, human rights, animal rights, the environment and most of the major worldwide
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misjudging her, but she's got the sense and compassion to follow her own inner beliefs. Diana came far in helping others realize the truth about those with HIV and disproved the many stereotypes of the sick. She was the first important person in Britain to indicate people that AIDS victim are not untouchables, touching them doesn¡¦t meant death. Princess Diana made the statement to people all over the world, "HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands or give them a hug." Princess Diana was the royal patron of seventy separate charities and had a restless work schedule to keep up with all of them. She knew she has a duty to perform it. Initially
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Evaluate any potential ethical, moral, or legal issues and Cite specific career competencies that are helpful or can be used in debate.Legalizing marijuana could lead to potential ethical, moral, and legal issues concerning its uses. Legalizing marijuana could be both ethical and unethical depending on whether its use is for medical or recreational purposes. While the raw marijuana plant may not be safe, medicinal marijuana is beneficial to cancer and AIDS patients. Marijuana is used to alleviate a lot of medical ailments such as nausea in cancer patients from chemotherapy, loss of appetite due to diseases such as HIV/AIDS; helps relax muscle tension and spasms, and chronic pain (Jacques
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sent for DNA analysis.(4)Since this process can be done at 9-11 weeks after pregnancy, thepregnancy is in it's relatively early stages and a decision by themother (and father) to terminate the pregnancy will not be asphysically or emotionally demanding on the mother than if she hadit performed in the late stages of the pregnancy.Going back to the haemophiliacs, many have become seropositivefor HIV infections transmitted through factor VIII and IXconcentrates and many have developed AIDS. In Canada, the two drugscurrently undergoing clinical testing for treatment of HIV diseaseare AZT and DDI. For the use of AZT, the major complication issuppression of normal bone marrow activity. This results
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underwent trials with low-dose and high-dose marijuana, thirty-two of those recipients finished the trials and were helped with their pain.People that suffer from neuropathic pain were helped when given doses of marijuana. People with neuropathy and nerve issues of all kinds found that their pain was tolerable after smoking marijuana. Thirty percent of HIV patients that were put on a marijuana regiment found that by smoking the marijuana that they had a better pain tolerance. Patients with multiple sclerosis that used marijuana found that their spasms decreased and the pain associated with the spasms was diminished as well.The use of marijuana has shown positive results in patients suffering with
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task, "fine tuning his circuits." Sponsored by the U.S.DARPA, he is devising a group of cells called "algorithms," which allow bacteria to figure out how far away a stimulus is and very reactions accordingly (Gravitz).Thomas Tuschi has an off switch for genetic diseases. In Germany's May Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, he discovered that double stranded RNA if designed to target a specific gene in humans could block it all together. RNAi is reliable and much stronger than earlier methods. "It worked the first time we did the experiment," says Tuschi. Pharmaceutical companies are using RNAi to search for drug targets. Using RNAi to stop a key gene in HIV could stop AIDS. The
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before making the final decision is key to the success of the organization.The location that Stonybrook is looking into is Kava. Kava is an island in the South Pacific where half of the population is under the age of 15. The population is made up of African, French, Spanish, Indigenous South Pacific tribes, and many Americans. There is much diversity on the island of Kava. The economy is rich is petroleum, coffee, cocoa, spices, bananas, sugar, natural gas, fishing, tourism, and inexpensive quality labor. Some downsides to the island are earthquakes, fires, floods, HIV/AIDS, and many other types of storms.The first major problem Stonybrook will be faced with is that half of population is under
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reinforce the ideal nuclear family stereotypes, with little legal recognition of relationships that stood as anomalies in society. Over the years however, highly discriminatory laws have been repealed or amended in Australia, resulting in women having the right to vote, Aboriginal people being recognised as Australian citizens, and male homosexual activity being decriminalised.Discrimination occurs when governments, institutions, or individuals treat people differently based on their personal characteristics such as sex, sexual orientations, gender identity, racial or ethnic identity, age or health (including HIV/AIDS status). Discrimination can be direct via explicit policy or laws, or indirect
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filled with bonusesfor the homeless and people with HIV... the taxpayer ultimately foots the bill on allof this" (Desert Sun, 2003). Another resident stated that " we are the ones wholive here, pay taxes, enrich the local economy and vote..." This same residentalso resented the fact that the agencies involved in the project failed to include"adequate input from residents of the affected neighborhoods from the get- go"(Desert Sun, 2003).Efforts by Communities to Improve Public Opinion Regarding Public HousingSome communities in California are actively seeking to improve the imageof, and therefore the public opinion regarding public housing. The OaklandTribune (2003) reports that a new public
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life expectancy at birth of the total population is of 77.26 years, of male is of 74.37 years and female of 80.05 years. The total fertility rate is of 2.06 children born/woman .As you can see USA does not present a problem overpopulation, on the contrary each time USA citizen does not want to have more children, women now work and prefer to wait to have children, because if they do so they wont work any more.*Health 0.61% of the population in USA has HIV or AIDS, until 1999 there were alredy 20,000 person with the virus.*Education *Language English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority) *Ethnic groups white 83.5%, black 12.4%, Asian 3.3%, Amerindian 0.8% *Religions Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989)
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percentage of its population infected with HIV/AIDS, less than 0.1%; China with a slightly higher percentage.China has come a long way from being a very low position to a position in the top 100. This is a major achievement for China as it is a symbol of success of its economic transition. Australia, however, is becoming more and more like an industrial country and its HDI has dropped from No. 2 a few years ago to No. 3 now.Role of GovernmentChinaBudget: Total revenue - $268 billionTotal expenditure - $303.2 billionChina's relatively low revenue is due to the low tax rates it has set upon the economy.Public Debt - 30.1% of GDPCurrent Account Balance - $31.3 billionOver the past few years
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, such as in the bone, the most widely known form is pulmonary tuberculosis, which is the infectious type (Wikipedia, 2007).
Risk factors
Anyone of any age, race or nationality can contract TB, but certain factors increase one's risk of catching the disease. These factors include:
Lowered immunity: When one's immune system is healthy, macrophages can often successfully wall off TB bacteria, but one's body can't mount an effective defense if the resistance is low. A number of factors can weaken one's immune system. Having a disease that suppresses immunity, such as HIV/AIDS, diabetes and receiving treatment with corticosteroids, arthritis medications or
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mergerCARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT7%decrease in greenhouse gasemissions per unit of sales 牋牋牋牋BEST PEOPLE82%of managers surveyed believe that GSK employees are committed and enabled to make meaningful contributions83%of managers surveyed are "proud to be part of GSK" and 77% would "gladly refer a friend or family member to work for GSK"ACCESS TO MEDICINESMore than475,000patients have access to GSK's medicines mostly free of charge, through the US Patient Assistance ProgramMore than85mpeople to date protected from lymphatic filariasis with GSK-donated albendazolemvalue of donated medicines33mpreferentially-priced Combivir tablets (HIV treatment)shipped to Africa
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!' Oh yeah, now read this: Scientists can't stop everything thatcomes along. And you would be surprised what comes along. In the 60'sand 70's of the 20th century, health officials figured they had beaten diseases.Smallpox, polio, tuberculosis, cholera, malaria; all were beaten or close to it.Humanity's deadliest enemies were nearly wiped off the Earth. Then, just 2decades later, HIV, Ebola virus, Marburg virus, Lassa fever, Legionnaire'sdisease, hanta virus, hepatitis C, and more to come. Most of these scourgescame from newly inhabited areas, like the rain forest. And then ourunderfunded prevention programs allowed TB, yellow fever, cholera, andeven the plague to make a major comeback.9 So
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manydifferent strains of the flu, and doctors have a hard time predicting the ones that will beinfecting people in the up and coming flu seasons. Lastly, Jonas Salk is now working on a vaccine for the polio of today, AIDS.He is working on a vaccine made of killed viruses, but so far he has not acquired anysubstantial results. In the summer of 1994, the United States did conduct a large-scaletest of Dr. Salk's proposed AIDS vaccine. This vaccine has shown the 'growth of thehuman immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, slowed substantially in infected volunteers giventhree injections of the vaccine.' However, Dr. David Ho of the Aaron Diamond AIDSResearch Center said, 'There's absolutely no evidence that
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"multidimensional" and possessing a "flexible architecture". The multidimensionality resides in the broadening of the traditional concept of regional security, linked to defense and the security of the state, starting from the incorporation of new threats, concerns, and challenges. The flexibility of the architecture is related to the diversity of mechanisms which the states can use to respond to these threats.The OAS new concept suffers from two main problems:1. It views common problems in the region, such as extreme poverty, social exclusion, HIV and other illnesses, and natural disasters, through the lens of national security, conceiving them as threats. In this sense the declaration
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marijuana has been found to increase the appetites of AIDS p!atients. "AIDS activists and the doctors who treat the disease report that marijuana is also useful for suppressing the nausea that's a side effect of several anti AIDS drugs" ("Your Health" 3). Another vital concern when dealing with an AIDS patients is their immune system. However, when studying HIV-positive men who used marijuana, it was determined that the marijuana did not seem to accelerate the deterioration of their immune systems ("Your Health" 4). This is another important consideration in treating this deadly disease.There are many different viewpoints on the use of marijuana as a medicine. These different points of view result
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found some kind of inner peace and understanding of the self.Wherever you travel my dearest family and future generation, know in your hearts that I too will be there to walk beside you.Love always,Great-GrandmotherActivity TwoI am assuming from the scenario I am childless and possibly desperate to become a parent. Presented with the adoption choices suggested in the scenario I would personally consider adopting any one of the children described and would have no problem welcoming them into the family. I have no prejudice against other races and a mixed race baby would be accepted regardless of colour or creed just as the baby who is delayed developmentally or the offspring of someone who is HIV
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condoms will save them from every type of STD Sexually Transmitted Disease when in fact syphilis can be contracted even with the usage of condoms. The law in this case holds precedence, which basically states that underThe State Education Code 51202.5 "requires schools to teach lessons about preventing HIV/AIDS. The curriculum must be based on the latest information from the U.S..Surgeon General, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Academy of Sciences..."5While the group who has brought his issues to attention is adamant about its method of sexual education, via parental knowledge, students disagrees that this curriculum promotes sexual promiscuity. Educational
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when using steroids. People sometimes take injections of anabolic steroids to augment oral dosages, using large-gauge, reusable needles normally obtained through the black market. If needles are shared, users run the risk of transmitting or contracting the HIV infection that can lead to AIDS. Finally, there are also psychological effects when using anabolic steroids. Scientists are just beginning to investigate the impact of anabolic steroids on the mind and behaviour. Many athletes report "feeling good" about themselves while on a steroids regimen. The down side according to Harvard researchers, is wide mood swings ranging from periods of violent, even homicidal, episodes known as roid
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adolescents' high awareness but poor knowledge of HIV/AIDS.- Adolescents' sexual abstinence. Class discussions on the advantages of delaying sexual activities during adolescence.The militant Alliance of Concerned Teachers believes the Department of Education is on the right track."We are in favor of teaching sex education in public schools... The Catholic Church should not be allowed to exert undue influence on what is taught in public schools, given the secular or non-sectarian character of public education," said Antonio Tinio, a University of the Philippines instructor and chair of the 15,000-strong ACT.As early as 1972, the then Department of Education, Culture and Sports already had a
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Harassment, EEO, Email and Internet Usage, Occupational Health and Safety, HIV/Aids, Smoking at Work, and the Privacy Act. Policies and Procedures should be concise and easy to read.Long verbose procedures mean employees do not read them. Encouraging staff to participate in the development of a policies and procedures manual encourages a sense of ownership and involvement. Staff who participate in developing and implementing the policy or procedure are more likely to be supportive of it and show a commitment to its implementation in the organization.An important part of Adam's Policies and Procedures Manual should be a uniform way that each practice will report their monthly sales so that
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The short story 'The Yellow Wall-Paper' written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a cry for freedom. This story is about a woman who fights for her right to express what she feels, and fights for her right to do what she wants to do. The narrator in this short story is a woman whose husband loves her very much, but oppresses her to the point where she cannot take it anymore. This story revolves around the main character, her oppressed life, and her search for freedom.There are many male influences in this woman's life and although they may mean no harm, push her over the edge. The main character's husband, John, and her brother are well-known physicians. They use their power to control the main
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Edgar Allen Poe's Symbolism of Death in 'The Fall of the House of Usher'Death is defined as, 'The termination or extinction of something' (American Heritage Dictionary). Edgar Allen Poe uses this description in 'The Fall of the House of Usher' in different ways. Poe's intention when writing 'The Fall of the House of Usher' was not to present a moral, lesson, or truth to the reader; he was simply trying to bring forth a sense of terror to the reader. Poe's mind works this way, and critics believe this statement, especially when related to this story.Edgar Allen Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. His life was filled with tragedies that started when he was ten months old and until he
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When one begins to analyze a military novel it is important to first look at the historical context in which the book was written. On the nights of February 13-14 in 1944 the city of Dresden, Germany was subjected to one of the worst air attacks in the history of man. By the end of the bombing 135,000 to 250,000 people had been killed by the combined forces of the United States and the United Kingdom. Dresden was different then Berlin or many of the other military targets which were attacked during World War II because it was never fortified or used for strategic purposes and, therefore, was not considered a military target. Because of it's apparent safety, thousands of refugees from all
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Psychoanalysis is a system of psychology originated by the Viennese physician Sigmund FREUD in the 1890's and then further developed by himself, his students, and other followers. It consists of three kinds of related activities: (1) a method for research into the human mind, especially inner experiences such as thoughts, feelings, emotions, fantasies, and dreams; (2) a systematic accumulation of a body of knowledge about the mind; and (3) a method for the treatment of psychological or emotional disorders.Psychoanalysis began with the discovery that HYSTERIA, an illness with physical symptoms that occurred in a completely healthy physical body--such as a numbness or paralysis of a limb or a
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It can be said that a certain degree of darkness lies within every person, but this darkness will not surface unless given the correct environment. The darkness, however, can emerge and ultimately destroy the person if not checked by reason. If one's inner darkness does surface, the victim then is given the opportunity to reach a point in personal growth, and to gain a sense of self-knowledge from it. That is, when one's darkness appears, one must learn from this experience how he or she can prevent similar results from occurring in the future. It is ultimately through self-knowledge that we gain the power to defeat our inner darkness, and all of its elements. Just as everyone has the
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The Odyssey is an epic about a Greek warrior in the Trojan War whose wanderings around his known world and his perilous encounters are the basis of the story. Odysseus' absence from his home is prolonged by the influences of the women whom he encounters.In this epic, several female characters had a profound effect on the plot. They wielded their influence through typically feminine skills and attributes: seduction, supernatural powers, intelligence, and beauty. Some of the women of The Odyssey influenced the actions of men, playing key roles in the epics, such as Calypso, the Sirens, Helen, or Circe; all of these women were responsible for the actions of the men.In The Odyssey, the females
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Aggressive and PassiveAggressive and Passive are two inverse attitudes to things, events or life. They cause different results. Offred and Ophelia are two women who have contrary destinies because of their different attitudes.Offred is a powerless woman in "the Handmaid's Tale". She's a handmaid of a commander in Gilead. She has no freedom. She belongs to him as a property. Her only duty is to have sex with the commander and give birth to a baby. Ophelia is also a weak woman in "Hamlet" play. She has no power over anybody. But their fates in the end are quite different. Offred succeeds in escaping from the dystopian socityGilead, while Ophelia dies of drown. Because Offred is affressive but
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Even though the books of Black Boy and Grapes of Wrath gave a vivid picture of the past American life to the readers regarding the socio-economic bigotry. Both books are similar in focusing the social and economic discrimination in the family setting. On Grapes of Wrath the California prejudice against the immigrants. Prejudice was a strong word, which leaves a bitter taste in the mouth. It is the prejudice against the migrant workers by the established financially Californians. Steinbeck provides four clear examples of prejudice; the man whose children died of starvation, the fishing story, the California police officer and the history of Californians. The best picture to describe was on
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Leprosy is very dangerous for your personal health. It can make you skin fall off. Leprosy slowly eats away at you body. It is deadly to all genders, all ages, all sizes and all races.Another name for leprosy is Hansen's Disease. Leprosy is caused by the organism mycobacterium leprae. The pathogen that carries it is bacteria. Throughout the years people have suspected that inhaling and touching the bacteria could spread leprosy.Symptoms of leprosy appear three to five years after contact. Symptoms include; redness or white patches of skin, lumps on several parts of the body, and fingers and toes may curl inward. The bacteria of leprosy can sometimes cause blindness. If leprosy is not treated
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In the play "Hamlet," Shakespeare's characters are confronted with the timeless question: How can one determine what is actually true from what only seems to be true? Throughout the play, the theme of appearance versus reality is constant. This theme is played out from the beginning, with Claudius' attempt to conceal his secret intentions; Gertrude and Ophelia masking their own truths, and finally Hamlet, who assumes the role of a madman in order to uncover the reality behind his appearance.Various characters try to cover their secret intentions with a veneer of a whole other person. One of the most obvious is Claudius. Claudius murdered his brother, the former King Hamlet, in order to
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Among the places where I have traveled, I especially like Fort Lauderdale very much. It fills me with beautiful memories. It reminds me of the days when I lived in Vietnam where I was born, especially the coconut trees, the hot and humid weather are like Vietnam. Fort Lauderdale has almost all the tropical fruits like jack fruit, durian, and longan. All these fruits are not grown in California.I usually come to Fort Lauderdale for a vacation. I leave behind all the problems at work. I feel free of the stresses after I spend my days at the beach. Anyone who comes to Fort Lauderdale and does not take a swim really missed out on all the fun. The water is very warm in Fort Lauderdale, unlike the
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Rachel ZimmerProf. GraffMilton: ENGL 420June 10, 2002Mockery and Superiority in Canzone:Supported by AreopagiticaMockery, as well as a sense of pride and/or superiority comes out in many of Milton's works and he exemplifies this by writing in ways that seems to humble himself, charm the subject of the poem, and yet scoff at him/her at the same time as well as prove his high intellect. Milton's often-circular logic exemplifies his cunning as well as his superciliousness.He first charms his subject (which also happens to be his reader/audience in many poems-Canzone, Areopagitica, Of Education, The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates…) with words of praise while humbling
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TrichotillomaniaTrichotillomania is a term coined by a French dermatologist in 1889 to describe the compulsive or irresistible urge that he saw in patients to pluck their hair out. The word trichotillomania is a Greek work meaning hair to pull, pluck, mania, frenzy, and madness. This is somewhat misleading as trichotillomania is referred to in psychiatry as an impulse disorder not a "madness" at all.Impulse control disorders are characterized by the inability to control or resist the impulse to do something harmful to oneself or to someone else. A sufferer sometimes experiences a sense of pressure or tension before performing the behavior and can feel a release of tension afterwards
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Romeo and Juliet is an awesome play written by William Shakespeare in the 15th century. This play is based upon two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who in just a short period of three days meet, marry, make love, and die. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. These two families have gone by many generations with hate towards one-another. Neither family can forgive and forget whatever argument had been started many decades ago. Although the two families despise one another, young Juliet still proclaims, "My only love sprung from my only hate! / Too early seen unknown, and known too late! / Prodigious birth of love it is to me, / That I must love a loath'ed enemy (1.5.137-140)", to Romeo, her
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In Jean Rhys's compelling novel about racial tension amidst confusion and anxiety, the author addresses this subtext in such a way as to portray Antoinette as a product of an intolerant society. While more of an underlying theme, the character's racial inner struggles in Wide Sargasso Sea represent a significance to the story's overall flavor and intensity, being that Antoinette is torn the entire time between calling herself black or white. Who is she really, and why is she having such a difficult time coming to terms with her true identity?In Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea, Antoinette is perpetually faced with having to deal with her racial obscurity. Not only does she lack a distinct perception
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J. K. RowlingC/O Scholastic Inc.555 BroadwayNew York NY 10012Dear Mrs. J. Rowling,I have read all four of your adventures, mystery series, Harry Potter. Most amazing out ofthe four is, Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban. Through out the series I could not live toput the book down and had to watch harry out wit every person who thwarted him. In effect hisenemies became more vengeful."Malfoy was furious about Buckbeak. He was convinced that Hagrid had found a way ofsmuggling the hippogriff to safety, and seemed outraged that he and his father had been outwittedby a gamekeeper."That is what kept me reading. You kept putting Harry in to these near impossiblesituations and through friend
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The Argument from Design - Fact, Fantasy or Wishful Thinking ?Tell me why the stars do shine,Tell me why the ivy twines,Tell me why the sky's so blue.Then I will tell you just why I love you.Because God made the stars to shine,Because God made the ivy twine,Because God made the sky so blue.Because God made you, that's why I love you.1Tell Me WhyIn Darwin's Dangerous Idea Daniel Dennett wistfully recalls this simple melody from his youth, but does not lament the demise of its literal meaning at the hands of the hero of his book. No thinking adult could still cling to the myth of the loving God who fashions each of us from earth and breathes life into us. There is no future in myths, no matter
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