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competition for British World War II veteran patients with spinal cord injuries.” stated by en.wikipedia.org with Cross Country skiing later being introduced in 1976. This Paralympic event was for athletes who were in wheelchairs, visually impaired, or for those who have lost a limb. At the first Winter Paralympic games in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden 1976 Cross Country Paralympic skiing was one of the first events. With fifteen countries participating in…

Before the Toxic Substances Control Act was passed by the United States law in 1976, the human population was believed to have been exposed to a multitude of chemical substances and mixtures. These chemicals were beginning to cause a lot of health problems to humans. This caused the lawmakers to believe that among the substances that are being constantly developed and produced, there are some whose manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use or disposal may present an unreasonable…

violent crimes in Canada has increased while in the United States the violent crime rate has decreased significantly. Another example of gun control increasing violent crimes is the DC Gun ban of 1976; Violent crimes increased after the law was enacted, with homicides rising to 369 in 1988, from 188 in 1976 when the ban started. By 1993, annual homicides had reached 454. One more example would be a Harvard study done by Prof. Don Kates and Prof. Gary Mauser in their exhaustive study of American…

presidency ended. Though many have not heard of her, she is very well known in Argentina. She has had a very eventful life that deserves to be heard. Isabel Peron is the first president in the world to be a woman. She served as president from 1974-1976. She originally served as the vice president of Argentina, her husband Juan Peron being the president of Argentina. Juan developed a heart disease that soon killed him and was elevated to the position of acting president. Isabel was left alone to…

Dana traveled back in time to the year 1815 from the year 1976. This is the second time that Dana hads travelled back in time. The time before Like in the previous time before Rufus is the center of her time travels. Each time Dana traveleds back she endeds up saving Rufus from harm with only seconds to spare…

A corrective helmet is an analog to a protective cap consisting of wearable technology in which a primary element surrounds an upper cranium and the second element is secured as it shades the injured part of the head and in this way, it sustains intra-cranial pressure & helps aides in pediatric head trauma. It is non-invasive though it is classified as a class II medical device and also confirm as Medical device as per FDA definition of Medical device: An instrument, apparatus, implement,…

Long before I became a grandmother, a mother, married, divorced, or danced to Stairway to Heaven at my 8th grade prom, I was a faithful Stephen King follower. The Summer of 1976, after reading my first Stephen King novel, Salems Lot I placed garlic strands on all of the windowsills in the family home. Yes, in 1976, at the age of 12, after reading my first horror novel, I was hooked. The garlic thing almost landed me in a psychiatrist office. Since then, I've read them all. Well most of…

interpretations of the first memberial scene, when the Capulets and Montagues talk trash to each other about biting their thumbs at each other, had been unique in their own way. With the first version from 1936 is humorous, the second version from 1976 being sarcastic, the third version from 1968 being more realistic, and finally the last version from 1996 being modern to the original scene of the two groups talking about biting thumbs. All of them though, had still given the idea of what the…

Is the Death Penalty a Justified Punishment? Since 1976 only 1,392 people have been executed after being sentenced to the death penalty (Statistic Brain). Many of the people convicted and executed were serial killers and people who had committed treason. The death penalty is a justified punishment for sane people who deliberately kill and execute people in cold blood. As well as the people who sanely betray their country. As for the wrongly convicted, only 151 people, it seems that they might…

rapidly rising. This shows that more and more people are turning against the death penalty. Although there will be people who will always for the death penalty. Since 1976, including the last execution this year (April 7, 2016), there has been 1433 people has been executed (DPIC, Number of Executions by State and Region Since 1976)4. The year that has had the most executions was 1999, which that year had ninety-eight executions. Although states are turning against the use of the death penalty,…