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Intellectual disability is a title given to people with diminished ability to understand new or complicated information and to master new techniques (WHO,2018). People with intellectual disabilities are diagnosed as children and have IQ’s under 70 (Health Victoria, 2016). They can fall anywhere on the spectrum, from moderately disabled to profoundly disabled (Health Victoria, 2016).. Those with Intellectual disabilities have higher mortality rates and shorter life expectancy than those without…

the USA, septic shock is considered the 10th leading cause of death (Heron, M., D. L, 2006). More than one million sepsis cases are reported annually in the US alone (National Center for Health, 2011). 28% to 50 % of these cases end in fatality (Wood KA, Angus DC, 2004), exceeding by that the number of U.S deaths caused by prostate cancer, breast cancer and AIDS combined (National Institute of General Medical Science, 2017). This rate of mortality increases by 7.6% with every hour of delay in…

Over the last ten years there has been a rapid shift in society, technology, responsibilities and expectations that cause physiological imbalances and stress in individuals, especially those who are pre disposed. Stress triggers from society can create addiction epidemics such as the abuse of painkiller medication. Stress caused by pain has lead to the over prescription of opioid’s which are usually prescribed for managing chronic pain. Long-term affects of opioids on the metabolism and…

The Attack on Pearl Harbor The “Gibraltar” of the Pacific (also known as) Pearl Harbor was the headquarters for the United States Pacific fleet from the years 1899-1941. This monumental place experienced one of the most devastating attacks in United States history which left them no choice but to join World War II. But, did they really have a choice? In early January 1941 the United States Ambassador to Japan sent an urgent message to the U.S warning them of a surprise attack to pearl harbor.…

Marketing and Sales: JetBlue Gone are the days when it would take months to travel across the ocean, and weeks to ride across the country, now all one has to do to reach a destination is hop on an airplane. While many people have personal vehicles, very few own planes. That’s why so many people rely on airline companies such as JetBlue to provide such services. When viewed from a quality, marketing, and sales standpoint JetBlue soars over other airlines with their dedication to high quality…

Khafre became the fourth Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt after the death of his older brother Djedefre. Some people have come up with multiple reasons for the cause of Djedefre 's death and one of the most common ones is that Khafre himself may have murdered his own brother in order to take over the throne. Khafre was the son of Khufu, the second Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He had two wives, out of which one may have been his half sister, and a total of ten children. Khafre died in…

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder where a male or female, with 85-95% being females, starve themselves and lose a significant amount of weight (Anorexia nervosa fact sheet | womenshealth.gov, 2012). They will usually have an extremely low body weight, and have a distorted view of their body. A person with anorexia is obsessed with food, and limits their intake. It is more than an issue with food. Most anorexics have anxiety and depression and want/need a way to feel “normal”. By being able…

After Tut died, a ritual of all dead Kings was to mummify them to preserve them and protect them in their afterlife. Egyptians believed that the soul of a person had three parts. The first was called the ka. It remained in the tomb after death, which is why so many items were buried alongside people in ancient Egypt. The second element of a person's soul was called the akh. It was the part of the soul that went on into the afterlife. In ancient Egypt, the third element of a person's soul was…

Anthropologist who theorize the Out-of-Africa model also suggest that the eruption of Campanian Ignimbrite leading to the extinction of the Neanderthal species. According to Black et al. (2015:411), “the eruption of the Campanian Ignimbrite at ca. 40 ka coincided with the final decline of Neanderthals in Europe.” The timeframe of the eruption and the vanishing of the Neanderthal has lead researchers to create a connection between the two events. In order to reach a conclusion, the researchers…

Pacific Islanders throughout history, as a whole, have gone through so much change that making comparisons to others are almost unattainable. There are a plethora of changes that range from far and wide; language, environmental, mental, and physical. A major change was literature in itself. Prior to western influence, literature was never around for most of the stories and song were done orally. For most people change in the end may be beneficial, but often times bring conflict and hardships,…