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    Why I Am Positive?

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    As a child, I learned prematurely that in order to have a happy life one, I must first train their, my mind to see the good in every situation. I was taught that being positive is ultimately a choice and the quality of your, my thoughts have the ability to alter the amount of happiness within your, my life. Once one begins training their mind to see the good in everything that transpires, better opportunities will present themselves. Seeing the positive in a situation shifts the circumstance…

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    ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE In 2015, there were approximately 48 million people worldwide with AD. It most often begins in people over 65 years of age, although, 4% to 5% of cases are early-onset Alzheimer’s, which begin before this. It affects about 6% of people 65 years and older. It was first described by, and later named after, German psychiatrist and pathologist, Alois Alzheimer in 1906. (http://www.alz.co.uk/alois-alzheimer) In 1906, Alzheimer gave a lecture that made him famous. Alzheimer…

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    I feel like I’m constantly running from the good things in life. There’s always this feeling lurking in the shadows constantly reminding me and making me aware of the fact that I’m scared of falling in too deep. Every time I come close, I turn and bolt. I draw away. It’s like the deeper I search, the more scared I am. It’s hard to explain sometimes and other times I can explain it right out flat. It’s how I feel so it should be easy to say but I’m scared of the reaction I’m going to get. I want…

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    I need my brain to know when to move. When playing volleyball, I need to be able to move around in order to get to where the ball had been hit. In order to do this my brain uses neurons to transmit signals to my body that allows me to make quick motions. Sensory neurons send messages from my muscles and sensory organs, like my eyes and ears, to my brain and spinal cord. My brain then processes that message and sends a response back to my muscles via motor neurons. If, for instance, one of my…

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    “Choke” “Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts.” These wise words from Robert Fulgham have proven to become more apparent as people pass through their lives. Much of the pains and anxieties that many adults feel stem from the emotional damage and trauma those adults felt in their earliest years of development. The image entitled “Choke,” an advertisement from the Juvenile Protective Association, brings light to a controversial issue that has been lying in the…

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    Schizophrenia is a mental disease, symptoms can begin as early as teen years, but is mostly seen in early and late adulthood, men can being to show symptoms in their early 20’s while women show symptoms in their late 20’s. Schizophrenia is known to cause people with this mental disorder to be unable to distinguish what’s real and what’s unreal, and requires lifelong treatment. It is known as a cognitive disorder in which causes behavior effects that are known to cause hallucinations, depression,…

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    Seizure normally occur when the electrical activity of the brains whole surface becomes abnormally synchronized. The cells in your brain normally communicate with one another by sending sending electrical and chemical signals across the synapses that connects with the cells. The research that has been done is still unknown in about half of the case. Grand mal seizures are not always but sometimes caused by basic health problems. Traumatic head injuries can be a huge factor in the cause of…

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    M2: Cell differentiation is the process in which a generic embryonic cell develops into a specialized cell to do a particular job or function which has been triggered by the body or the actual cell itself by signals. The signals are sent to the cell receptor, which interprets the message through a signal transduction pathway. This pathway converts the message into something that the cell is able to recognize and understand. This is how a cell learns its functions and purpose. Cell…

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    The Second Machine Age

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    Success In the advent of the technological revolution, humans’ role in many industrial fields has dwindled. Robust iron joints and metal rods replaced the fragile hands of worn out workers. The intricate neural connections and relentless synapses in brains were pensioned off in the lieu of cold electronic chips. With jaws dropped, palms sweating, and eyes vacuously staring in the looming future, it becomes important to save the future employment ship from an inevitable crash. In…

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    The Serous Nervous System

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    Question 1. a) “What serosal cavities have been penetrated by the 1st arrow?” The pleural cavity and pericardial cavity have been penetrated by the 1st arrow as they tend to appear in the thoracic cavity on the left side of the chest. b) “Explain the location, the microscopic characteristics of the serous membrane, and the purpose of the serous membrane.” The serous membrane, the peritoneum is located within cavities of the abdomen and the pelvis. Pleura are found in the thoracic cavity…

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