Trigger finger

The devastation caused by war does not just affect the country's economical and political status but people within it especially those fighting. Soldiers usually get perceived as emotionless beings who will follow any command that are given to them without question. They do this in order to protect their country. In many cases this is true but they do have emotions and judgements, which they choose to ignore in order to survive. During and after the war is finished, many soldiers are affected by…

The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibited the sale of guns to several types of individuals consisting of minors, people with criminal records, disabled, illegal aliens, dishonorably discharged military personnel and others. In 1993 the Act was changed by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. This Act said that background checks for all unlicensed carriers had to be done before they could purchase any firearms from a licensed dealer. However, there has been discussion that there is a “gun show…

Participants were instructed to focus on a central fixation cross at all times (see Figure 1). Before each trial, the fixation cross (1° x 1°) was presented for 1200 ms, and then became a fixation trigger that participants must have focused on for 300 ms to activate the next trial. For each trial, an individual face was presented for 150 ms randomly in one of 9 possible locations aligned vertically across the screen. Each face centre was positioned…

School Rebels vs. Teachers “Here are the tests, most of you did well, while others failed,” Mr. Krumpass announced,” especially you Shanae.” He said pointedly. “Dang you’re so stupid the teacher called you out” snickered Zach I gave him a cold stare, and looked at Mr. Krumpass expectedly, who is humming and avoiding my gaze. What did I expect? Mr. Krumpass hates me, he would be the last person to stick up for me. He then handed me my test., but before I could look at it, Zach snatched it from…

In America, free speech has been a privilege that has been used to its extent but that has also been criticized and censored. In the current state of our country, free speech has been both expressed and censored to a maximum because of different viewpoints that people have. The people who are trying to censor everyone else’s free speech do so because of various reasons that are essentially harming to our country as a whole. The reasons that cause for censorship of certain forms of free speech…

transfusions and unsafe needles are modes of transmissions. This syndrome is characterized by a reddened skin rash, joint pain and frank arthritis that may affect both large joints of the extremities and he proximal interphalangeal joints (between the fingers) of the hands. HBV infection can be self-limited or chronic. Symptoms of acute infection include fever, nausea, vomiting, anorexia and muscle ache. Signs include jaundice of the eyes and skin and presence of bile in the…

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) was first identified by Sir Ashley Cooper in 1921 and was further evaluated by Rob and Standeven in 1958 (McKenzie). Thoracic outlet syndrome is a nonspecific diagnosis that refers to an array of conditions caused by compression of the neurovascular structures that pass through the thoracic outlet (Nichols). These conditions can be named based on their location of compression or the cause of symptoms (McKenzie). Factors that predispose patients to the development…

Explaining the 21st century crisis behind US naïve liberal beliefs, in which those unable to face reality become the products of a gullible belief system, based on feelings, emotions and empathy. The 21st century - a Land of Make-Believe As America prepares to bid Obama the God a not overly fond adieu, let’s step back and view the consequences of, "fundamentally transforming the United States of America." Not forgetting those that voted for it, "[…] but above all, I will never forget who this…

America, 2013). Lastly, drug-induced lupus erythematosus is caused by certain prescription drugs and produces symptoms similar to SLE. Individuals with drug-induced lupus erythematosus typically see a reduction in symptoms within six months after the trigger medication is stopped (Lupus Foundation of America,…

Today was my first day at my internship at Vermont Sports Medicine. I observed Deb. I saw many different patients who had all had different types of personalities, and many different type of injuries. It was interesting to me to hear how they performed their injuries, and how they deal with the pain. I also saw many techniques that she performed on them such as using hot pads, taking sonograms, and evening looking at x-rays. One thing that I really liked was how unique each patient was. I also…