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Human Memory Organization.
660 Words - 3 Pages.... perceptions we get come to. From the
eyes, nose, ears, nerves etc. They come in at such a rate, that there needs to
be a part of memory that is fast, and can sift through all of these signals, and
then pass them down the line for use, or storage. Short term memory probably has
no real capacity for storage.
Medium Term : This is where all of the information from the short term memory
comes to be processed. It analyses it, and then decides what to do with it (use
it, or store it). Here also is where stored information is called to for
processing when needed. This kind of memory has some kind of limited storage
space, which is used when processing information, however the tra ....
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The Brain
755 Words - 3 Pages.... of the weight of the human brain. It controls all of the movements that you have to think about, thought and memory. The cerebrum is split in two different sections, the right half and the left half. These half's are also known as hemispheres. These hemispheres are connected by bundles of nerve fibres. Each of theses hemispheres are divided into 4 regions names as the bone of the skull that lies above it. The outer layer of the cerebrum is called the cortex. The cortex is mainly made up of nerve cell fibres. The cerebrum cortex is folded into a surface with many ridges and grooves. This folding greatly increases the surface area of the cortex and the number of nerve ....
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The Illegalization Of Abortion
1726 Words - 7 Pages.... so strongly about these beliefs that violence has
broken out in some known instances. Pro-choice activists, on the other
hand, also carry very strong points. They believe that the child inside
them is their property and it's life doesn't be until birth. In 1973, the
United States Supreme Court decided that as long as the baby lived in the
womb, he or she would be the property of the mother. Because of this
decision almost every third baby conceived in America is killed by abortion,
over one and a half million babies a year (Willke vii). Many countries
have followed our decision on the abortion issue and some of these include
Canada, England, and France. Other countri ....
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Marijuana For Medicinal Purposes
1443 Words - 6 Pages.... twice as many fibers per acre than cotton. (Hempnet 1) Hearst was
well aware of this and moved to ban Marijuana. Marijuana costs little to grow
and can be made into cloth, canvas, and other high quality textiles. The use of
Marijuana for textile production would have seriously hurt Dupont who had
invested heavily in both paper production and the use of cotton. In 1936 Dupont
joined Hearst and using scare tactics and effective lobbying were able to ban
the growth, sale, and use of Marijuana.
Besides denying the public of the use of Marijuana as a textile, food
source, and alternative energy source, these large companies selfishly robbed
many sick people of a drug that ca ....
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Demanding Greatness: Steroid Use
1499 Words - 6 Pages.... year. Half of the athletes said they would gladly take the drug!”2
An athlete will usually get out of a sport what he or she puts into it. If one would push themselves real hard and fail, they could end up with some problems. They could drive so hard as to cause or worsen injuries. They might ignore school, friends, family or work just to train on winning. They develop an aggressive training style which would lead to drugs such as steroids.3
“There are many reasons why people use steroids. But the two main ones are to excel in athletic competition and to look more like one’s ideal of a perfect body.”4 Many athletes are representing their school, state, or ter ....
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Tumours
659 Words - 3 Pages.... to an organ
so as to interfere with a critical function. The cells of benign tumours
closely resemble the cells of the tissue of origin. Surface benign tumours
include warts and moles.
Malignant Tumours
A malignant tumour always kills (unless treated) because of its
invasive and metastatic characteristics. The tumour grows locally by
spreading into surrounding tissues. Solid tumours, which develop in the
breast, colon, lung, and other organs, contain an inner core with high
pressure zones that compress and collapse blood vessels, often preventing
the penetration of blood-borne cancer treatments. It spreads to distant
sites by the breaking off of malignant ce ....
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Ebola And Marburg Viruses
606 Words - 3 Pages.... the name of Gene Johnson was the first pioneer to
venture out to find the roots of the Ebola and Marburg viruses. Gene spent
many years in Central Africa looking for these viruses. After digging up
virtually every piece of land in Central Africa, Gene Johnson wound up without
a single case or report of a virus. A man by the name of Charles Monet and a
young boy referred to in this book as Peter Cardinal both contracted the same
level 4 hot virus. There is only one connection between Charles and Peter.
"The paths of Charles Monet and Peter Cardinal had crossed at only one place on
earth, and that was inside Kitum Cave." (pg. 140 - Cardinal). Kitum Cave is
where the ....
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AIDS: A Life Or Death Issue
782 Words - 3 Pages.... below 200, the body is greatly vulnerable to
sicknesses and cancers that start the end stage of HIV-AIDS.
AIDS is characterized by having your immune system devastated by
HIV. You have AIDS if on contracts certain kinds of puenomia of rare types
of cancer. After contracting AIDS you will likely die in a very short
amount of time.
First, when it originated. AID's originated somewhere in Africa
about 25-30 years ago and was thought to have been brought here in the
'70's. It first appeared in heterosexuals of both the sexes. It was
probably spread so quickly through female prostitutes. AID's has already
become a crisis of staggering proportions in parts of Africa. In ....
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