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AIDS In The Classroom
416 Words - 2 Pages.... those of the 19 other kids in his or her
class? One idea has been presented. The teacher of the given class would
not know which child is carrying the virus but rather treat each child as
though they had AIDS. By taking precautions such as wearing gloves when
handling wounds, the risk of transmitting the disease is significantly
lowered and the integrity of the child with AIDS remains protected. This
idea has many faults. For one, children simply cannot be watched at all
times. Referring to my earlier statement that kids will be kids. Also,
what kind of environment is it to learn in when your teacher can't treat
your scrapes without putting rubber gloves on first, a ....
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Death
840 Words - 4 Pages.... like that and it didn't always happen that way.
Having a near experience myself, my thoughts about also took a different turn. I never thought would even come near me. Last year in May, my sister, dad, and I were driving down to California. And it was about seven o'clock in the morning and my sister was driving. Then she fell asleep and starting driving off the road. She swerved back on the road really hard, which made the car flip over four times. Then we were rushed to the hospital and stayed there for about an hour. My sister and I were all right but my dad was in critical condition. My dad ended up only loosing his pinky finger. Just being in that situation m ....
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Euthanasia
1176 Words - 5 Pages.... earlier civilizations. It was considered legally and morally to be a permissible way to die. However, it has been a hot topic for the last several years. At first it was just another topic, but later became a political issue that would affect courts and elections by dividing those who support and those who consider it a form of murder. It also has been a topic that has divided the Christian community. A movement began in the 1970's when Americans started to demand "death with dignity" (Worsnop 1). In the event of a terminal illness or injury, people were refusing life-sustaining treatment to preserve life, especially life without quality. Public opinion overall supp ....
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Things That Affect And Influence Our Health And Our Lives
2425 Words - 9 Pages.... never understood the reasons for giving the fat or protein content of a certain food any attention. At the time before my enlightenment from the nutrition unit, I ate anything that was good to my taste. After extensive learning on the effects of certain foods on my body, and the manner in which to help improve my body through what I eat, I began being more aware of what I ate and learned on what effected me. I began changing my diet to a low-carbohydrate, and high-protein diet, thus enabling my body to stop burning the energy from the high-carbohydrate foods I eat to the fat cells in my body. Also, instead of snacking on ice cream or candy, I ate much more vegetables and ....
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What's Love Got To Do With It; Everything!
1436 Words - 6 Pages.... It is a story that explores all
types of love, jealous, brutal, physical and spiritual. Written in 1981, it is
very contemporary in its style and its meaning can be applied easily to everyday
life.
Only love that is true in your heart is love, the rest are other
emotions sublimated into love. With this in mind, we should look at people
around us, people who are in love. Ask to yourself, Why are they in love? Then,
ask yourself, How are they in love? It may be surprising, but the answers to
these questions can be surpassingly different. Only when they are the same will
the love be true.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, is set in a house somewhe ....
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Bipolar Affective Disorder
1386 Words - 6 Pages.... syndrome are called dysthymic disorder, mild forms of mania are hypomania and the milder expressions of Bipolar disorder are called cyclothymic disorders. The use of the term primary affective disorder refers to the individuals who had no previous psychiatric disorder or else only episodes of mania or depression. Secondary affective disorder refers to patients with preexisting psychiatric illness other than depression or mania (Goodwin, Guze. 1989, p.7 ).
affects approximately one percent or three million persons in the United States, afflicting both males and females. Bipolar disorder involves episodes of mania and depression. The manic episodes are characterized by elevat ....
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RU-486 The New Abortion Pill: How Safe Is It?
564 Words - 3 Pages.... causes uterine contractions and is sometimes used off-label to soften cervix when inducing labor.
RU-486 was first promoted as a “morning after pill” to be used after unprotected sex. It was discovered that it was not effective early in the pregnancy before the progesterone levels had reached a critical threshold. The drug’s first large testing has only been under way in France and England. The massive field trail has involved dating more than 100,000 women.
The creator of RU-486 is Dr. Etienne-Emile Baulieu. He made this for the French pharmaceutical company named Rossel-Uclaf. RU-486 is the first of a generation of birth control drugs called “antiprogestin ....
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Hepatitis A
1094 Words - 4 Pages.... loss of appetite,
dark urine, fatigue, and sometimes fever. The liver may become enlarged
and a disorder called jaundice may occur, giving the skin a yellow tinge.
Jaundice is a disorder symptomatic of several liver and blood diseases and
is characterized by yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes,
particularly the white of the eyes. Hepatogenous jaundice is caused by
liver damage, particularly hepatitis. Hepatitis exists in an acute and/or
chronic form. The acute form may subside after about two months or, rarely,
can result in liver failutre. Chronic carriers are at risk of lasting
liver disease. There are many different kinds of Hepatitis, some more
serious then ....
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