Vitamin Name Deficiency effects’ Vitamin B1 thiamine Deficiency causes beriberi. Symptoms of this disease of the nervous system include weight loss‚ emotional disturbances‚ Wernicke’s encephalopathy (impaired sensory perception)‚ weakness and pain in the limbs‚ periods of irregular heartbeat‚ and edema (swelling of bodily tissues). Heart failure and death may occur in advanced cases. Chronic thiamine deficiency can also cause Korsakoff’s syndrome‚ an irreversible psychosis characterized by amnesia
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The Quakers were against slavery and were not allowed to hold slaves. They were great advocates of temperance‚ which opposed the consumption of alcohol. They also believed that women had the right to be heard in good causes‚ even in public. Susan B. Anthony spent nearly sixty years of her life devoted to the cause of social justice and equality for all. Her major contributions were focused on women ’s rights‚ particularly the right to vote. She devoted her life to overcoming the United State ’s
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Susan B Anthony was born February 15‚ 1820 in Massachusetts. She was raised in a Quaker family with long activist traditions. During her early life she became to have a sense of justice and moral zeal. She was a teacher for 15 years. She was never married‚ was aggressive and compassionate by nature. She remained active until her death march 13‚ 1906. Susan B Anthony advocated dress reform for women. In 1853 she started to campaign for women`s property rights in New York state‚ speaking at the meeting
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The Gravity Probe B Launch Decision – Case Study Gravity Probe B (GP-B) was a satellite based mission funded by NASA. Efforts were led by the Stanford University physics department and Lockheed Martin‚ Stanford University being the primary contractor and Lockheed Martin as the subcontractor. Rex Geveden‚ the Deputy Center Director at Marshall Space Flight Center‚ was the Program Manager at NASA and the primary leader of the GP-B launch mission. The mission objective was to test two of the predictions
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Boeing B-29 Supperfortress Though it was conceived of before World War II‚ its impact was not felt until the war was close to an end. However‚ in this short amount of time‚ you could argue it had a greater impact on the pacific theater than any other weapon. Without the capabilities of the B-29 Supperfortress there is no doubt the war in the pacific would have carried on for years past its actual end date‚ and would have resulted in the loss of countless more American lives. The effect of the
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Susan B. Anthony has served a great part in women’s history. For many‚ many years‚ women fought to achieve equality. They fought until they successfully gained rights. As a young woman‚ I appreciate every battle that women before‚ such as Susan B. Anthony‚ fought for rights. Her‚ like many others played a big role in achieving this. Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. At an early age‚ she developed strong values and morals. She was a teacher before becoming
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ratified. Many women and men spend countless hours striving toward equal citizenship and the right to vote. There are a few women who did much more than anybody would have expected. Some of these women might even sound familiar. The main leader was Susan B. Anthony‚ along with a few others‚ Elizabeth Stanton‚ and Alice Paul. Without their great leadership we wouldn’t have the right to vote today‚ as women.("History of Women’s...") Women’s suffrage is the fight for women to get as many equal rights as a
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Alonso Viera 4th hour Eng./6th hour SS. The Choice of Principle Is your first decision for the majority or for political reasons? Well Lyndon B. Johnson was for the majority of the people. This decision was to sign the Civil Rights act of 1964 and to free the people who have been through all of it. The main question people asked was; Why did L.B.J. approve of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? The people who were going through all of this of course knew Johnson did it for them. These people were from
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boast of ancient civilization is India. When the inhabitants of Europe were living under the barbaric conditions‚ this country had reached the highest peak of civilization and had parliamentary institutions when people of Europe were mere nomads." - B. R. Ambedkar The latter half of the 19th century can be indisputably credited with giving birth to some of the greatest sons to mother India‚ who rose and shone like shining stars during the 20th century in the otherwise dark skies of the country
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Her Passion for Justice Lee D. Baker Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a fearless anti-lynching crusader‚ suffragist‚ women’s rights advocate‚ journalist‚ and speaker. She stands as one of our nation’s most uncompromising leaders and most ardent defenders of democracy. She was born in Holly Springs‚ Mississippi in 1862 and died in Chicago‚ Illinois 1931 at the age of sixty-nine. Although enslaved prior to the Civil War‚ her parents were able to support their seven children because
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