This was the diagnosis of stage four cancers that affected my mom and there was nothing that the doctors could do. The next question my dad had was‚ “How long?” The doctor said‚ “Less than ninety days‚” due to the fact that the cancer had eaten its way through mom’s bladder. This is the most serious illness that I have had to deal with was truly hard on me and a lot more so on my dad; since he and mom would have been married more than thirty years. My question was‚ “Okay‚ do we tell her or just
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1 EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON BRAIN FUNCTIONING & NEUROTRANSMITTERS When alcohol is consumed the brain is unable to send the correct messages through the body and disrupts communication between the nerve cells . It suppresses nerve activity‚ throughout the cerebral cortex and the central nervous system (CNS) by significantly slowing down the pace of actions taken and information received . Consumption also alters two of the major neurotransmitters within the brain being the Hippocampus and the Prefrontal
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Media and Teenagers Whether we admit it or not‚ most people are more concerned with how they look than they like to show. It isnt vanity that drives people to look in the mirror all day long‚ it ’s the fear of not living up to standards set forth in society through various forms of media. In some way the media has corrupted the way people view themselves and other people. As far back in history as you can possibly go‚ there has always been a specific view of what is beautiful in different
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BlackDoctor.org) -- Federal health researchers said this week that a whopping half of African American teenage girls have a sexually transmitted infection. That fact is troubling enough‚ but it’s all the more so when you consider its implications for the Black AIDS epidemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the study‚ which is the first of its kind‚ on March 11 at its annual STD prevention conference. Researchers culled through 2003-2004 data in an ongoing‚ annual health survey
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PORNOGRAPHY The word pornography comes from the Greek meaning‚ whore‚ harlot‚ prostitute‚ and to buy or sell a woman”. The word alone is degrading to women‚ how bad could the actual acts be? There are so many forms pornography comes in: magazines‚ posters‚ music‚ videos‚ and the most popular‚ the internet. This all makes it way too easy to access. Some of the serious effects include violent and degrading acts towards women‚ the difference between a real sex life and the
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WATER: The earth and our bodies are made up of mostly water. We use water on a daily; bathe‚ drink‚ cook‚ water our lawns and plants‚ and play in. With a growing population‚ our water supply is becoming low‚ making us to have to cut back on watering our lawns and water use. Then‚ there are factories dumping harmful wastes into our drinking water‚ making it harmful for people to use water. All the chemicals that are dumped into our water can cause cancer and other health issues. In other countries
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Exercise impacts the work that your body and cells do by having your systems work harder to produce more energy faster. It also helps to pump blood more quickly so that oxygen and glucose reach mitochondria faster. It works to increase heart rate and produce/exert carbon dioxide faster. Before exercise‚ the bromothymol took an average of 8.1 seconds to change its color. During exercise‚ however‚ we start to notice a gradual change. With an average of 6.2 seconds‚ it took the BTB 1.9 seconds less
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The environment offers essential resources‚ like nutrients that are recycled to keep soil fertile‚ biological services‚ such as providing the global pollination of crops that we depend on for food‚ and natural improvements for our quality of life‚ such as controlling the chemistry of the atmosphere. These resources are vital to the survival of the human race‚ and are often taken for granted. Humans are constantly using these products and amenities to assist in their lives and consequently creating
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Most people say that technology has positive effects on everyone because it helps everyone with homework and other resources like for example using Google. But there are a lot of negative effects like poor grades and addiction because of wasted time on the computer. Also we are relying on the internet to find our work and we are not learning anything. Over the years technology could have more positive effects but for now negative effects are outnumbering the positive effects. According to the experts
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throughout its storied history. Baseball players are superstar icons who have a gripping effect on society. Because the high stature baseball has held over the years‚ it is a surprise that it has recently aided in a new cultural phenomenon of victimization. The current popular trend in America is to be considered a victim. Jack Solomon and Sonia Maasik explain
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