Catches You and You Fall Down tells the story of Lia Lee‚ a Hmong child with epilepsy‚ whose tragic downfall reveals the dangers of a lack of cross-cultural communication in the medical profession. At the age of three months‚ Lia had her first seizure caused by the sound of a door being slammed shut‚ by her older sister Yer. Their parents‚ Foua and Nao Kao believed that the sound of the door had caused Lia’s soul to flee‚ they called her illness “qaug dab peg”‚ which means “the spirit catches you and
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Real Food What to Eat and Why is a book written by Nina Planck. This book explains that modern health and weight problems are not caused by eating things like butter‚ beef‚ and other things that are supposedly bad for you. She claims that these foods were around long before these current problems. This book gives a clear outline on what to eat and why it is healthy for you. She also explains modern food (industrial food) and why it needs to be avoided. She describes industrial food as Trans fat‚
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Alyssa Martin-Davis Scary Stories & Urban Legends She commandeered the room in the basement of her vacant house as soon as she realized she would have to pull an all-nighter in order to prepare for tomorrow’s final exam. Jenna was attempting to pull an all-nighter but she had such an extensive exhausting day. Her parents had wanted a weekend out for some time and they thought this would be the perfect opportunity since Jenna needed to study for her final exams. Jenna’s little sister‚ Khloe
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The Ready-to-Eat Breakfast Cereal Industry in 1994 Why have private labels been able to enter this industry successfully? How do the cost structures of private label and branded cereal manufacturers differ? The private labels have been able to enter the ready-to-eat cereal industry successfully for the following reasons: High prices set by major manufacturers (incumbents) Retailers’ willingness to promote better because of better margins Coupon promotions by major manufacturers eroding
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In order to consider “I exist because I think” or ”I think because I exist”‚ I would define the “I exist because I think” as “I think” is the cause of “I exist”. This implies “I think” appear before “I exist” and cause “I exist” to happen. In the other side‚ “I think because I exist” would be “I exist” is the cause of “I think”. This implies “I exist” appear before “I think” and cause “I think” to happen. In terms of logic‚ I would say “I think because I exist “ is more appropriate. It is because
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frequently attempt to conserve EVERYTHING. When my mother got home from the grocery store I would find myself constantly sprinting to the kitchen and hiding all the grocery’s that I classified as “the good stuff”. I would do this so my brother would not eat what I considered my food. In class I would cram as many notes on to a single page to help conserve my class spiral‚ and make it last the entire year. A secondary intelligence that I have is kinesthetic intelligence. Though it is not near as strong
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February 20th 2012 Soda Is Bad For You According to statistics‚ in the past couple year’s soft drinks have become much more consumed by Americans. Although most people enjoy the taste of these sugary drinks most research shows that they are bad for you. Drinking soda can cause the enamel on your teeth to dissolve‚ take calcium out of your bones and cause them to weaken‚ cause a person to become overweight possibly obese‚ and cause acne breakouts. Whether you call it soda‚ pop‚ a tonic‚ coke‚ or
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In chapter 2 “Eating Christmas with the Kalahari‚” Richard Borshay Lee writes about his experiences in Kalahari. He decides that he wants to part of their Christmas tradition by slaughtering an ox for the tribe. He wanted to do this to say thank you for letting him study them for the past years. He wanted to find the biggest ox and does. When he shows the tribe the ox he was going to slaughter for Christmas‚ they all laughed at him and told him the ox was indeed big‚ but it was also old and thin
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Dogwalker Gives Viewers Hope in a Dog Eat Dog World By Joseph Reilly Kim Sherman’s Dogwalker is an intriguing‚ dark‚ tension building short film that denies the viewer happiness for the tradeoff of realism and a very strong protagonist. The film is not for the feign of heart or for anyone who enjoys the sensationalism of a romance film‚ but it will leave one remembering it and walking away with a message - life will beat you down. Oh yeah‚ there’s also a dog! Tension is at the heart of Dogwalker
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