cells‚ including neurons and glial cells. Neurons are cells that send and receive electro-chemical signals to and from the brain and nervous system. There are about 100 billion neurons in the brain. There are many more glial cells; they provide support functions for the neurons‚ and are far more numerous than neurons. There are many type of neurons. They vary in size from 4 microns (.004 mm) to 100 microns (.1 mm) in diameter. Their length varies from a fraction of an inch to several feet. Neurons are
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started to quarrel. All claimed that they were the best. Green said: "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass‚ trees and leaves. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in the majority." Blue interrupted: "You only think about the earth‚ but consider the sky and the sea. It is the water that is the basis of life. The sky gives space and peace and serenity. Without my peace‚ you would all be nothing." Yellow chuckled: “The sun is yellow
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and bad times. Between being gone for half the year‚ making amazing friends and having the best classes‚ this year was pretty great. Going into highschool is terrifying‚ I’m going to miss my teachers‚ classes‚ and friends I’ve made here in middle school. This year has changed me so much that I can’t even think what will happen next. You have to fight even if you’re not doing it for yourself “You gotta swim/ Through nights that won’t end/ Swim for your families/ Your lovers your sisters/ And brothers
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I’ve always had personal issues ever since I was in seventh grade‚ but the height of it all really hit me in high school. I think some of it might have been due to the fact that I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. If I’m going to be honest‚ I was so depressed I didn’t think I would even make it to my graduation‚ so wondering about my future was just wishful thinking to me. My friend Morgan was the only person who knew what I was going through. One day she told me that she thinks I should
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Schools should make up snow days on Saturdays‚ because if you make up a snow day on a weekend you don’t have to take days out of summer vacation and Christmas break. There will not always be a snow day make up day so why make a big deal out of it? First of all‚ if you make up a snow day on Saturday you won’t have to miss part of summer vacation and Christmas break. To add on to that‚ Source #1 says‚ if you have a snow day and you have to make it up you could do it on a Saturday and not miss summer
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In my book‚ we follow the life of a high school football player. His name is Miles the plays linebacker. He has somewhat of a hard life. His father is always on him to do his best in football because the wants him to go farther in life than he did. His mother is a caring and loving lady that helps him no matter what. His friend Zach is a decent kid until basically forces Miles to take steroids saying that they were like caffeine pills. Miles soon finds out that the rest of the team was taking steroids
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5 Ways to Slash the Cost of Back to School Shopping A flurry of day trips‚ sand castles and ice cream may make school a distant memory for the little people in your life. Parents‚ on the other hand‚ know that the next few weeks will pass all too quickly and it will soon be time to wave the kids off at the school gate (lumps in throat optional). According to the National Retail Federation‚ you can expect to lay out upwards of $600 to ensure each child arrives at school looking smart and packing
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Make Cents The prominent topic environmentalists have been accentuating over the years throughout our nation is the goal to save money while saving the environment. It is a win-win situation for our pockets and for Mother Nature. The types of pollution that humans create in our lifetime has forced negative long lasting effects in our world. “An average American’s carbon footprint exceeds 20 tonnes. That is 1540 tons of carbon‚ 5 times more than a Frenchman and 20 times more than a person staying
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We have all been that high school student rushing from class to class. Graduating from Middleton High School has taught me how to live the high school life. I have been a student in the classroom‚ an athlete on the field‚ and a social bug in my community. Even though I come from a town in little old Middleton Idaho that only has one stop light‚ high school has been one of my greatest experience. I was an average academic student all thought out my high school career. As a student I maintained a 3
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RoAd acciDEnTS iN MaLaysia Wednesday‚ March 16‚ 2011 Conclusion... Road accident in Malaysia is increasing every year and is dangerous to all people. In this situation all people must realize and give more attention to decrease the rate of road accident. At the same time‚ all people must cooperation with authorities like police to settle this problem. As we know many factors that cause this problem and the main factor is from human. After that the causes are road condition from poor‚ climate and
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