What is Costochondritis? The purpose of this description is to educate people on non-heart related chest pain from costochondritis. WHAT IS COSTOCHONDRITIS? Costochondritis‚ also known as chest wall pain or costosternal syndrome‚ is an inflammatory condition which consists of swelling‚ pain and localized tenderness in the costal cartilage which connects your upper ribs to your sternum. One of the first indicators of costochondritis is chest pain which may be reproduced
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What to Wear Narrative/ Descriptive Essay The day before my first full day of junior year I continue telling myself‚ “Whoo! Junior year. I’m going to have so much fun this year.” However‚ even though I am ready to begin the new school year‚ nervousness about my first day plagues my mind. I ponder what to wear. I have a whole closet of clothes which is stuffed like my grandmother’s Thanksgiving turkey‚ but I find myself stumped on which outfit to wear for day number one. With this trivial dilemma
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what is Happiness? what is happiness? Since human beings appeared on earth‚ everyone in the world regardless of social class or rank has given a lot of effort to get happiness. The three kinds of rights‚ which are the rights to pursue life‚ liberty and happiness are clearly declared in United States Declaration of Independence. If people lost the right of pursuing happiness‚ human being’s lives‚ quality and value will be also lost. Hence‚ many people are striving to be happy. The author of the
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The vertebral column that houses the spinal cord is made up of many vertebrae which are grouped based on their location. The vertebral groups are divided (in a descending order) into seven cervical vertebrae (neck area)‚ twelve thoracic vertebrae (upper back)‚ five lumbar vertebrae (lower back)‚ sacrum (lower pelvis)‚ and coccyx (terminal end of spine). From the observations of the cervical‚ thoracic‚ and lumbar vertebrae‚ it was found that they all share the same unit structure. They all possessed
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What is Discrimination? Discrimination is unfair or unequal treatment of an individual based on characteristics such as age‚ race‚ religion‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ and plenty other of reasons. Discrimination can occur in schools‚ health care services‚ buses/trains‚ housing‚ employment‚ and when voting. This is a big issue and has had a major impact on the past and present. Discrimination has been around for thousands of years and is still going on today. Discrimination has been going on since
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Suzanne Wong What these ads are? An advertisements show up everywhere and in different ways in our lives‚ whether in the form of newspapers‚ television commercials‚ radio‚ magazines‚ or billboards. What is the purpose of advertisements? Obviously‚ advertisements are designed to attract the attention of consumers and try to persuade them to buy products. However‚ advertisements have to be persuasive enough with
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What is anger? Why is it that we go out of control? Why do we get angry at the people we love and care about? A natural reaction to pain or being hurt is anger. I believe it’s a part of human reflex‚ but is also voluntary. This mechanism strikes in‚ when the element of cause is perceived by us as a threat. As a teen‚ adult Authority was always an element of anger to me. Those who try to create attitudes such as Sexism‚ homophobia‚ racism‚ patriarchy‚ inequality‚ and oppression also make me
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What is culture? * Culture is learned through experiences‚ observations‚ listening‚ talking‚ interacting with others‚ etc. * Our own cultural learning depends on the uniquely developed human capacity to use symbols‚ signs that have no necessary or natural connection to the things they stand for or signify. * Anthropologist Clifford Geertz defined culture as ideas based on cultural learning and symbols. * Sometimes culture is taught directly. (ex: parents tell their kids to say thank
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Even though some patients think x-rays are risky‚ patients seeking x-rays should get one if they think it will help them get the diagnosis they need. If you truly need an x-ray to feel better go otherwise you may feel worse as time goes on. Wilhelm Rontgen is credited with discovering x-rays in 1845 and since that discovery x-rays have saved countless lives all over the world (Newman). This particular branch in the health system is very hands on and you must be a people person because this whole
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Science and technology is a critical and greatly improving area in most countries if not all. However‚ as it requires large amounts of man power and materials‚ a great deal of money is required. Governments provide a substantial amount of this money‚ and therefore they often make decisions regarding the direction and quantity of the money that should be placed into certain technologies. It is also the government’s role to decide which technologies will be used‚ and how (Bridgstock 1998:12). During
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