Introduction Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most common preventable form of mental retardation in the world. FAS causes a range of disorders‚ is found in all ethnic groups and populations and is most prevalent is impoverished communities. In South Africa‚ epidemiological studies have shown that rural populations in the Western Cape are particularly affected and have FAS rates exceeding those reported in other world communities. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a series of birth defects caused by
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Protecting Foetal Rights Angela Kim LWSO 335 Linda McKay-Panos Spring 2006 I. Introduction "Prenatal Substance Abuse and Judicial Intervention" by Richard D. Bell. Many dissenting views on judicial intervention in pregnancy and birth exist. In his article‚ Bell demonstrates his disagreement with the decision put forward by Shulman J. in the Winnipeg Child and Family Services case against G. (D. F.) to intervene and impose treatment on a pregnant‚ substance abusing woman. For Bell
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For my final project in Zoology I choose to write about the Starfish and Mussels we dissected. I chose these because‚ for me‚ these dissections were the most fun! Seeing what was inside of the starfish was nothing I had thought it would be‚ and the mussel is something I eat but usually it is mostly cleaned out by then so it was interesting to see what it looked like before it was cooked. As well as dissecting these animals‚ I was able to learn about how they interact with one another. In this essay
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“Forgive your enemies‚ but never forget their names.” The Bay of Pigs invasion started when Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista in Cuba‚ it led to the United States involvement to push Castro from power‚ and ended with the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion to stop communism. First‚ let’s discuss the start of the Bay of Pigs invasion. In 1959‚ Fidel Castro came to power in an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The United States government distrusted Castro and was
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Erika Ruiz ENGL-101 August17‚ 2009 “The Empire of the pigs” “The Empire of the Pigs focuses on corporate welfare and government spending policy. This article is to inform‚ about the long term liabilities that government faced by spending funds on corporate welfare. The issue that is covered in this article is how Seaboard gets subsidies by the federal and local government to improve the counties and how that affects the tax payers. This article will discuss this issues in four sections‚ first
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COW EYE DISSECTION Use the following link to watch a video on a cow’s eye dissection. http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/video_sm_all.html Aim: The purpose for a cow’s eye dissection is to learn the different parts of the eye by doing a hands on experiment. You can always see the eye from images or diagrams‚ but this experiment helps you get a better visual and feel of an eye. Materials: * Scalpel * Scissors * Newspaper * Cows eye Method: 1. Examine
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Earthworm Dissection Lab Objective: To learn the anatomy of the Earthworm through dissections. Materials Needed: -15 pins -Scalpel - Dissection tray - Hand lens - Earthworm - Forceps - Probe - Scissors Procedure: 1) Gather your materials; dissection kit‚ dissection tray‚ and the earthworm. 2) Lay the earthworm onto the dissection tray dorsal side up. 3) Place a pin through the side of the third segment from the mouth‚ and another pin through the side
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the child and the family. These permanent and unchangeable effects arise from a fetus attaining fetal alcohol syndrome from its mother. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a pattern of malformations and disabilities resulting from a pregnant woman drinking heavily during her pregnancy. FAS is unique in that effects on the children are directly linked to maternal drinking habits. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is currently the leading cause of mental retardation in the United States. A
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and nutrients to the fetus and takes away the waste. The exchange of maternal blood and fetal blood to the fetus happens through the placental membrane and the umbilical cord vessels. The umbilical vein goes into the body through the umbilical ring‚ and half of the blood running though it goes to the liver and the rest goes to the ductus venous. It joins with the inferior vena cava. Blood goes to the fetal right atrium from the inferior vena cava. From there‚ most blood goes through the foramen
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"The Tower Pig." The story is set behind‚ and outside‚ the walls of the Thomaston Penitentiary in present day America. The story essentially revolves around a young man who suffers the hardships of imprisonment in an American correctional facility. The protagonist is throughout the tale addressed only by his surname‚ Caine. Caine expresses incomprehensible anger he feels for one of the wardens‚ an outcast despised by colleagues and inmates alike‚ and who is commonly known as "The Tower Pig" by all
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