2014 Disease fact sheet What is Wilson disease? Wilson disease is a genetic disorder that prevents the body from getting rid of extra copper. A small amount of copper obtained from food is needed to stay healthy‚ but too much copper is poisonous. In Wilson disease‚ copper builds up in the liver‚ brain‚ eyes‚ and other organs. Over time‚ high copper levels can cause life-threatening organ damage. Pathophysiology and clinical features of Wilson disease Wilson disease is an autosomal recessive
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August Wilson: Poet‚ Playwright‚ and So Much More August Wilson is a man who‚ outside of the theatrical world‚ is not very well known. Yet there are those‚ like Paul Carter Harrison‚ who would rank him in "the same ’artistic continuum’ as Langston Hughes‚ Toni Morrison‚ and Thelonius Monk."1 When I began research on August Wilson I asked myself‚ so what? So what if he’s won awards and recognition? What has he done to merit them? What makes this man important enough to do a research paper
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2012 The Literature and Life of August Wilson August Wilson was born as Fredrick August Wilson on April 27‚ 1945 in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. His father Fredrick August Kittel was a German immigrant baker who later abandoned his family. His mother Daisy Wilson was from North Carolina. August Wilson was one of six children by his mother who also was the youngest by 13 years. He grew up in a two-bedroom apartment with his mother and siblings. August Wilson was the only black child in his school
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Woodrow Wilson In his monograph‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ Arthur S. Link discusses the President of the United States’ influence on the world‚ his choices during his time in office‚ and the effect of his life on the world today. Link argues that Wilson shaped the way World War I played out in three important ways. First‚ Wilson advocated for peace and avoidance of interference in international conflicts. Second‚ he believed strongly in keeping the nation secure and keep the war handled fairly with
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Woodrow Wilson The name of the person I read about is Woodrow Wilson‚but when he was young people called him Tommy.When Tommy was only a year old his father [Dr.Wilson]moved his family and him from Virginia to Augusta‚Georgia.He moved in 1857.Tommy’s father became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Augusta‚Georgia. Woodrow came from a strict‚caring household.Dr.Wilson liked to take Woodrow places like cotton mills‚iron and steel foundries‚and other local industries.He did that to
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Foreign Policies Half way through President Woodrow Wilson’s first term‚ in 1914‚ World War I broke out due to the assassination of Franz Ferdinard‚ the Arch Duke. This created a war between the alliances of the Triple Entente and the Central Powers. Wilson declares the United States as neutral on August 19th‚ 1914. Being a strong advocate for foreign policies‚ he creates many visionary ones from the beginning of World War I‚ to the Versailles Treaty‚ in 1919. Examples of his visionary policies include
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Marie Antoinette How would you imagine your life as a king or queen in the 1700’s? Surely you would love to have royalty but that’s not the whole point of it. Marie Antoinette‚ born in Vienna‚ Austria‚ in 1755‚ became Queen of France at the age of 19! She married Louis the XVI(16) when she was just 15 years old‚ a man she never knew just because governments were interested in forming alliances with other countries which meant to unite their leaders with the offspring of other royalty. Marie Antoinette
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Project Proposal for 2015 Intramurals Submitted By: Stefany Ann Margaret R. Maligat X-Stewardship Submitted To: Mrs. Han Date Submitted: November 25‚ 2014 Rationale: The sports intramurals is one of the most awaited and important events in each school year. This is where students and teachers interact and cooperate in different sports. This is an opportunity for the students to show their skills in different sports. This will also develop the unit‚ cooperation‚ sportsmanship and friendly
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25 April 2013 Charles “Charlie” Nesbitt Wilson Charlie Wilson served 12-terms as Democratic United States Representative from Texas’s 2nd congressional district. He became widely known for his support funding the Afghan Mujahedeen residence to USSR occupation. Investigative records from 1972 to 1999 joint US government investigation into foreign corrupt practices. The FBI file relates to a side issue developed in the case concerning whether or not Wilson received a substantial kickback from a foreign
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birthday‚ Marie Surprenant had suffered more than most people do in an entire lifetime. Her abusive parents beat her unmercifully eventually breaking many bones in her body and severing her spinal cord. Fortunately for Marie‚ she was taken out of custody of her parents and was adopted by Michele Surprenant. Doctors gave Marie a grim prognosis. They said she would need constant medical attention the rest of her life and she wouldn’t be able to walk or even stand up. Luckily for Marie‚ her mother
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