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    What Role Do Audience Play Rosa Rivarola Rasmussen College Author notes The essay is being presented on March 3rd. 2013 to Marek McKenna for G380/AMH3304 Section 01 Visions of America Since 1945 What role do audiences play in creating popular culture? Explain how Hollywood both manipulated and reflected the popular culture of the 1950’s and 60’s. The role of the audience is to infuse the fire in the popular culture movement. It appears that Hollywood was caught between the wall and

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    Chapter 12 Study Guide: The nervous system develops from which embryonic tissue? Describe the development of the neural tube. What are the 3 primary brain vesicles? What are the secondary brain vesicles? What adult brain structure does each secondary vesicle become? What are ventricles and what is their function? What percentage of the adult brain is made up by the cerebral hemispheres? Describe the following terms: • Gyri • Sulci • Fissures • Longitudinal

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    The Gods and Their Role in the Iliad The gods in the Iliad are characters who seem very human to us. How do their actions propel the story forward? Are they responsible for the events of the Iliad‚ or are other characters? Like normal people‚ the gods have both good and bad qualities‚ their own strengths and weaknesses‚ personal disagreements and struggles. Similarly‚ like many of the other characters‚ the gods have a key role in the determining what happens‚ even from the very beginning. While

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    Role of Brain in Cognitive Functions Cathy Moyer-Larsen Role of Brain in Cognitive Functions Cognitive brain functions enable the ability of the brain to attain information in a meaningful way. Cognitive psychology is what happens in the mind. Two important conditions concerning the ability to use cognitive brain functions is the current mood and health (Willingham‚ 2007). Cognitive functions originate in the part of the brain called the cerebrum. Majority of brain mass is in the cerebral

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    playing tennis‚ tennis has began to grow rapidly in the U.S. With some playing for recreation and some playing competitively‚ they all require something in common-a great shoe. Although many factors contribute to the game of tennis‚ shoes can play a key role in the game. Without the proper shoes‚ a player can severely injure their feet while playing tennis. Some injuries from improper shoes‚ such as turf toe‚ can result in the blackening or complete loss of toenails. Also‚ a player can fracture their

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    NEUROTRANSMITTERS AND AGGRESSION LARISSA BATISTA PSY 407 SUMMARY According to various scientific research studies conducted over the past three decades suggest that central neurotransmitters play a key role in the modulation of aggression in all mammalian species including humans. Specific neurotransmitters systems involved in aggression include serotonin‚ dopamine‚ norepinephrine‚ GABA‚ and neuropeptides such as vasopressin and oxytocin. Neurotransmitters not only

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    of human nature‚ Macbeth is led on by the three witches. These three witches play a key role throughout the story‚ foreseeing the future and giving both Macbeth and Banquo their prophecies. By doing so‚ the three witches corrupt Macbeth‚ giving him an unquenchable thirst for power that only grows as the story progresses. In Act 1‚ Macbeth starts out as a loyal and true man to his king‚ friends‚ and wife. However‚ after he hears the witches’ prophecies for both his and Banquo’s futures‚ his dark desires

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    What Is Neurotransmitter? Neurotransmitter is a chemical that is released from a nerve cell which thereby transmits an impulse from a nerve cell to another nerve‚ muscle‚ organ or other tissue. (Webster new world medicine dictionary. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9973) What are Hormones? Hormones are chemicals that carry messages from organs of your body to your cells. The glands that secrete hormones are part of the endocrine system (pituitary‚ thyroid‚ adrenals

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    What is huffing? The intentional breathing of gas or vapors with the purpose of reaching a high. What does huffing do to the brain? Changes the electrical activity of the brain. On a elecroencephalograpghy‚ (or EEG) the brain will show up as sharp impulses. What toxic effects and the "risks" that occur with this practice on the body. The brain: changes the electrical activity within the brain‚ possibly resulting in hallucinations and convulsions. Also the center of emotional behavior

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    Neurotransmitter Switching in Adult Brain According to one dogma of neuroscience‚ neurotransmitter population was thought to be fixed and immutable throughout life once developmental stages have passed. For over 100 years‚ a central assumption in the field of neuroscience has been that the brain of the adult mammals should remain structurally constant. New neurons‚ as well as new neurotransmitters were thought not to be added to the adult mammalian brain and that the production of new neurons would

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