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    Often in poems‚ we are confronted with metaphors. Simply‚ a figure of speech where one thing is described in terms of another (Jacobs‚ 30). Butt there are also times where the whole poem is a metaphor‚ when a large metaphor functions as the controlling image of a piece of work. Such is the case in Robert Frost’s poem‚ The Road Not Taken. The expressed content of the poem is simply that of the speaker‚ Frost himself‚ out on a walk one day in a wooded area. As he is out walking‚ he arrives at

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    There are three major brain divisions. They are the cerebrum‚ the brainstem‚ and the cerebellum. The cerebrum contains 40% of the weight of the brain and is founded in the superior part of the brain. This portion of the brain has many functions and lobes which perform certain functions. The frontal lobe is involved with “activating and controlling both fine and complex motor activities.” This involves speech. It is also involved with the executive functions‚ such as reasoning and rationalizing‚ among

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    The Human Brain: Exercise

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    ------------------------------------------------- Exercises 4. I think it is an appropriate metaphor. Brain has the faculty of talking‚ laughing‚ crying‚ thinking and so forth. Without brain‚ human cannot exist. In the similar way‚ engine performs all the functions in the vehicle. The car is consisted of more than 20‚000 parts. Even though it is not small number‚ it is nothing when it compared to the human neuron system. Anyway‚ neuron system is controlled by brain‚ of course‚ car parts are controlled by engine. Therefore‚ when

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    it‚ your brain is constantly working and doing a thousand tasks within seconds. You carry around the three-pound mass of wrinkly material in your head that controls every single thing you will ever do. From enabling you to think‚ learn‚ create‚ and feel emotions to controlling every blink‚ breath‚ and heartbeat‚ this control center is your brain. It is a structure so amazing that a famous scientist once called it "the most complex thing we have yet discovered in our universe.” The brain works in

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    Brain Trauma

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    Memory Loss Due to Brain Trauma Numerous psychological studies have been done over the subject of the effects of accidental head trauma leading to various memory problems such as memory loss. These studies ranging from the very mild to the extremely severe brain traumas cases and has various effects on memory whether it is short term of long term memory problems and loss. This paper is going to more specifically cover vehicular accidents that involved head trauma leading to memory loss and other

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    Hemispheres of the Brain

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    Appendix E Hemispheres of the Brain Our brain is divided into two main hemispheres‚ the left and the right. Each hemisphere is dominant in certain functions. Click either the left or the right hemisphere of the brain below and fill in the hemisphere’s appropriate functions. LEFT HEMISPHERE RIGHT HEMISPHERE [pic] Cerebral Lateralization and Functionality Researchers utilize a number of different methods to study lateralization of brain function. Four of these methods

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    Biopsychology: A specialty that studies the interaction of biology‚ behavior‚ and mental processes. Evolution: The gradual process of biological change that occurs in a species as it adapts to its environment new generations change as they adapt to changing environments Evolution has fundamentally shaped psychological processes because it favors genetic variations that produce adaptive behavior Charles Darwin:Wondered if animals were related and if all creations‚ even humans‚ could

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    The brain and concussions

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    The brain and concussions B Y: PA I G E M O R R I S O N & N I C O L E G O R M L E Y Intro Video (Stop @ 2:40) https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCCD52Pty4A What is a concussion? Concussions are damaged by a bump‚ blow‚ or jolt to the head that can change the way your brain normally works. Evolutionary Advantage Why wood peckers don’t get concussions They have thick neck muscles  Inner eyelids to prevent their eyes from getting shaken out  Spongy bone plates(Make up their very thick skulls)

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    Split Brain

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    Split-Brain Patients: The independent functioning of the left and right hemisphere when no longer connected by the corpus callosum. The human brain is a dynamic and elastic processing unit that manages the great extent of human life. This entails both conscious and unconscious functioning of each human system. For example‚ the brain controls emotions through behaviors‚ physiological responses (both autonomic and hormonal)‚ and feelings in response to stimuli from the environment (Carlson

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    Human Brain

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    The left and right brain. How they impact learning. Amberlee Hoagland 12.20.2012 COLL100 Diane Roberts The human brain is a miracoulus organ.It is the main sorce where we get our creativie and logical thinking from. Many scientists and people agree in the left and right brain theory that our right and left hemispheres of our brain have two separate sides that do different types of thinking.Left being logic or critical thinking and the right being more creative and intuitive. They also believe

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