The "Fight or Flight" response The flight or fight response‚ also called the "acute stress response" was first described by Walter Cannon in the 1920s as a theory that animals react to threats with a general discharge of the sympathetic nervous system.[4] [5] In response to acute stress‚ acetylcholine is released from preganglionic sympathetic nerves that innervate the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla. As a consequence‚ the chromaffin cells secrete the hormone epinephrine (adrenaline)
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Acetaminophen can be toxic to dogs and cats‚ but cats are more susceptible to acetaminophen toxicity than dogs are. Once swallowed‚ acetaminophen reaches the blood stream within 30 minutes; toxic effects are rapid and damage the liver and red blood cells. Most of the cases of acetaminophen toxicity in cats are accidental and some cases happen because owners give medication intended for people to their pets without being instructed to do so by a veterinarian. Cats are more sensitive to acetaminophen
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My cat Cats are great companions. Why do I say that you ask? I have six cats myself. Actually the cats belong to me and my family except for two in particular. They are both female calico cats who are both very special to me. Let me tell you a little bit about both of them. The oldest one is Galaxy‚ and she is nine years old. My dad‚ sister‚ and myself got her from the humane society in Palm Beach County‚ Florida. My mom was up in Michigan at the time and had no idea what we were doing. We
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cat advt The BJP too was guarded in its reaction. "The party will go through the judgment in detail and will come out with a structured response‚" said the BJP’s deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha Ravi Shankar Prasad. Though the RPA bars a convicted person from contesting elections‚ the exception carved out under Section 8(4) of the RPA had till now allowed a convicted law-maker to complete his five-year tenure unless his or her appeal is dismissed earlier. It was beyond the power of Parliament
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relates to having a fish for a pet. The importance of having any pet is knowing how to take care of them and feeding them when they need to be fed. It may be difficult to look after an animal all day but they should be treated as any living thing. It takes heart to care for someone‚ its goes the same for taking caring care of a pet and making sure they are okay. Owning a pet should be a privilege because these animals depend on you and that is like a gift to own. Every pet deserves a loving and dependable
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The Fast Food Industry: Positioning and Competitive Advantage INTRODUCTION The fast food industry is an ever growing industry regardless of the concerns from many about the health and obesity risks. Despite these risks associated with fast food consumers continue to return indicating there is a high level of competition amongst several members of this industry. This paper will examine and discuss the five following major fast food restaurant chains: McDonald’s‚ Burger King‚ Wendy’s‚ Taco Bell‚
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My biggest pet peeves are someone chewing with their mouth open‚ and people who don’t use their manners. It makes my skin crawl to here the saliva and food get chewed up. Watching someone who chews food with their mouth open is the most unattractive thing to me. It actually makes my stomach weak thinking of someone doing this. I notice it every time and instantaneously my attitude changes. Nobody enjoys watching or hearing food as someone chews it up. I am disgusted and I just want to leave where
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Fight Club The main character who is also the Narrator‚ tells how he is exhausted of being controlled by our society. He works as a recall campaign coordinator‚ lives in a condo‚ and spends his money on furniture from “IKEA”‚ and everything seems to be perfect in his life. But he has no point in his life‚ his life is working at a job he hates and buying things that he does not need. With no point in his life‚ there no point of living for him. “Every takeoff and landing‚ when the plane banked too
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Eddie Costello Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut The book begins with a writer researching for his book . John‚ the author and narrator of this story‚ wants to create a factual book about “The day the world ended”. It was about the day that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and what important American people were doing on that day. He talks with Newt‚ son of Dr. Felix Hoenikker‚ the creator of the atomic bomb. John soon learns of ice-nine (a tiny bit of it could freeze all the water in
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The story “Cat in the Rain” by Ernest Hemingway is about an American couple who stays at a hotel with a beautiful view of the sea and different monuments. After describing the view from their hotel room‚ on the second floor‚ Ernest continues the story with the American woman having a conflict. The story begins when she noticed a kitty outside her window trying to find shelter from the rain; she instantly wanted to go get the kitty. With her husband wanting to continue to read she started her journey
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