Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis A Crippling Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)‚ otherwise known as " Lou Gehrig’s Disease "‚ is a devastating disease that effects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. French neurologist‚ Jean-Martin Charcot‚ first discovered the disease in 1869. Attention was not brought to the disease until 1939‚ when New York Yankees first basemen Lou Gehrig retired because of his diagnosis (4). Specifically referred to as a "neurodegenerative disease"
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Sakib Khan Electric Eels – Physics The animal that is usually known as electric eel is in fact not really an eel but a freshwater species related more to the carp family or catfish family. These unique freshwater predators got their name from the immense electrical charge that they can easily generate to stun or even kill their preys and dissuade predators. Electric eels can grow extremely large which usually can reach as high as 8 foot long and weigh a great amount of 45lbs. In addition to this
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Zachary Aichele AP English Brinkerhoff 5/14/2013 Social media platforms are defined as a constructed private or semi-public profile within a bounded system that links other users with whom they share a connection with and the “webs” between friends and family are created (Boyd). Social media platforms are decreasing the value of interpersonal relationships in our youth and this has led to a noticeable nuance in the values of the previous generation and the current one. The history
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Society’s understanding of environmental issues has a significant impact on the public’s level or concern and action towards these issues. Without awareness‚ changes will not be made and therefore the media plays a large role in communicating and building a societal understanding for environmental problems and solutions. Although far reaching‚ media sources are not always sharing factual scientific information with the public. Alex and Tyler are The Water Brothers‚ an eco-adventure television show
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY India is a country rich with opportunity and potential for great future growth. Like any nation‚ India has both strengths and weaknesses‚ as well as countless opportunities and threats within its culture and economy. India’s greatest strength is its labor force. Not only does it boast the second largest labor force in the world but it is also one of the cheapest. With a young and growing population‚ more and more outsourcing international businesses are looking
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of nutrients and other things that are necessary and beneficial to crops. The river has many other streams and rivers that run off into the Atchafalaya. There is a lot of wildlife around the Atchafalaya. There are many bears‚ raccoons‚ alligators‚ catfish‚ crawfish and shrimp in/around the
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Ch 1 "Urgent to meet me at.....Alas Babylon" (13) I choose this quote because I like the way it was written. The choppy‚ quick sentences show a real sense of urgency. With all leading up to this quote‚ you would expect for it to be some big ordeal or bad news. And it was. The way Mark was quick and to the point showed that something was wrong and it helped built tension in the chapter. Also‚ Alas Babylon ending his message gave meaning to the title. After seeing that‚ I knew that something
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Disaster of Aral Sea The Aral Sea was once the fourth largest inland sea in the world. About‚ a million years ago from now the northwestern part of Uzbekistan and southern Kazakhstan were covered by a massive inland sea. This sea was formed when all the waters retreated from a big land; they left a broad plain that contained highly saline soil. Due to the retreating of water many ancient remains were disappeared. The only remnant that remained was a big inland sea which was the Aral Sea. The Aral
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law is that there could be genes from something like a peanut in the food‚ and if a person was allergic‚ they would not know there were traces of peanuts in the food (Happiness). Scientists do all kinds of crossbreeding such as‚ genes from trout in catfish‚ protein genes from flounder into tomatoes‚ mouse genes in tobacco‚ and many other combinations. In
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maintenance and repair‚ installation and maintenance among others. Electricity has undergone several phases before reaching to where it is today. Long before knowledge about electricity existed‚ people were aware about the numbing shocks delivered by catfish. In 1600‚ William Gilbert‚ an English scientist made a careful study of electricity and magnetism and coined in the word ‘electricus’ which later lead to ‘electric’ and ‘electricity’ in English. Later in 1821‚ Michael Faraday invented the electric
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