February 2013 Cause and Effects of Hiding Concussions Symptoms You hear almost every day now about‚ the dangers of sustaining a concussion. With all the recent attention this issue is receiving‚ new studies and research are being funded to further determine what damage a concussion does to the brain. However there is something more dangerous than just getting a concussion. Hiding a concussion and its symptoms is an extreme risk athletes have taken for decades. What causes these athletes
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Life Long Effect of Concussion Consistently hear about an athlete that resigns long before their prime is over due to a long lasting impacts of concussion. After you encounter a concussion‚ post-concussion will likely linger for a day‚ weeks months even a year. “A Post-concussion syndrome is a complex disorder in which various symptoms such as headaches and dizziness last for weeks and sometimes months after the injury that caused the concussion” (Mayo Clinic). As a concussion casualty gets older
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BAD EFFECTS OF CELL PHONE ON SOCIETY A report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said there were about six billion cell phone subscriptions at the end of 2011-roughly one for 86 of every 100 people. Up to now‚ this number has continued to increase dramatically. This proves certainly that cell phone affects our society more strongly and more deeply in many aspects. No one can deny that cell phone is playing a very important and necessary role in our society because it not only
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Format: MLAPages: 5SummaryThis paper is a study of the causes and effects that immigration has caused in the United States Of America‚ and how migration has centered around the countryThe search for food and new land has driven humans from one end to another end. With time‚ the need increased into the quest of knowledge and thirst of wisdom‚ eventually as the periods started to pass by‚ development started in some countries‚ and some countries were left far behind. This partial development of the
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What do failing grades‚ frequent memory lapses‚ fights‚ brutal hangovers and unplanned sexual activity all have in common? They are all frequent results of binge drinking by college students. On a typical Friday or Saturday night you can find the average college student out drinking and having fun. Normally partying with friends at a party‚ bar‚ or club; most of these college students are underage consuming excessive amounts of alcohol‚ or as its better known‚ “binge drinking.”The term binge drinking
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had much to boast about in 1850‚ their nation was vastly larger‚ richer‚ and more powerful than in the 1800 but only eleven years later‚ the nation fell into civil war. America had struggled throughout time before the arrival of the civil war. The effect that lead to civil war was the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ 1854 (Bleeding Kansas)‚ Compromise of 1850‚ Panic of 1857‚ Dred Scott Decision (1857)‚ John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry‚ and Election of Abraham Lincoln. The Missouri Compromise was the four-step
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Bad Effects of Pollution on our Air I have lived in Smithfield my whole life. I grew up surrounded by its beautiful scenarios‚ friendly people and historical buildings along with traditions‚ but one thing we are known for is our ham. The Smithfield Foods‚ Inc. is recognized to be the largest pork producer and processor in the world. It was founded by Joseph W. Luter and his son as the Smithfield Packing Company. It raises around 15 million pigs a year and processes 27 million‚ producing over six
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as procrastination. Procrastination may cause many negative effects including unnecessary stress and loss of one’s happiness. Procrastination is the practice of poor time management paired with lack of willpower. There are two different types of procrastination: behavioral and decisional. Behavioral procrastination is when one uses procrastination as an excuse to do poorly; for example‚ one may put off studying for an exam until last minute and blame a bad exam score on the procrastination. Another
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The Cause and Effects of a Bad Relationship Duncan Hatlen and Courtney Mason met at Camp Wanwanakwa in the summer of 2008. Because of their conflicting personalities‚ Duncan being a rule-breaking deliquent and Courtney being an overachieving goody two-shoes‚ they often butted heads on the way they should’ve completed their challenges over the course of the summer. They both told themselves that they would never like the other because of how much they didn’t havein common‚ but after Duncan got sent
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An Exploration of the causes and effects of obesity Obesity is excess body fat. It is usually defined by body mass index (BMI) which is individual’s weight (kg) divided by their squares of height (m) (Jebb‚ 2004; Eagle et al‚ 2004). At the same time‚ BMI was classified into four conditions. Firstly‚ when the BMI less than 18.5 kg/㎡is underweight. Secondly‚ 18.5 kg/㎡to less than 25.0 kg/㎡ belong to normal weight. Thirdly‚ overweight is 25.0 kg/㎡to less than 30.0 kg/㎡. Finally‚ exceeding 30.0 kg/㎡
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