I. Introduction A. Background B. Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures over time that can be caused by birth defects‚ trauma or bad choices. II.Causes‚ Incidence‚ and risk factors A. Causes 1. Epilepsy can be caused by stroke‚ transient ischemic attack (TIA)‚ dementia (Alzheimer’s disease)‚ traumatic brain injury‚ infections (brain abscess‚ meningitis‚ encephalitis‚ AIDS)‚ brain problems present at birth ( congenital brain defect)‚ metabolism
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MLB vs. NBA Many people believe that Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association are very different. They are not only different but they are also very similar. Both are two of the five highest grossing sports leagues in the United States. They are very popular and they both draw in very large crowds. These two sports have been around for many years‚ and they both look to have promising futures. Major League Baseball‚ also known as the M.L.B. This baseball league is
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The short pieces Monday and Tuesday by Virginia Woolf and A Clean‚ Well-Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway are both proper examples of Modernist writing. Generally‚ the two stories contain very ambiguous‚ or seemingly non-existent‚ themes‚ which complement their pieces. The authors both achieve this by not really having an obvious protagonist‚ having this character be without motive or a subjective opinion of their situation‚ and finishing the piece with unresolved ending and meaning. Virginia Woolf’s
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As we would expect there are some differences‚ between these two sculptures. The fact that Augusta is male and Hatshepsut is female. Hatshepsut 1479-58 B.C.E is an enormous granite kneeling sculpture of female Pharaoh Hatshepsut. She assumes the authority of the king and creates a home of ecology around her kingship that described her as a divine birth‚ the way the oracle predicted that she would be come king. She ruled Egypt for more then two decades‚ she also commission a number of temples and
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The stories “The Sniper” and “Cranes” are two very similar but yet different stories. “The Sniper‚” was written by Liam O’Flaherty‚ the story is about a republican sniper trying to get out of a civil war ‚in Ireland‚ in the end the sniper succeeds in sniping the enemies sniper but learns it’s his brother. “Cranes‚” is written by Hwang Sunwōn and is about a man‚ named Sōngsam‚ and his old pal‚ Tōkche‚ heading to the jail‚ and on there way cranes appear and Sōngsam lets Tōkche go. But the one story
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The movie Gattaca is about a family that has one boy to start off their family. His name is Vincent and he is supposed to die around the age of 30. He has many things going wrong within his body and is really sick. During the next 5 years‚ the parents give birth to another baby‚ but the difference between these two boys is that the new baby named Anton is specially programed to be the best of the two parents. These two boys are always competitive with one another and its just a matter of events to
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Have you ever wondered what the Northeast and the South are very different kinds of climates‚ physical geography‚ economy‚ and resources. In this essay I will be covering all of these things. The physical geography of the Northeast‚ includes rocky coastlines‚ the rocky coastlines are mainly found in the state of Maine. With many beautiful lighthouses along the coast. With rolling farmlands in Pennsylvania‚ which helps to build the state’s economy and is one of the state’s best natural resource. Or
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How often do we see fast food portrayed in a negative manner in the media? Consequently America is one of the fattest nations in the world‚ we are constantly looking to improve our diets by eating healthier food even though 25 percent of Americans consume fast food every day. Fast food isn’t always unhealthy‚ but most of the time it is. In fact people are ordering foods with more fat‚ calories‚ sugar‚ sodium‚ and less nutrition and vitamins than what is necessary. In this situation‚ fast food restaurants
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because he was deaf. However‚ the father took it further than just beating on them to actually killing his own son. p. 10 Missy’s mom is really accepting of Missy and her accomplishments and never asks for more than what Missy can do This kind of contrasts my idea of what Newts dad would be like because I feel that since he killed his son‚ then he wasn’t really accepting of anything that Newt had done p. 11 The writing on the water tower represents how people in Missys town don’t have big goals and
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The story of Agamemnon has been told three times throughout our readings‚ twice in the Odyssey and in the play Agamemnon. Each recounting of the tale differs slightly from the last and while the outcome is always the same‚ the characters are portrayed in vastly different lights between the poem and the play. Where the Odyssey portrays Agamemnon as a hero murdered by his lecherous wife Clytemnestra and his cowardly cousin Aegisthus‚ Agamemnon portrays him as cold and arrogant while his wife is a more
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