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beyond the usual feelings of grief or loss‚ what she experiences is a sort of welcoming freedom‚ which the tragedy brought to her. The first and most important trait of Mrs. Mallard is mentioned in the first sentence of the story‚ she has a weakened heart‚ and because of that‚ her family members and friends have to be very careful around her‚ it changes the way people behave to her. Because the news about her husband’s death has to be delivered to her very carefully‚ the story has a lot of dramatic
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Noncommunicable disease. 3. Hypertension. 4. Arrhythmias. 5. Tumor. 6. Metastasis. 7. Carcinogen. 8. Biopsy. 9. Allergy. 10. Diabetes. 11. Rheumatoid arthritis 12. Profound deafness. 13. Mental retardation. 14. Americans with Disabilities Act. Recalling the Facts: 1. Hypertension is called the “silent killer” because it has no symptoms in its early stages. 2. Plaque can build up in the artery walls‚ which can cause the arteries to thicken and lose their elasticity. 3. Many heart attacks come with
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society. In her story‚ Kate Chopin used dramatic irony and situational irony to express her theme. Kate chopin used dramatic irony in “The Story of An Hour” to express her theme. Kate Chopin writes‚ “When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease -- of a joy that kills” (par. 21 ). In other words‚ the doctors believed Mrs. Mallard died of joy when in reality she died from disappointment. The women of this time did not have the freedom to make decisions for themselves like a women does now
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Heart disease can cause chest pain‚ heart attacks‚ heart failure‚ and arrhythmia. Cigarette smoking is related to heart disease because it raises triglycerides‚ damage cells that line the blood vessels‚ and its makes blood clot more often which can block blood flow to the brain and heart. Smoking cigarettes does not only affect the user but also people around them. The smoke the user exhales can be very harmful to others. CDC stated that “Secondhand smoke causes nearly 34‚000 early deaths from coronary
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The Analysis of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin 1. Information about the author: Kate was formally educated at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in St. Louis where she kept a commonplace book "in which the thoughtful adolescent recorded themes that appear in her later fiction‚ among them women’s roles and the conflict between desire and duty. Kate began her career as a fiction writer in 1888. The literary trend she belongs to realistic fiction. The mine literary works are "A Point at
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to upon hearing such news. She is not “paralyzed with the inability to accept” it (Chopin 160)‚ but feels freedom from the loss‚ as seen in her uttering of the word “free” three times. Along with speaking these words‚ Louise’s heart begins to “beat fast‚” despite her “heart trouble‚" and “the coursing blood warm[s] and relaxe[s] every inch of her body” (Chopin 160‚ 159‚ 160). The quickening of Louise’s pulse in response to her elated emotions concerning the loss of her husband represents the moment
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Plot summary The main character is Mrs. Mallard‚ who has a heart condition. One day‚ Mr. Mallard’s friend‚ Richards‚ learns that Mr. Mallard has died in a railroad disaster. Mrs. Mallard’s sister Josephine tries to break the news to Mrs. Mallard softly because of her heart condition. Upon hearing the news‚ Mrs. Mallard begins weeping‚ a reaction that Chopin notes as different from most women‚ who would refuse to believe it. Mrs. Mallard soon locks herself in a room with a window‚ hurls herself
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again I started pick up bits and pieces of what the author was trying to convey. When I first began reading the story I believed Mrs. Mallard to be an older woman. I thought this because we are told that she is afflicted with a heart trouble. I realize that having heart trouble does not ultimately mean old‚ but that is just the way our minds work. I was surprised to
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Personalized Nutrition and Exercise Plan Dawn Ryan Axia College of University of Phoenix SCI 241 High blood pressure‚ also known as hypertension‚ is a disease that runs in my family. High blood pressure (HBP) or hypertension means high pressure (tension) in the arteries. Arteries are vessels that carry blood from the pumping heart to all the tissues and organs of the body. High blood pressure does not mean excessive emotional tension‚ although emotional tension or stress can temporarily increase
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