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    Education is important because this would determine the extent of progress of one‘s social and economic well-being. Who would not want to have a diploma in hand and acquire a high wage job in the future? Surely‚ it‘s neither you nor I. But before obtaining our diploma‚ our reward‚ hardships and problems should first be overcome. Such hardships and problems are the main causes why most high school students were unable to graduate and just drop out from school. The occurrence of high school students

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    Emily Muñoz 1/7 period Nervous System The nervous system consist of all the nerves the body has. Controlling not only the actions the body takes but the emotions a human being feels. The spinal cord‚ brain‚ and many nerves revolve around the nervous system. There are three overlapping functions that use millions of sensory receptors‚ that monitor the body. By monitoring the body the functions detect any changes the human body has had.Two components separate the nervous system allowing us to focus

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    four major macromolecules that can give you more energy‚ strength‚ and enough fat to keep you warm and protected. In conclusion‚ the four major macromolecules are important to growth and development because they produce and store energy‚ create muscle to build a repair the body‚ create fat when it gets cold‚ and to tell when to release amino acid to build certain protein. Macromolecules are very important and will be needed throughout life. Lipids are a macromolecule that has two functions: to protect

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    History and Approaches (2-4%) Psychology is derived from physiology (biology) and philosophy Early Approaches Structuralism – used INTROSPECTION (act of looking inward to examine mental experience) to determine the underlying STRUCTURES of the mind Functionalism – need to analyze the PURPOSE of behavior Approaches Key Words Evolutionary – Genes Humanistic – free will‚ choice‚ ideal‚ actualization Biological – Brain‚ NTs Cognitive – Perceptions‚ thoughts Behavioral – learned‚ reinforced Psychoanalytic/dynamic

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    As the evolution of animals has evolved‚ the organization and function of internal body structures has increased in complexity. As a result‚ the process of homeostasis has taken the role of maintaining the body’s ability to properly function. Homeostasis is defined as a process in the body that attempts to stabilize and maintain a constant condition in a biological system by means of automatic mechanisms that work against influences leaning towards disequilibrium. This action primarily aims to preserve

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    appointed themselves governors of the various provinces in the empire. This led to one major consequence of Alexander’s death‚ which was the weak governmental succession that followed. The governors were very ambitious‚ strong-willed men who had conflicting views. These conflicting views led to warfare‚ which in turn led to the execution or murder of all direct members in the Macedonian royal house. Another major consequence was the unequal distribution of the prosperity of the Macedonian Empire

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    (B) (C) (D) 5. Which of the following parts of the eye functions as a receptor? (A) Iris (B) Lens (C) Retina (D) Optic nerve 6. The eye is sometimes referred to as an effector organ because (A) the pupil constricts in the presence of bright light (B) the rods and cones are stimulated by light (C) images which fall on the retina are sent to the brain (D) neurons from the eye lead to the central nervous system Item 7 refers to the following diagram of the eye. 7. Which of

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    Major Themes Hell on Earth The Duchess of Malfi is a play replete with darkness‚ both literal and figurative. There are good figures‚ and these characters are associated with light. On the other hand‚ the brothers‚ who exhibit unrelenting evil‚ are associated with motifs of darkness‚ fire‚ the devil‚ and sin. The idea that the brothers have unleashed hell on Earth is most apparent in the fourth act‚ which includes utter horrors like fake corpses‚ a severed hand‚ a plethora of madmen‚ and most

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    List of Boxes ....................................................................................................... Abbreviations ..................................................................................................... CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR INITIATIVES BY SEBI ..................... vi ix x xi xiv PART ONE: POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES 1. 2. GENERAL MACRO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT .............. REVIEW OF POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES ....................... I. Primary Securities Market .......

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    of the brain and spinal cord. Neurones are found throughout the body with the majority found in the central nervous system. Neurones are specialized to process information in the body. Neurones convey this information to one another through the stimulation of a detector neurone. This causing a brief change in the electrochemical gradient resulting in the neurone moving away from its resting potential. This is known as an action potential. Once initiated the action potential travels the length of

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