Laura Arose MCB 2010 Extra Credit Term Paper Alzheimer’s Disease Aging is an inevitable part of life. With senescence comes biological deterioration such as wrinkles‚ lowered metabolism‚ and reduced cognitive process. Though decreased cognitive processes is expected with old age‚ an estimated 700‚000 people over the age of 65 develop Alzheimer’s disease due to its greatest risk being age. Alzheimer’s disease is known as the “most common form of dementia causing memory‚ behavior‚ and thinking problems”
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Throughout my life‚ it has always been marred by fleeting moments throughout my existence‚ changing my life forever. I was born in the Philippines‚ where I was born into a well-off family with big expectations. However‚ we eventually moved to America in order to find greater opportunity for a better life. In America‚ I grew to appreciate the powers of the digital age‚ with the Internet and social media creeping ever further into myself. I was motivated to learn more about how it all worked‚ although
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DNA replication is a biological process that occurs in all living organisms and copies their DNA; it is the basis for biological inheritance. The process starts when one double-stranded DNA molecule produces two identical copies of the molecule. The cell cycle (mitosis) also pertains to the DNA replication/reproduction process. The cell cycle includes interphase‚ prophase‚ metaphase‚ anaphase‚ and telophase. Each strand of the original double-stranded DNA molecule serves as template for the production
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strip next to the house. I get out of the jet the wind was whistling and blowing my hair back as I started my journey through a heavily wooded path leading to my dream house. I walk with anxiety toward the house at which I will spend the rest of my life. All around me lay the most beautiful gigantic trees and yellow miniature plants I have ever seen. It is peaceful but I can hear the sounds of birds chirping and small forest creatures frolicking in the underbrush. As I continue to walk along the
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Sinclair’s novel does accurately portray times and events that happened during this time period in the United States. To get this information Sinclair stayed in Chicago and investigated the issues for 7 weeks before writing the jungle. He was hired by a Newspaper to write the book. So the novel is accurate‚ but can be considered one sided because Sinclair’s took a stance on some issues with the harsh working conditions at meat packing factories and also the cleanliness of the factories. The novel
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It was the Summer of 2010‚ I had recently discovered a camp online called "Railcamp" after stumbling upon a video about the camp‚ this particular camp was hosted by the State of West Virginia’s Operation Lifesaver Agency. I have always had an interest in trains since I was very young‚ I lived right beside a Mainline until when I was around 3 years old. One day‚ I was browsing on the internet and found a YouTube video about Railcamp. This immediately caught my attention. The camp was supposed to last
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My goal in life after college is to procure a well paying job in the field of my passion; visual design. As an artist in the visual design world‚ my intention is to be able to work closely with architects; not only making their own business more efficient‚ but also collaborating with them to find more economical solutions to the common problems that plague the architectural world‚ such as: energy efficiency and aesthetic appeal. Outside of my professional interests‚ I pride myself on being a compassionate
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have plenty of time to make money”‚ “life will only get more complicated as you get older”. Nevertheless‚ I was young and foolish and did not heed his advice. I wanted to make my way into the world‚ and start earning money as a professional‚ not as a short-order cook in the family restaurant. Looking back through the lens of time it is easy to say that one of my greatest regrets was the decision not to go to graduate school‚ because I now realize how quickly life does change and that years really
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Phylum: Porifera A sponge has differentiated cells and functionally distinct layers. The ameobocytes secrete spicules which stack up together to make the sponge. The choanocytes are composed of a flagellum and a collar (collar cells). The amoebocytes and choanocytes are the work force of the sponge--they create the body of the sponge. The major sponge groups of today had an ancestor in the Cambrian period. The sponges reproduce either sexually or asexually. When they reproduce sexually‚ they
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instead of my entire life‚ and I began appreciating things not necessarily meant for the long term like reading an enjoyable book‚ or signing up for classes based on unique qualities instead of the stereotypical sense of learning. Now instead of getting a job that sets me up for the predictable‚ stable future‚ I am aiming to please myself with a life full of new adventures in foreign places I could have never planned to touch. That is one of the reasons the idea of college excites me the most because
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