The Human Body – Data Made Flesh? The title of this essay derives from the words uttered by the protagonist‚ Henry Case‚ in William Gibson’s novel ‘Neuromancer’ (1984). This metaphor‚ which equates the human body as mere data turned into flesh encompasses the theory that in an age of increasing focus on information technologies and the ways in which people interface with them‚ the boundary distinguishing an individual from their surroundings becomes blurred‚ if not shattered entirely. As University
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2 Local anaesthesia is used to numb a specific part of the human body to prevent the sensation of pain whilst undergoing any procedure e.g. removal of the appendix. Lignocaine is a local anaesthetic that is most commonly used due to its effectiveness in the human body. It is free of toxicants and works rapidly in the body to prevent the sensation of pain. The way in which lignocaine works is by reversibly blocking nerves that transmit any sensation of pain from the moment a response is sent from
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Anatomy and Physiology Introduction to the Human body Introduction The human body is such an interesting machine‚ the way it is structured and how it works is educational. There is so much to learn about the human body and up until today scientists are still under going medical research. There are a lot of questions people would like to know about how their body works. The report will include the following structures: • Deoxyribonucleic
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Robespierre The Tyrant of The French Revolution Jetson Villena 2-1 March 9 Mr Miles Socials 9 Maximilien Robespierre The French revolution was one of the central events in the western civilization led by Maximilein Robespierre and his reign of terror that lasted from 1787-1799[rjgeib]. Even though Robespierre took out the monarchy‚ he wasn’t a better ruler than Louis XVI; instead he became
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Effects that Culture have made on the physical changes of the human beings. Name: Wong Hiu Ying Student ID: 08253457d Date: 30th September‚ 2008 Effects that culture have made on the physical changes of the human being. Culture is one of the representative characteristics that reflecting the norms of activities of human within a certain area‚ namely the society. There’s no single modified definition of culture‚ however‚ by referring to the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural
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Your assignment now follows. Please read on. PART1 LO1: KNOW THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF THE HUMAN BODY Deliverables (What you should do in this task) Explain: 1. Cellular metabolism Hint: Review utilization of O2‚ production of CO2‚ H+‚ and ATP. 2. How the body achieves homeostasis of the internal fluid environment through excretion of waste products of metabolism. Hint: Relate this to lung and kidney functions. 3. The role of the endocrine system in cellular
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The human body is a very complex working system and it requires a lot of energy to function properly. The human body eats food molecules that contain nutrients in order to get the energy needed to function. Once these food molecules are broken down in the human body some of the nutrients are made into glucose‚ which is an energy source. This glucose is not quite usable as one whole thing so our body breaks down even more into other molecules like pyruvate. Eventually the human body needs to make
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The Effects Stress Has on the Human Body: Mentally‚ Physically‚ Emotionally‚ & Behaviorally Stress is very well known for just what it means: STRESS. Its effect on human beings from a local and a global standpoint is far greater than any of us imagine. Stress can overtake one’s body physically‚ mentally‚ emotionally‚ as well as behavioral aspects. This is not something to take lightly. This is actually very serious. If you notice‚ it’s not just older people that die this day and time with heart
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“The human body is the best work of art.” ― Jess C. Scott.The bad case of stripes written by David Shannon. The Theme of this children’s book is to never be ashamed of your body.The human body is not always perfect‚ everybody is different in there own way. This paper is how I will prove to you that everyone’s human body is different and you should not be ashamed. Camila was ashamed of how she would look or act toward the other girls because she wanted to fit in.Camila loved lima beans‚ "All of her
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philosophy was developed and the human body became an artistic subject that was considered a self-governing‚ individual‚ intelligent being. There was a change from sculptures containing animals and animal worship to human form through artistic expression. In the past‚ other items‚ such as gods‚ animals‚ etc. were the subject of the artwork and now‚ humans became the focus or the subject. During this period of time‚ the study of man and artistic expressions of the human body‚ instead of the worship of animals
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