If you have ever considered losing weight‚ you have probably heard of the various kinds of diet pills available. Diet pills claim to "melt away the fat." They sound like the perfect solution to shed a few pounds‚ but research tells a different story. Diet pills became popular in 1996. The most common ingredients were Redux and fenfluramin/phentermine‚ which posed as appetite suppressants. The pills seemed to suck up the fat‚ and people were losing anywhere between 25-50 pounds in months. The FDA
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Contraceptive pills generally known as birth control pills are used by millions of women around the world to avoid unwanted pregnancies. For most of them‚ the pill is a safe and very effective contraceptive. There are two types of contraceptive pills: • The combination pill which contains Estrogen and Progestin. • The progestin-only pill (generally knows as minipill). Combo pills are more effective than progestin-only pills; though‚ few women cannot tolerate estrogen and choose the progestin pills
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many differences between the two silent films Birth of a Nation‚ directed by D.W. Griffith‚ and The Battleship Potemkin‚ directed by Sergei Eisenstein‚ it takes a big tole in the similarities that are the most captivating. The directors in these films truly get the audience to participate in an active role while still paying attention to the films. The directors chose to include historical events while building cyphers incorporated in the plot. While Birth of a Nation reiterates these themes‚ Potemkin
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Obesity in America is growing at an alarming rate through are society. People need to take action against this disease and other chronic diseases caused because of it. This starts with proper education and choosing an affective weight loss program that helps maintain and also supports the people who are overweight and obese. The United States of America has the highest rates in the world of overweight people (68% of the US population) and obesity (34% of the population). According to a new report
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A Close Reading to Aita’s “Birth” “I was born to a woman/ A lonely woman who made me from a stranger without light”. This line is from Aita’s poem titled “Birth and it shows a baby’s journey from the womb into the world. To many a baby being born is a beautiful and magical event. The birth of a child can have a profound everlasting impact on one’s life. It can be a life changing event that can create a lifelong commitment and learning experience for most parents. What about through a baby’s
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Birth control pills are medicine‚ which are taken to prevent unwanted pregnancies. The type of birth control pills I would like to share its pros and cons is Levora. The generic name of Levora is progestin/estrogen contraceptive and it is taken orally. In order to use this pill‚ the individual is not supposed to smoke cigarettes/tobacco and not be over 35 years. Levora contains two hormones: a progestin and an estrogen‚ which works mainly by preventing the release of an egg during menstrual cycle
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Chapter 1: Unnatural Birth In a hospital ward‚ a baby was born. The baby was silent‚ there was no sound of crying. The doctor who was in charge even had a fright thinking a dead baby was born‚ but gave up that idea when the heart was checked. When the mother got a clear look at the baby‚ his eyes were closed and he was sucking his thumb‚ looking very calm. He had clear eyes that looked like it could hold the universe. Basically his eyes looked like a mini universe. However‚ those eyes
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The Birth of New Expressionism and an Intermezzo Bambang Bujono Award but Not the Grand Prix Affandi was musing in front of Max Ernst’s painting‚ Polish Rider‚ which won the grand prix in Venice Biennale 1954. Max Ernst was one of Dadaist activists and surrealists whose works were deeply imaginative and fantastic‚ blurring the boundaries of near and far‚ the real and the imaginary. Max Ernst’s works‚ writes Paul Eluard‚ “[were] no far – through the bird – from cloud to the man; [were]
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the adaptation study‚ I am rewriting the short story‚ “The Birth-Mark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ but the story will be rewritten in modern day setting and era. The meaning behind the short story does have a strong impact on any generation because of the theme of the original work is accepting your flaws while nobody else can. Each generation has an “ideal” kind of beauty‚ and how what is beautiful are or not. I decided to rewrite Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story because beauty does change throughout
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practices. One such group is the Hispanic Americans who have their own very diverse cultural group. As individuals‚ they are just like anybody else in any other culture. However‚ it is worthwhile for a nurse caring for someone from this culture to know what their distinct cultural beliefs are. People belonging to a Hispanic cultural group are highly attached to the beliefs and values of their culture and follow them in every aspect of their life (Gallo‚ 2003). Interestingly‚ their cultural beliefs even
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