Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that is required for blood clotting and to prevent hemorrhaging. It also plays a role in bone formation and repair. Deficiencies can occur with inadequate dietary intake‚ malabsorption syndrome‚ chronic liver disease and in patients taking antibiotics. There are several forms of vitamin K‚ including K1‚ K2 and K3. K1 is the form found in plants such as spinach‚ broccoli‚ cabbage‚ and cauliflower. Vegetable oils such as olive and soybean also contain small
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Frederick Douglass was an orator and writer for the abolition movement. He was born into slavery and knows from personal experience how the institution dehumanizes everyone involved. His masters’ wife taught him the alphabet which was the start of Douglass learning how to write and speak out against slavery. His Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass was an attempt to describe the peculiar institution of slavery with out disrupting the sensibilities of his readers. In order to accomplish
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Origin of Earth and Evoluation of the Environment MODULE - 1 Environment through Ages 1 ORIGIN OF EARTH AND EVOLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT We live on a beautiful planet called earth‚ along with a wide variety of plants‚ animals and other organisms. Our earth‚ however‚ is part of a vast universe. The universe is about 15 to 20 billion years old. The age of the earth is approximately 4 to 5 billion years‚ while human beings evolved only around 2 million years ago. In this lesson‚ you shall learn
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Period Final Copy Frederick the Great In Europe‚ the eighteenth century was a period of intellectual‚ social‚ and political development. It was not the time of absolute rulers anymore but it is becoming a time of Enlightened Despots‚ monarchs who rules with principles of enlightenment rather than absolute monarchy. Frederick the Great was the first Enlightened Despot of Prussia‚ along with the other rising Enlightened Despot of the time‚ Maria Theresa . Frederick the Great was one of the
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Mineral: K-Feldspar K-Feldspar‚ also known as Potassium Feldspar or orthoclase‚ is the most common rock-forming mineral. It covers up about 60% of the Earth’s crust (Feldspar). Feldspar crystalizes from magma which is found in both extrusive and intrusive igneous rocks as well as metamorphic rocks (wisconsingeologicalsurvey.org). They form at medium to high temperature and at certain depths. They may also be found in some sedimentary rocks. This mineral is widespread and can mostly be found
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My K-12 Opinion I myself am not a great fan of K to 12. I know it’s now law and is on its second year. The Department of Education says the implementation is getting better‚ as schools get to iron out the kinks of last year. But whether it is or not‚ I don’t know that the program will really make a huge dent in the huge problem of education. Let me be clear: I believe in education‚ I’m big on education. If there’s one thing I think will bring us out of the rut of poverty‚ it is education. If there’s
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ENC1101 Mon-Wed 9:30-10:45am 4-1-13 Formation of Earth and life on earth. About 4.57 Billion years ago our planet earth was formed. Earth contains many things that allows us to live. How was the Earth formed and why do we live in it is a question many of us would like to find out‚ but there are many answers to these questions and we cannot come up with a conclusion. The theory that is said to explain the formation of our earth is called the Big Bang Theory. This theory explains that
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“K-POP Culture” *It only shows that OPM can’t beat KPOP. And the bad thing is they already imitating KPOP like Down to Mars‚ and yet they can’t make it on top. Magaganda naman ang OPM like PNE & others mas marami lang talagang handang gumagastos at suportahan ang KPOP. (http://www.facebook.com/x.WE.LOVE.KPOP.x?fref=ts) *Korean Pop/ Kpop on Philippine Music Essay Below is a free essay on "Korean Pop/ Kpop on Philippine Music" from Anti Essays‚ your source for free research papers‚ essays‚ and
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Dark Earth A Compilation of Essays on Dark Plasma Theory by Jay Alfred © Copyright 2011‚ Jay Alfred All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted‚ in any form or by any means‚ electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise‚ without the written prior permission of the author. Cover photograph: This shows the visible Earth sitting inside an invisible halo of dark matter particles. The halo has been given false
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Earth is changing Introduction We often think of the Earth as a stable and safe place to live. The landscape we see seems timeless and impossible to influence. At the same time‚ we know there are a lot of forces that affect our planet and change it. Some changes are quick‚ such as when earthquakes and volcanic eruptions break the ground or covering it with lava. Other changes may take millions of years‚ such as wind or the abrasive forces of water. The hunt for food‚ searching for land to cultivate
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