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    In “The Bewitchment of Christian Shaw: A Reassessment of the Famous Paisley Witchcraft Case of 1697”‚ McLachlan and Swales use primary sources such as a book titled “A True Narrative of the Sufferings and Relief of a Young Girl‚ Strangely Molested by Evil Spirits and their instruments in the West”. It was published in Edinburgh‚ shortly after her alleged imposture and the trial of those who were accused of having bewitched several people. McLachlan and Swales used an explanatory framework. Instead

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    Explain how disability may affect development You should explain in detail how and why the disability affects development because disability affects children’s development in different ways. That can be physically and sensory‚ social‚ emotional and behavioural and learning or cognitive. There’s too many disabilities and conditions to list so I did write in general terms or make examples of specific types of disability eg Hearing impairment affects language and communication in that …. etc.

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    However‚ research shows‚ a drug called gamma vynal-GABA (GVG)‚ may help cure nicotine cravings. The drug works by blocking a brain enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter which prevents neural activity. GVG has been used for years to treat epilepsy in different countries and may possibly be a cure to treat cocaine addictions. Although‚ the research is not completely effective yet‚ doctors and scientists are working together to find a potential cure for tobacco users‚ to help fight the on-going

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    What is a brain injury? What does being "brain-injured"? A brain-injured patient is a person with severe brain damage that result in achieving the thought process. Brain damage may occur after: - Head injury - An aneurysm or stroke - A tumor - A brain abscess - Following a disease affecting the nervous system (multiple sclerosis‚ Behcet’s disease ...) Consecutive brain damage such accidents and diseases often cause coma‚ neurological damage and cognitive impairment. What problems does it

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    Numerous research has stated that marijuana could help people who are suffering from HIV/AIDS‚ Alzheimer’s‚ Arthritis‚ Cancer‚ Epilepsy‚ glaucoma‚ and chronic pain. Pain works when something from the physical world affects a sensory receptor and sends that information to the brain. Nociceptors are pain inducing sensory cells that are found all throughout the body. When someone who has HIV/AIDS‚ one of the common symptoms is peripheral neuropathy‚ or nerve damage. This damage is detected by the nociceptors

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    Mitochondrial Diseases are very diverse. Specialized organelles in every cell of the body (only red blood cells lack mitochondria). Mitochondria generate more than 90% of the energy required by the body. Mitochondrial dysfunction depletes cells of energy causing cell damage and even cell death. Due to the high energy requirements of brain and muscle‚ mitochondrial disease typically affect these parts of the body causing Brain and Muscle disease. Other organs are frequently affected including: eye

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    The first of the six life events that have had a profound effect on me is the the death of my younger sister‚ Pam. She was two‚ and I was four. I do not recall all the details‚ but I do recall the day she passed‚ my mother’s reaction and my sister’s funeral. I remember touching her leg‚ it was cold‚ and I was very sad. She was wearing a blue dress‚ with a black ribbon. The second event is the first time I witnessed my father physically and verbally abusing my mother‚ I was five. I was terrified

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    the child to maintain normal posture and perform normal movements. This centre motor handicap is frequently associated with affected speech‚ vision‚ and hearing with various types of perceptual disturbances some degree of mental retardation and or epilepsy. Here are some common etiologies manifesting as CP: Prenatal (~85% of total) Perinatal Postnatal extreme prematurity infection infection hyperarginemia hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy trauma genetic disease trauma

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    for the accusations may result from a mental disorder. In the article The Witchcraft Trials in Salem: A Commentary‚ it is acknowledged that‚ “The cause of her symptoms may have been some combination of stress‚ asthma‚ guilt‚ boredom‚ child abuse‚ epilepsy‚ and delusional psychosis” (Linder). Many of the possible symptoms may have caused the outbreak‚ yet delusional psychosis is more sensible. The form of a mental disorder causing the symptoms is a probable cause. The people of Salem were completely

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    Through my experience as a Free Arts Minnesota mentor at Family Partnership‚ I have gotten the chance to really understand each child’s personality. I know which child is going to be able to stay focused on the story we are reading‚ want to participate in singing and dancing‚ and be able to complete the art project without a temper tantrum. After I leave family partnership‚ I reflect back on my experience later in the day. I often think to myself what their family life must be like‚ and how their

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