heart‚ a tube surrounded by muscle with a one-way valve at each end. * It is located in the abdomen a short distance within the middle line of the dorsal body-wall‚ and above the intestine. * A thin-walled sac‚ known as the pericardium‚ completely surrounds the heart. This sac contains muscles that contract the heart to allow the flow of blood. * The heart is not dependent on the brain to function‚ but they are connected. It receives messages from the brain to adjust heart rate if needed
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How significant was western thought to the development of the Taiping in china 1851- 1864 The development of the taiping movement was influenced by western thought originally. The taiping movement based its ideology on western Christian values‚ such as the creation of heavenly kingdom and the characteristics of its revolution were evidently influenced by Christianity. However the taiping movement had to adapt to its atmosphere thereby adopting some Chinese values and thought into his revolutionary
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anterior spondylolisthesis with superimposed broad-based disc protrusion abutting the thecal sac but without spinal canal stenosis. There were disc material and degenerative joint change which caused narrowing of the right greater than left neural foramen with deviation of the C5 exiting nerve root with disc measurement of 2.1 mm. At C5-C6‚ there was a broad-based disc protrusion abutting the thecal sac but without significant spinal canal stenosis. There were disc material and degenerative joint
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It was Adrian’s 9th birthday and all our family‚ along with Adrian’s friends from school‚ came to celebrate. It’s a tradition for everyone from our family to bring their own homemade food to gatherings. My Uncle Willie brought rice and beans‚ my Aunt Marce brought her potato salad‚ and my Grandma managed to make a whole bunch of tortillas. Rather quickly however‚ everyone noticed that my Aunt Mona wasn’t here‚ as she would usually bring a variety of sweets everyone enjoyed. My Mother told us that
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an important look at the ways mass media has helped shape a culture’s acceptance of new technologies. In her analysis Stein uses three frameworks to help readers re-see what it is the ad is portraying. The frameworks of Maurice Charland‚ Robert Goldman‚ and Walter Benjamin are critical to Stein’s analysis. Charland’s constitutive rhetoric provides a framework to explain how audiences are rhetorically engineered. It is proposed by Charland that identification is the key term of the rhetorical process
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supporting my topic which is based on the premise that positive thinking does work. Goldman‚ R. & Klatz‚ R. (2010‚ October). The power of positive thinking: an approach to longevity. Townsend Letter‚ 36. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com.ezp-01.lirn.net/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DA-SORT&inPS=true&prodId=GPS&userGroupName In this article based on how longevity is related to positive thinking‚ Goldman and Klatz explain how one’s attitude affects one’s health. They go into great detail
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Split cord malformation‚ which is also known as (Diastematomyelia) is a rare congenital anomaly and a relatively one form of occult spinal dysraphism. Split spinal cord accounts for 5% of overall spinal cord congenital defects.(2) Diastematomyelia is characterized as a sagittal cleft that separates the spinal cord along with the posterior vertebral components at varying levels such as‚ Conus Medullaris and Filum Terminale. Diastematomyelia is caused by an Osseous‚ cartilaginous‚ or fibrous septum
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Statement of Purpose: The purpose of this analysis is to determine if Reynolds Metals (“Reynolds”) should accept Nestlé’s offer of $61 million for its holdings of Eskimo Pie. The crux of the issue is whether or not the projected income from a proposed Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) by Wheat First Securities (“Wheat First”) is reasonable and will actually result in proceeds between $61 and $68 million to Reynolds‚ the Reynolds family and the Reynolds foundation‚ as projected. To get at this question
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CHAPTER 12: MOLLUSCA Mollusca is an enormous taxon 2nd only to Arthropoda in number of living species Includes many familiar animals such as snails‚ clams‚ oysters‚ mussels‚ slugs‚ octopods and squids in seven lining classes Mollusca includes the taxa: Aplacophora consists of small‚ wormlike molluscs w/ numerous calcareous spicules rather than a shell. Polyplacophorans or chitons have eight shell plates Monoplacophorans have a low‚ conical‚ limpetlike shell and live in deep water
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University of Wollongong Research Online Faculty of Business - Accounting & Finance Working Papers Faculty of Business 2006 Regulation: Standardising Accounting Practice M. Gaffikin University of Wollongong‚ gaffikin@uow.edu.au Publication Details This working paper was originally published as Gaffikin‚ M‚ Regulation: Standardising Accounting Practice‚ Accounting & Finance Working Paper 06/22‚ School of Accounting & Finance‚ University of Wollongong‚ 2006. Research Online is the open access
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