our discomfort? Hiccups are sudden‚ involuntary contractions of the diaphragm muscle. As the muscle contracts repeatedly‚ the opening between the vocal cords snaps shut‚ making the famous hiccup sound. The word hiccup is an onomatopoeia that first appeared in the early 18th century‚ but was being called hickop or hicket in the 16th century. According to “John P. Cunha‚ an article writer for Emedicine” hiccups were started as early as being a fetus in the womb. Fetuses use hiccups in respiration before
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revolves around a boy named Hiccup; a scrawny kid‚ who lives on an island called Berk. Though the two are about Hiccup‚ their plot lines are completely different. In the movie‚ dragons are feared. They are considered to be beasts that need to be destroyed. For years the members of Hiccups tribe‚ the Hairy Hooligans‚ hunted and protected Berk from the dragons. That was until Hiccup brought down a dragon called a Night Fury and learned that dragons were not so bad. Hiccup was the first to train dragons
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Hero’s Journey: Separation: Hiccup (the male protagonist) begins his journey to heroism right from the first scene. In this scene he is seen as a useless child and he is sent away from all the action of hunting dragon to repair the weapons of the other Vikings. Hiccup disobeys his father’s orders and he set out to kill a Nightfury‚ the most dangerous of all of the dragons. He unexpectedly hits one‚ yet no one believes him‚ he in fact get in trouble. Later the next day he sets out to find the Nightfury
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301: Public Speaking Mon/Weds 7:30‚ Comm301 April 3‚ 2013 Hiccups Informative Speech Purpose: By the end of my informative speech the audience will understand the mystery behind hiccups. Most individuals do not know why people hiccup even though it is such a common uncontrollable body function. Before deciding on this topic I did a little bit of audience research and asked a group of six classmates whether they knew why we hiccup; nobody was able to give a clear correct reason‚ only guesses
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each transaction with the snapper reader in relation to those in America i.e. New York‚ where they use cash and a card swiper rather than a reader which was twice as fast (that’s when the reader doesn’t have a hic cup). Being able to minimise these hiccups would be key in getting the public on the snapper band wagon‚ but atm with all the issues some people are finding it difficult to take a leap of faith with the snapper card. Card Holder: • An issue could be about the fact that we aren’t
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Brain Hiccup Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder that is characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior. OCD is an illness that really makes an impact in the lives of the people. This disorder traps its victims in endless cycles of repetitive thoughts and behaviors. This debilitating disorder called OCD exhibit obsessive thoughts linked to compulsive behaviors and causes symptoms that are difficult to treat‚ but medications and cognitive behavioral therapy
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In Disney’s film “How to Train a Dragon” begins with hiccup a weak young boy accepting the fact that his father will never proud to have a son like him. Hiccup has a dramatic change of heart after meeting an unlikely allie that inevitably becomes his best friend and together they save the island of Berk. Just like in many of Disney’s films Hiccup is different from the rest of his people‚ an unlikely hero‚ an underdog‚ who ends up saving his village from total ruin as well as gains a lifetime friend
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recent question has been‚ what causes hiccups? Torrevieja J. Nowak answered the question in this article that has been researched but not fully known yet by William A. Whitelaw. Whitelaw believes they are caused by neurological abnormalities‚ many involving the brainstem. Swelling of the stomach resulting in reflux of stomach acid in the esophagus is by far the most common disorder associated with the hiccups. Several things happen in a series when a person has hiccups. First the roof of the mouth lifts
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master sword fighter‚ Viking named Hiccup who everyone say is “useless and weak”‚ owner of a small‚ green‚ mischievous‚ little dragon without any teeth named toothless (I wonder why he named it that). Conflict: After Fishlegs (Hiccups best friend) starts to acts strangely Hiccup gets worried right before a group of crazy psycho’s attack them. Hiccup thought back to when Fishlegs was acting strange‚ and when they got back to their island home known as Berk‚ Hiccup took Fishlegs to an elder to see what
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dragons. Hiccup‚ the awkward son of the village chieftain‚ Stoick the Vast‚ shoots down a dragon he thinks may be a Night Fury‚ a rare dragon nobody has ever actually seen. Hiccup locates the dragon in the forest‚ but finds he is unable to kill the helpless animal. Hiccup instead cuts it free. Meanwhile‚ Stoick assembles a fleet to seek out the dragons’ nest‚ but before he leaves‚ he places Hiccup in dragon-fighting classes taught by Gobber‚ the village blacksmith. Searching the forest‚ Hiccup finds
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