such as past experiences and anxiety that can act to alter pain perception (Melzack and Katz 2006). The Gate Control Theory emphasised a ‘gate mechanism’ at the dorsal horns of the spine to modulate synaptic input to the brain for processing (Melzack 2003). The gates opening is determined by the diameter of the active peripheral axons whilst the dynamic action of the brain acts to ‘close’ the gate (Keefe et al. 1996). This theory is effective in combining peripheral sensory information with top-down
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Genre: Action / Adventure UK release date: 21/10/2005 Starring: Asanee Suwan‚ Sorapong Chatree‚ Orn-Anong Panyawong Directed by: Ekachai Uekrongtham Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol (Nong Toom)‚ a Muaythai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman. The movie chronicles her life from a young boy who likes to wear lipstick and wear flowers to her sensational career as kickboxer whose specialty is ancient Muaythai boxing moves which she can execute expertly
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failure. Bill Gates INTRODUCTION: The entrepreneur I have chosen is legendary business figure Bill Gates. William Henry Gates III as known as Bill Gates is an American businessman‚ investor‚ author‚ philanthropist and last but not least an entrepreneur. Bill Gates is a CEO and a chairman of the software company "Microsoft". He is best known as an entrepreneur in personal computer area and he is one of the wealthiest people in the world. The main reason that Bill Gates has a big influence
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At Thermopylae‚ the allied Greek nations deployed a small force of between four and seven thousand Greek heavy infantry against the invading Persian army of two million. Leading the Greeks was a force of three hundred Spartans‚ chosen because they were all "sires" — men who had to have sons who could preserve their blood line‚ should they fall in battle. Thermopylae was the only way into Greece for the Persian army‚ and presented the perfect choke point — a narrow pass bordered by a sheer mountain
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months gaining weight and learning customs in a special room. “To be called a ‘slim princess’ is an abuse‚” says a defender of the practice. By Ann M. Simmons TIMES STAFF WRITER AKPABUYO‚ Nigeria—Margaret Bassey Ene currently has one mission in life: gaining weight. The Nigerian teenager has spent every day since early June in a “fattening room” specially set aside in her father’s mudand-thatch house. Most of her waking hours are spent eating bowl after bowl of rice‚ yams‚ plantains‚ beans and
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Once upon a time‚ under a sumac tree in Bingle Bog‚ a frog sang the night long‚ every night‚ in a horrendous voice. The forest animals were distraught and at their wits end. They tried stopping his crass ‘Minstrelling’ with sticks and stones‚ insults and bricks but to no avail. In sheer dismay they cried for divine intervention. To all this‚ the frog remained impassive and resolute‚ intent on airing his heart’s glad ‘elation.’ One night‚ when in the sky hung a pale moon‚ a nightingale perched on
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Ugly or Beautiful? It is well known that beauty and ugliness are opposites. If that is so‚ how can art be ugly and beautiful at the same time? Some pieces of art are ugly to the eyes but beautiful mind. The Venus of Willendorf (Venus of Willendorf: 1-3) is an example of such. It is a small figure of a large woman. She has very large breast with skinny little arms rested on top of them. Her breast lay on her even larger stomach‚ which hangs down to just above her pubic area. Her pubic area and
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Nature is such a beautiful place Life is getting hard and expensive as the years are passing by. The prices on food‚ and other utility prices are going up. People have school‚ work and a family to look out for and do not have the time to enjoy the simple things in life that earth has to offer which is nature. In the essay of “An entrance to the Woods” Wendell Berry. He admits to living such a fast paste of life that is hard to come back down to the ground and enjoy what is in front of him
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Theme: Greek Military The themes represented throughout Gates of Fire‚ by Steven Pressfield‚ give us an idea as to how Greek society operated and what they valued. History comes alive when Pressfield discusses the battles and city-states of ancient Greece. With this fictitious account of real events we are able to relate to characters living during a different time‚ in a different place. We can try and understand‚ through history and Pressfield‚ how and why the Greeks fought and died. The Greeks
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| My Life | The absolute true story of my life. | | Malik Flournoy | 8/22/2012 | U.S. History Mueller U.S. History Mueller | “Life is only as complicated as you make it‚” my mom would always say to me. My life has been great so far‚ then bad at times. But in retrospect my life may seem better than others. Although that may be the case‚ my life isn’t as perfect as it may appear. Being me I had to go through a father-less childhood with a “pop-up father”‚ brainless injuries
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