The Frank–Starling law of the heart (also known as Starling’s law or the Frank–Starling mechanism or Maestrini heart’s law) states that the stroke volume of the heart increases in response to an increase in the volume of blood filling the heart (the end diastolic volume). The increased volume of blood stretches the ventricular wall‚ causing cardiac muscle to contract more forcefully (the so-called Frank-Starling mechanisms). The stroke volume may also increase as a result of greater contractility
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Behavioral Economics & Dodd-Frank: A Behavioral Analysis of the Financial Crisis in the U.S. & Subsequent Reforms in the Dodd-Frank Act Taylor A. Marr: s0547755 MA in International & Development Economics (MIDE) HTW – University of Applied Sciences: Berlin Master’s Thesis: Word count (main content only): 10‚497; Word count total: 15‚290 First Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dullien Second Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Joebges July 6‚ 2015 Table of Contents Abstract 4 List of Abbreviations 5 I. Introduction
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Barney Frank a former American politician and board member of New York‚ has served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He previously announced he was gay. This shocked many‚ but had no effect on his career. He was re-elected in Massachusetts with 70% of the votes. This reached a point when being gay was more acceptable than a politician. It is not surprising to be a gay politician anymore‚ especially in San Francisco. He supports Supervisor Scott Wiener; unfortunately
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Frank Abagnale was one of the most notorious criminals of all time‚ not because of killing people or smuggling drugs‚ but because of the amount of money he stole at a young age and the people he pretended to be. In the movie‚ Catch me if you can‚ director Steven Spielberg changed and exaggerated some of the events in Frank Abagnale Jr’s life to add excitement to the movie‚ while keeping some things the same. In the movie‚ Catch Me If You Can‚ Frank Abagnale’s life is correctly depicted just like
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Otto Frank “ Good people and bad people have one thing in common. They both make mistakes”. What this quote is saying is that all people whether you are homeless‚ in jail‚ or even rich all people make mistakes. There is bad people that have made a lot of mistakes and they have never got caught. There is a lot of good people that have made a lot of mistakes and they have got caught and they even are taken to jail. This is why Otto Frank once said “ Good people and bad people have one thing in common
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The Impact of the Leo Frank Case The Impact of the Leo Frank Case The case of Leo Frank was one that had a huge impact on American society‚ and has lead to many changes in the United States legal system. The rape and murder of Mary Phagan‚ a thirteen-year-old girl who worked in the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ was an event that terrified and enraged the citizens of the state. Leo Frank‚ superintendent of the pencil factory‚ was the man who was convicted of the heinous crime
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Anne Frank: A Young Writer "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world"‚ this quote was from Anne’s legendary journal (Frank). The quote is about how no one can wait to make changes and that people need to take action because no one else is going to do it. Today in society too many people don’t do anything‚ they want someone else to do it for them. Not everyone was like that though‚ Anne wanted to enhance the world. Unfortunately she never got
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theme? In the play‚ ‘’The Diary of Anne Frank‚’’ the theme people are good at heart is developed most through the characters‚ Otto Frank‚ Anne Frank‚ and Mr. Kraler. To begin‚ Otto Frank was a really good person. In act one scene two‚ Otto Frank wanted to help. Also In act one scene three‚ Otto helps Mr. Dussel without hesitation. Otto was very calm. In act one scene five‚ Otto tries to calm everyone done after the incident that happened. Also Otto Frank calms Anne down after her nightmare about
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Anne Frank has had many experiences in the Annexe. She has made many new friends‚ and enemies. Even though she may feel like the Annexe is a great home‚ she has still been sad in a way. She feels as if she doesn’t have the greatest living situation‚ but she is living better than most Jewish kids. In the story‚ Anne talks about how she feels during the time she is in the Annexe‚ and also what she compares her living environment to. Throughout the story‚ Anne describes her time in the Annexe‚ how she
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~The Betrayal of Anne Frank~ For decades‚ historians around the world have been reviewing facts about the betrayal of Anne Frank. On August 4th‚ 1944‚ the Gestapo captured Anne Frank and the other residents of the ‘Secret Annex’. Months of torture were ahead of them in three different concentration camps. The camps got the best of seven out of eight people from the ‘Annex’. Otto Frank‚ Anne’s father‚ was the only survivor of the Holocaust. The betrayer of Anne Frank and her family needs to
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