Epilepsy has plagued humans for generations. The condition is caused by a variety of events including stroke‚ head trauma and infection. However‚ the real cause of epilepsy has never been identified. Currently‚ epilepsy affects more than 2.3 million adults and close to 500‚000 children in the U.S. In addition‚ about 1 out of 26 people will be diagnosed with the condition at some point in their lives. Just as the real cause of epilepsy is unknown‚ there is no conclusive treatment for the condition
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The Space Race was a period of time in our history that most people today know very little about. Beginning in the mid-1950s and continuing into the 1970s‚ the fight for superiority between the United States and the Soviet Union found its way into space. The Space Race‚ while often thought of as a not so secret competition between these two powerhouses to get to the moon‚ was in fact a public forum where they could demonstrate who was more advanced in technology and military force‚ and in turn whose
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The cold‚ stone hard fact is that the Hundred Years’ War was one of the longest and the most devastating war that ever took place in Europe. It was estimated that the war had killed three million people in 116 years. This catastrophic event was caused by one man’s desire to become King of France. This foolish man‚ King Edward III believed that he had a right to the throne of France because he was a nephew of a former French king. The French denied King Edward III royal authority‚ but supported the
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Wanting to become a manager for health care initiatives and institutions is very much a product of my multi-cultural experience and the people’s desperate need for health care that I was so very aware of growing up in my native Morocco. As a young Berber woman raised in Casablanca‚ I was in an excellent position to appreciate the vast need in Africa for improved health administration services‚ especially at fees that are accessible to the poor majority‚ women in particular. As a cosmopolitan
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discovered Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in 1906. It is a disorder of the brain‚ causing damage to brain tissue over a period. The disease can linger from two to twenty-five years before death results (Florida Health Care Association 2005). Some of the conditions that mimic Alzheimer’s are reversible dementia‚ irreversible dementia‚ depression‚ and relocation stress. Most common reactions are decline in health‚ inability to care for oneself‚ disorientation‚ and confusion. Treatable causes of dementia are
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"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality..” The civil war was a four year long battle between the Confederate States of America and the Union. The Union included the states of New York‚ Maine‚ California‚ New Hampshire‚ Vermont‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Rhode Island‚ Pennsylvania‚ New Jersey‚ Ohio‚ Indiana‚ Illinois‚ Kansas‚ Michigan‚ Wisconsin‚ Minnesota
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On May 10th‚ 1919‚ in Charleston‚ South Carolina‚ A black man shoved a white man on the sidewalk‚ escalating into a gunfight that resulted in 23 injured people and the death of 3 African Americans. The black community rejoiced when the murderers of Isaac Doctor‚ William Brown and James Talbot were identified‚ but when the killers’ verdict was given‚ the black community became frustrated with the weak sentence‚ one year in prison for only two of the five perpetrators. This case was just the first
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On August 6th‚ 1945‚ at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time‚ an American B-29 bomber‚ Enola Gay‚ drops the world’s first atom bomb‚ over the city of Hiroshima. Upon the explosion of the bomb‚ Approximately 80‚000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast‚ and another 35‚000 are injured. At least another 60‚000 would be killed by the effects radiation poisoning and starvation from the fallout. Despite of the great effort of the Air-force through the use of the atomic bomb‚ Japan refuses to surrender.
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The Black Death was a plague that spread across Europe during the fourteenth century. It swept the continent and baffled millions of European citizens. I chose this topic because the idea of the past epidemic intrigues me. In elementary school‚ we touched on the topic and barely discussed the possible outcomes. I was fascinated by what could’ve happened those years of peril. I am of Polish descent‚ so I am also learning how this plague could have affected by ancestors and what they were put though
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Throughout history‚ expansion was a common action for a country. The United States was growing at a considerable rate‚ making it was understandable to want to obtain more land. The issue how they went about obtaining it. Thomas Jefferson had two men‚ Lewis and Clark‚ travel west of the states to find a trade route and explore the land to see if the nation could expand. He‚ along with Andrew Jackson‚ showed that westward expansion is needed because the land helps support people by providing resources
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