Olfaction or olfactory perception[1] is the sense of smell. This sense is mediated by specialized sensory cells of the nasal cavity of vertebrates‚ which can be considered analogous to sensory cells of the antennae of invertebrates. In humans‚ olfaction occurs when odorant molecules bind to specific sites on the olfactory receptors. These receptors are used to detect the presence of smell. They come together at the glomerulus‚ a structure which transmits signals to the olfactory bulb (a brain structure
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Vegetarian Diet: A Good Practice to Lose Weight or Not? Obesity is one of the major problems of modern societies. At this present‚ Thai people are getting fatter. According to Kasikorn Research Centre‚ the researches in 2008 indicates that the number of Thai people classed as overweight is expected to increase between 10 – 12 millions‚ which is almost 1 in 6 people of the country. However‚ nowadays‚ people are more concerned about their health and fitness. They want to be good looking and healthy
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Review: Sense and Sensibility Ang Lee‚ who directed‚ and Emma Thompson‚ who adapted the screenplay‚ have done an excellent job of bringing Jane Austen’s Victorian novel‚ Sense and Sensibility‚ to the movie screen. The movie’s collection of actors are a joy to watch as they bring out the emotions of an otherwise polite and reserved era in time. The production work is top notch with bright‚ cascading photography that sets a romantic "I wish I was there" setting. The purpose of the Sense and Sensibility
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The Spanish‚ led by Hernán Cortés landed on the Mexican peninsula in search of gold in 1519. Within three years‚ the Spanish had conquered the Aztec Empire. Accounts of what happened during the first Spanish attack differ greatly based on whose account the event is read. According to the primary source by the Aztecs‚ the Aztecs were brutally slaughtered by the Spanish. When the Spanish first arrived the Aztecs called them lords because they believed that their leader was Quetzalcoatl‚ the bird
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Text # 4 Shopping for One Anne Cassidy ’So what did you say?’ Jean heard the blonde woman in front of her talking to her friend. ‘Well‚’ the darker woman began‚ ‘I said I’m not having that woman there. I don’t see why I should. I mean I’m not being old-fashioned hut I don’t see why I should have to put up with her at family occasions. After all...’ Jean noticed the other woman giving an accompaniment of nods and headshaking at the appropriate parts. They fell into silence and the queue moved forward
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Amelia Hughes ENG 102 November 21‚ 2012 Much Madness is divinest Sense Emily Dickinson is was a talented and unique poet; some might even call her strange or mad. This poem‚ in a way‚ represents her life that was far from what was considered normal. In the 1800s‚ a certain type of behavior was expected from people‚ especially from women. Women cooked‚ cleaned‚ and nurtured their families‚ while under the control of men. It was not looked upon well when women strayed from this status quo. Emily
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Great One Liners ← You make me feel like a king when am with you‚ so why don’t you be my queen ← The first fine rupture of love is always strongly felt ← I just hope that one day you will look my way and welcome me into your heart ← You are the most beautiful person that has ever graced the face of the planet ← I think of you and fall in love again ← Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my sweetheart among ladies ← I am always here for you. For better
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advances and all‚ it was Germany who lost in the end. Germany had been fighting a two-front war‚ but they had defeated the Russian army on the Eastern Front and forced their hands into signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk‚ so what caused Germany to lose on the Western Front? Unlike with how close Germany got to capturing France’s capital‚ Paris‚ with the
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the forest of Arden. Within the forest a sense of belonging is established for the characters through comparison. “more sweet the painted pomp… more free than that of the envious court”. The comparison present in this compares the forest to the court‚ setting the forest as a happier‚ less restrictive place. Also through the connotation linked with the word “envious” we see how the court is a place of wrong values and where the natural order is upset. The Sense of belonging is again brought up for characters
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question authority‚ and the natural human right of liberty were fundamental beliefs that defined Enlightenment thinking. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense pamphlet echoes these core beliefs and places them in a context that is‚ and was at the time of its publication‚ accessible to even the simplest literate member of society. By analyzing the ideas presented in Common Sense‚ an apparent connection can be seen in Paine’s arguments and the arguments generated during the Enlightenment period. The power of human
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