Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ usually referred to as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease‚ is a condition that continually deteriorates motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Motor neurons are nerve cells that control muscle movements. When these nerves fail‚ the muscles they are supposed to communicate with don’t receive the full messages that are being carried from the brain or spinal cord‚ causing the muscles to stop working properly. Early symptoms of this disease include cramping or twitching of
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preparation with a wave of creative call to actions. The infamous phrase‚ “I was nominated to do the Ice Bucket Challenge‚” is something that citizens of not only America‚ but worldwide came to know‚ love‚ anticipate‚ and also coincidentally hate. The ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Association’s Ice Bucket Challenge became an overnight sensation and conversation topic throughout the nation and very rapidly spread to other countries as well. But why is it that some ideas take flight and spread like wildfire‚ while
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For example a customer could object‚ “This is a really nice jacket‚ I’ll come back later‚” an appropriate response from a salesperson from Lychee Lou would be‚ “This one has been one of our best sellers‚ we’ve sold out of it once already and I foresee it selling out again‚” this statement encourages the customer to buy the jacket because now he/she is convinced it may go out of stock. It is important to listen carefully to the customer’s complaints so the customer feels as though he/she is being
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Link: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0‚9171‚2010191‚00.html Everybody wants to be the best. Whether that’s in sports‚ academics‚ or otherwise‚ mostly everyone wants to be part of the elite. One may debate that someone with a prowess for football who becomes a star NFL quarterback may be considered elite‚ while another may say that a person with stellar grades who goes on to be a world-renowned doctor is considered so‚ but that ultimately depends on that person’s definition of the
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the book is Mitch Albom. The book was written in 1997. Tuesdays with Morrie is written about a man named Morrie Schwartz‚ who was struggling for his life‚ and slowly dying. Morrie was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)‚ also known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.” Although Morrie’s life was slowly deteriorating and Morrie knew that death was near‚ he continued to try to live life to the fullest instead of giving up. He taught all of his loved ones his lessons on living life. Morrie Schwartz
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Sarah 8/9/13 English Summer Reading Part 2: “Ok‚ then‚” he whispered. These were thought to be Morrie’s last words as he lay there lifelessly waiting to end his course in life. There was a developed cure for Lou Gehrig’s disease in September. It was now a cold December. As Connie and Charlotte mourned his supposedly death‚ I‚ however‚ did not. I found the piece of paper in my left pocket that contained scrawled numbers. The numbers were legible and by dialing I knew this number would connect
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no longer used‚ they too begin to degenerate and weaken causing a wide range of disabilities. II. ALS is a neurological disease that attacks ones muscles‚ approximately 5‚600 people are diagnosed with ALS each year. III. ALS‚ also known as Lou Gehrig’s‚ has claimed an estimated 790‚000 lives since the disease was discovered. IV. The symptoms of the disease are obvious and painful as the disease progresses quickly throughout its victim’s body. BODY I. Early stages of disease
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numerous times through the 1990s for helping terminally ill patients take their own lives. He was convicted on second-degree murder charges in 1999 stemming from the death of a patient who suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was paroled in 2007. After his release‚ he said he would not help end any more lives. Morganroth told CNN Friday that he was summoned to the hospital Thursday night‚ with doctors telling him "the end was near" for Kevorkian.
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ALS short for Lou Gehrig’s is a disease that connects to the muscle it slowly takes away walking‚ to dress‚ speak‚ breath and shortening the life span. It’s like when it gets attached to you it never stops it progresses like its nothing That you can do because it’s gone take control over the body and eats it like it never goes away until you kill it. Although mo treatment slows or contains the progression of ALS‚ to help control symptoms and make living with the disease easier. A common drug that
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In the book‚ “tuesdays with Morrie‚” Mitch writes about his relationship with Morrie‚ an old college professor of Mitch’s. The two reunite after several years because Mitch learns of Morrie’s terminal ALS diagnosis‚ also known as the Lou Gehrig’s disease. Mitch decides that something is missing in his own life‚ so he challenges himself to set aside every Tuesday for visiting Morrie. During those visits‚ Mitch becomes aware that he takes on the student status and starts to learn from Morrie. Mitch
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