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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In Act One of ‘An Inspector Calls’ how does J.B Priestley use dramatic devices to convey his concerns and ideas to the members of the audience‚ society and the other characters on the stage? An Inspector Calls is a play written by John Boynton Priestley in 1945‚ and based before World War I‚ in 1912. The story tells of a prosperous family‚ who fancy themselves aristocratic‚ and above the rest of society. They live in an entrepreneurial atmosphere‚ mostly however‚ filled with lies‚ prejudice‚ and
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House to House by David Bellavia (Bell) is a personal memoir of his experiences during the Iraq war. The book follows Bell and his men on their mission to clear opposing forces out of buildings in Fallujah‚ which was the most dangerous city for armed forces in Iraq. While following through with the task they faced staggering opposition and at times overwhelming odds. In order to survive this suicide mission Bell and his men transition from average men to machines that are programmed to survive at
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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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audience and‚ the content of their newly created masterpiece. The title usually reflects the general theme of the book and seeks to appeal to any probing eyes that may grace its humble cover. Metamorphosis‚ the translated title of one of Frank Kafkas books‚ is about a man who wakes up to find he has been transformed into an oversized beetle. Metamorphosis‚ literally translated from its mother language‚ Latin‚ means a change in physical form‚ structure‚ or substance‚ especially by supernatural means (Merriam-Webster)
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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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her father‚ who later published her diary. The Diary of A Young Girl by Anne Frank is historically accurate because of the anti-Semitic laws‚ the destruction of Jewish culture‚ and the Nazi presence. Indeed‚ there are many anti-Semitic laws. There are many examples of anti-Semitic laws. Anti-Jewish laws were used in the 1930s and 40s in Germany and other Nazi-controlled countries. "Jews must wear a yellow star..." (Frank 4). Wearing a yellow star was a tactic that the German government used to dehumanize
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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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