Presentation Summary Fatal Familial insomnia (FFI) What is Fatal Familial Insomnia? Also known as FFI. Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI) is a genetic sleep disorder - but it is a rare one. It has been diagnosed in less than 40 families worldwide‚ including the Chicago music teacher‚ Michael Corke‚ who featured in the BBC documentary The Man Who Never Slept. FFI begins as an unexplained sleeplessness during middle age and rapidly develops into a fatal insomnia. It is caused by a genetic mutation
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Phillip K Dick’s "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” ‚ Mikhail Bulgakov’s "The Fatal Eggs" and Franz Kafka’s "The Metamorphosis" each explore the connection between empathy and what it means to be human through a critique of their respective societies‚ challenging the assumption that humans have a morally superior standing. By critiquing their socio-political contexts‚ these texts question the extent of empathy humans have‚ pushing the boundaries between the human in relation to either the animal
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Sexual offences are often used by combatants and and non combatantsnon-combatants in times of conflict for the advancement of military and political agenda. This was not different in former Yugoslavia and the Rwanda genocide of 1994. In the former state of Yugoslavia women were targeted while at the same time being forced to witness other crimes like murder being committed as part of a system of planned criminal activities. During the 1994 genocide‚ Rwandan women were subjected to sexual violence
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rabies hydrophobia‚ which means fear of water‚ a symptom shown by rabies victims. Rabies is a highly fatal‚ zoonotic disease that causes severe destruction of the central nervous system of all warm-blooded animals. It has been known since the ancient days of 2300 B.C. This lethal virus still exists in almost all parts of the world. Once infected‚ and left untreated‚ this disease is usually fatal. The rabies virus is
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Success Is Not Final‚ Failure Is Not Fatal What is failure? William Zinsser doesn’t believe that just because you drop out‚ doesn’t mean you just failed the toughest class you would ever take called life. Confucius once said‚ “Success depends upon previous preparation‚ and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.” Just like Zinsser Confucius also thought that one’s success doesn’t have to depend on working hard it could also depend on failing at something that doesn’t work. There’s
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The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (SOA 2003) extensively alters the legal regulatory framework concerning both rape and sexual assault. It does this in three ways: firstly‚ the SOA 2003 is underpinned by a more ‘subjectivist’ or ‘constructionist’ approach to sexual offending that moves away from defining sexual offences as particular acts; secondly‚ the SOA 2003 ‘gender neutralizes’ sexual offences; thirdly‚ it dramatically increases the levels of punishment for sexual offences almost across the board’;
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Krysta Stoddard Psychology 103 Fatal Attraction 1. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex and dramatic mood disorder identified by a large range of negative behaviors. BPD is formally identified as a “Cluster B” personality disorder presenting with dramatic‚ highly emotional‚ or erratic behavior. (Article: Personality Disorders) Common features include attention seeking‚ manipulation‚ strong anger‚ loneliness‚ unstable relationship patterns‚ poor self-image
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to the enactment of the Sexual Offences Act 2003‚ the law on sexual offences was considered to be a “patchwork quilt of provisions ancient and modern that works because people make it do so‚ not because there is a coherence and structure.” (Setting the Boundaries: Reforming the Law on Sex Offences‚ Home Office‚ iii‚ 2000). Critically analyse whether the Sexual Offences Act 2003 has remedied these criticisms. Word count: 1476 words. The laws concerning sexual offences have always attracted criticism
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“But one can hope . . . but like Glen Close in Fatal Attraction you won’t stay away.” “You flatter me. She’s a great actor. But this isn’t a scene in a movie and I’m not acting. You’re going to keep this date.” Agent Powell told Sarah and Roger to put their guns away. Firebrand Sarah objected‚ citing
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Another fatal workplace accident! In another gory accident involving heavy equipment‚ the Star reported on Sunday‚ 2nd June 2013 – “Westport forklift operator crushed to death by container.” The incident occurred at the Westport Industrial area when the 10-tonne machine toppled forward and its load crushed the forklift roof and the driver‚ who was a foreign worker. This was another workplace accident in the Klang Valley (50 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur) within the last two weeks. Initial reports
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