CULTUREIFY Halloween dates back to Celtic rituals thousands of years ago and has long been associated with images of witches‚ ghosts‚ vampires‚ and other frighteningly mysterious objects‚ identities‚ places‚ and deeds. In America‚ today‚ while Halloween has evolved into a celebration mainly characterized by child-friendly activities‚ such as costumes‚ trick-or-treating fun and fall holiday activities to carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns‚ and apple bobbing….there is still a spooky edge to the
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The disorder that I will be addressing is epilepsy. I recently interviewed a young gentleman named Joba Ferrell who has suffered from the disorder since the age of fourteen. Joba is now 22 years old. Epilepsy a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance‚ loss of consciousness‚ or convulsions‚ associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain. The Center for Disease Control reports that Epilepsy is one of the most common conditions affecting the brain
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Coughing‚ sneezing‚ and runny noses seem to be the norm this time of the year. But if you or someone in your family gets sick‚ how do you determine if it’s merely a cold or a more serious case of influenza? Knowing that there is nothing doctors can do to treat the common cold‚ most of us resist spending the time and money on an office visit. For the flu‚ however‚ prompt treatment with antiviral medications is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to deter complications that
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The wonders of Makeup! I have always been amazed with the effects that a little makeup can create. Not long ago‚ I decided that if I were going to make a career change‚ it should be in a field that I would enjoy‚ instead of just working for money. I chose a career in the motion picture industry. There are many different types of makeup application‚ I would like to go over the different kinds of makeup and what exactly it is that makes them different. First‚ there is salon makeup which is
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One of my greatest fear’s are spiders and snakes‚ because I think they’re so gross with their eight creepy crawling legs and their big eyes and slithery bodies. When my mom or I see a spider you better be out of our way because we are deathly afraid of them. In Texas there are spiders that can kill you if you don’t make it to the hospital fast enough. They are called Black Widow’s. What’s bad about Spider’s living in Texas is that my dad (Keith) ‚ my older brother (Cole) ‚ my step mom (Janice)‚ and
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Individual Assignment B. You are required to perpare a talk to introduce a sport in a job interview. Prepare a scribe of 1000 words for talk. First‚ When start playing boxing‚ I feel very tired because it will to use up all my energy. But I still play and I can find the spirit of boxing. So I am interested in Boxing. It is a combat sport in which two people engage in a contest of strength‚ reflexes‚ and endurance by throwing punches at an opponent with gloved hands. Second‚ the early history
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-* I. Stress is part of our lives. We live with it‚ deal with it. Not everyone deals with the same level of stress and there are several factors that can impact our lives and cause us to have higher or lower stress levels. II. Stress is your body’s response to change. 1. What is stres C.It’s a very individual thing. A situation’s that one person finds stressful may not bother someone else . A. B. For example‚ one person may become tense when driving; another person may find
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Many procedures throughout history that dealt with the brain and how someone behaves has been created. Out of all of these procedures‚ lobotomy stands out the most. Lobotomy is a procedure that severs the nerve pathways in the prefrontal lobe of the brain in order to reduce signs of insanity or relieve mental illnesses. Swiss physician Gottlieb Burkhardt was the first to show evidence of pacifying patients through manipulation of the human brain. He was influenced by Friedrich Goltz‚ who practiced
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Are concussions the number one killer of athletes? No not quite‚ but close; concussions are proving to be the most common and dangerous injury in sports and in everyday life. Not long ago concussion weren’t thought to be as dangerous as they are now. However now‚ doctors and athletes that have or are dealing with this situation are learning that these injuries are a lot more dangerous than they seem. I happen to be one of the athletes that are sitting out for the season for an injury no one can
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Arnold Schwarzenegger once said‚ “The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something‚ you can do it‚ as long as you really believe one hundred percent.” Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most recognized bodybuilders ever. He has won seven Mr. Olympia’s‚ one less than Ronnie Coleman. Bodybuilding and Weightlifting started with just picking up rocks and stones. Strength training‚ the popular bodybuilders‚ the popularity of the bodybuilding sport‚ and the early
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