Early Childhood Caries (ECC)‚ also referred to as Baby Bottle Tooth Decay (BBTD)‚ is a disease that causes severe and swift decay of baby teeth. It usually begins with the upper front teeth‚ then moves on to the molars. Unfortunately‚ by the time most parents notice the decay‚ it may be too late to do anything about it. That’s why it’s important to understand the causes of ECC and learn how to prevent it before it even starts. WHAT CAUSES ECC? The main culprit of ECC is -- surprise -- your baby’s
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maintain group status and agreement. Many times‚ rituals or ideas are allowed and accepted just because they are favored by a majority or have been part of that society for so long that they have become almost like a tradition. In "The Lottery"‚ Shirley Jackson uses alarming images to guide the reader to understand the futility and foolishness of blind obedience to these rituals. The lottery “selection” emphasizes the importance of questioning what is right in front of you instead of just conforming
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) also known as Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathy (HMSN) is a genetic heterogeneous disorder with a common clinical phenotype. It’s the most common inherited neuromuscular disease‚ with there being 200‚000 cases in the EU (Pareyson and Marchesi‚ 2009). CMT is a group of diseases that affect the periphery nerves in the body‚ motor and sensory nerves are affected however in some rare cases only the motor nerves are affected; distal hereditary motor neuropathy (dHMN)
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“Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box‚ they still remembered to use stones.” (142) Rituals have been a part of human society since the first families huddled together. The intention of repeating the activity is to remind the group of members that something is important and vital to the fabric of their lives. This one sentence really exemplifies how society fails to learn and understand why they repeat a pattern of behavior. In the story‚ one generation
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Contents Chapter One ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter Two........................................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter Three ................................................................................................................................... 16 Chapter Four ............................
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“The Lottery” is a short story written by a woman named Shirley Jackson. The story takes place on the 27th of June in a small nameless town. The lottery is a tradition in this small town and has taken place longer than any of the townspeople can remember. In fact none even remember why there is a lottery‚ but take part in it because there has always been one. Part of this tradition is an old black box. Of course it is not the original box but some in the story say that it was
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Carolin Mateo EN-102 MID-TERM EXAM PROFFESSOR K. 11/3/2012 The Lottery Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery" is a story of a small town whose citizens are required to participate in a yearly "lottery". The reader soon finds‚ however‚ that unlike most lotteries this is not a lottery that you hope to win. Although it is not fairly clear who the main character of "The Lottery" is we learn that Tessie Hutchinson ends up being the dynamic character of the story. When she finds out that her husband
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LIMIT ON CHARACTERISTICS OF A TOOTH PASTE: CHARACTERISTICS LIMITS 1 Flavor Non-irritant to oral mucosa. Concentration should not exceed 1-2% 2 Size Price 3 Color Food dyes should be used. 4 Odor Pleasant 5 Antibacterial Xylitol: Helps reduce the development of cavities. Concentration should not exceed 25%. 6 Foaming Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) Concentration should be as low as 0.5%. Detergents used should be 1-3% 7 In toxic -Sodium fluoride a toxic chemical
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Charles is a poorly behaved kindergartener‚ but does not even exist at all. Shirley Jackson wrote a short story about a misbehaved young kindergartener called “Charles”. This young child is named Laurie and misbehaves on multiple occasions for numerous reasons. Furthermore‚ this short story occurs in the home and school of a family in the 1950’s. Laurie newly began attending kindergarten‚ however‚ he did not adjust to this change in a positive manner. In fact‚ he acted out a considerable amount of
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Final Paper The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is a short story about a seemingly normal day in a small village. The town has gathered together on a beautiful summers day to socialize and to support the local businesses. Typically‚ when one thinks of a lottery‚ they think of winning something pleasant‚ such as money or baked goods. However‚ after a few pages this is clearly not the case. In the beginning of the story‚ all the villagers are gathering while the children collect stones joyfully. Each
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