Sabrina Waters 2206580 EN120-English Composition I Assignment 06-06 May 21‚ 2013 Dark Skin vs. Light Skin: Does Prejudice Exist? Since the days of slaver‚ color has been used as a tool of separation and preferential treatment against African Americans. It was a known fact that the lighter skin slaves were favored over the darker skin slaves. The lighter skin slaves were given work in the main house where they helped raise the master’s children‚ ate better‚ and dressed better; where
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resulting in respiratory failure. It is also known as the Pompe Disease. Although‚ in childhood and adolescence the symptoms show slow progress and are less severe‚ infantile forms cause death within first year‚ if not treated on time. Albinism: Albinism is a congenital disorder in which there is little or completely no production of melanin in hair‚ skin and iris of the eyes. Hence albinos (people suffering from albinism) have light colored skin‚ hair and eyes. It is caused due to inheritance of recessive
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Rickets is a disease which occurs in childhood‚ often 3-36 month old children are at higher risks‚ when the bones soften leading them to higher risks of fracturing and becoming deformed. The condition is extremely rare with only up to 1‚000 US cases each year and will usually resolve within months. It will usually occur during periods of rapid growth when there is a lack of vitamin D‚ calcium‚ and phosphorous. Vitamin D‚ or the sunshine vitamin‚ helps with the absorption of calcium and phosphorous
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Because CJD is incurable‚ once the patient has contracted the disease‚ the deterioration of the brain process begins. Symptoms of CJD are very similar to like diseases‚ so many parts of the brain are effected. The prion protein‚ which is found throughout the body but has an unknown function‚ begins to twist and fold into a three-dimensional shape. It causes proteins in the brain to bend into the same three-dimensional shape. Mutated proteins destroy brain cells‚ resulting in a rapid decline in the
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serious this disease is‚ we need to come together and figure out a way to stop it from spreading. The question we need answered is how the United States is going to make sure that Ebola does not spread any further. We all know is no cure for Ebola. We must educate our citizens and stop the disease all together. First‚ people must learn the possible ways to contract the disease. Ebola is spread through direct contact with blood‚ bodily fluids‚ objects that have been contaminated with the disease and infected
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How Our Skins Got Their Color Summary This article states on how we got our skin color. In this article Marvin Harris described how the pigment of our skin originates where we live around the equator. If someone lives around the equator they have high risk of getting rickets‚ or osteomalacia. For example‚ if someone was light skinned living in Australia your chances of getting melanoma is high. The reason the risk is high for light pigmented skin living in Australia‚ is because many of them wear
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Cain HES-1823-001 Professor Collado Sexually Transmitted Disease: Final Paper I chose to write about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) because I figured most people would want to steer clear from this topic. A Sexually Transmitted Disease is an infection passed by bodily fluids from one person to another during sexual acts. What people do not know is 15 million new cases of STDs are reported annually. There are more than 25 diseases that can be transmitted through sexual activity. Adolescences
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Headline: 9 venereal diseases without definite symptoms Reference: Concerning Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) http://www.american.edu/ocl/wellness/Sexually-Transmitted-Diseases.cfm Accessed January 21‚ 2017 Sexually Transmitted Infections http://patient.info/doctor/sexually-transmitted-infections-pro Accessed January 21‚ 2017 What are some types of sexually transmitted diseases or sexually transmitted infections (STDs/STIs)? https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/stds/conditioninfo/Pages/types
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Background information Polycystic kidney disease is an inherited kidney condition that causes cysts to grow on the kidneys. Commonly referred to as PKD‚ Polycystic kidney disease is present in two different forms‚ autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive. Autosomal dominant is much more common‚ and both variations cause about 5% of kidney failure in the world. There are two types of autosomal dominant PKD depending on the gene mutated. The two are usually defined by the age symptoms are present
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Is addiction a disease? This question has long been debated and not just among the medical community. It seems if you ask this question to any random people you can find varying opinions on the issue. Stanley Peele’s wrote an article which argues that addiction is not a disease and the growing influence of addiction as a disease will create problems within our society. Stanley presents several arguments for his points‚ however these are not strong enough arguments for people to consider his point
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