What Is Sickle Cell Anemia? Sickle cell anemia (uh-NEE-me-uh) is the most common form of sickle cell disease (SCD). SCD is a serious disorder in which the body makes sickle-shaped red blood cells. “Sickle-shaped” means that the red blood cells are shaped like a crescent. Normal red blood cells are disc-shaped and look like doughnuts without holes in the center. They move easily through your blood vessels. Red blood cells contain an iron-rich protein called hemoglobin (HEE-muh-glow-bin). This protein
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Macbeth‚ A Tragic Hero William Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ was written in 1606‚ during the Renaissance. The renaissance tragedy involves tragic flaw that causes the protagonist to have a downfall. It also has a bloody and violent plot just like Macbeth did. In every tragedy‚ they have a tragic hero who has a tragic flaw. Macbeth is a great example of a Shakespearean tragic hero because of his tragic flaw. His tragic flaw is ambition because he murders people for his desire to obtain power. A tragic hero
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richest owners of private businesses across Canada (Adams‚ Michael). The baby boomer have helped balance Canada’s economy and prevented another Depression from starting. Many things in World War II affected Canada but the positive effects are what developed Canada. The increase in jobs created passage that got Canada out of the Great Depression. Participation in World War II brought Canada a National Identity
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old. This has caused many issues that other transport systems would not experience. The old tunnels need constant repair and the operational costs of the old stations far exceed that of modern subway systems. Nevertheless authorities have enclosed strategies that have made the underground system economically and financially sustainable. Over 80% of the operational costs are covered by ticket fares. With a new £10 billion improvement plan over the next 10 years‚ the figure is set to rise. One of the
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ome went through seven kings until 509 BC when the last king was overthrown and the Roman Republic was formed. Rome then came to be ruled by two elected officials (known as consuls)‚ a Senate made up of wealthy aristocrats (known as patricians)‚ and a lower assembly that represented the common people (plebeians) and had limited power. This format of government worked well at first‚ but as Rome expanded beyond a mere city-state to take over territory not just in Italy‚ but overseas as well‚ the system
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To what extent was the League of Nations a success? In 1914 war broke out in Europe. The war ended in 1918 and Germany solely blamed. The end of the war was signed with the treaty of Versailles. From the war was born the League of Nations; who helped nations resolve disputes peacefully without going to war. When the League was formed‚ the defeated nations were not invited to join. The League originally had forty-two members. All forty-two members made up the assembly‚ who met once a year. As incidents
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participation. This is in some ways a crisis as it means that some people within the population will not be represented by a vote‚ and so may not be politically catered for. This would lead to some citizens being favoured in politics as they actually affect who is in power with their vote. On the other hand‚ there is an argument that there is in fact not a participation crisis because the turnout of voting is increasing and specific forms of participation are also on the rise.The main concern about
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Question 1 Categorize the quality problems in this case Personnel 1. promised to call customer about the status of the job but never did. 2. caused customer to take several long trips to pick up the car without offering a loaner car. 3. delivered car to customer with service problem not corrected. Shop 1. fixed one problem‚ but then created another. 2. gives body shop customer low priority in the repair shop. 3. could not repair car when promised. Procedure 1. lacks coordination between
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To what extent are democracy and dictatorship different? In order to answer this question we must first examine the generic basis of both democracy and dictatorship separately. The term democracy originates from the Greeks‚ and is defined as “rule of the people” coming from the words “demos” (people) and “kratos” (power). It was coined around 400 BCE‚ to denote the political systems then existing in Greek city-states‚ notably Athens. Commonly‚ two forms of democracy are recognised‚ these being
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My leadership philosophy and its impact on us as a team. As a senior leader in an organization that stresses leading by example and team building‚ I believe it is vital to assume a leadership philosophy that enables its continued success and growth. To accomplish this task I have learnt to fully adopt the best leadership styles already perfected by others‚ build on others I come across and embrace the Army Values. I believe that highly motivated‚ critical forward thinking personnel with creative
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