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    Arthritis Facts

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    Arthritis facts * Arthritis is inflammation of one or more joints. * Symptoms of arthritis include pain and limited function of joints. * Arthritis sufferers include men and women‚ children and adults. * A rheumatologist is a medical arthritis expert. * Earlier and accurate diagnosis can help to prevent irreversible damage and disability. What is arthritis? What causes arthritis? Arthritis is a joint disorder featuring inflammation. A joint is an area of the body where two different

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    The Baroque Era

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    The Baroque Era Rebecca Mozingo Mr. Craton Period 8 The Baroque Era was a period for artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear and easily interpreted detail to produce drama‚ tension‚ exuberance and grandeur in sculpture‚ painting‚ architecture‚ literature and dance and music. It started around 1600 in Rome‚ Italy and spread to most of Europe and ended around the 1750’s. The Baroque era was encouraged by the Roman Catholic Church‚ which had decided at the time of the Council of Trent

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    The Ragtime Era

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    My topic is on the dances of the Ragtime era. During this era‚ many dances like the cakewalk‚ foxtrot‚ charleston‚ moonwalk‚ samba‚ waltz‚ tango‚ and etc. all began to rise and became more trendy between the years of 1895 to 1918. This era was known for its unexpected rhythmic dance steps. In addition‚ it became a real entertainment system for many people around the world. Ragtime era was the influential time for early jazz as well. Speaking of early jazz‚ the Charleston‚ cakewalk‚ black bottom

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    -Chaucer was basically involved in espionage and also fought in and was ransomed in a war. -Milton was blind when he wrote Paradise Lost. -John Bunyan spent more than 10 years in jail which is when he started writing Pilgrim’s Progress. -Daniel Defoe‚ first novelist (as we know them today)‚ invented modern journalism. -John Dryden‚ writer of great satire‚ was Jonathan Swift’s cousin. -I didn’t know Dickens was an actor (and accomplished at that)…I don’t really know much about him

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    Prohibition Era

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    Jed Herald History 140 Prohibition Era 2/19/13 Prohibition Era Prohibition in the United States takes effect on January 17th 1920‚ this is also known as the 18th amendment. This amendment banned the production‚ distribution‚ and sale of alcohol. The majority of the population pushed this law and wanted it to happen‚ however they did not realize the consequences to come. The prohibition era would be one of the most violent tines in the 20th century. Moonshine is a part of the backwoods culture

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    Amazing Facts

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    1. Blue whale weighs about 150 tonnes as much as 150 cars. 2. Marine iguana from Galapagos Islands lives only in sea for his whole life. 3. Reticulated python is ten metre long as long as 10 bicycles put in a row 4. Opera house is made up of sand‚ water‚ limestone and soil. 5. Plovers hop inside crocodile’s mouth to clean their teeth by eating up worms and insects. 6. banknotes are made up of cotton rags 7. Snakes do not blink as they do not have eyelids. 8. Giraffes and

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    Hard Hats

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    HARD HATS A hard hat is a type of helmet predominantly used in workplace environments‚ such as construction sites‚ to protect the head from injury by falling objects‚ impact with other objects‚ debris‚ bad weather and electric shock. Inside the helmet is a suspension that spreads the helmet’s weight over the top of the head. It also provides a space of approximately 30 mm (1.2 inch) between the helmet’s shell and the wearer’s head so that if an object strikes the shell‚ the impact is less likely

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    Work hard

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    identified a particular corporate culturewhich they called the "work hard/play hard culture." "Fun and action are the rule here‚ and employees take few risks‚ all with quick feedback; to succeed‚ the culture encourages them to maintain a high level of relatively low-risk activity." (page 108) Some individuals and organizations use "Work hard‚ play hard" as a motto‚ either officially or unofficially.[1] For example‚ "Work hard play hard" (Laboris gloria Ludi in Latin) is the official motto of the Camborne

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    Digital Era

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    The new Digital era Welcome to the new life‚ as we know it. The days of eating dinner as a family‚ talking about how our day went is long gone. Now families eat on the go and speak to each other by cell phone or text messaging. Are we losing the face to face conversations‚ will we end up like the Disney movie Wall-E and hide behind a computer screen with avatars to represent what we want to look like. Even though‚ a lot has changed with technology we need to come back to reality and realize that

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    Comparisons between Tom‚ a Typical Victorian Man and Maggie‚ a Modern Victorian Woman. The Mill on The Floss by George Eliot is a beautiful Victorian era novel. The focus is on the Dodson family who live at the Dorlcote Mill. Mr.Tulliver married to Mrs. Tulliver and being blessed with two children; Tom and Maggie. Even though both of the boy and girl were practically from the same blood‚ they were completely different from each other. In Victorian society‚ it was likely highlighted the notion

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