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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question is: Why do airplane tickets fluctuate so much? And there are actually lots of reasons‚ such as oil prices‚ supply and demand‚ taxes‚ and more. There are ways to lower prices for tickets‚ but overall‚ they are very expensive‚ and I think that they should be less. Airplane tickets have gone up for a number of reasons. In the article Why your Airplane ticket is so expensive nowadays the author explains how there are only a few major airlines so less competition means less need for cheaper
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why someone would love gardening so much. After all‚ how could that much raking‚ shoveling‚ and sweating in the hot afternoon sun be enjoyable? The answer‚ of course‚ is that it is fun! Maybe‚ that is because gardeners have a much different attitude about this type of work than others do. And attitude is everything when it comes to performing any task. A little bit of determination and the drive to succeed doesn’t hurt either. But that can be applied to anything. So it helps others to see our point
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DRUG ADDICTION Drug-addiction is an acute problem which has defied all efforts at its solution so far. The drug - addict cannot do without the drug even for a short while‚ and the habit goes on increasing and soon the addict finds himself a helpless victim of this degrading habit. He must get his dose of it at the fixed time and if he does not get it‚ he weeps and cries and becomes incapable of the least movement. The result is that he borrows money‚ or he steals it from his own home or from any
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The novel "so much to tell you” by john Marsden‚ explores the concept of change and growth of the main character marina. The novel is about her personal struggle to become whole again after the tragic events that have occurred prior to the beginning of the novel. We see this through‚ the contrast of marinas character at the beginning to the end. We trace her personal journey and her healing through the novel and are given more insight as she develops. John Marsden has written this novel in the first
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Men are from Mars‚ women are from Venus. We’ve all heard the saying‚ but what does it mean? We are different‚ that goes without saying. As evidenced in Raymond Carver’s "So Much Water‚ So Close to Home"‚ men and women differ on many key issues of morality‚ perception‚ and judgment. The two do have something in common‚ believe it or not‚ and that is the expectation of the opposite gender to communicate‚ think‚ and react in the exact way they do. Hence‚ frustration. Not with themselves‚ God forbid
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functions of the main cell components of the body cell. The cell membrane : is something that lets some things in and some things out of the cell. It is an outer cover for the cell. If the cell membrane was non existences the cell would spill all over the place. Its function is to protect the integrity of the interior of the cell by allowing certain substances into the cell‚ while keeping other substances out. It is composed of a thin‚ double-layered sheet of lipids‚ around the Cell and is a protective
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Drilling for oil is a dangerous business. It comes with a lot of upś and downs. Every single job that you do comes with an obstacle. But‚ fracking also has many benefits. According to the websites‚ ¨http://www.what-is-fracking.com ‚¨ ¨http://www.solarschools.net ‚¨ and ¨https://energyindepth.org .¨ Each of these websites explain what benefits there are to fracking. Many people think that it harms our environment‚ but with new rules and laws companies are all able to create more jobs‚ lower the price
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Carbohydrates There are four different types of carbohydrates which are saccharides‚ starch‚ NSP’s and sugar substitute. Saccharides Saccharides are soluble in water. A simple sugar is monosaccharide which is easily absorbed by the body. The type of saccharides sugars are fructose‚ glucose and lactose. No more than 11% of an adult’s sugar should be sugar Food sources that saccharides can be found white bread energy drink biscuits chocolate sweets Starch
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Cell Phones in the Hands of Drivers A Risk or a Benefit Ariana Laguna English 102 Professor Barnes/Walter 10 December 2012 Outline THESIS: Unless the risks of cell phones are shown to outweigh the benefits‚ we should not restrict their use in moving vehicles: instead‚ we should educate the public about the dangers of driving while phoning and prosecute irresponsible phone users under laws on negligent and reckless driving. I. Scientific studies haven’t proved a link between use of
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