Football players more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease‚ study finds By Nadia Kounang‚ CNN updated 4:38 PM EDT‚ Wed September 5‚ 2012 [pic] (CNN) -- Just hours before the 2012 NFL season kicks off‚ a new study suggests that professional football players are three times more likely to have neurodegenerative diseases than the general population. When researchers specifically looked at Alzheimer’s disease and ALS -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease
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the medical field that have had a major influence on my life. Fourthly‚ I decided to enroll in the certified nurses’ assistant program. I can recall watching shows such as “ER” and “Trauma: Life and Death in the ER” and telling my mom that is what I want to do. These shows gave me an adrenaline rush that nothing else can. The reason I got this rush was due to the graphic nature of these shows. They showed real-life experiences such as: exposed bones‚ excessive blood loss‚ burns‚ major lacerations
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A Memorable Event in My Life My father died at the young age of 48. He was my pillar‚ my hope and he was the one that helped me not be scared of the future. I was ten years old when my dad died and I felt like I had lost everything. I became unhappy‚ unwilling to talk ‚ and most of all almost suicidal. His death was a memorable event that I cant forget: before going to the hospital ‚ while being in the hospital and after the catastrophe. He had a sudden heart attack. He’d been having chest
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Attack on America‚ By America September 11‚ 2001 was unquestionably a tragic day for America and the world. While the 3‚000-plus deaths on American soil elicited support and tears from around the world‚ now many international citizens resent or even despise the country that ratcheted up the War on Terror. But for many in the country‚ and a staggering number of foreign citizens‚ the truth about what really took place on September 11‚ 2001 remains under relentless scrutiny and doubt. The mainstream
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A sport event I have attended I like speaking about this topic‚ because I am a huge tennis fan. My most memorable match was in the last year‚ the Roland Garros final. I got the ticket‚ and the trip to Paris for my 18th birthday‚ from my niece who came with me because he likes tennis too. When I got the ticket I didn’t know who would play in the final‚ but I was very lucky‚ because my favourite player Maria Sharapova reached the final and she had the chance to win the French Open and to secure a
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Opening Speech for a Sports Event Ladies and Gentlemen Boys and Girls It gives me great pleasure to be at the Opening Ceremony of the 19th Annual Sports Meet. I would like to take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to all participants and physical education teachers. It is the strong commitment to track and field‚ and to the development of our youth‚ is the reason why we have all gathered here . This event speaks for the commitment that all of us in the school hold for the sport
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culture shaped me? There are a variety of information sources providing updated news such as computer‚ television‚ newspaper‚ etc. Thus‚ people can receive these information everytime everywhere. It cannot be denied that most of the news that teenagers interested in is about “star news”. “Star news” is all information of famous stars which is not only about their albums‚ movies but also about their privacy. In my country- Viet Nam‚ “Hallyu Wave” is becoming the most popular culture what have a huge
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swishing back and forth‚ what a relaxing feel. How i miss my long vacation in Hawaii. When i was about 10 was the first time i visited Hawaii and ever since the images of the beach and the scenery have always stuck in my head. As i was laying on the beach‚ i felt a drop on my face i look up and i see a big cloud. It started pouring. I got up and ran away looking for the nearest tree or canopy to stand under. At first i was mad and then i got over it‚ i just thought to myself “What do i expect‚ its Hawaii
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Tyler Brady 4/9/2013 My life events 2000 1 Mar 17th: The 800+ deaths of members of the Ugandan cult Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God is considered to be a mass murder and suicide orchestrated by leaders of the cult. 2 Mar 20th: Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin‚ a former Black Panther once known as H. Rap Brown‚ is captured after a gun battle that leaves a Georgia sheriff’s deputy dead. 3. Jun 29th: Eminem’s mother goes to court claiming defamation of character in a $10
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as I came to a full stop two men on a motorcycle stopped in front of my car and one of the men had a gun in his hand. The man with the gun ran up to my slightly cracked window and yelled “Open the f’n window.” At this point I didn’t fully understand what was going on so I closed my window. The man then pointed the gun at me and started screaming‚ “open the window or I’ll f’n shoot you.” I then rolled down the window and as soon as I did he snatched the phone out of my hands and looked at my friend
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