What is Achondroplasia? Commonly known as dwarfism. It is the most common type of short-limbed disproportionate dwarfism. The term achondroplasia was first used by Parrot in 1878. Although the term ‘achondroplasia’ literally means ‘without cartilage’‚ but in achondroplasia‚ the cartilage is formed but it does not get converted to bone especially‚ in the limbs. People with achondroplasia have short arms and legs‚ normal size trunk and a large head. Another condition similar to achondroplasia is hypochondroplasia
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the broad diagnostic category that includes autism and autism-like disorders. Autistic Disorder (autism) is now believed to represent only one part of a clinical spectrum or group of disorders collectively termed pervasive developmental disorders. What is Autism? Autism is a neurobehavioral syndrome caused by a dysfunction of the central nervous system that leads to disordered development. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚4th edition (DSM-IV)‚ published by the
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In the stimulus extracted from Peter Corris’ Deep Water (pp. 49-53) and the film Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking‚ directed by Simon Cellan Jones‚ the detectives and the world of crime are represented through various language features and values. The characteristics of these detectives Cliff Hardy and Sherlock Holmes are developed and portrayed through these features. Language in the Deep Water stimulus is used heavily to represent the wealth of Double Bay. This effect is obtained
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Personality: What makes you the way you are? - Science News - The Independent At some point in your life‚ you ’ve probably filled in a personality questionnaire ("Do you see yourself as....?")‚ and wondered as you ticked the boxes if there can really be any validity to such a simplistic way of assessing people. Surely the scores just reflect your mood on the day‚ or what you want the investigator to think. Surely everyone gives the same answer‚ which is "it depends". Or even if the scores measure
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Case 1-1: “What They Didn’t Teach in the Sales Class" 1. Should Rick Lester “turn in his keys”? • Rick Lester should not give up that easily and blame his job. No job can be done effortlessly. He should take everything as a challenge and learn from them. In this way‚ he can maximize his ability in coping up with similar instances that he faces in his job and being able to overcome much easier than he it was before. These will him a better person and a salesperson. He must develop to
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What is Federalism? How does it work? In what way does federalism affect our country? Its easy‚ Federalism can be simply defined as a system of government that is divided by a constitution into two basic catagories: National and Regional Governments. These two branches control different powers‚ use their own agencies and acts through its own laws and officials. The constitution outlines this particular division of powers and is shadowed by the Bill of Rights. The national government deals with
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What is PR? Throughout the years Public Relations has been used as a tool to convey a message‚ to communicate and in some cases used to skew the public opinion either favorably or not towards a cause‚ organization or person. For some practitioner’s‚ public relations is a vital tool of adjustment‚ interpretation and integration between individuals‚ groups and society (Edward Bernays). Social psychologist‚ Edward Bernays looked at the way that as a PR practitioner you have the ability to influence
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What Stereotypes Are A manager suggests that stereotypes are a necessary part of working with others and it is better to rely on stereotypes than to work with someone from another culture without any idea of what they believe in. Personally‚ I do agree with the manager to a certain extend. “Stereotype is a means of simplifying the process of perception and making judgements of other people‚ instead of dealing with a range of complex and alternative stimuli”. (Mullins‚ L‚ 1996‚ pg157) However‚ relying
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What is sociology? We can start by saying that sociology is the systematic study of human society. Sociology should be more than you find in a good documentary on a social issue. It is certainly more than listings of facts and figures about society. Instead it becomes a form of consciousness a way of thinking‚ a critical way of seeing the social. Seeing the general in the particular. In his short book ‘Invitation to Sociology’(1963) characterized the sociological perspective as seeing the general
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“What is Genocide?” The term genocide has been one of the most used terms in many on-going debates since the early 20th century. The Holocaust‚ which took place during World War II‚ is one of the most common cases of acts of genocide and is a main reason why the term genocide exists. Other widely known cases of genocide are the Rwandan genocide and the Armenian genocide. The question‚ however‚ that many historians and those with interests in genocide ask‚ is exactly what is genocide? Since first
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