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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Muscular Dystrophy‚the progressive loss and weakness of muscle‚is a muscular disorder first described in the 1860’s by a french neurologist .The term Muscular Dystrophy encompasses any type of dystrophy of muscles‚about nine different types.The most common type is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy which makes up approximately half of muscular dystrophy cases. Muscular Dystrophy is most present in boys‚but girls may also carry the gene‚although they usually show no symptoms.In 2007‚ it was revealed that
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INTRODUCTION The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt. They are known to be one of the seven wonders of the modern world. There are 138 pyramids discovered in Egypt as of 2008. Most were built as tombs for the country’s Pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods. The earliest known Egyptian pyramids are found at Saqqara‚ northwest of Memphis. The earliest among these is the Pyramid of Djoser which was built during the third dynasty
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writing. II. Ancient Egypt 1. Duration of the empire 2. Language 3. Government III. Medicine 1. Heart center of the human being 2. Medicines 3. Interrogation to patient 4. Trends of Egyptian Medicine 5. Embalming IV. Art and Architecture 1. Religious buildings 2. Paintings 3. Statues 4. Tombs 5. Decorative Arts V. Sciences 1. Math 2. Astronomy 3. Medicines VI. Religion and Beliefs 1. Gods 2. Life after death VII. Engineering 1. Irrigation canals 2. River dams 3. Temples
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What the Hell Does it all Mean? Humans differ from any other species on the earth. Our superior brain gives us a tremendous reasoning capacity that probes the depths of human existence. This intellect is closely intertwined with our spirituality‚ our immaterial part that seeks answers from something beyond ourselves. Throughout the history of human existence‚ God worked to reveal himself to and develop a relationship with his people‚ the pinnacle of his creation. The Old Testament chronicles
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their place. The assembly of people listening have diverse ethnic backgrounds‚ religion‚ social class‚ and occupation‚ all of these people are crowding around a tiny wooden podium in the center of the crowd. They are lining up to come to a conclusion about a new topic‚ although there is a large amount of people‚ a democracy is an efficient way to vote on issues. In a democracy‚ it’s the people or the crowd who decides. This means
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Egyptian culture was also a social class and there social class was social pyramid. In the social pyramid of ancient Egypt the pharaoh and those associated with divinity were at the top‚ and servants and slaves made up the bottom. The Egyptians also elevated some human beings to gods. Their leaders‚ called pharaohs‚ were believed to be gods in human form. Style of egyptian culture or egyptian art Egyptian art is the painting‚ sculpture‚ architecture and otherarts produced by the civilization of Ancient
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The Status of Women in Ancient Egyptian Society Unlike the position of women in most other ancient civilizations‚ including that of Greece‚ the Egyptian woman seems to have enjoyed the same legal and economic rights as the Egyptian man-- at least in theory. This notion is reflected in Egyptian art and historical inscriptions. It is uncertain why these rights existed for the woman in Egypt but no where else in the ancient world. It may well be that such rights were ultimately related to the theoretical
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Architecture leaves monumental footprints for future generations to enjoy. Egypt is known for its massive pyramids and the enormous statues and sculptures that helped shape what the world is today. The land of Egypt is home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World‚ The Great Pyramid of Giza. It is also known for some of the most famous pharaohs of the time such as King Tut and Ramses the Third. Millions of people travel from across the world just to see the brilliant architecture of Egypt which includes
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Cairo‚ a city located in Muhafazat Al QahirahIt‚ as it was a devastating situation for the Egyptians; they witness protesting citizens intensely and violently raid the Museum of Tahrir Square‚ looting and wrecking the artwork which were of their own country. According to an article published by Jean Newman Glock on Huffington Post‚ this all occurred‚ “When local citizens formed a human chain to protect the Egyptian Antiquities Museum on Tahrir Square from those seeking to damage or steal its priceless
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