Trench Foot was a serious disorder during World War 1‚ especially during the winter of 1914-1915‚ when over 20‚000 Allied men were affected. Whale oil played a vital role in minimizing the condition but even so some 74‚000 Allied troops had been afflicted by the end of the war. In Flanders and France trenches were dug in land that was often at or near to sea level and where the water table was just beneath the soil surface. After a couple of feet of digging the soldiers inevitably hit water and
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Paragliding Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight‚ free-flying‚ foot-launched glider aircraft. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a hollow fabric wing whose shape is formed by its suspension lines‚ the pressure of air entering in the front of the wing and the forces of the air flowing over the outside. Despite not using an engine‚ paraglider flights can last many hours and cover many hundreds of kilometres‚ though flights of
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Since his birth on June 5th‚ 1932‚ Christy Brown had to dig himself out of a hole‚ using only his left foot. Faced with Cerebral Palsy as a baby‚ he was thought to be mentally challenged‚ and no doctor could do anything to help. His disability was the backbone of the many problems in his life‚ such as his alcoholic father‚ a poor lifestyle‚ as well as some social issues. Growing up‚ his only hope of someday being recognised as a real person rested within his mother. Although‚ after drawing the letter
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In the excerpt from Christy Brown’s memoir (My Left Foot)‚ there are several similarities‚ yet there are also many notable differences when compared to the movie adaptation. The film begins when Christy is an adult and flashes back to his younger years‚ when he was around ten years old. On the other hand‚ the short story takes place when he is five years of age‚ up until the time he finally wrote the letter “A”. Particularly the movie is in third person‚ while the short story is in first person from
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The Effectivity of Suob-kabayo (Hyptis suaveolens) leaves As a treatment For Athlete’s foot Abstract Athlete’s foot (tinea pedis) is a very common skin infection of the foot caused by fungus. The fungus that commonly causes athlete’s foot is called Trichophyton. Fungal infection of skin is rampant nowadays‚ maybe because the environment where we mingle with. We can prevent
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There were two themes prevalent in this novel: the lost generation and the process of healing. At first glance‚ these two themes seem to have no mutual ground on which they stand. However‚ Hemingway makes sense of this in his novel‚ intertwining the two themes‚ whereas they work as one. In the midst of all this chaos‚ the main character makes a choice between excessive partying and drinking and a process of healing‚ which does not necessarily look productive on the outside. Hemingway’s genius portrayal
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I will be writing this essay using a clinical question‚ which I formulated. My clinical question is based upon “Does the assessment of risk factors prevent the development of pressure ulcers in hospitalised patients.” I will be discussing and analysing my questions and findings from reliable‚ current‚ valid and trustworthy sources found within five articles based on the subject of pressure ulcers. All articles are based on quantitative research undertaken. “From the findings of a good‚ current‚ reliable
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A Healing place－Miyako Island‚ Okinawa‚ Japan Miyako Island is the best place to spend a vacation for three reasons. Before starting my recommendation‚ how much do you know about the island? It is located in the Pacific Ocean and about 300 km southwest from Okinawa Main Island. The land is flat‚ shaped just like a right-angled triangle and much of the arable land is used as sugarcane fields. And also‚ the island is a very popular vacation place among Japanese people because of its mild
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The Ancient One is one of characters from Doctor Strange‚ she is someone who helps the healing of Dr. Strange’s hand‚ or she can be called “teacher”. In the movie‚ The Ancient One can be categorized as one of static character. It can be seen from the beginning until the end of the movie‚ where The Ancient One without any doubt always help the healing of Dr. Strange’s hand. The first content that shows The Ancient One is a static character it can be seen (32:05 – 32:57) where after the arrival
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(In a room‚ Mark’s mom and dad stare at an expensive 10-foot basketball net) Dad: Do you think he will like it? Mom: I don’t know it’s kind of expensive. Dad: Today our son is talking to one of top scouts of the NBA draft; you don’t have to be stingy right now. This is a very important day. (Mark enters the room) Mom: Mark? Dad: Mark‚ don’t you have the team interview today? Mark: I didn’t go. (Sadly says) I don’t want be an athlete dad. Dad: Oh my god‚ those snakes you call friends are
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