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Dyslexia
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1078.... or social. It is not a problem of
vision; people with dyslexia do not “see backward.” Dyslexia results from the
differences in the structure and function of the brain. People with dyslexia
are unique; each having individual strengths and weaknesses. Many dyslexics are
creative and have unusual talent in areas such as art, athletics, architecture,
graphics, electronics, mechanics, drama, music, or engineering. Dyslexics often
show special talent in areas that require visual, spatial, and motor skills.
Their problems in language processing distinguish them as a gro .....
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No-Calorie Powder May Substitute For Food's Fat
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 383.... vitamins and carotenoids
out of the body. The new substitute does not have those affects. Inglett says
that you should eat more of the kind of fibers that make up Z-Trim to reduce
the chances of getting intestinal disorders.
But there are some people who argue with Inglett's theory on his new
substitute. "I wouldn't expect Z-Trim to have the same kinds of problems as
olestra," says Margo Wootan, a senior scientist at the Center for Science in the
Public Interest in Washington, D.C. "Fiber is already found in our diet, while
olestra is a synthetic chemical. There is also .....
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The Causes And Effects Of Anorexia
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 691.... true. In fact, studies within the past few years show that male anorexia is about as widespread as in females. In actuality, 80 percent of the people diagnosed with anorexia over the age of 45 are males(Heywood, 1996). Other misconceptions are that anorexia is only common with younger people and that anorexia is not a real disease at all, just a staple of obsessive teenage girls.
Another widespread misconception about the disease of anorexia is that it is a new disease. Actually, doctors say that anorexia has its roots centuries ago. Through different time perio .....
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Albinism
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 515.... "ty-positive". Persons with ty-negative albinism have no melanin
pigmentation, and more difficulty with vision. Those with ty-positive albinism
have very slight pigmentation, and generally less severe visual difficulties.
Tests were done on the hair roots of individuals with albinism, to tell these
types of albinism apart. However, these hair tests cannot identify types of
albinism, particularly in young children, whose pigment systems are immature.
Therefore hair tests are not helpful in predicting the extent of visual
disability of a child.
"Ty-Neg" (also called Type 1A) a .....
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Huntington's Disease
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1082.... base that exists in
triplicate, CAG for short, is effected by Huntington's disease. In normal people,
the gene has eleven to thirty-four of these, but, in a victim of Huntington's
disease the gene exists from anywhere between thirty-five to one-hundred or more.
The gene for the disease is dominant, giving children of victims of Huntington's
disease a 50% chance of obtaining the disease.
Several other symptoms of the disease exist other than chorea. High levels of
lactic acid have been detected in patients of Huntington's disease as a bi-
product of the brain cells working too .....
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Illness
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 423.... you do not want to do
it and only want to curse the teacher that gave it to you.
Of course people will say that I could have written a good three page
essay in the time that it took me to scribble this down, but I believe this is
untrue. As this paper took no concentration and just my thoughts coming down on
paper. If a real essay would to come to me now that is what would be on the
paper. But as you see it is not a true essay.
Honesty is always the best answer right? Why that is what I think.
Actually Miss Howard this Paper was just something to get done with and get a
gr .....
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Euthanasia
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 575.... time of resuscitation, it can be a brutal procedure, and if the patient
regains consciousness, its aftermath can involve considerable pain. In many
such cases, the patient will die whether or not the treatments are
performed. In some cases, however, the principle of mercy may also demand
withholding treatment that could extend the patient's life if the treatment
is itself painful or discomfort. The principle of mercy may also demand
letting die in a still stronger sense. Under its second component, the
principle asserts a duty to act to end suffering that is already occurri .....
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Abortion
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1322.... give the daughter the unrestricted right to kill the aged mother.
Many people that are against s are raised in the church or are religious. They believe that is murder, and that God does not approve of this. There is a book called “The Hand of God“, written by Dr. Bernard Nathanson, one of the doctors that was instrumental in getting legislation for passed in the 1960’s. Dr. Nathanson is now an ex- doctor, who actually performed an on his own child and felt no remorse. He himself states that he performed thousands of s in his career and supervised thousands more .....
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