...How Bipolar Disorder effected my Life Does someone you know go from extremely happy one day to acting as if they are depressed in the next month or maybe even the same week? They may be suffering from bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression. Bipolar disorder affects about two million people in the United States in any given year, both men and women. It is primarily a biological disorder that occurs in a specific area of the brain and is due to the dysfunction of certain neurotransmitters. As a biological disorder it may lie dormant and be activated on its own or it may be triggered by extended factor such as stress. The estimated average age for this disorder is early twenty’s, although there have been reports beginning as early as elementary school. I became interested in Bipolar disorder when I was thirteen and my dad had been diagnosed. He had shown signs late in his teens but wasn’t diagnosed until his mid-thirties when his symptoms became too much for him to handle. I then did further research to learn about what he might be experiencing. Today I would like to explore the phases of Bipolar disorder, its symptoms and lastly its treatments. Now that we have learned a little about what bipolar disorder is and who it affects let’s begin with discussing the two phases… The two phases of this disorder are manic and depressive. These periods of mania and depression vary from person to person. Many experience only brief periods of these intense mood changes and...
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...Every writer experiences that moment: she walks into a bookstore, looks at the nearest display of whatever book is the “hot seller” that week, and wonders, “How can someone write something that bad and get published, but I can’t?” The publishing industry is known for being hyper-competitive and almost as fickle as the field of fashion design. With thousands of talented, unknown writers vying to get discovered, sometimes it seems like the answer to the question of “who gets a publishing deal this week” is as random, and as risky, as a game of Russian roulette. Writers seeking to take control of their careers and their lives need to re- evaluate the typical publishing cycle and consider whether or not self-publishing is a viable option. Self-publishing is an accessible means of pursuing the business of authorship, allows a writer to exercise more control over her intellectual property, and gives a writer the flexibility to promote her writing in a way that she finds acceptable and effective. The opportunities to self-publish a novel, novella, short story, article, or any other preferred format of writing have never been more prevalent. Self-publishing platforms such as Amazon, Lulu, and Smashwords offer abundant options in a variety of mediums, from physical trade paperbacks to the ever-growing eBook sector. Writers can select from a wide variety of packages, including editing and proofreading services, cover design options, and formatting services. Multi-talented writers can...
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...Abstract This paper is a detailed explanation of a Planetree project that I developed and carried out in the course of my work at the Department of Veterans Affairs. I explain how I was able to complete the project without the benefit of funds from the department. There are four references that I consulted to develop ideas for the project. I have clear memories of visiting the doctor’s office as a child. The frosted glass partition between the receptionist and the waiting area created a boundary that clearly stated “keep out.” When I asked my mother why it was there, she said because the people working in the office wanted peace and quiet. I don’t think I fully understood that explanation at the time, but I did understand that it meant they didn’t want to be bothered. The breaking down of these boundaries is the heart of the Planetree Patient-Centered Care Philosophy. The Planetree website states “Planetree is a non- profit organization that provides education and information in a collaborative community of healthcare organizations, facilitating efforts to create patient-centered care in healing environments.” (Planetree, 2012) In the course of my employment as an imaging technologist at the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs, two coworkers and I were picked by management to create a Planetree Project for the radiology department. We were told that we should keep in mind that it was the...
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...Cheerleading 101 Cheerleading began for me at the age of twelve. In the past I had played soccer, basketball, softball, did ballet. Basically every activity my mom could possibly put me in. All of those activities were okay, but cheerleading became something that was special to me. I first began cheering in middle school for the Hazelwood West Junior Wildcats. I cheered on the team throughout middle school literally dedicating all of my free time to cheerleading. I lived, ate, and dreamed cheer. I went on to continue cheering throughout my high school career, cheering for all Hazelwood West athletics, including: soccer, football, basketball, and wrestling. I was a hardcore dedicated athlete, and I had spirit like no other. From traditional sideline cheerleading to competition cheerleading I have really done it all. Being a top- notch cheerleader did not come easy at all though. It took dedication, practice, and determination. In cheerleading the most important thing is motion placement. As noted by the National Cheerleading Association, motions must be sharp, strong, and neat. (National) These motions come into play in more than just cheers and sidelines you perform. They are in the dance move that you will execute and the stunts you intend on hitting. Proper arm placement is also a must. You want to avoid things like cocked wrists, bent arms, and overextension of the arms. The basic motion of a cheerleader is the ready position, which is hand behind your back with your feet...
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...Nursing Informative Essay Imagine just for a minute being in a hospital. Have you ever wondered who is always taking care of different patients almost at the same time? Or how it is possible that medicine is so advanced compared to years before? I have the answer. The nurse is the person in charge of taking care of patients, and medicine is so advanced thanks to the technology we have nowadays. I chose to be a Registered Nurse (RN), but I know is not an easy job because they have to perform different job duties. Not everyone can become a nurse, in fact, to be one, you need some requisites first. Afterward, medicine has become improved because of the advances we have on technology. When people choose Registered Nursed (R.N.) as their career they have to perform various job obligations. According to a website called “Monster” registered nurses have to “provide direct patient care and report any changes in patient status to the doctor treating the patient”. The nurse also “needs to keep in contact with the patient to let the patient know he is in good hands and good care”. In addition to that, the doctor always “needs to be informed about any change in the patient’s health” so he knows what medicines give the patient to become healthy again. Additionally, the same website also addresses that “they also need to update the condition of the patient to their family members and about the trainings, medicines and precautions that the patient needs to take as per plan of care...
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...Informative Text Essay Yeah!!! Golf is a competitive sport where the objective of the game is to use various types of clubs to hit a small ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes or swings as possible. Golf players typically employ careful strategy and skill over strength and speed to be effective at the game. To minimize their scores golfers must carefully tailor their approach and playstyle using each of their various clubs and tools that are carried with them throughout the course. The game is typically played on an outdoor course with a pre-arranged series of up to 18 holes. Each hole on the course must contain a tee box to start play at that hole, and a putting green containing the actual hole where the ball is hit to...
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...Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, Puerto Rico Atabey Informative Essay Edgar Morell “Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.” -Georg Wihelm Freidrich Hegel It is true that economic dissatisfaction has grown bigger over the last years in the island, leading to an overwhelming crisis that’s undertaking every financial and social aspect pertaining to puertorricans. Different political parties have tried to establish what could see like an answer to this predicament, evaluating traits common to different areas, possible resolutions to income and tax problems and even suggesting different models to acquire a more sustainable economic standard. The recent degradation of the islands bonuses and debts have affected not only it’s image worldwide, but also the liquidity of the already established enterprises that operate within. Recession has defined the reality of former corporate workers, or government employees, as the case for the infamous “Ley 7”, leaving them unemployed, frustrated and in some cases bankrupt. People have lost houses, cars, goods acquired over time with savings and have been led to experience changes in their lifestyles to re-accommodate to this new era. Some have been drowned by their situation, where as a small growing niche has felt empowered by the crisis and decided to change this condition. This rising phenomenon has been described my many economists and financial analysts as the era of the “micro-entrepreneurship”...
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...Uche Ihenacho Professor.Borror English1A 19 March 2012 Athlete Safety When sports were first created, they were presented with minimal rules and a lack of knowledge for player safety. In today’s time, all sports have a specific set of rules to go by, and there are medical teams present at every sporting event. Most would say that every sport is prepared for the injuries that occur, but that is not the case when it comes to concussions. Recently in sports such as, Boxing, Hockey, and Football, there have been new rules created to either prevent concussions, or to emphasize the seriousness of concussions occurring. In the sport of boxing, a boxer can be knocked down multiple times and is allowed to keep fighting if they can seem alert by standing up before the ref counts to ten, many believe boxers are receiving concussions when knocked down and should not be allowed to keep fighting. In the NHL or National Hockey League, players are constantly being smacked into the arena glass by opposing players and many players fall head first on the solid-seeming ice, which can easily result to a concussion. The NHL is currently to figure out a way to slow down the game speed of hockey to lower the number of concussions, which have doubled since the previous season. In the NFL, players who now commit head to head contact tackles will be fined and can also be suspended if felt...
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...Cheap kites make great stocking stuffers, additions to Easter baskets and birthday gifts. Kites are terrific gifts because you don't have to wait for a sunny, clear day. Kites work best during windy days and even overcast times, but don't fly your kite during rain or lightning storms. The best place to fly your kite is in a park, field or beach. The more room you have to run with your kite, the better. Try to stay away from trees while using your In The Breeze Rainbow Sparkler Fly Hi Delta Kite. While trees may not seem dangerous, you don't want to lose your kite high in a tree. If you have a small child who is flying a kite for the first time, it's a good starter one since it's a single line kite. It's lightweight yet durable. It won't come...
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...Bele E Mrs. Martin 8th Period 22 February 2017 Marijuana Marijuana has multiple negative effects on the human’s brain and body. Marijuana might possibly affect a person’s body and mind any time it gets into their system, even if they only use it occasionally. More than one in three people in America have tried marijuana at some point in their lives, that is more than 3.8% of the planet’s population. Sadly, marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug. There are many things that come along with smoking marijuana, such as risks, and physical effects, as well as mental effects, and none of them are very pleasant sounding. Marijuana is a combination of shredded leaves, stems, and flower buds of the Cannabis sativa plant. Marijuana can be smoked, eaten, vaporized, brewed, and even taken topically, but most people smoke it. There is an intoxicating chemical in marijuana called tetrahydracannabinol, or THC. According to Research from the Potency Monitoring Project states that the average THC content of marijuana has gone from less than one percent in 1972, to three or four percent in the 1990s, to almost thirteen percent today. THC produces a feeling of relaxation or well-being, this is what makes the person feel high. Other compounds and THC in marijuana may also affect the way the body works. No matter how marijuana gets into the system it affects almost every organ in the body, as well as the nervous system, and the immune system. According to WebMD, smoking marijuana will...
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...Chernobyl I am here to tell you about a place called Chernobyl and the infamous Chernobyl Accident. This is a kind of creepy place in Russia where this accident happened. But i’m mainly here to tell you about the horrible “accident” that happened. What happened was on April 26, 1986 Early, and I mean EARLY in the morning, there were 4 nuclear plants. I know those are big words but they're gonna be used a lot. one of these plants was operated by Incompetent… people and they messed a lot of things up. then the 4th reactor started going wrong and started melting down. at this time, people tried to use emergency shutdown but a few seconds after that the was power outage. then it Broke down and started exploding and it did many HORRible things. One of which was release extreme amounts of radiation. a few more is it basically created thyroid cancer. it made anywhere NEAR this place impossible to live in and yeah, I got facts about all of it. Aftermath So the aftermath of what happened is basically what happened from then until now. I know things that there’s a good chance that you don’t know about. I know that there was a fire 2 days after the explosion and it took like 800000 people to put out there all of them are sick and like dead and that. I know that you're not allowed into tours about it today and many other strict rules. also 35000 babies were messed up for this. Cancer Cancer is deathly serious but i have little to say about this one. in specifics, Thyroid cancer. I only...
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...Saturn is an extraordinary planet, with fantastic features such as its unique and famous ring system and its magnificent atmosphere. Did you know that it's nearly impossible to know who discovered this remarkable planet? Well, now you do know! You will be learning about Saturn's physical characteristics, atmosphere, and its discovery. Next thing you know you will be an expert on Saturn! Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system, it lies between the planets Jupiter and Uranus. Just like Jupiter and Uranus, Saturn is a gas giant, which is also known as a jovian planet. Just like all other gas giants, Saturn does not have a solid surface. Therefore, spacecrafts can’t land on its surface. It is the sixth planet closest to the sun, it measures eight hundred eighty-six million miles away from the sun. It even has some of the same components as the sun. It can fit roughly seven hundred sixty Earths inside it of the planet not including the rings. Saturn has a yellowish-brown color due to the sulfide and other elements in its atmosphere. It has a rocky core surrounded by hydrogen and helium, a liquid metallic hydrogen layer, and a molecular layer. Saturn has the most spectacular rings in the solar system. These fascinating rings have puzzled astronomers since 1610 when Galileo Galilei discovered them. They can be seen with a very low-powered telescope. The rings measure about thirty feet in thickness. Which is not very much compared to the entire size of Saturn. They are...
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...Hello, today I will be talking about different types of bridges! There are 6 general types of bridges and we will talk about all of the types of bridges there are. Now, we believe that there are five main types of bridges to begin with. These types are beam, truss, arch, cantilever, and suspension. First, we will talk about beam bridges. Now, beam bridges are very basic bridge constructions that have pieces on each end of the bridge. These types of frequently use leg supports to distribute the load equally throughout the whole bridge. Different types of beam bridges are girder bridges and box girder bridges. Beam bridges work a lot like a log overlapping two sides of a ravine. Famous beam bridge, the 7 Mile Bridge in the Florida keys. Next,...
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...Parker 1 Cynthia Parker November 11, 2015 After deciding to take a vacation, one must narrow down the possible vacation spots. Two destinations that interest me are Branson, Missouri and Cozumel, Mexico. Both destinations have a variety of activities for me to enjoy while vacationing, but the expenses are quite a bit different. Cozumel will cost more, but I believe I will enjoy the Caribbean cruise more than I will enjoy relaxing in the mountains of Branson. Choosing a vacation getaway can be stressful but exciting. Even on a budget, it is simple to plan an affordable vacation. Two places I would like to vacation at are the mountains of Branson, Missouri and a Caribbean cruise to Cozumel, Mexico. In Branson, there are almost limitless attractions to enjoy. While relaxing in a cozy cabin in the mountains, I could enjoy the peace and quiet nature with beautiful scenery, or I could visit some of the attractions around the area. There is a cabin called the, "Beary Cozy" cabin, and it has one bedroom and one and a half bath. It comes with a fully equipped kitchen and living area making it feel like a home away from home (www.traveloffice.org). The cabin has a romantic fireplace in the living area, perfect for a relaxing, romantic getaway. There are many attractions to choose from, most of which are affordable for someone vacationing on a budget. If I choose Branson as my vacation destination, I would leave on a Sunday and return the following Sunday. I would...
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...Who Was Cleopatra? People see Cleopatra as just a beautiful Pharaoh, living in her temple with people at her feet. Something you may not realize is that she’s a killer. There’s more to her background story than meets the eye. Cleopatra was a manipulative woman, beautiful’s a strong word. A deeper fitting word to help would be, ew. The problem’s that she would use herself to receive what she wanted. This might have helped her brother and sister’s “mysterious murder” stay hushed. Her childhood played an extraordinary role in her life and accomplishments. If she was born to a different person, she wouldn't've been able to rule the throne. Another way to receive the throne, was she needed to kill her own brother and sister. Her and her brother were born at the same time. Her sister was ruling. She needed to leave. Once she was killed, Cleopatra needed to rule with her brother. She killed him herself, rather than hiring a spy to kill him, same thing she did her sister. Finally, the throne was hers. After three years of ruling, Cleopatra met Julius Caesar. Cleopatra, now on her fourth husband, married Caesar. After they married, Caesar asked her to move to Rome with him. Cleopatra accepted and moved there with him, leaving Egypt in someone else's hands. While they were in Rome, Cleopatra gave birth to four kids. There names were Caesarion, Alexander Helios, Ptolemy Philadelphus, and Cleopatra Selene II. Alexander Helios, and Ptolemy Philadelphus both died during childbirth. While...
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