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Headaches Their Causes And Effects
<view this essay>.... by many symptoms. Although many people use the word “Migraine” to describe any severe headache, this is not correct. Migraines are a specific headache caused by changes in the blood vessels that supply the brain.
Usually, Migraines become less frequent with increasing age and are relatively uncommon after the age of 50. After interviewing my grandmother, who is a special case Migraine sufferer, she told me that her Migraines began when she was seven. Often in school she would have the classic migraine symptoms- she would see only half of her teacher and bright lights and flashes up to 20 minutes before her Migraine began. These symptoms .....
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Lighting Advancments
<view this essay>.... cultures would use burning torches to provide light for their excursions and pathways. Fire was the only true form of light they had other than the moon. Fire had many disadvantages, one was that fire depended on fuel and needed proper conditions to operate (no rain, minimal wind). Another disadvantage is that fire, if not handled properly, could result in a brush fire or even burn down their shelter. An advantage was it was efficient when conditions were correct. It provided an inexpensive form of lighting, and could be used for cooking and heating. Due to the persistent problem of limited fuel, inhabitants looked for a way to prolong the fuel. (Thwig 29 .....
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Weather Forecasting
<view this essay>.... system headed by Captain Robert Fitzroy. Captain Fitzroy would send
ships around Britain to warn people of storms and such. However, he was often
wrong and criticized and therefor committed suicide. Since then there have been
many other services, but the largest one currently is the National Weather
Service. The National Weather Service gives predictions for all of the world
through satellite imagery for all countries. Also in recent history many local
television and radio stations have made private forecasts for small areas.
Meteorologists are people who interpret the weather, the reason I don't
say predict the weather is because even though all for .....
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UFO's
<view this essay>.... Christian Bible
B. The Ancient Greeks
C. The American Indian
V. Conclusion
We are not Alone.
On June 24th, 1947 while searching for the remains of a downed
Marine C-46 transport, lost somewhere in the Mount Ranier area, a young
Idahoan businessman named Kenneth Arnold spotted something that would
change his life forever. Just north of his position flying at an altitude of
9,500 feet and an unprecedented airspeed of 1,700 mph he spotted nine
circular aircraft flying in formation. According to his estimate the aircraft
were approximately the size of a DC-4 airliner ( Jackson 4).
This account was the first .....
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The Human Eye In Space
<view this essay>.... state of the image forming mechanisms of
the eye.
# Retinal factors such as the state of the cones.
# Stimulus factors such as illumination, brightness of the
stimulus, contrast between the stimulus and background,
length of time exposed to the stimulus.
* Minimum separable: shortest distance by which two lines can be separated
and still be perceived as two lines.
"During the day, the earth has a predominantly bluish cast..... I could
detect individual houses and streets in the low humidity and cloudless
areas such as the Himalaya mountain area.... I saw a steam locomotive by
seeing the smoke first..... I also saw the wake of a boat on a .....
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Consciousness As Determined Th
<view this essay>.... psychological view points. For instance the earlier views around the 19th century was diversely considered. Most perceived consciousness as a substance or "mental stuff" unlike an object from the physical world. Others deferred that the conscious mind was what separated man from lower forms of life. It is an attribute characterized by sensation and voluntary movement which described the difference between normal waking state of animals and men and their condition when asleep.2 Other descriptions included an analysis of consciousness as a form of relationship or act of the mind toward objects in nature, and a view that consciousness was a continuous fi .....
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Possibility Of Terraforming One Of Earth's Neighboring Planets
<view this essay>.... is the application of technology for the purpose of influencing the global properties of a planet. The sphere of influence should incorporate the alteration of the planet's environment to the extent that it will facilitate human existence on that planet. In order to accomplish this, technology must be aimed at three specific, vital areas: The creation of an aquatic medium, a terrestrial plateau and celestial ether that is conducive to human respiration. There are two planets from which to choose: Mars and Venus.
Martyn J. Fogg authored what is regarded as a textbook of the future called Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments. I have chosen Fogg's bo .....
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Aids Is Becoming So Widespread
<view this essay>.... sign of illness. An infected person can transmit the virus to another
person whether or not the symptoms are present . Infection with HIV appears to be lifelong in
all who become infected. People infected with Hiv eventually develop symptoms that also may
be caused by another, less serious conditions. Some symptoms include enlarged lymph glands,
tiredness, fever, loss of weight, diarrhea, and night sweats.
AIDS is caused by two viruses that belong to a group called retroviruses. The virus
became known as HIV-1. In 1985, scientists in France identified another closely related virus
that produces AIDS. This such virus became known as HIV-2 and occu .....
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